US932988A - Oscillating toy. - Google Patents

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J. E; L. LARSON.

OSGILLATING TOY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29. 1909.

932,988, Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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OSGILLATING TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 29,

Patented Aug. 31,1909. 1909. Serial No. 493,064.

. Improvements in Oscillating Toys, of which tion of a fisherman with one hand extended.

. pivots or fulcrums to S and at its upper end 1 enable said the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved toy, which I propose to call the American boomerang toy and embodying a figure adapted to oscillate on a support and provided with gravity acting means to keep the figure in oscillating motion for some time after being started and prevent the figure from falling over, and also embodying a magneticobject attracting device carried and moved by the said figure as hereinafter described and claimed. i 1

In the accompanying drawings :-'Figure l is aperspective of a toy constructed in accordance with t-his invention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of the same.

In accordance with this invention, 'a figure is provided which is indicated at 1 and is here shown as a figure of a man in, the posi-.

and grasping a fishing rod 2. Under the feet of the figure are downwardly extending points or spurs 3 to bear on a supporting object such as indicated at 4 and form adapt the figure for oscillating movement on said supporting object. Transversely in the figure at a suitable point are a air of openings 5 which are provided wi% curved balancing wire or pendulum element 7 is provided at its lower end with a weight with a forked arm 9, the members or limbs 10 of which are adapted to'be inserted in the said tubular linings of the said 0 enings in the figure to connect the said 'ba ancing wire or pendu lum element to the figure, prevent said balancing wire or pendulum element from turning with respectto said figure and to also balancin wire or endulum element tobe adjuste with re erence to the figure as maybe re uired to cause the figure to oscillate ,propery and to be detached fgom the figure to enable the toy to be compactly disposed.

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The line 11 which is attached to the rod 2 is provided at its lower end 12. In connection with the ure, 1 also provide one or a number of figures such as fish or the like shown at 13, provided each with 'a magnetizable device 14 such as a ring or the like for attraction by the magnet.

If the fish be caused to float in a vessel of water below the oscillating figure 1, they will be attracted by the. and be'lifted out of the water by the movement of the'os'cillating figure in a manner which is very attractive, particularly to children, with the object of determining which player can cause the fishing figure to catch the largest number of fish, as will be readily understood. I

What is claimed is with a magnet 1. A toy of the class described comprising a figure and apendulum elementto impart oscillating motion thereto and keep the figure'in an upright position, said figure having openings transversely thereof and said pendulum element having a fork at its 11 per end, the arms of which are placed in said openings.

2. A toy of the class described comprising a. figure having an opening therein transversely thereof from front to rear of the figure and a pendulum element to impart oscillating movement to the figure and maintain the same in an upright position, said pendulum element having an arm at its'upper end adjustably disposed in said opening.

3. A toy, of the class described comprising a figure having an opening therein transversely thereof from front to rear of the figure and a pendulum'element to impart oscillating movement to thefigure and maintain the same in an 'uprightposition, said pendulum element having 'an arm at its upper end adjustably disposed in and removable from said opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature I in presence of two witnesses. 'JOHN ERNST LIND LARSON.

Witnesses:".,

7 JOHN Stinnnnnnc,

ERIK ROSEN.

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