US381116A - Willis davis - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES i PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIS DAVIS, OF WOODSTOOK, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO i ABRAM D. ROSE, OF SAME PLACE. p

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4IPIICIIICA'lION forming part of Letters Patent-No. 381,116. dated April 17, 1888. Application sied November 23,1887. serial No. 256,001. No model.)

zen of the United States, residing at Woodstock, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hobby-Horses, of which" the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hobby-horses, the object being to provide a -toy of the kind that will-be caused to rock by moving it longitudinally, and which the rider can easily guide to either side; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended. Y Y

In the drawings, Figure l `represents a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 represents a central 'longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 represents a detail horizontal section on the lineal x of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the truck,composed of the rear transverse bar, a, and the longitudinal* bar a', extending forward from the central part thereof.

B B are bearing-blocks secured to and depending from the ends of the bar'a, and provided with suitable bearings for the crankaxle C.

c c are the main or conveying wheels, the former of which is fixed to the crankaxle outside the corresponding bearing-block, while the latter turns loosely on the opposite end of said axle.

` D is the guide-wheel journaled in the enlarged and bifurcated lower end, d, of the vertical guide-standard E,which has `a bearing above its enlargedpart in the longitudinal bar a', near the front end thereof, and which is provided near its upper end with a longitudinal slot, e, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

F is the body of the horse with the legs attached, and having secured uponit a saddle, f,

which may bea side saddle if the toy is to be used by girls.

GG are the stirrups of any desired style,and secured to the outer sidesof the lower ends of the stirrup-straps, which are preferably of wood and have their upper ends secured at horse. His a projection depending about centrally from the body of the horse, and out away and perforated near its end to form the inner por# tion of a hinge-joint, h, the outer portions of `I which are formed by the arms I I,having their lower rear yends secured to the4 bar a of the truck and their upper front ends rounded to it on each side of ,the'reduced portionof the projection H. The said rounded ends are perforated, the perforations being aligned with that of the said projection, so that the-'hingejoint can be completed by the pin z'.

J is a pitxnan having its upper end pi voted inv a recess, j, inthe body near therear end thereof. Thesaid pitman passes downward and rearward` between thel arms I, and has its lower end journaled upon the crank of the axle, so that the rotation of the latter will roc the horse on the joint h. s. 1

The upper portion of the neck, K, of the horse is composedof the transverse sections k, each of which is beveled outwardly fromv its vertical line on both sides and on both faces, as at k, to permit the sections to turn laterally on each other. The saidsections are connected together, and to the head and remaining portion of the neck, above and below in the cenf tral vertical plane by the non-elastic cords L'L, so that thesectioned portion of the neck can swing laterally.v Q

M M are elastic strips, preferably of rubber, which connect the neck and head on each side, midway between the non-elastic strips, land N is a bridle, by means of which the rider can pull the head to either side, bending the sectioned portion of the neck. When thelbridle is released,the elastic strips cause the neck to assume its normal straight position.

O is a curved guide-bar secured to the uns der surface of the head of the horse and pass-v ing through the slot e in the standard E,so that when the horses head is turned to one sideby the rider the said standard, and consequently the guide-wheel D, is similarly turned, and the course of the device directed as desired.

The rotation of the wheel c turns the crankaxle, and by means `of the vpitman rocks'the proper and opposite points to the sides of the 5o i horse, while the loose wheel c permits the de` vice to turn more readily and quickly. However, ifthe toy is very large, both wheels may be fixed to the axle to give a greater motive power to the pitman.

If desired, the pitman may be made adjustable in such manner that the horse may be rocked or not when moving horizontally.

Having described my invention, I claiml. The combination of the truck, the parallel arms I, extending upward and forward from the rear end thereof, the body having a recess, j, in its under side, the projection h, depending from the body in advance of said recess,and having its lower end pivoted between the upper ends of the arms I, the conveyingwheels at the rear end of the truck, having a cranked axle, and -the pitman arranged between the arms I,and having one end mounted on said cranked axle,and its other end pivoted in the recess j in the body, as set forth.

2. In a hobbyhorse, the combination, with the body and head, of the neck composed of transverse sections, the non-elastic cords connecting the body, sections, andhead in median lines above and below, and the elastic strips connecting the body,sections, and head on each side, midway between said non-elastic cords, substantially as specified.

3. In a hobby-horse, the combination, with the body, head, saddle, and bridle secured to the head, of the neck composed of transverse sections,each beveled from its central vertical line on both sides and both faces, the nonelastic cords connecting the body, head, and sections in median lines above and below, and the elastic strips connecting the body, sections, and head midway between the elastic strips, substantially as specified.

4. The combination,wth the truck,the horse supported thereon and provided with a guidebar, O, the vertical standard journaled in the truck and provided near its upper end with a longitudinal slot for the passage of said guidebar O, and the guide-wheel journaled in the lower end of said standard below the truck, substantially as specified.

5. In ahobby-horse, the neck composed 'of a series of transverse sections having an elastic connection, as set forth.

6. In a hobby-horse, the neck composed of a series of transverse sections beveled on their opposing faces, the elastic connection for the sections of the neck, and the head secured to the flexible neck and movable therewith, as p set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIS DAVIS.

Witnesses:

BYRON C. SNYDER, EDGAR SNYDER.

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