US895951A - Amusement device. - Google Patents

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No. 895,951. PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908.

- H. A. BRADWELL. AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1907.

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- WITNESSES 1 A TTOHNE Y8 No. 895,951. PATENTED AUG. 11,1908. 1-1. A: BRADWELL. AMUSEMENT 11 517103. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1907.

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WITNESSES By Q WW1 AWORNEYS No. 895,951; PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908.

v H. A. BR'ADWELL.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

AiPLIGATION FILED AUG.2, 1907.

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at the under face of the aforesaid peripheral theplatiorm, as is illustrated in' section 01- of Fig. 3.

In connection with the revolving platform or table 14, any desired number of passenrubber or. like resilient material, forming thereby for each car a bumper B, and preferably the outer face of the yielding section 30 of the bumper is segmental, as is likewise the outer face of the bumper or cushioning v section 13 for the body portion of the inclosure A: p I

Usually each car is provided with a seat '31 that partakes of the formation of thecar, as

is shown in Fig. 4, but I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the par-' ticular construction of seat or seats. In order to strengthen the car as much as possible, its bottom portion is provided with a longitudinal sill 32 and a transverse sill 33 shown best in dotted lines in Fig. 4c, and each car is supported usually by caster wheels, live in number, namely a center caster wheel 34 located where the sills cross, and a caster wheel 35 at the outer end portion of each sill, the casters for the wheels being of the same length, while the caster tor the central caster wheel 34 is substantially longer, as is shown in Fig. 5. Therefore as a receptacle B is moved along the platform 14, or other support provided for it, it will rest upon three caster wheels in addition to the central one, with one caster wheel removed from the support, and in this manner as the position'of a par is changed in traveling over the support it will have a rocking motion, either in direction of its ends or in direction of its sides.

' In the operation of this amusement device the receptacles or cars B are placed in' any suitable number at the central portion of the platform 14. The platform is then revolved as rapidly as may be desired and the rece tacles will by reason of centrifugal force )6 propelled in direction of the periphery of the platform, and at the same time will begiven a rotary movement and as stated, by reason of the caster wheels will also have rocking movement. In the passage of the cars or receptacles toward or from the center of the said platform, many of them will be brought into contact and under such circumstances their butters B will strike one against the other, and the cars will be caused to rebound in one direction or the'other, and thus be more or less retarded in their outward movement. Upon reaching the peripheral )or tion of the revolving platform 10, the uffers B of the cars will strike the boiler or scction 13 at the side of the floor section-l0, and

some 1 will cause the cars thus striking to be'agai n thrown in direction of the center of the platform. After repeated movements back and -forth, should a car reach the flat section a of the platform and its force have diminished so that the car or receptacle will remain stationary, will simply be carried around with, the platform and will. not have movement there-' on other than a rocking movement.

The device is very s mple in its character,

and is: amusing and attractive, By giving an elliptical or oval formation to the passenger receptacles they will more effectu ally repel each other when they come in contact, an will be more effectually repelled when they engage the buffer on the molesure, since the tendency of circular objects having free movement upon a revolving bottom is to revolve one around the other when they bunch, and )articularly when round receptacles reach t e periphery of the revolving bottom and there is an inclosure for the bottom, said receptacles are-inclined to hug the wall of the inclosure durin' the rotation of the bottom, whereas when tl ie receptacles are of elliptical or oval shape, such tendency is overcome-since when an oval or elliptical sha ed receptacle strikes an object it is posi tive y repelled and travels away from it, possibl to return at an angle to its first course to stri to any other object in its path. When an elliptical or oval sha ed receptacle engages the wall of the inc osure for the bottom on which it travels, it moves inward from the point of contact and under the centrifugal action .due to the revolving bottom, returns to engage the wall of the'inclosure at any point, thus a greater variety of movements is obtained by the employment of the oval form of receptacle than can'be obtained when a circular form is employed, and furthermore repeated circular movements are avoided, since they can strike a glancing blow and yet rebound, thus giving variety .to their movements, and further owing to the elongated shape of the passenger rece tacles when occupied, and in action, they rave a tendency to swing around with greater ve locity and with greater case than when of Having t HIS described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-

. 1. In an amusement device, an inclosure,

the bottom whereof is mounted to revolve,

upona vertical axis and hasits upper mar nal surface substantially flat, the remainder of said upper surface being more or less.

dished, and receptacles for passengers having free rotatable movement upon said bottom. 2. An amusement device comprising an inclosure, the bottom whereof is mounted to revolve upon a vertical axis and is provided with a marginal fiat section at a greater elevation than its central portion, a butler loc ted upon said incl )SUl'f eent to said marginal sect! sep pssseigerscapable 01. independent lilillg movement upon the z evoluble lJOhiUIIL, and. elastic boilers extenoriy i lupon S211.

ceptaeles, the boiler of one re-re Gilli livoing enpable of eon'met with the b1 olher receptacles and the belle reepmeles being adapted for enga m'lh the holler oi the illUllIlSlll'i).

4. An amusement device comprising an in closure, she helium whereof is mounted io revolve upon a vertical ilk which, hot-tom has a dished caller and a flat upper portion at its periphery, an elastic bu'l'i'er provided for the ll'lUlOSUlG and loomed adjacent the outer edge of said botimn, reeepiaeles fo passengers having indepem sliding mow;- ment on said bottom, huliers on the receptaeles, the buffer of one l-CBPLHClG being capable of Contact with the boiler of the 0 ll 1e;-

by the receptacles for pemn movement theie'o'f hide pends-1). 5; h1g5. moveniient.

5. in an amusement ale-7i we, an inclesure,

the bottom Wheieol is wanted revolve .7 rocking their slid- 11,003 a vertical axis, mm-h hollow has 515 upper marginal so flat and the renaming and TELGZP- iii hotlem \nthin hereof i have med my ieeliicatioh 111 the p10 of g wlmessos.

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