US522900A - Wheeled toy - Google Patents

Description

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P. J. HINDMARSH.

WHEBLBD TOY.

No. 522,900. Patented July 10, 1894.

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PERCY J. HINDMARSH, OF MARYSVILLE, KANSAS.

WHEELED TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,900, dated July 10, 1894.

Application filed March 1 '7, 1 8 94.

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, PERCY J. HINDMARSH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Marysville, in the county of Marshall and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inV Wheeled Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide means for supporting a figure upon which a person can sit, the figure being mounted upon a supporting-frame so as to be actuated by the front wheel of said frame, the rear part of the frame having a handle or handles for turning the device.

The invention consists in mounting a figure upon a frame so that it may have an oscillating movementthereon, said figure being connected to a crank-shaft which carries the front wheel and the body of the same havinga cylinder and piston so as to cause a sound upon the movement of the piston in imitation of the sound which emanates from the animal of which the figure is a representation, the device being primarily intended to be as a toy in initiating persons into organizations or giving side degrees to persons who are already members of the organization, and with this end in view the device is constructed to have a comical appearance. y

In carrying out my invention I prefer to use the figure of a goat which is mounted Aupon an arched frame by a hinge having three leaves so as to give a bucking motion to the ligure, the front portion of the igure being connected to the crank-axle of the front wheel by means of a bifurcated spring bar so that as the device is rolled motion will be imparted to the gure by the rotation of the Wheel, or the motion of the tigure may be used to turn the front wheel and propel the device. The rear wheel is connectedl to a handle or handles and the body of the figure contains a cylinder or receptacle having a pist-on so that the contents of the cylindercan be ejected to make a sound as a brayor bleat. The tigserial No. 504,020. (No model.)

ure is also provided with a saddle with stirrups and straps for encircling l,the thighs of the rider to hold him more securely upon the figure.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view showing a device constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, and Fig. 3 is a detail viewof a modification of the connecting hinges A designates an arched frame which is bifurcated at its front end or otherwise constructed to provide members a ct between which the front Wheel A is journaled and to the rear end is secured an axle a upon the ends `of which supporting-wheels A2 are journaled.` Brace-rods a2 extend from the rear axle to the fralneias shown. The ends of the front axle are formed into cranks a3 to which are connected the members b ZJ of a bifurcated bar B, said bar being connected to the figure C as hereinafter described. The members of the bar B straddle the front wheel and frame A.

C designates the figure which is preferably that of a goat, though it is obvious that the figure of any other animal might be substituted the sounding alarm being modified accordingly. The iigure is cut away on its under side in substantially the same segment of a circle as the upper part of the arched-frame A, and is connected to the central part of the frame by a three-leaf hinge c, one of the end-plates being attached to the igure while the other is attached to the frame. This form of connection I prefer as when the iigure is rocked it will give a bucking motion to the same. The rear part of the figure, immediately above the arched-frame, is provided with a helical-spring or buier which may be inclosed in a suitable casing, the said buier being adapted to contact with the arched supporting-frame in rear of the hinge or connection.

The figure is preferably covered with the hide of a goat and has attached thereto a saddle E, preferably of enameled cloth, and over the back of the figure passes a strap to which the stirrups are connected, the saddle also having straps e for encircling the thighs of the person who rides the goat to hold h'im securely seated. To the rear axle and arched frame IOO are connected suitable handles either for pushing the wheeled figure or for turning the same when it is propelled by the rider.

The body of the figure is cut away to receive a cylinder F which has an outlet opening. The cylinder F is provided with a piston f and rod of such a length that it will pass through a slot g in the arched frame and will be held against one sideof the slot by a spring g. The parts are tted so that when the figure is rocked there will be no movement of the piston rod until .the same is drawn upon so that a notch formed in the same will engage with the other side of the slot4 g. The piston-rod is operated against the action of the spring g by means of a cord or iexible connection h, and when the notch is in engagement with the frame the downward movement of the figure will push the piston so as to discharge the air in the cylinder through the discharge opening, and the discharge opening is provided with a reed or whistle ffor giving out a sound in imitation of the braying of a goat.

If it is desired to provide a figure upon which it is difficult for the rider to maintain his equilibrium one of the leaves of the hinge orfconnection c may be provided with a ball and the part to which it is connected have a socket so that there will be a limited movement in the opposite direction from that given by the hinge. In View of the ligure being connected to the arched frame so as to be capable of movement in several directions the connecting-bar B is made of spring metal so that it will give with the movement of the figure, and this bar is attached to the figure by means of a screw-eye as shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml l. In a wheeled toy a central arched frame supported by the wheels, a figure mounted centrally upon said arched frame, abifurcated spring bar connected to the crank axle of the front wheel of the frame and to the forward part of the figure, the gure carryinga cylinder with sounding mechanismY and a piston forward end and provided with an opening g supporting wheels A and A2, the front supporting wheel having a crank axle, al iigure mounted on the arched frame and connected thereto by a hinge made up of three plates the end plates being attached to the figure and to the arched frame, a bifurcated bar connected to the crank axle and to the figure,

`together with a spring buffer attached to the 1 dle, a cylinder located in the body portion of the ligure, an eduction tube connected with the cylinder and1 extending through the iig- `ure, a piston operating in the cylinder the piston-,rod of the piston being adapted to be placed in engagement with the supporti-ng frame so that the piston is actuated by the movement of the :ligure to cause a sound, substantially as described.

4. In a wheeled toy a figure mounted on a frame and providedwith a saddle, a cylinder contained within the figure and having an eduction opening leading through the body of the figure and provided with a piston and piston-rod, the piston-rod being adapted to engage with the supporting frame for the fig- 3 ure, substantially as set forth.

5. In a wheeled toy the combination with a Ifigure mounted on a frame, of a cylinder with a piston and piston-rod, the rod passing Ithrough the supporting-frame and provided with means for holding the same out of contact with the frame and with means for throwing it in contact with the frame so that the piston will be actuated by the movement of the figure on the frame, substantially as shown.

In testimony whe-reef I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PERCY J. HINDMARSI-I. Witnesses:

SAM. FOSTER, C. M. STEWART.

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