US938283A - Carousel. - Google Patents

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A. J. SMITH.

GAROUSEL.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov.1o, 190s.

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Patentedot. 26, 1909` A. J. SMITH.

GAROUSEL.

APPLIGATION FILED Nov.1o, 190s.

938,283, Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

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ALEXANDER J. SMITH, OF FISHKILL ON THE HUDSON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MILTON C. SMITH, OF MATTEAWAN, NEW YORK.

CAROUSEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fishkill on the Hudson, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garousels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to carousels and has for an obj ect to provide a device of this character which will consist of a plurality of revoluble cars or similar bodies which are adapted when in operation to have imparted thereto a wave-like movement, thus plresenting abundant amusement and nove ty.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent as the nature of the invention is better disclosed and it will be understood that changes within the scope of the claims may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side view with parts in section of the present car. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the pivot blocks. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view through the bottom shaft support.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a carousel comprising a frame 1 which is preferably formed from radially extending channel iron members 2 which support at their outer ends vertically disposed I beams 3. The said I beams are connected at their upper ends by horizontally disposed I beams 4 and are braced to said beams 3 by diagonally disposed members 5. The frame, at the point of intersection of the members 2 supports an element 6 having at its center a depressed portion forming a cup 7, and as shown, the said cup receives a semi-spherical depressed portion 8 of a member 9. It will be seen that the member 9 forms a step bearing for the end 1() of a vertically disposed driven shaft 11. The shaft 11 is provided with a semi-spherical boss or head 12 adjacent to its lower end and the said boss or head receives a socket member 13 secured to the members 6 and 9 in any suitable manner.

The driven shaft 11 is mounted at its up- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 10, 1908.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

serial No. 461,920.

per end in any suitable manner to beams 4. The said shaft is provided with a beveled gear wheel 14 which is located adjacent to the step bearing and is in mesh with a beveled pinion 15 at one end of a drive shaft 16 disposed at right angles to the shaft 11 and mounted in bearings 17 arising from one of the members 2 of the frame 1.

An annular track 1S surrounds a portion of the shaft 11 and is supported in parallel spaced relations to the bottom of the frame 1 by means of supporting members 19. The track is provided with cam surfaces 20 and intermediate depressions 21, and broadly speaking hereinafter, the track in whole will be described as a cam track. The portions 2O of the said track have their upper edges beveled as indicated at 22 for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully explained. An element 23 is secured to the shaft 11 and is provided with a plurality of pivot blocks 24 each having a passage 25 for receiving a suitable fastening device so that it may be effectively held to said element 23. Each pivot block is provided with oppositely extending pins or studs 26 which receive the inner ends of links 27. It will be seen upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings that the said links are arranged in pairs and each pair receives or has secured therebetween the inner ends of an arm 28. Each arm 28 is provided with a revoluble roller 29 adapted to travel upon the upper edge of the track 18. The shaft 11 is provided adjacent to its upper' end with a .collar 30 to which is connected a plurality of downwardly inclined arms 31, each having at its lower end a guide eye 32. A collar 33 is located beneath the collar 30 and carries radial members 34 which are connected at their outer ends to the arms 31 and which thus serve to brace the same. Each arm 28 has suspended therefrom a car or similar' body 35. A slot 36 is formed in the shaft 11 adjacent to the upper end thereof, and pivotally mounted between the walls of the said slot is shown a pulley 37 over which is passed a cable 3S, and as will be clearly apparent upon reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that the said cable is threaded through two of the guide eyes 32 upon a corresponding number of arms 31 and the terminal ends of said cable are connected to two of the said arms 28 as shown at 39. A similar pulley 40 is located beneath the pulley 37 and is adapted to receive a cable similar to the cable 38 and which may be connected in a suitable manner to the remaining arms 3( of the carousel.

In operation, the power is imparted to the shaft 16, and through the geared connections between the shafts 1l and the said shaft 16, the former will be rotated and will carry therewith or revolve the arms 2S. As the shaft 1l revolves it is obvious that by reason of the fact that these arms are pivoted to the bloc rs they are adapted for angular movement and the rollers Q9 of said arms may travel annularly upon the cam faces 2O of the track 18 and thence into the depressed portions 2l. The result will be that a wave-like motion is imparted to the cars 85 which materially adds to the amusement of the device. The arms QS are preferably arranged in pairs, or in other words, an equal number of arms is provided so that when one roller 29 is engaged with the cam surface 20, its opposite armwill be in such position that its roller will be traveling in the depressed portion. Upon reference to Fig. l, it will be seen that one arm QS of each pair always assun'ies a position parallel with respect to the base of the frame l. It is desirable in constructing` the car to arrange them so that they represei'it boats which thus greatly adds to the appear ance of the device incident to the results ob tained by the provision of the cam traclr 15%.

I claim l. An amusement device comprising a vertically disposed driven shaft, a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed arms pivotally connected to the shaft, flexible elements connecting the arms of each pair and attached to their outer ends, guides for the flexible elements located on the shaft at a point above the arms, cars suspended from said arms, and cam means for locking said arms to impart to the cars a wave-like motion.

2. An amusement device comprising a frame provided with a vertically disposed driven shaft, a driving shaft geared to the driven shaft, a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed arms pivotally connected to the shaft, flexible elements connecting the arms of each pair and attached to their outer ends, guides for the flexible elements disposed at a point above the arms, cars suspended from the arms, and cam means for rocking said arms to impart to the cars a wave-like motion and adapted to move one arm of each pair at an angle with respect to the other arm during operation of the vertical shaft.

3. An amusement device comprising a vertically disposed driven shaft, a driving shaft geared to the driven shaft, a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed arms pivotally connected to the shaft, flexible elements connecting the arms of each pair and attached to their outer end, guides for the flexible elements located on the shaft and disposed at a point above the arms, ears suspended from said arms, pulleys carried by the driven shaft located above the guides for receiving the flexible connections, and means engageable with said arms for roelr ing Jdie same to impart to the cars a Wavelilre motion.

In testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER J. SMITH. lVitnesses MILTON C. SMITH, DANIEL CALLAN.

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