USRE20504E

USRE20504E - Toy pursuit car

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Publication number: USRE20504E
Authority: US
Publication date: 1937-09-14

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i Sept. 14, 1937. L. MARX TOY PURSUIT CAR original Filed oci. `11

@e loa INVENTOR Lows Marx BY i g ATTORNEYS til Reima! sept. 14, `1931V Original No. 2,055,848, dated September 29, 1936,

Serial No. 44,484, October 11, 1935. Application for reissue June 29, 1937, Serial No.

19 Claims. (Cl. 46-10) This invention relates to toys, and more. particularly to a toy simulating ,a vehicle nthe body of which is provided with an opening, and a gun projecting through the opening, the firing of the gun being simulated by the projection of sparks.

In the specific example of my invention here i1- lustrated, the vehicle is an automobile, and the opening through which the gun is red is a windshield opening.

One specific object of my invention is to provide a toy simulating a pursuit car such as is used by police, Federal agents or the like. Another specic object is to provide such a toy with a simulated operator sighting and ring a machine gun from the pursuit car during its operation. Still further objects are to enhance the realism of the toy in operation by producing a shower of sparks at the gun and by producing a succession of percussive. sounds, thereby imitating the operation of the gun. .Still another object of my invention resides in the provision of a single driving motor for simultaneously propelling the vehicle and operating the sparking and noise-making mechanisms of the gun.

A further object ofmy invention is to devise a simpliedand economical construction for the toy. In this connection I may point out that the gun is necessarily small in dimension if kept within reasonable dimensional proportion to the vehicle. This makes it diicult if not impossible to localize the sparking mechanism directly within the gun body.A In accordance with my invention the gun body is made small, but is left open at the bottom, and a spark-producing wheel is located beneaththe gun and is substantially concealed by the vehicle body and gun. The flint and friction wheel are so relatively located as to throw a shower of sparks forwardly through the opening in the vehicle body, at the open bottom of the gun.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and `other objects which will hereinafter appear, my

invention consists in the toy vehicle andgun and sparkproducing elements and their relation one to the other as are hereinafter more particularly described in the specification and sought to be defined in the claims. The specification is accompanied by a drawing in which:

Fig. .1 is a side elevation of a toyembodying features of my invention; l

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken in the plane of the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is anl enlarged section taken in 4the plane of the line 3--3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 shows the noise-making mechanism in elevation as viewed at the line 4-4 in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the to'y of my inven- I tion comprises a 'iimulated vehicle preferably in the form of a toy automobile generally designated A. Within the automobile there is placed the figure of an operator O holding and sighting a machine gun G through the open Windshield of the automobile. The firing of the gun is imitated by sparking mechanism generally designated S, the noise-making mechanism generally desig- -nated N. The toy is operated by a motor M chassis I2 carries a front axle 2li bearing freely rotatablefront wheels 22, and a rear axle 24 to which are secured rear or driving wheels 26. The

chassis may be iitted With customary front and rear bumpers and mudguards.

The body I8 is cut away at the sides to form side windows 28 and is also cut away at the front to form a windshield opening 3D. It may also be cut away at the back to form a rear Window opening 32. The operator() holding the gun G may of course be seen'through these Windows.

The operator O and machine gun simulation G are preferably formed integrally in an inexpensive manner by using two oppositely convexed sheet metal'sides 3l and 36 (Fig. 2) which are fitted together in edge to edge relation and secured by appropriate connections such as the bent tongue connections 38v and the tongue and slot connections 4I) visible in Fig. 2. The configuration of the sheet metal sides is such that the operator appears to hold the machine gun in proper position, andthe dimension of the assembly is such that when the bottom of the figure is placed on the floor or chassis plate of the automobile, the barrel of the gun G passes through` the windshield opening 30 just above the inwardly flanged lower edge of the windshield opening thereof. 'Ihe operator is secured to the chassis plate by appropriate tongue and slot connections indicated at l2.

While the sides 34 and 36 are contiguous at their edges around most oi the combined gure, these sides are left straight and open over a substantial portion of the bottom of the gun. In the specific example here illustrated thesides are `closed at the muzzle portion Il, but are open beginning at the point l0 '(Fig. 3). Beneath and partially housed by the breech portion of the gun is a friction wheel 40 forming part of the sparking mechanism. This wheel is mounted/ on a shaft 50 journalled in a special frame 52 which extends downwardly to the bottom of the vehicle, where it is secured by appropriate tongue and slot connections. 'Ihe frame 52 is channelshaped and the connecting face 54 thereof is preferably disposed rearwardly, thus constituting a forward bearing for a longitudinally disposed downwardly sloping shaft 56. The lower end of shaft 56 is journalled in a bearing lug 50 struck from the side wall 60 of a motor frame 62.v 'Ihe rear axle 2l of the vehicle carries a crown gear 64 meshing with a pinion 66 mounted on shaft 56 which in turn carries at its forward end a crown gear 68 meshing with a pinion 10 mounted on shaft 50. Rotation of axle 2l thus imparts rotation to the sparking-wheel S, and the gearing is so arranged that the sparking wheel rotates in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in the drawing.

The sparking mechanism is completed by a suitable pyrophoric element 12 which for convenience may be referred to as a flint. This element is mounted at the trailing end of a strip of sheet metal 14, the forward end 1B of which is bent upwardly through a slot 1B at the top of the gun and then bent forwardly and downwardly as indiy cated by the change from lthe broken line to the.

solid line position in Fig. 3. Holder 14 is received loosely within the gun body and within slot 18. 'I'his permits the same to self-adjustably rest on the friction wheel with a light gravitational contact which on the one hand is adequate to produce a shower of sparks, but on the other hand, does not result in excessive friction or rapid wearing away of the flint. 'Ihe flint and sparking wheel are so relatively positioned that the resulting shower of sparks is thrown forwardly and upwardly at the open bottom portion of the gun, thus tending to throw the sparks into and through the muzzle of the gun.

It will be understood. however, that any dis-A charge of sparks at or immediately adjacent the muzzle is sufficient to produce the desired illusion, for the toy is for the most part viewed from above. I may also point out that the disposition of the sparking wheel here made is a fortunate one in that the wheel is corcealed withoutnecessitating a special housing therefor because of its disposition immediately behind and below the front part 00 of the automobile body, immediately below the windshield opening 20. Although the wall 00 taken together with the machine gun body effectively conceals the sparking mechanism, there i.. no obstruction of the desired shower of sparks. Although the flint wears slowly it may be readily replaced if completely worn out by bending the tip 10 of the flint holder upwardly to the broken line position shown in Fig. 3, whereupon the forward end of the holder may be dropped downwardly through the open bottom portion of the gun and the entire holder drawn forwardly from the gun through the windshield opening. 'Ihis represents an important additional advantage of using the open bottom construction for the gun, and it is therefore recommended that the open part of the gun be carried forwardly to a point located approximately beneath the slot 18,.

eyelet 84, while the rear end is bent to` form a hammer portion 86 and a cam follower portion 88. The latter cooperates with a suitable cam mounted on the rear axle 24 of the vehicle. A multiple-toothed cam may be employed 'if preferred. The movement'of spring 82 is guided by a pair of tongues 92 struck downwardly from the chassis plate on opposite sides of the spring. When the vehicle is propelled, rotation of the axle causes a clatter or series of percussive sounds which is realistic in accompaniment with the sparking at the muzzle of the gun.

The motor M may be of conventional type and probably requires no detailed description. As here illustrated it comprises a main spring 94. the inner end of which is secured to a square winding stem and the outer end of which is anchored on the motor frame at 58. The end of stem 98 may be bent to form a suitable key, or as here illustrated, may be terminated without a key, but projecting from the side of the vehicle to receive a suitable key, which has been omitted from the drawing. Stem 96 carries a main driving gear |00 which is driven through a suitable clutch or ratcheting device |02. Gear |00 meshes with a pinion' |04 which in turn rotates a gear |06 meshing with a pinion |08 fixed on the rear axle 24 of the vehicle. The motor thus serves to drive the vehicle, the sparking mechanism and the noise-making mechanism. A brake ||0 is provided to stop the operation of the toy when desired. In the form illustrated, this brake is pivotedy on one of the rear mudguards at ||2, and is bent inwardly to form the brake shoe ||4 movable into engagement with the rubber tread of one of'the rear wheels 26. The direction of rotation ofthe wheel is vsuch as to tend to tighten the brake pressure once the brake has been set. j

It is believed that the mode of constructing and using, as well as the many advantages of my toy` pursuit car, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description thereof. .The toy is realistic in operation because the normal operating noise augmented by the special noisemaking element combines with the spark ejection at the muzzle of the gun to produce an effect Awhich is surprisingly heightened by the mobility and movement of the entire to-y during` the simulated firing of the gun. The toy is compara.- tively economical to produce because a single driving motor is used for propelling all of the elements of the toy. The simulation of the operator and gun is simplified by forming both in a single unit made up of only two sheet metal sides. and even these sides may if desired be made of a single piece of sheet metal folded at the Iback edge of the figure. 'I'he gun is properly proportioned to the vehicle, and although this results in necessarily making the gun very small in di-` mension, it is nevertheless provided with a sparking wheel and flint of full size and these parts are so supported as not to require the use 'of delicate or miniature parts. Despite this fact the sparking mechanism is substantially concealed, and the flint and i'lint holder are readily l'removable for replacement.

, ferred form, many changes and modifications may be made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention defined in the following claims. In referring'therein to the operator as formed of two sides I do not means to exclude the preferred construction here illustrated in which the two sides are folded fr om a single piece of sheet metal.

1. A toy comprising a wheeled toy automobile the body of which is provided with a window opening, a simulated machine gun the barrel of which projects through the windowopening, a friction wheel rotatably mounted inside said automobile body beneath and partially housed by the gun, said Wheel being so disposed as to be substantially concealed by the automobile and machine gun bodies, a iiintv engaging said Wheel,

and means gearing said wheel to the automobile wheels.

2. A toy comprising a wheeled vehicle the body of -which is providedwith a window opening, a simulated machine gun the barrel of which projects through the window opening, a friction Wheel rotatably mounted inside said vehicle body beneath and partially housed by the gun, said wheel being so disposed as to be substantially concealed by the vehicle and machine gun bodies, a flint engaging said wheel, noise-making mechae nism including a vibratile noise-making element and a rotatable cam for actuating the same, and a motor geared to the aforesaid friction wheel and cam. a

3. A toy simulating a pursuit car used by police, Federal agents or the like, said toy comprising a toy automobile, the body of which is provided with a Win-dow opening, a simulated machine gun the barrel of which projects through the window opening, a friction wheel rotatably lmounted inside said` automobile body beneath and partially housed by the gun, said wheel being so disposed as to be substantially concealed by the automobile and machine gun bodies, a flint engaging said wheel, noise-making mechanism including a vibratile noise-making element and a rotatable cam for actuating the same, and a motor geared to ,the wheels of the vehicle and to the aforesaid friction wheel and cam.

4. A toy simulating a pursuit car used by police, Federal agents or the like, said toy comprising a toy automobile, the body of which is provided with a windshield opening, a simulated machinev gun the barrel of which projects rthrough the windshield opening, said machine gun being formed of sheet metal bent to inverted trough shape and open over a substantial part of the bottom thereof, a friction wheel rotatably mounted inside said automobile body beneath and partially housed by the open portion of the machine gun, said wheel being so disposed as to be substantially concealed by the parts of the automobile and machine gun bodies, a flint carried by a int holder loosely pivoted through a slot at the top of the machine gun body, said flint holder being so disposed as to throw a shower of sparks forwardly and upwardly along the open bottom portion of the ma.- chine gun, and means to drive the aforesaidv friction wheel.

5. A toy simulating a pursuit car used by police, Federal agents or the like, said toy comprising a toy automobile, 'the body of Awhich is provided.

with a windshield opening, a simulatedmachine gun the barrel of which projects through the winds-hield opening, said machine gun being formed of sheet metal bent to inverted trough shape and open over a substantial part of the bottom thereof, a friction wheel rotatably mounted inside said automobile body beneath the open portion of the gun, said wheel being so disposed as to be substantially concealedby the parts of the automobile and machine gun bodies, a flint carried by a int holder loosely pivoted through .4 a slot at the top of the machine gun body, said int holder being so disposed as to throw a shower of sparks forwardly and upwardly along the open bottom portion of the machine gun, noise-making mechanism including a vibratile noise-making element and a rotatable cam for actuating the same, and a motor geared to the wheels of the automobile and to the aforesaid friction wheel and cam.

6. A toy simulating a man holding and sighting v a machine gun, said toy comprising two sheet metall sides oppositely convexed and secured to- .gether by appropriate connections, said sheet metal sides having a configuration simulating the man holding the machine gun in proper position, said sides fitting together in edge to edge relation to form a closed body except beneath the barrel and breech portions of the machine gun Whereat the sides are left open in spaced relation, a friction wheel rotatably mounted at the open breech portion of the machine gun, and a iiint engaging said wheel. l

7. A toy simulating a man holding and sighting a machine gun, said toy comprising two sheet metal sides oppositely convexed and secured together, said sheet metal sides having a configuration simulating the man holding the machine gun in proper position, said sides tting together in edge to edge relation to form a closed body except beneath the barrel andbreech portions of the machine gun whereat the sides are left open in spaced relation, a friction Wheel rotatably 8. A toy comprising a toy automobile the body -i of which is provided with a windshield opening and window openings, a simulated man holding and sighting a machine gun through the windshield opening, said simulation comprising two sides oppositely convexed and secured together, i

said sides having a configuration simulating the man holding' the machine gun in proper position, the edges of said sides ntting together in edge to edge relation to form a closed body except beneath the barrel and breech portions of the machine gun whereat the sides are left open in spaced relation, a friction wheel rotatably mounted in the operi breech portion of the machine gun and concealed thereby and by the automobile body, a flint engaging said wheel, and means gearing the wheels of the automobile to the aforesaid friction wheel.

9. A'toy simulating a pursuit car used by police, Federal agents or .the like, said toy comprising a toy automobile, the body of which is provided with a windshield opening and window openings,v a simulated man holding and sighting a machine gun through the windshield opening, said simulation. comprising two sheet metal sides oppositely convexed and secured together, said sides hav.

ing a configuration simulating the man holding the machine gun in proper position, the edges of said sides fitting together in edge to edge relation to form a closed body except beneath the barrel and breech portions of the machine gun whereat the sides are left open in spaced relation, a-

friction wheel rotatably mounted in the open breech portion of the machine gun and concealed thereby and by the automobile body, a fiint engaging said wheel, noise-making mechanism including a vibratile noise-making element and a rotatable cam for actuating the same, and means to drive the aforesaid friction wheel and cam.

10. A toy simulating a pursuit car used by police, Federal agents or the like, said toy comprising a toy automobile, the body of which is provided with a windshield opening and window openings, a simulated man holding and. sighting a machine gun through the windshield opening, said simulation comprising two sheet metal sides oppositely convexed and secured together, said sides having a configuration simulating the man holding the machine gun in proper position, the edges of said sides fitting together in edge to edge relation to form a closed body except beneath the barrel and breech portions of the machine gun whereat the sides are left open in spaced relation, a friction wheel rotatably mounted in the open breech portion of the machine gun and concealed'thereby. and by the automobile body, a flint engaging said wheel, noise-making mecha-r nism including a vibratile noise-making element and a rotatable cam for actuating the same, and a motor geared to the wheels of the vehicle and to the aforesaid friction wheel and cam.

1l. A toy simulating a pursuit car used by poy lice, Federal agents or the like, said toy comprising a toy automobile, the body of which is provided with a windshield opening and window openings, a simulated manvholding and sighting a machine gun through the windshield opening, said simulation comprising two sheet metal sides oppositely convexed and secured together, said sides having a configuration simulating the man holding the machine gun in proper position, the edges of said sides fitting together in edge to edge relation to form a closed body except beneath the barrel and breech portions of the machine gun whereat the sides are left open in spaced relation, a friction wheel rotatably mounted in the openbreech portion of the machine gun and concealed thereby and by the automobile body, a iiint fixed at the trailing end of an elongated sheet metal holder-the forward end of which is bent upwardly through a slot at the top of the machine gun simulation, said holder being freely movable in said slot and being. removable through the open bottom of the gun for replacement, the flint and friction wheel being so disposed as to throw a shower of sparks forwardlyat the open bottom portion of the gun simulation, and means to drive the friction wheel.

12. A toy simulating a pursuit car used by police, Federal agents or the like, said toy comprising a toy automobile, the body of which is provided With a windshield opening and window openings, a simulated man holding and sighting a machine gun through the windshield opening, said simulation comprising two sheet metal sides oppositely convexed and secured together, said sides having a configuration simulating the man holding the machine gun in proper position, the edges of said sides fitting together in edge toedge relation to form a closed body except beneath the barrel and breech portions of the machine gun whereat the sides are left open in spaced relation, a friction wheel rotatably mounted in the open breech portion of the machine gun and concealed thereby and by the automobile body, a. flint fixed at the trailing end of an elongated `sheet metal holder the forward end of which is geared to the wheels ofthe automobile and to the aforesaid friction wheel and cam.

13. A toycomprising a wheeled vehicle having a body provided with an opening, a simulated gun the barrel of which projects through theopening, a friction wheel rotatably mounted inside the body of the vehicle near the opening, said wheel being disposed beneath the gun and being partially concealed by the gun and vehicle body, a flint mounted on said gun and so engaging said friction wheel as to throw a shower of sparks forwardly through the opening and toward the muzzle of the gun, and means gearing said wheel to the vehicle wheels.

1 4. A toy comprising a wheeled vehicle having a body provided with an opening, a small simulated gun the barrel of which projects through the opening, a simulated person riding said vehicle behind said gun, a friction wheel rotatably mounted inside the body of the vehicle near the opening, said wheel being disposed beneath the gun and being partially concealed bythe gun and vehicle body, a flint mounted on the underside of said gunand so engaging said friction wheel as to throw a shower of sparks forwardly throughy lbeing partially concealed by the gun and vehicle body,`a flint mounted on said gun and so engaging said friction wheel as to throw a shower of sparks forwardly through the opening and toward the muzzle of the gun, noise-making mechanism including a vibratile noise-making element and a rotatable cam foractuating the same, and a motor geared to the wheels of the A vehicle and to the friction wheel and cam.

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16. A toy vehicle the body of which is 'provided with an opening, a simulated gun the barrel of resting on said wheel, `said flint being so disposed as to throw a shower of sparks forwardly through the opening and along the open bottom portion of thegun, and a motor geared to the wheels of the vehicle and to the friction wheel. l

17. A vehicle toy comprising `a vehicle body, wheels supporting said body, a spring motor housed in said body andgeared to said wheels,

saidl body having an opening; a simulated gun projecting through said opening, said gun being too small in dimension to itself carry sparking mechanism, and-'sparking mechanism for said gun including an abrasive wheel of substantial f diameter located beneath the breech end of the .gun and inside the vehicle body near the aforesaid opening, said gun being formed of sheet metal open at the breech of the gunvfor disposition over the abrasive wheel, a-'pyrophoric element carried ,by the gun and resting on the abrasive wheel in such position that a shower oi' sparks is thrown forwardly from the abrasive wheel through the opening and beneath the gun, and means gearing said abrasive wheel to the aforesaid driving motor and vehicle wheels.

18. A toy comprising a wheeled vehicle having a body, a simulated gun mounted thereon in such position as to be atleast partially exposed out- ,side the body of they vehicle and clearly visible on the vehicle, a friction wheel rbtatably mounted in the body of the vehicle, said wheel being disposed beneath the gun and b eing partially concealed by the gun and vehicle body, a flint mounted on said gun and so engaging said friction wheel as to throw a visibly exposed shower of sparks forwardly in the same general direction that the gun points, in simulation of firing of the gun,.iand means gearing said wheel to a vehicle wheel.

19. A toy comprising a wheeled vehicle having a body, a small simulated gun mounted thereon in such position as to be at least partially exposed outsidethe body of the vehicle and clearly visible on the vehicle. a simulated person riding said vehicle behind said gun and simulatedly aiming the gun, a friction wheel rotatably mounted in the body of the vehicle, said wheel being disposed-beneath the gun and being partially concealed by the gun and vehicle body, a flint mounted on the under side of said gun and so engaging said friction wheel as to throw a visibly exposed shower of sparks forwardly beneath the vgun in the same general direction that the gun points, in simulation of firing of the gun, a motor for d riving said vehicle, and means gearing said motor to said friction wheel and to a vehicle wheel.