US3555722A

US3555722A - Transparent dog heart pull toy

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Publication number: US3555722A
Application number: US806854A
Authority: US
Inventors: William R Mclain; George W Dunbar
Original assignee: Kusan Inc
Current assignee: Kusan Inc
Priority date: 1969-03-18
Filing date: 1969-03-18
Publication date: 1971-01-19
Anticipated expiration: 1988-01-19

Abstract

A PULL OR PUSH TOY SIMULATING A LIVING CREATURE OR CHARACTER HAVING MECHANISM TO IMPART TO THE TOY THE LIFELIKE MOVEMENTS OF THE SIMULATED CREATURE OR CHARACTER AND BEING CONSTRUCTED TO EXPOSE MOVING INTERIOR PARTS OF THE CREATURE.

Description

Jan. 19, 1971 w, R McLA N ETAL TRANSPARENT DOG HEART PULL TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 18, 1969 INVENTORS, Wulhom R. McLoin George W. Dunbar The/r PATENT AGE/VT w. R. M LAIN E L 3,555,722

TRANSPARENT DOG HEART PULL TOY Jan. 19, 1971 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 18, 1969 FIG. 4

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m w m r a .m 0 W Ob L n /M c u .u MYD Mm Rw V m e .m m) u 7 i WG United States Patent US. Cl. 46103 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A pull or push toy simulating a living creature or character having mechanism to impart to the toy the lifelike movements of the simulated creature or character and being constructed to expose moving interior parts of the creature.

This invention relates generally to toys and more particularly to pull or push toys simulating living creatures or characters.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an improved, attractive toy having a mechanism which imparts to the toy the life-like movements of the simulated creature or character and which is constructed and arranged to expose colorful moving interior parts of the creature.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide an improved toy which simulates the walking movements of a creature or character and which visually exposes moving parts within the interior of the creature to enhance the desirability of the toy to a child.

A further important object of the present invention is to provide a novel toy which simulates the walking move ments of a creature, includes a noise maker, and is provided with a transparent body so as to visually expose moving interior parts thereof and increase the interest span of a child.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

*In the drawings we have shown one embodiment of the invention. In this'showing:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the improved toy comprising the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof to an enlarged scale taken on the line 22 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view thereof to reduced scale taken on the line '33 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view to an enlarged scale of the oscillating heart of the toy taken on the line 4-4 of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 55 of FIG. 3.

'Referring to the drawings, numeral designates the improved toy as a whole which for purposes of illustration only simulates a dog although any creature, character, etc. may be simulated. While the toy may 'be of any desired material, the body and legs are preferably formed of high impact plastic such as styrene with some of the parts being formed of polyethylene.

The body of the toy dog 10 is rectangular and box-like and formed of two transparent,

complementary mating halves

12, and 14 which are secured together as by gluing, etc. The body is mounted on front wheels 16 and rear wheels 18 respectively fixed to

axles

20 and 22 which are journalled in suitably thickened body portions. A leash 23 and a simulated dog head 24 is suitably secured to the front of the body as at 25 and a tail 26 is attached to the rear end.

The toy dog is provided with jointed limbsfront upper legs 28 pivoted in the shoulder area to the body by stub shafts 30 and in the elbow area to lower legs 32 by stub shafts 34. The ankle area of the lower legs have a snap connection as at 36 with front feet 38 which are pivotally connected by stub shafts 40 to the wheels 16 at a point off-center to afford a crank effect. Similarly, the simulated dog has rear upper legs 42 pivoted in the hip area to the body by stub shafts 44 and in the knee area to lower legs 46 by stub shafts 48. The ankle area of the lower legs also have a similar snap connection with the rear feet 50 which are pivotally connected by stub shafts similar to 40 with the wheels 18 at a point off-center to also afford a crank effect.

As shown, the wheel crank pins or stub shafts 40 on the left side of the body are displaced 180 from the two on the right so that the left feet are in the air when the right feet are on the ground. Thus, upon rotation of the

wheels

16 and 18 upon movement of the toy dog 10 along a surface, the legs are given a very life-like movement by the crank pin connections 40 due to the

free pivots

34 and 48 and the upper fixed

pivots

30 and 44 respectively.

An important feature of the present invention resides in the oscillating member 52 which simulates the heart of the toy dog 10 which heart is clearly visible through the transparent sides 12 and 14 (FIGS. 1, 3 and 4). The heart is formed of two dish-shaped complementary halves mounted by pins 54 on a preferably transparent support link 56 which is pivotally mounted on studs 58 projecting inwardly from each

body half

12 and 14. Oscillation of the simulated heart 52 is effected by a train of gears all of bright differently colored plastic. A drive gear 60 is fixed to the front axle 20 and meshes with a compound gear 62 which drives a crank gear 64 provided with a crank pin 66 and a crank link 68 which is pivotally connected to one of the heart 52 halves as at 70. Thus, rotation of the front wheels 16 effects a forward-rear oscillation of the brightly colored, simulated heart 52 which is clearly visible through the

transparent body halves

12 and 14.

To add to the interest created in a child by the rotating gears and oscillating simulated heart described, the smaller gear 63 of the compound gear 62 meshes with and drives an idler gear 65 journalled on one of the stub shafts 30. Further an intermittent noise maker in the form of a leaf spring 72 is mounted at one end in the complementary support halves 74 of the

body members

12, 14 formed integral therewith just below the tail 26. Each support half 74 includes a sounding board section 75 against which the lower end of the spring 72 acts as it is engaged and released by the teeth 76 of a gear sector 78 to produce a sound not too unlike the bark of a dog.

It will be apparent that the toy comprising the invention will afford a high degree of interest to a youngster in view of its clearly visible rotating gears, oscillating simulated heart, and realistically moving legs and feet, may be pulled by its leash or pushed by its body or tail, and will be rugged and of long life in use.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be re-.

sorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

We claim:

1. A toy simulating a living creature comprising, in combination, a transparent body; a train of gears rotatably mounted in said body; wheels supporting said body and having a driving connection with said gears to effect visible rotation thereof upon movement of the body along a surface; a member pivotally mounted in said transparent body; and a crank link pivotally connected to said member and with one of said gears to effect oscillation of said member upon said movement.

2. A toy simulating a living creature comprising, in combination, a transparent body; a train of gears rotatably mounted in said body; wheels supporting said body and having a driving connection with said gears to effect visible rotation thereof upon movement of the body along a surface; jointed limbs pivoted to said body and to and off-center of said wheels to simulate a walking motion of said limbs upon rotation of said wheels; a member pivotally mounted in said transparent body; and a crank link pivotally connected to said member and with one of said gears to effect oscillation of said member upon said movement.

3. The combination recited in claim 2; a leaf spring mounted by one end in said body, and a gear sector rotatable with said wheels to intermittently engage the free end of said spring to make a noise simulating that of the creature.

4. A toy simulating a living creature comprising, in combination, a transparent body; a train of gears rotatably mounted in said body; wheels supporting said body and having a driving connection with said gears to effect visible rotation thereof upon movement of the body along a surface; a leaf spring mounted by one end in said body; a gear sector rotatable with said wheels to intermittently engage the free end of said spring to make a noise simulating that of the creature; a member pivotally mounted in said transparent body; and a crank link pivotally connected to said member and with one of said gears to effect oscillation of said member upon said movement.

5. A toy simulating a living creature comprising, in combination, a body; a train of gears rotatably mounted in said body; wheels supporting said body and having a driving connection with said gears to effect rotation thereof upon movement of said body along a surface; said body including an area visible from either side thereof; a member pivotally mounted in said area; and a crank link pivotally connected to said member and to one of said gears to effect a visible oscillation of said member upon said movement.

6. The combination recited in claim 5 wherein said member is shaped to simulate a heart.

7. A toy simulating a living creature comprising, in combination, a transparent body; a train of gears rotatably mounted in said body; wheels supporting said body and having a driving connection with said gears to effect visible rotation thereof upon movement of the body along a surface; and a member pivotally mounted in said transparent body adjacent one of said gears for engagement therewith and oscillation thereby.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,180,623 11/1939 Allen 46-105 2,182,642 12/ 1939 Rexford 46-1103 3,088,243 5/1963 Giardina 46-105X 3,292,300 12/1966 Lescher et al. 46114X LOUIS G. MANCENE, Primary Examiner D. L. WEINHOLD, JR., Assistant Examiner