US490319A

US490319A - Edward m

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Publication number: US490319A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-01-24
Anticipated expiration: 1910-01-24

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B. M. SHREI'NER & A. LEININGER..

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No. 490,319. Patented Jan. 24, 1893.

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EDlVARD M. SHREINER AND AUGUSTUS LEININGER, OF CANTON, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,319, dated January 24, 1893.

Application filed August 6, 1892.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDWARD M. SHREINER and AUGUSTUS LEININGER, citizens of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Toys; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1, is aside elevation showing the internal mechanism for communicating motion to the pivoted legs, and illustrating the platform in longitudinal section. Fig. 2, is a view showing the position of the rock-bar, and its shaft; and also illustrating the connecting Wires. Fig. 3, is aview showing the crank shaft, and illustrating the position of the pitman and its attachment to one of the legs. Fig. 4, is a detached view of the traveling platform showing the wheels removed therefrom. Fig. 5, is a transverse section showing the position of one set of the pivoted legs, and also illustrating the top or upper part of one of the supporting rods, and showing the body in section.

The present invention has relation to toys; and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings A, represents the traveling platform, to which platform are journaled the wheels a, said traveling wheels being located and arranged substantially as illustrated in the drawings. To the top or upper side of the traveling platform A, is attached the body B, which in this instance is that of a horse; but it will be understood that the body of any other quadruped may be attached without departing from the nature of our invention. To the body B, are pivotally attached the legs I), and b, by means of the rivets or bolts 0. To the top or upper ends of the pivoted legs I), and h, are attached the arms cl and d; or if desired said arms (Z and (1' may be formed integral with the pivoted legs I) and b; and in Serial No. 442.357. (N0 model.)

extends upward and is securely attached to g the bottom or lower end of one of the pivoted legs I); or if desired, the bar g, may be formed integral with the leg I). The rock bar E is securely attached to the shaft F, which shaft is journaled to the sides of the body B, by means of the cone-bearings h. To the rock-bar E, are pivotally attached the connecting wires h, which connecting wires are attached to the respective arms at and cl, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1.

It will be understood that as the shaft D, is rotated, a reciprocating motion will be communicated to the pitman f, which in turn communicates a vibrating motion to one of the legs I), by means of the bar g, which in turn communicates motion to all of the legs I) and b, by means of the arms at and d, and the connecting wires h, thereby giving to the animal a lifelike movement, as the traveling platform A, is propelled. \For the purpose of adjusting the body B, together with its pivoted legs I) and b, to or from the traveling platform A, the posts or standards G, are provided with right and left hand screw threads,

the top or upper screw threads being received into a screw threaded aperture formed in the body B; and the lower screw threads being received into the screw threaded apertures formed in the platform A. The body B, is formed in two sections or halves, and the sections or halves attached together by means of rivets such as k. The screw threaded apertures 7e, are formed by semicircular recesses formed in each section of the body B; or in other words, one-half of the screw threaded apertures 7a, are formed in each section of the body B.

The platform D, is provided with the screw threaded apertures k which are for the purpose of receiving the bottom or lower ends of the posts orstand ards G. The traveling platform A, is also provided with the elongated slot 10 which is for the purpose of receiving pivoted legs 17 and b, the arms d and d the rock bar E, the connecting wires 72/ the bar g fixed to one of the legs I) the pitrnan f, the crank e the shaft D, the screw threaded apertures k and 75 and the posts Gprovided with 2 v right and left hand screw threads, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses. V

EDWARD M. SHREINER. AUGUSTUS LEININGER.

WVitnesses:

F. V. BOND, LAURA, SHAEFFER.