US1263387A - Toy. - Google Patents

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M. S. DUNKELBERGER.

TOY.

APPLlCATiON FILED JAN. w. 19a].

1,263,387. Patented Apr. 23, 1918 MILTON B. DUNKELBEBGEB, QF DAYTON, OHIO.

TOY.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

Application filed January 19, 1917. Serial No. 143,405.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON S. DUNKEL-- BERGER, a citizen of the United States, re siding at Da ton, in the county of Montgomery and tale of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toys, at which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful im rovement in toys.

he principal object of the invention is to provide a toy which will not only afford intense and continuous amusement for a child, but in addition will be a source of instruction to him.

The invention contemplates the provision of a miniature steam-shovel housing to which there is attached a swinging scoop that receives sand or other fine material at. a low level, and automatically dumps it when it reaches a higher elevation. The sensation of seeing the sand shoveled up and automatically dumped is a pleasing one to the child, as well as a source of mechanical instruction to him.

The preferred form ofembodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved toy, showing the scoop in its dumping position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the scoop, and its sup porting and dumping mechanism, showing said scoop just be ore it releases its contents. And Fig. 3 is a erspective view of the 5000 and its attac ments.

ughout the specification and draw ings, similar reference characters denote corresponding parts.

In a detailed description of the preferred form of embodiment of my invention the numeral 1 designates a miniature hoilsing preferabl constructed of tin and pivctally suppo for a horizontal circular movement on a wheel base 2.

Connected to and projecting obliquely from; one end of the housing 1, is a supportiug member 8 to the central portion of which is pivoted an arm 4 that carries on its outer end a scoop 5 whose sides are preferably trapezoidal. This scoop has the usual 0 en, top or mouth portion, and a bottom adapted to swing about a pivot 7 for a purpose now to be described.

Pivotal v connected to and embracing the sides of e scoop 5, is a yoke piece 8 to thefreeend of whichacord orband 9 is secured. This cord passes over a pulley 10 pivoted to one end of the supporting mom-- her 3, and thence to n. Windlass 11 mounted within the housing 1 and controlled by a crank 12 which is rendered accessible through an opening 13 in said housing. While I have shown iminual means for operating the Windlass 11, any other suitable means for turning it may be employed if desired. By means of the cord 9 the scoop 5 may be raised and lowered, and since it is secured to the outer end of the oscillating arm 4, the, scoop when raised will be changed from its horizontal shoveling position to an opright one [or unloading as follows.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be observed that the swinging bottom 6 of the scoop 5 has an inwarl extension 14. This extension is normally engaged by a. pawl 15 which reject-s downwardly from, and is mounte upon, a pivot 16 secured to the swinging arm 4 a short distance from the scoop 5. A cord or other suitable band 17, which becomes taut only under the circumstances to be hereinafter described, extends from the lower end of the pawl 15 to the supporting member 3.

The normal position of the pawl 15 is that shown in Fig. 52. wherein it engages the extended end 14 of the bottom 6 to maintain its other and against the scoop. With its lower end thus closed, the scoop 5, when the crank 12 is turned by a child, will be drawn forwardly and upwardly by the cord 9 into and above the sand pile, picking up in its travel a substantial portion of the sand and holdin it intact until the operation now to be escribed takes place. i

As the arm 4-. swings about its pivot dur ing the upward movement of the scoop, the cord 17 is gradually tightened until it draws the lower end of the pawl 15 from above the extended end 14 of the bottom 6. At this point that portion of the bottom 6 which supports the contents of the scoop, will drop, through gravity, to ,release its load of sand in a manner that will delight the I scoo' 5 has been emptied as above described, it should be permitted to descend upon the sand pile for another shoveling o oration. This, the child can accomplish y turning the housing 1 upon ts base 2 to bring the member 3 into such a osition over the pile, that the scoop 5 will descend into it whom (he cord 9 is permitted to unwind from the Windlass l1 s the scoop \JGHCLIUiH, Hm onLcI' end of the arm 4- will gradually approach the member 3, l'llez'chy loosvniny the cord 1 sufiicienfly in pvrmit tho pun] 15 In full. y its own 'WcigM, uboin: the (\lwtl'llCli Mn? 14 of the: hollom S, which, through gruvity, will have ussumcd its closing position. Then. by i-nversing the mowm'mu, of tho crank 12, the moulh of the scoop 5 will again be drawn into the sandn to carry u portion of it upward lmdui'oping as before. This operation only be ropoutod as long-ns desired by tho child, focllle amusement and. instruction of liin'l rcll as woll us of thus: who may llo lll'lllrf IHTH-ABIHJE.

I do not Wish to in: limitml to blur. details of construction and ur-n ruziumvnt herein shown and dcscl'ilu-d. and any lrlmngcs or modifications mm ho imm Llwwiu within the scopc of :hzroi qpnwi r'luisw.

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said arm and the a portion of said bottom extendin thc inner cud of the scoop a paw plvoted to said arm for engaging the, extended p01"- Lion of said bottom to normally maintain it in a. closing position against the scoop, um] :i Cllbll fixedly secured to said su porting im-mbor und the lower end of sai i wjihdmw the latter from above the exionic-d portion of said bottom to release the commits of the scoop, after said cable is made taut by the upwardly movin arm.

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rings, of a supporting member extendin obliquely therefrom, an oscillating arm 01am] to said member, :1 scoop earned by said arm, n \l'llltlllLSH mounted on said carria :4 ulk-y pivoted to (he outer-end of said mipporling nmmbcr, n'yokc piece pivotally (:mmcctml to said scoop, a raisin cable for said scoop, connected to said yoke piece and ol'xtlrnnling over the pulley to said Windlass, l, bottom pivotvd to said scoop, a. portion 1;: mid lmHum vxlcuding beyond the latter, oun'l pivolzml to said arm, the lower end of sniff pawl mgnging the extended portion or. snirl bottom to normally maintain it in a losin position against the scoop, said pawl luplsiing outwardly toward its engaging end to give it, sufficient weightto drop between extended portlon of the scoop bottom when the latter nears its closing position, and a cord fixedl secured to sm' supporting 'member and t e engagin will of said pawl to withdraw the latter from above the cxtendedporjbion of said bottom to release the contents of the scoop, after said cord is madotaut by the upwardly moving arm.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of January, 1917.

MILTON S. DUNKELBERG'ER.

Witnesses Howmn) S. SMITH, lmm G BURNHAM.-

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