USRE14902E

USRE14902E - Mechanical toy

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Publication number: USRE14902E
Authority: US
Publication date: 1920-06-29

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MECHANICAL TGY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. 1920.

Ressued J 1111629, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PAIE-NT VINCENT sTBoTHER GAINEsoF wBBsrBRneRovEs, IviIfsso'IIBI, AssiGNoii v'ro BENJAMIN B. BAIN, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Ri'ssud4 11113 29, 19H20. magma] No; 1,3o1,55"2,`aatea'Apri1 22, 1919,"seria1 No."'23o,"11a, filed April 22, 1918i.

Application f or 'reissue filed` March 27.0, 1920.` Serial No.'3(1"?,366.y i

To all whom it 'may concern:

' Be it known 'that I, VINCENT' S. GAINES, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at lVebstervGroves, St. Louis county, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful `Me`chanical Toy, of which the following is a specificationl i This `invention relates to mechanlcaltoys, and comprises the novel construction hereinafter disclosed. An' object of the invention 1s toprovide a mechanical toy having an automatic action, that may be'readily operated by un# skilled'persons, which will be durable and inexpensive in construction, and which may be folded or collapsed for packing i1n a smallcompass and readily set upfor operation.

.Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of the class mentioned includlng a load-receiving hopper, a movable member mounted in an inclined pivot having'a loadreceiving container at one end anda counter weight at the other end thereof, with means for discharging the load from the hopper into the container by successive automatic operations of the movable membenthereby continuing the operation of the dev1c`e until the load is discharged from the hopper.`

` With the `foregoing additional Vfeatures and advantages in view, the hereinafter dlsclosedconstruction has been produced, reference being' made to drawings, inl which- Figure lis a plan view of the toy embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the toy.

Fig. '3 is afron't end elevation.

Fig. 4 is a rear end elevation.

In the embodiment of the invention disclosedy in the drawings, the frame of the toy is shown as including a front supporting member comprising two legs l Aspaced apart and"having inward extensions 2, the extensions 2 overlapping each other and being joined by a pivoted connection 3 so that they may be folded together when the device is disassembled. 'he extensions2 are bent at an inclination backwardly from the horizontal plane of the upper extremities of the legs, so thatA the lupper face thereoi` l'the accompanying' will be in thesame inclined plane as the face of the rear support of the frame. The" lower ends of `the legs `l are 'inturned to form supporting feet 4 so `that the Yframe will rest evenly on a horizontal support. f

flected at its 'upper 'end to forman inclined arm 8 upon which tthe hopper is supported.

`The strip 5 is connectedwith 'the overlapped extensions 2`by a"l`femov`able `bolt 9 so that theparts maybe separatedandl folded for packingy 'the toy. y

A strut'lnemberl() has one end deiiected at ll so as to match rthe inner facey of one ofthe legs l to which itis pivoted at 1,2 and the other end detlected atlto match the under face of the strip 5 to which it is removably connected by a bolty 14.

A hopper comprising a rectangular trough l5 is pivoted at 16 to the supporting exten-`r sion 8 on the framel The end'of the extension 8A has an. in-turned tongue 17 which enters an opening A18`ifn the sidewall of the hopper, sothat. when the device is assembled the hopper will" bex held 'rigidly in placev in `an"inc'lii'led' position,v the angle of the inclination being toward the front of the device soc that thel'oad placed in the hopper will be vinoved gravity ltoward thefront ofthe hopper.Y rllhe ,hopperl has an opening 19 in its bottom nearfthe front end below which opening is a delivery 'chute 20 which isic'onnected with'the'hopper by a tongue 'and groove connection'21.V The deliverychute 20 `comprises front and rear walls 22 and side walls 23. The front and rear walls 22 have theirv lower edgesinturned to form downwardly inclinedlanges 24, the edges of the flanges "on 'the front and rear wall being spaced a slight distance apart. `These flanges Aconstitute a support for thespherical objects 25 which constitute thefload. The' sidewalls of the chute are deflected outwardlyv at Aa point above' the bottom of the chute lthereby forming over.- hanging fianges 26 which Vact as guides for the frame of the toy,

. '65 turned vertical extension y"i which 1s' dedirecting the movement ofthe spherical objects vwhen they are discharged from the chute through the openings 27 formed at each side of the chute by the up-turni'ng of the lower portion of the side walls 23.

A swinging member comprising a long arm 28 has removably connected therewith a bracket including a strip 29 which is deflected inwardly at its ends to form. extensions 30, the strip 29 extending at right angles to the arm 28l and the extensions 30 having openings therein through which a pi-vot pin 31 extends. The pivot pin 3l is supported at its lower end ina U- shaped bracket l32 in an inclined positionthereby forming an inclined axis upon which the swinging member is pivoted. The lower end of the pivot pin 31 is bent Vto form a U-shaped extremity 33 and is removably held in position in its support comprising holes 34 and 35 formed respectively in the base ofthe bracket 32 and through the strip 5. The edge of the base of the bracket32 is notched at 36 so that the pin may be inserted with; the free end of the AU-shaped extremity extending through the notch 36 after which the pin is turned slightly, thereby retaining the pin in place when the device is assembled and permitting it to be vremoved when the device is taken down.

A container 37 for receiving the load from the chute is attached vto the forward end of the arm 28. The container 3T comprises downwardly

inclined bottom walls

38 and 39` and side walls 40. The side walls 40 are 1 in-turned at their upper edge to form @anges 4l which constitute abutments for the spherical objects leaving the chute and delecting them into the container. The width of the container 37 is such that it extends on either side of the chute for a suflicient distance vto permit the spherical objects discharged from the chute to fallby gravity and be received in the container..

The walls 40 have formed thereon vertically extending and forwardly inclined guide strips 42 which are spaced apart at their ends a suflicient distance to permit the load received therein to be discharged when the swinging arm 28 reaches thev lower end of its swingV to the rear of the toy. The arm 28 at its forward end extends into the container and has an up-turned extension 43 which enters the space between the edges of the flanges 24 so that when the arm 28 is swung to a position in which the container is centered below the chute', the extension 43 swinging .moti on it will return with suiiicient force through the agency of the counterweight to cause the extension 43 to contact with the lower portion of the load'in the chute anddischarge it into the container. When the load has been received in the container itover-balances the counterweight and the arm will swing upon its inclined pivot so that the Ycontainer is brought to the rear portion-of the toy, where the load will be discharged, the arm vcontinuing its swing until the container is again centered below the chute. f i

f Normally the action ofthe arm 28 will be a. complete rotation from its normal position, but in order that Ythe action of the toy may be varied I have provided a stop member comprising anV abutment 45 pivoted at 46 to the upper face of the strip 5. rlhis abutment. may be adjusted so that when the rear end of the armv swings forwardly the counterweight will come in contact therewith and themovement of rotationv of the arm will .be reversed. When the abutment is moved to the side or from its forward position the counterweight will bev free to pass beyond the point of the abutment andthe cycle of rotation of the armwill continue in the same direction until the container is again centered below the chute. l

. I am aware that the principles of the invention may find embodiment in modified structure, `and I do not limit myself therefore to theexact features shown and described, but what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame,

a hopper supported vby said frame and provided withv a discharge opening, a swinging. arm supported by said frame, a container on one end of said arm for receiving a load from said hopper, a counterweight on the other end of said arm,and means for discharging the load from the hopper into said container, said `arm being mounted on an inclined axis, whereby the counter-weight maintains said arm in position with'the container underneath the discharge opening from the hopper and the deposit of a load in said container causes said arm to swing on its axis.

2. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame composed of vertical legs spaced apart, an elongated inclined support .extendingl obliquely rearwardly of said legs, a hopper, a support for said hopper for maintaining the same in a position above the frame, a swinging arm, an inclined pivot for said swinging arm supportedby said inclined `rearwardly extending support, a container at one end ouf said arm, a counterweight at the other end of sai'd arm, and means for discharging the load from said hopper into said container, the pivot for said arm being inclined, whereiii-1,662

position withthe container beneath the disl charge opening from the hopper and the deposit of a load in'said container causes said arm to swing onA its axis. y

3. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame, a hopper support formedin connection with said frame, a hopper carried by said support comprising an elongated trough for receiving the load, a chute in connection with said hopper having means for supporting the load at the bottom of said chute and having openings at the side of said chute, a swinging arm pivoted to the frame and adapted to swing upon an inclined axis, a container for receiving the load from the chute at one end of said arm, a counterweight for holding said arm centered inrespect of the chiite, and means in connection with said arm adapted to eject the load from the chute to be received in said container.

4. A mechanical toy, comprising a collapsible frame, a hopper supported by said frame and provided with'an opening to discharge the load therefrom, a swinging arm pivoted on an inclined axis, a load-receiving container carried by one end of said arm and adapted to discharge a load therefrom n when said container is in a downward position, means for moving said container to position to receive a load from said hopper, and means for discharging a load from said hopper into said container.

5. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame, a hopper supported by said frame and provided with a discharge opening, an arm pivoted to swing on an inclined axis, a container at one end of said arm for receiving a load from said hopper, means for discharging a load from the hopper into said container, whereby said arm is caused to rotate about its inclined axis, a weight for normally holding said container in position to receive a load from said hopper,.and a stop device for limiting the rotary movement of said swinging arm. i v

6. A mechanical toy, comprising a co1- lapsible frame, a hopper supported by said frame and provided with a discharge opening, an arm pivoted to swing on an inclined axis, a container at one end of the arm, means for discharging a load from the hopper into said container, whereby said arm is caused to rotate about its inclined axis, and a weight for normally holding said container in position to receive a load from said hopper. y

7. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame composed of foldable upright members and an inclined member extending downwardly and rearwardly from said upright members, an extension on the forward end of said inclined member constituting a hopper support, a hopper carried by said support and having a discharge opening, a swingingarm supported by said inclined member, a loadinclined y receiving vreceptacle carried by saidv arm,

means for holding said arm normally in position with the load receiving receptacle beneath the `deliveryopening of the hopper,

and means for discharging alload from the hopper into the receptacle, whereby said arm is moved on its pivot. p l

8. A mechanical toy, comprising a Aframe, a hopper supported in-the upper part of said frame, a swinging arm mounted on saidframe, a load-receivingreceptacle, and means for discharging a load from said hopper into said load-receiving receptacle when the same is moved below the hopper from either sidethereof, said arm'being arranged to move about an inclined'axis, whereby it is caused to swing when a load is deposited in said receptacle.

9. A mechanical toy, comprising a'frame including upright members and an inclined member in connection therewith, a hopper mounted on a support above said frame, a supportin connectionl with said inclined member, a pivot pin removably mounted in said support in an inclined position, an arm, a support in connection with said arm adapted to be received and pivotedupon said pivot pin, a container in connection with said arm, said container having a discharge opening for discharging the load therefrom when said container is in a down.- ward position, means for normally holding said container to receive a load from said hopper, and means for discharging a load' kfor holding thev container below the discharge opening of said hopperto receive the load therefrom, and means including an extending arm for contacting with the load delivered from said hopper, whereby ythe same is moved into said container.

l1. A mechanical toy, comprising a supply receptacle, a load carrying receptacle having a swinging movement around an inclined axis, means for depositing a load in said carrying receptacle from said supply receptacle, thereby causing the carrying receptacle to swing away from the supply receptacle by gravity, and means for moving said carrying receptacle to position to receive another load from the supply receptacle.

12. A mechanical toy, comprising a supply receptacle, a load carrying receptacle having a swinging movement around an inclined axis, means for depositing a load in said carrying receptacle from said supply receptacle, thereby causingl the carrying receptacle to swing away from the supply receptacle by gravity, and a eounterweight for moving said carrying receptacle toloading positlon.

13. meehnnicl to com risinO a su 3- y n a z: ply-receptacle, a, Irame carrying aloadvreceiving receptacle and pivoted on an inclined axis, meansv for depositing a load in said carrying receptacle from Vsind supply i receptacle, thereby causing the carrying re i ceptaele to swing downwardly and outwardly, a stop for limitingr the downward and outwardly y rotary movement of said swinging frame, and means for returning said carrying receptacle toloeding position.

VINCENTl STROTKHER GAINES.y