US1158298A - Rattle. - Google Patents

Description

J. A. RYAN.

RATTLE.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY16, l9l5.

Patented 001;. 26, 1915.

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JOHN A. RYAN, or nor SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, Ass enon or onnnnnr T0 JAMES 1N,ALDRIDGE,OFIHOTSPRJNGS,SOUTHIDAKOTAh BATTLE? Specification of Letters Patent. Patented], @0113, 26, 1915.

Application filed July 16, 1915. Serial No. 40,294.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. RYAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hot Springs, in the county of Fall River and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rattles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rattles and more particularly to that type of rattle used for the purpose of amusement, of infants.

Another object of this invention is to provide a rattle of novel construction, which is particularly attractive-to the eye and which tained.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a rattle having a number of exposed faces which will materially increase the sound produced thereby.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view in elevationof a rattle constructed in accordance with this invention showing the handle portion partially broken away. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 from another side thereof. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line H of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of one of the elements making up the rattle, and Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective View of the upper end of the handle.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety, the handle provided with the gripping portion 52 having formed at its-upper end, the reduced neck 3. This neck connects the rectangular portion 4 with the gripping portion 2 and the rectangular portion terminates at its upper end in the knob 5. Formed centrally of the rectangular member 4: and extending from one face thereof is a suitable transversely extending flange 6, which acts as a retaining flange to hold the handle in the head of the rattle.

The rattle is formed of a plurality of elements best illustrated in Fig. 7, which are designated generallv by the numeral 7 and each of these elements comprises a body 8 having rounded ends 9. Formed at each end ofthe body 8 are the upstanding portions 10 and formed intermediate the ends of the body is a transversely extending flange 11. Both the upstanding portions 10 and the flange 11 extends from one face of the body and when the various element are as sembled, the face from which these members 10 and 11 project is disposed inwardly.

In assembling the device, the strips are forced in place to form a plurality of cells or chambers 12 in which the balls or shot 13 is held. The strips are assembled so that their smooth faces 14 are disposed outwardly and in such a way that the arcuate ends 9 project from the main body of the head of the rattle forming a plurality of semi-circular extensions giving the rattle an exceedingly odd and attractive appearance.

In assembling the device, the several parts are forced into place and the handle placed so as to project from the center of the device. The balls are placed in position in their various chambers and due to the fact that there are provided eight separate chambers, each having six faces, which will be seen that the balls placed within the chambers will provide forty-eight faces against which they may be impinged, thereby increasing the sound made by the rattle, thus multiplying the effectiveness of the device.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A rattle comprising a head formed of a plurality of interlocking strips, said strips providing, when in their interlocked position a plurality of chambers, balls within the chambers and a handle secured to the head and provided with a tongue engaging between two of the strips and thereby being held against movement With relation to the against the Walls when the rattleis shaken 10 head. to cause a sound.

2. A rattle of the character described com In testimony whereof I afiix my signature prising'a head formed of a plurality of inin presence of two Witnesses.

terlocking strips, the Whole forming a cube 7 in general appearance and chambers formed JOHN B1 at each corner of the cube, the Walls of the Witnesses:

chambers forming sounding boards and" H. W. MORGAN,

means Within the chambers to be impinged ARTHUR J. MILFORD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. G.

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