US361735A

US361735A - John watebsteaw

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Publication number: US361735A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 1904-04-26

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Y (No Model.)

J. WATERSTRAW.

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No. 361,735. PatentedApr. 26, 1887.

UNITED STATE-s l PATENT OFFICE..

JOHN wA'rERsrRAw, or FARM-iNGTON, Nnw YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361.735, dated April 26, 1887.

Application filed January 17, 1887. Serial Naw-1,567. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN VVATERsrRAW, of the village of Farmington, in the county of Ontario and State of New York, have'invented a new and useful Improvement in Toys,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

AThe object of my invention is to produce a rolling and revolving toy, the same being hereinafter fully described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved toy, the tongue and turret being in part broken away, and the'lat- `ter in part vertically and centrally sectioned,

as upon the dotted line y in Fig. 2, the ligure being viewed as indicated by arrow z; Fig. 2,- a plan of the same; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the driving-wheel and other parts drawn in outline, drawn to show more fully themanner of hanging thedriving-wheel, parts being shown in various positions by full and dotted lines, and the axial pin of the driving-wheel transversely sectioned, the gure being seen in the direction in which Fig. l is seen; and Fig. 4, a detached View more fully showing the relation of the turret and the standard upon which it turns.

Referring to the parts, A is the body of the toy, mounted upon carrying-wheels B, similar to the mannerin which a wagon is mounted upon its wheels.

C is the turret fitted to turn upon a post or standard, b, rising perpendicularly from the middle point ofthe body and made rigid therewith.

d is the driving-wheel for the turret, preferably placed in a longitudinal Opening, a, in the body, at one side thereof, in position to have its periphery bear against the under surface of the turret, near the periphery thereof, as shown. rIhe driving-wheel turns upon a pin, f, which occupies a vertically-elongated cavity, h, in the body, crossing the opening a.

The driving-wheel is provided with an indiarubber tire, c, to increase its hold upon the iioor and the turret, the surface of the latter, against which the driving-wheel bears, being covered with a ring, e, of india-rubber or other rough material,to increase the friction between said driving-wheel and turret. The drivingwheel is of the same diameter as the carryingwheels, and as the axes of all these wheels are in the same plane, the driving-wheel will, un der ordinary circumstances, bear upon the floor and be turned in the direction indicated by arrow as the toy is moved along; and as the turret rests upon the driving-wheel,it will be turned by the latterin a horizontal plane in the direction indicated.

The turret is designed to hold a series ofligures, g, representing men, animals, birds, or other things to amuse children, the same being "carried around as the toy is drawn along the floor.

` On account of the axial pinf of the driving- Wheel occupying openings h, vertically elongated,the driving-wheel is permitted a certain amount of vertical motion independent of the body, so that it will rise over obstacles or drop into depressions in the iioor as the toy is carried along. On account of this the drivingwheel-will pass over the'inequalities in the iioor and always b e in contact therewith, and not cease to rotate while lthe toy is moving.

The turret is provided with a vertical motion upon the standard b, so that it will easily rise 'and fall with the driving-wheel and remain constantly in contact therewith, and be turned, as stated, wheneversaid driving-wheel is turned upon its axis: The pin f is made rigid in thedriVing-wheel, and turns with the latter in the body.

A toy having a body mounted upon the axle of carrying-wheels and caused to turn upon a spindle from bearing against a disk rigid with said wheels or axle, said disk being independent of the floor, is not new, and I do not claim such construction, broadly.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A toy consisting of a body mounted-upon carryingwheels, said body being provided with a driving-wheel bearing against the floor, in combination with a turret or disk held to turn upon a rigid spindle projecting from said body in position to bear against said drivingwheel to be turned thereby, the latter being provided with an india-rubber tire or peripheral band, and the turret provided with acovering of rough material where it is touched by occupying vertically-elongated openingsinsaid said driving-Wheel, substantially as shown body, in combination with a turret over said and described. driving-wheel and in position to bear thereon, 15 2. A body of a toy mounted upon earryingand a holder for said turret, the latter having 5 wheels, .in combination with a driving-Wheel a motion upon said holder toward or from having its axial pin occupying elongated opensaid driving-Wheel, substantially'yjas and for ings in said body, a turret-I held in position the purpose set forth. to bear upon said drivin Wheel, and a standr ard ,for said turret projecgting from said body, JOHN Y ATERSTRAW' o substantially as and for the purpose specified. Witnesses: 3. A body of a toy mounted upon earrying- E. B. WHITMORE, wheels, a driving-Wheel having its axial pin- M.' L. MCDERMOTT.