US1253360A - Toy. - Google Patents

Description

J. UOMINY.

TOY.

vAFPLIGA'I'ION FILED MAY 9. 1916..

'jl @53936@ Patent Jam. 15, 1918..

lo gw- 0 A u WW i INVENTOR ATTORNEY til i JOHN .'DGMIN'LIOF GOODELL, IOWA.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented vdan. l5, i915...

Application led May 9, 1316. Serial No. 98,403.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN Bonini?, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Goodell, in the county of Hancock and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Toys, of which the fol.- lovving is a specification.

rl'his invention relates to an 'improvement in toys and more particularly to a mechanically operated toy in Which a ligure is mounted to be actuated and be givfn grotesque movement or movement similar to the antics of the dancer.

Au .object of my invention is to provide such a toy which may be very simply and ineXpensively manufactured and which has the main Working parts of the operating mechanism inclosed so that this mechanism cannot be readily tampered With by children.

A further object lies in so constructing the operating mechanism that it is of the clock-Work type and may be set to be held against operation or to operate at the pleasure of the user, and further to provide means by which a balance is maintained in the operating mechanism so that the Weight of the Vfigure which is to be operated will not act as a drag to prevent successful operation of the device.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in such novel features of construction and combination of parts to be hereinafter set forth in connection with the drawings and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vieiv in front elevation shoiving the entire device.

F ig. 2 is a view in end elevation of the disclosure in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the operating mechanism to further disclose the operative parts thereof.

Fig. i is a view in end elevation of' the operating mechanism containing case.

The main structure of the device comprises a base 1 which has a standard 2 mounted in an upright relation adjacent to one side of the base and a case 3 is mounted on this upright standard 2 so that it has one end thereof disposed substantially centrally over the base l.

The case 3 has a clockwork mechanism of the usual form mounted therein and a Winding means 4 is provided to permit Winding of the spring of the clock-Work mechanism to bring the spring to a tension to give the desired operating impetus to the mechanism. The escapement shaft 5 is positioned adjacent to one end of the case 3 and the escapement dog or anchor G is mounted on the shaft and is provided with the usual pallets which engage with the teeth of the escapement-wheel 'l Which is driven from the clock-Work mechanism, these parts being substantially identical with similar parts as in ordinary clock-Work or spring motors. A control lever 8 is brought up through the case I3 and is extended to one side Where it `vill be accessible to the user to permit turnn ing of the same to stop the operation of the cloclcivork or to permit turning to allow operation thereof.

An arm 9 is mounted on the shaft 5 and is extended 'through a slotted opening l() formed in the end of the case, this arm being so arranged that as the parts operate and the dog or anchor 6 is rocked, the arm 9 is given oscillatory or vibratory movement. In the first instance l have shown the figure to be operated as being that of a doll form as generally indicated at ll, and it is to be noted that the arms l2 and the legs 13 are made separate from the body` portion and are hingedly mounted thereon. The lever 9 is provided on its outer end with a ring or hook 14, and a cord or other flexible element 16 is connected through a ring l5 formed on or carried by the figure 1l and is connected at its remaining end With the looped or hooked portion la of the lever 9.

By making the cord or other flexible element i6 of such length that the feet of the ligure ll will come in contact With the upper surface of the base l and will be raised above the same, a structure is accomplished in which very lifelike movements are imparted to the hingedly connected or jointed arms and legs of the figure as the lever 9 is oscillated or vibratcd through actuation by the clock-Work mechanism. As the Weight of the ligure 1l is supported on. the arm 9 during a part of the operation, it is preferable that a counterweight l? be mounted on an arm 18 which is extended to the opposite side of the shaft 5, and in this Way the Weight of the figure is in a measure counterbalanced and the escapement mechanism is given better operation.

In the use of the toy,'the control lever 8 Will he moved to a position to stop movement of the parts of the clock-Work mechanisni and then by turning the winding key the spring will be coiled in the usual manner, then when the operating 'lever is moved to a position to release the clock-work meehf anism, the escapement means will cause the Y arm or lever 9 to be given vibratory or oscil latory' movement and through the connection of the cord 1G with the ligure 11, this figure will be given up and down movement with a somewhat sharp and jerking action which will cause the arms and legs to move with respect to the body and will give the desired jigging appearance to the ligure.

Thile l have herein shown and described only one specific form or the device, it will be understoood vthat two or more figures might be attached on the cord 16 that modi iications might be resorted to in the arrangement of the parts as hereinbefore set forth, and that still other changes might be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence l do not wish to be limited to the exact disclosure but only 'to such points as may be set forth in the claims.

I claim:

1. A mechanical toy comprising a base, an upright standard mounted on said base, an operating mechanism carried at the upper end of the standard, said operating mechanism including an arm to which vibratory movement is imparted, a figure having the depending members thereof jointed, and a flexible member by which the gure is suspended from the arm.

2. A toy comprising a base, an upright standard mounted on said base adjacent one side thereof, a case mounted on the upper extremity of said standard in overhanging relation, an operating mechanism mounted within the case, said operating mechanism having an arm extendingfrom the Vcase with the outer end thereot1 substantially centrally located over thebase and said arm having vibratory movement imparted thereto by .actuation of the opera-ting mechanism, a iigure having the depending members thereof loosely connected, and a cord connected with the outer end of said arm by which the ligure is suspended therefrom with the s lower extremities resting substantially upon the base.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN YnoMrNv.

Vitnesses:

Jol-IN SUURBALLE, G. A. SCHMALLE.

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` Washington, D. C.

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