US581533A - Toy money-box - Google Patents

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J. H; BOWEN. TOY MONEY B0X.

No. 581,533. PatentedApr. 27, 1897.

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J. H. BOWEN. TOY MONEY BOX.

No. 581,533. Patented Apr. 27, 1897.

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JAMES H. BOVEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY IVI ON EY-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,533, dated April 27, 1897.

Application filed .Tuly 10,1896.

To all whom it r11/Ly concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES H. BOWEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Penn- Sylvania, have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Toy Money-Boxes, which im provement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a toy money-box formed of figures, in one of which is a slot for primarily receiving a coin or money which is adapted to be placed in communication with a throat in the receptacle portion of the boX, the figures being adapted to be released, simulating the motion of an animal, more particularly a mule, striking the other figure, which is more particularly that of a human being, who is apparently overturned, and thus directs the coin into the receptacle, the novel features being hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims following the speciiication.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a toy money-box embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal vertical sec* tion thereof. Fig. 3 represents a bottom plan view thereof, part of the same having been removed. Fig. 4 represents a top view. Fig.

5 `represents a rear view of a portion thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the bed or base, a portion of which forms the moneyreceptacle B.

C designates the figure of an animal, whose body is pivotally mounted on the front legs D and has its hind legs E pivotally connected with said body, the lower end of one of said legs E being adapted to be engaged by the nose Grof the spring-pressed dog G', which is mounted on the base A and provided with the knob H, whereby said dog may be depressed and the hind legs released, it being noticed that the upper ends of the hind legs are connected with the body of the figure by means of the link J, and the upper ends of the front legs are connected with said body by the spring K, so that when the hind legs are released the tendency of the spring K is to raise the rear of the body and throw up the hind legs, as if the animal was in the act of kicking.

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The front legs are connected with the vertical spindle or axis L, which is mounted on the top of the bed A and the horizontal arms M on the lower portion of said bed, said spindle and arm having connected with them the coiled spring N, whose tendency is to impart rotary motion to the figure.

On the under side of the head P and the spindle L is the depending stud Q, which projects through the segmental slot Q' in the top of the bed, it being noticed that one end of the spring N is connected with said stud and the latter is adapted to engage with the sliding dog R, which is guided in the frame S of the bed A, as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and has the spring T bearing against it for holding it in normal or operati-ve p osition.

Rising from the end'of the dog R opposite to the stud Q is the nose U, which is adapted to engage with the feet V of the figure which in the present case is of the form of a boy in the act of sitting in front of the animal, said figure being mounted on the ears X, which rise from the bed A, so that said iigure may swing rearwardly, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4.

Y designates the seat which the ligure W occupies, the same having a horizontally-arranged slot Z therein open at both ends for receiving a coin to be deposited in the receptacle B, and afterward discharging it, said receptacle being provided with a verticallyarranged throat A', which is adapted to have the slot Z placed in communication therewith when the figure W is in overturned position. In order to effect the rearward or overturning motion of said figure W, there is secured to one of the journals and the adjacent ear X the spring B', which also serves to cause the feet of the figure W to remain engaged with the nose U of the dog R.

On the upper side of the bed A, beneath the legs E of the iigureO, is a shoulder C', whose tendency is to limit the forward motion of said feet and prevent strain thereon.

The operation is as follows: A coin is placed in the slot Z and the button H is depressed, whereby the dog G' is lowered and the legs E of the figure Creleased from the nose Gr of said dog, when the body of the figure rises and the legs are thrown up. Said figure is now con- IOO trolled by the spring N,whereby rotary motion is imparted to the spindle L, and consequently to the figure C, which latter then approaches the gure W' as if in the act of striking the head thereof sidewise. Meanwhile the stud Q has reached the dog R and advanced the same. The nose U of the dog is thereby withdrawn from the feet V of the figure W, and the latter under impulse of the spring B is thrown smartly rearward, simulating the result of a blow imparted to the figure WV by the legs of the figure C. The slot Z is now in communication with the throat A', and the coin drops through the latter and is thus deposited in the receptacle B, from whence it may afterward be recovered through the door D in the wall of the bed A.

To reseat the device, the iigure C is turned backward to the full extent and its hind legs pressed forward, so as to be engaged with the nose G of the dog G. The iigure Wis raised, when its feet will engage with the nose U of the dog R, and the parts are in position to repeat the operation hereinbefore stated.

I'Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secu re by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a toy money-box, a base, a figure having pivoted front legs connected with a head rotatable on said base, a dog secured to said base and engaging the hind legs of said iigure, a spring connected to said frontlegs and body and a rod connecting said front and hind legs.

2. In a toy money-box, a base, a igure having pivoted front legs connected with a head rotatable on saidba-se and pivoted hind legs connected by a rod to said front legs, a dog connected with said base engaging said hind legs, a spring connected with said front legs and the body of the figure, a spring-controlled swinging figure on said base, and a springactuated rod engaged at one end by a stud on said head and at the other carrying a dog engaging said swinging figure.

3. In a toy money-box, a base, a head rotatably mounted thereon and provided with a stud, a spring operating said head, a dog connected with said base,a figure having front legs connected with said head and hind legs engaged by said dog, said front and hind legs being connected by a rod and said front legs having a spring connection with the body of said iigure, a swinging figure having a seat mounted on ,said base, and a sliding rod guided in said base, having one end engaged by the stud on said head, and its other end provided with a dog engaging said swinging figure.

4E. In a toy money-box, a rotary figure, an axis therefor, and astud on said axis, in combination with a swinging figure, a dog which is adapted to engage with said iigure, and be engaged by a stud on the aXis of the rotary ligure, substantially as described.

5. A toy money-box having a laterally rotary and a swin gin g igure,mounted on the bed thereof, one of said iigures having a moneyreceiving slot, in combination with means on the rotary iigure for releasing the swinging figure, whereby the rotary figure simulates the act of striking the swinging figure sidewise, and the latter simulates overturning and has its slot placed in communication with the money-receiving receptacle of the device.

JAMES H. BOVEN.

Titnessesz JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, WM. C. WIEDERSHEIM.

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