US621945A

US621945A - Toy horse

Info

Publication number: US621945A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1899-03-28
Anticipated expiration: 1916-03-28

Description

No. 62|,945.' Patented Mar. 28, I899.. F BITTER TOY HORSE.

(Applieatiun filed Nov. 17, 1898.)

(No Model.)

.T s m A llwrrn TATE'S FRIDRICH BITTER, OF'PORTLAND, OREGON.

TOY HORSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,945, dated March 28, 1899.-

Application filed November 17, 1898- 4 11 NO- 696,681. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may 0012001 71 Be it known that I, FRIDRIGH BITTER, a cilizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Horses; and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to toy horses; and the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts substantially as shown and described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of the horse and carriage complete. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly in section, so as to disclose features of the invention not seen in unbroken View.

In the foregoing structure the essential importance of having a horse so mounted; that he can be ridden by a child without danger of being upset or falling off has been taken especiallyinto account,and this distinguishes it from kindred devices in which such advantage is absent and the rider is in momentary danger because of insufficient breadth of base and the elevation of the mount.

In my invention the horse is placed on a pair of axles or shafts, each of which carries two wheels, the two at the rear being widely spread or supported and those at the front being brought comparatively near together immediately beneath the horse, and the body of the horse is arranged well down to the wheels, so that the entire structure stands low and easily mounted and is not dangerous even if the child were to fall off.

A represents the body of the horse, which preferably is made solid and in this instance is supposed to consist of light wood; but of course it may be wholly or in part of this or other material, and it maybe hollow instead of solid, if desired. In cases Where wood is used or other material liable to be broken I provide protection for the neck by making the neck and head part in a separate piece, which is hinged or joined with rubber to the body at a, and there is an intervening space between the parts at either side about the pivot,so that there is room for the neck to yield or give laterally, if occasion requires, to prevent breakage. Then as a matter of support for the neck I introduce a rubber or equivalent collar 1), which is placed about the neck at the joint and preferably set into a rabbet or recess in the parts, so that the outer surface thereof will be flush with the neck.

At his rear the horse has supports a, resting on the shaft 0, upon the ends of which are the rear wheels D, and the legs or supports a, may be fashioned as shown here or in any preferred way, and they may be rigid with the shaft, or the shaft and wheels together may have a bearing in the said legs, as may be found most convenient and desirable in con struction and operation.

At the front I employ two wheels E and H, which are arranged side by side on a crankshaft G, which has pedals g at its extremities. These wheels are of the same size, and the wheel E is rigid with shaft G, so as to rotate therewith, while the wheel E is loose upon the said shaft. Hence when the vehicle is driven by and through the pedals G it has all the freedom for turning which an ordinary single front bicycle-wheel would have; but for the purpose of steadiness and breadth of support for the child the two wheels side by side give the desired width of bearing to prevent easy overthrow of the vehicle.

A steering-standard H runs down at the front of the horse to shaft G and carries a bearing h for said shaft between the wheels E and E, and the said shaft turns in said bearing. Supplementary to this bearing is the pair of side braces h, rigid with the standard above the wheels and extending laterally at right angles to the outside of the wheels, whence the said braces run down to and are fixed upon the shaft G outside of the hubs of said wheels, but within the cranks having the pedals g, and thus shaft G is supported in three places, and the steering head or standard H is made rigid therewith for all purposes of control, as well as for strength.

At its top the standard II is provided with handle-bars J, which curve laterally and rearwardly about the sides of the neck of the horse at a suitable elevation for convenience to the rider and are rigidly fixed upon the standard, so as to thereby control the direction of travel and to steady the rider. Two

plates or

brackets

2 and 3 are fixed upon the front of the horse, one above the other, at suitable elevations and distances apart, through which the standard II passes and which serve as bearings for said standard, and the said standard is constructed with pins or collars 4 or their equivalent to prevent axial move ment in said bearings. As shown here, the body of the horse is cut away slightly at its front to allow the wheels E and E to come beneath in close working relation, thus helping to keep the horse down on a low plane, as well as giving compactness to the structure, which is very desirable.

By attaching the standard H at the front outside, as shown, the body of the horse does not need to be constructed with reference to this attachment, and if a part is broken or detachment is necessary the change and re pair can be made without difficulty.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In toy horses, the body of the horse and the rear wheels supporting the same, and a steering-standard fixed to the front of the horse on the outside thereof and havinghandie-bars on each side of the.horses neck, substantially as described.

2. A toy horse and supporting-whcels therefor front and rear, in combination with a steering-standard at its front and a pedalcontrolled shaft supported in said standard and front controlling-wheels one of which is engaged to rotate with said shaft, plates fixed to the front of the horse for supporting said standard and handle-bars from the standard rearward by the neck of the horse, substantially as described.

3. The body of the horse, in combination with two rear and two front wheels, a shaft on which one of said front wheels is loose to turn independently of the shaft, a steering frame and standard for said front wheels, and a handle-bar on each side of the horses neck engaged with the top of said standard, substantially as described.

4. The toy horse described constructed in two parts hinged together at the base of the neck, and a flexible collar about the neck over the opening to the hinge, substantially as described.

Vitness my hand to the foregoing specification this 11th day of November, 1898.

FRIDRICII BITTER.

\Vitnesses:

II. E. MUDRA, R. B. MosER.