US763036A - Toy inclined railway. - Google Patents

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N70. 763,036. PATENTED JUNE 21, 1904,

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UNITED -STATES t Patented June 21, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIS R. AUSTIN AND WILLIAM N. CRAVV, OF SOUTH NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

TOY INCLINED RAILWAY;

ySIE-ECIFICATIONv forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,036, dated June 21, 1904. Application filed January 23, 1904. Serial No. 190,32. (No model.)

To all whom 2115 may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIS R. AUSTIN and WILLIAM N. CRAW, citizens of the United States, residing at South Norwalk, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Toy Inclined Railway, of

- which the following is a specification.

Our invention has for its object to produce a simple and inexpensive toy which shall comprise an inclined railway and a car adapted to remain in position at the top of the incline and when started to travel rapidly down the incline and then to pass off from the incline onto the floor, upon which it will travel for some distance under the momentum acquired during the descent of the incline, the incline being collapsible, so that the toy may be packed for shipment in relatively small compass.

With the above ends in view we have devised the novel toy, which we will now describe, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and using reference characters to indicate the several parts.

Figure 1 is an elevation of our novel toy set up for use with the car in position at' the top of the incline; Fig. 2, a plan view corresponding therewith, and Fig. 8 is a View of A, a standard B, a wire spiral, (indicated by C,)

and a car, (indicated by D.) It will of course be obvious that the details of construction are not of the essence of the invention. We have shown the base as consisting of a hub l0 and legs 11 and the standard as comprising two parts 12 and 13. The hub is provided with a hole 14, which receives the lower end of part 13 of thestandard, (see dotted lines, Fig. 1,) and the upper end of part 13 is provided with a hole which receives a tenon 15 at the lower end of part 12. (See dotted lines, Fig. 1.) The spiral is provided at its lower end with an inwardly-extending arm 16, which engages a hole 17 in the hub, (see dotted lines, Fig. 1,)

and at its upper end with a horizontal portion A 18, which terminates in a downwardly-extendingv arm 19, which engages a hole 2,0 in the top of part 12 of the standard. Parts 21 at the top of the parts of the standard are for ornament only. In packing the spiral may be detached from the base or not, as preferred. It is in any event detached from part 12 of the standard, both parts of the standard being detached from each other and from the base. The spiral as soon as released will collapse into the horizontal plane, and the base, spiral, and parts of the standard may be placed in a Hat boX and will take up relativelyT little room.

The car, which we have indicated as a whole y by D, comprises a4 body 22, wheels 23, adapted to travel on the Hoor, and overhead grooved rollers 25, from which the car is suspended.

24 denotes rods extending upward from the car, by which the rollers are carried. These rollers are adapted to engage horizontal portion 18 of the spiral, the car remaining stationary thereon, and to travel down the incline when the car is vsuspended therefrom, the car, asL already stated, running off from the lower end of the incline upon the oor, where it will travel on its wheels under the momentum acquired during the descent of the ineline. The grooved rollers are shown in Fig. 2 as so pivoted as to incline slightly toward each other, so as to reduce friction of the rollers on the incline and permit the car to travel freely down the incline. As freight to be carried inits passage down the incline, the car may be loaded with any childrens toys or other articles. In the present instance we have illustrated as a passenger in the car a doll, which is indicated by 26.

The operation will be readily understood from the drawings. When the car is suspended by the rollers from horizontal portion 18 of the spiral, it will remain securely in place. The curve from the horizontal portion 18 to the incline proper Inay be more or less abrupt.v In the present instance we have indicated at 27 an abrupt curve in order that the car may remain securely in place upon the horizontal portion. As shown in the drawings, it is not must be detached therefrom and Suspended from the top of the incline proper. As soon as released the car will travel rapidly down the incline, but with perfect safety, as it is redown the incline and pass off therefrom un# der the momentum acquired during thedescent.

2. A toy inclined railway comprising a base, a standard, a wire spiral secured to the base and to the standard and a car having overhead grooved rollers adapted to engage and travel down the spiral and wheels upon which the car travels when it passes off from the incline.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIs R. AUSTIN. WILLIAM N. GRAW.

Witnesses:

CHRISTIAN KRAUTZ, JACOB M. LAYTON.

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