US938874A - Toy. - Google Patents

Description

I H Mpventor. B M- A. KLINK.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1909.

938,874. Patented Nov; 2 1909.

' To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT KLINK, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1909. Serial No. 497,468.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT KLINK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New lowing is a specification.-

7 reference to theframe of r of integral construction.

York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toys, of which the fol- This invention relatesto an improved toy embodying wages of annuals, human beings or the like supported on twisted cords extending between members of a frame and which are caused to move or turn by pro- .ducingtautness of the cords fromuseparation-bf the frame members.

One of the features of the invention has the toy which is Another feature consists in a stop or sh oulder forggpreventing excessive strain on the cords::-, The object of the Invention is to produce an exceedingly strong and durable structure and at the same time simplify and cheapen.

the construction thereof.

.The invention alsorelates to certain details of construction which will be hereinafter described and perhaps claimed referv ence being had to-the accompanying drawmgs in which adaptations thereof are shown p v Figure 1 1s a rspective new of one form of the improve toy. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line a a, Fig. 1, with the-cords twisted In one direction. Fig. 3 is a simi-- I lar transverse sectionwith, the cords twisted in the opposite direction. Fig. 4 is a frag-.

mentary front view of the frame to illus-' .trate the shoulder or stopc- Fig. 5 is an enlarged detached view of one of the grooved strmg-supportingblocks. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of another form of frame 1n which the portions of the side members are fastened by loops of separate material.

In referring ,to the drawings in detail like numerals designate like parts. The invention comprehends a frame bent into shape, froma single piece .of wire and having two' side members and a transverse vmember connecting the side members intermediate their ends, twisted cords extending between theu'o'oer terminals of the Irame, and images hung from the cords and adapted to be moved or turned by longitudinal tensioning of the cords. Y so In the accompanying drawings, two forms of frames are shown each of whlch is formed 'of bent wire, one being entirely formed from a single piece of wire and the other be ng of integral construction with the exception of the locking loops which are bent around anegfasten the two portions of each of the -itself to provide top ey'es 3 and thence extends downward I ast the member 1 to the lower terminals 0 the side members to form Patented Nov. 2, 1909..

the other portion 4 of each of theside membersa At the lower terminals of each of the side members the wire bends abruptly upon I itselfto'form lower eyes 5 and then extends parallel with 'the'portion 4 to slightly above. the connecting member 1 to form the re-'v maining portion 6 of'the side members and is finally looped or twisted around the sidemembers as shownat 7 in Fig. 1 to fasten the portions of the side members to ether. By thismeans the entire frame is ormed of an integral piece of wire. I

The images 8 may' be representatives of animals, human-beings, or other objects and usually are formed of pivotally connected parts sov that they may assume various shapes when operated'and they are preferably two in number and are suspended or fhung from twisted cords 9 which extend through openings in terminals of the images. The ends of the cords 8 are assed through and fastened in any suita e manner 111 blocks 10 and the blocks which are of an elongated form are provided with edge grooves 11 and are detachably fastened in the upper eyes 3 of the frame.

In'fitting the blocks 10 in the eyes 3 they arefirst inserted therein and. then given a partial turn which wedges them in place.

It will be noted that the opposite ends of the transverse connecting member, of the frame terminatw at a slight distance from the side members thereof.- The purpose of this construction is to provide shouldersor stops 12 which by contacting with the: lower portions of the side members when ressed toward each other will limit the inward movement of the lower'portions and thus prevent excessive separation of the upper portions tending to produce sufiicient strain to break the cords 9.

A central block 13. is provided with an opening through which the cords 9 pass and 1S them sufliciently to prevent inte erence when in o ration.

In the cm of the'frame shown in .Fig. 6,-theend portions of a wire are bent upward at about right angles to the central portion 14, to form one portion of the upper part 15, of each of the side members and are then bent abruptly downward at the upper terminal of t same manner as the form heretofore described to form to eyes and extend downward a suitable 'stanoe past the central rtion 14 to form the remaining portions 16 of the side members. By this means that part of each of the side members above the;

central portion 14 is composed of two substantiall parallel portions while the lower part be ow the central portion consists simply of a single portion which constitutesa supporting and operating handle.

The two portions of the upper part of each side member are fastened together by a metal 100 17, which is formed separately from the me and fitted closel around the two portions at a point slightly above the central connecting'portion 14.

vIn manipulatin this toy the lower parts of the side mem ers are pressed together which causes the upper terminals to separate,-and produces longitudinal tension of the cords and by reason of the intertwisted character of the cords, rotates or turns the 40,

imafiesaround.

T e frame is preferably constructed of spring wire, the ima es and blocks of wood or other material an the cords of any suit able and suliiciently strong material.

s The principal advanta of theinvention are m the sim licity an durability of the construction 0 the frame, the manner of detachably securing the cords to the frame,

,- 1 and the steps or shoulders for preventing excessive strain on the cords.

located between the images to se aratee side members in the.

I claim.

bination with twisted cords and images suspended from said twisted cords, of a spring metal frame having side members compose of upper portions provided with eyes between which the twisted cords extend and to which the ends of said'cords are fastened, lower portions constituting supporting and operatmg handles and an intermediate transverse memberextending between and connecting the side members at the juncture of the upper and lower portions thereof; said frame being bent from wire and having the end portions of the wirebent upward at right angles from the middle portion, which forms the intermediate member of the frame, to constitute arts of the upper portions of the side mem er, then bent abruptly downward at the upper terminals of the side members to form top eyes and continued downward to the intermediate member to form the remaining parts of the upper'portions of the side members and then downward to form the lower portions of the side members.

2. In a toy of the class described, the combination with twisted cords and images suspended from said twisted cords, of a bent spring metal frame consisting of side members and an intermediate connecting member; said side members havin top eyes between which the twisted cor s extend' and grooved blocks -secured to the ends of the cords and adapted to be detachably fastene in the top eyes of the frame.

a 3. In a toy of the class described, the combination with twisted cords and images suspended from said twisted cords, of a bent spring metal frame consisting of side members and an intermediate connecting member; said connectin member having 1ts ends bent to constitute s oulders or stops to limit the inward movement of the lower portions

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