US1355459A - Trundling toy - Google Patents

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E. c. FLATMAN. T-HUNDLING TOY.

APPUCATION FILED JULY 29, |9l9. 1,355,459.

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E. C. FLATMAN.

TRUNDLING TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JULYzQ, 1919.

1,355,459. Patented Oct. 12,1920.

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TRUNDLING TOY.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 192.0.

Application filed July 29, 1919. Serial No. 314,062.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST C. FLATMAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trundling Toys, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.A

This invention relates to a trundling toy, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a toy wagon'of the take-apart class which will aord considerable amuse'- ment to juveniles and at the same time develop the constructive faculty of a child when assembling the parts of the toy.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toy wagon that may be converted into a sled and numerous articles or devices other than a wagon or sled, the wagon being coinposed of parts which when properly assembled will provide separate durable toys.

A further object of my invention is to accomplish the above results by a toy embodying interchangeable parts, and all of these parts will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein f Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the toy wagon; V Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the same;

Fig. 3 is a view of the front end of the toy wagon, with the tongue thereof broken away;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal lsectional view of a portion of the toy wagon converted into a sled; and

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of the same, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a detached front bolster. 4

In the drawings, the reference numerals 1 and 2 denote front and rear axles respectively having the ends thereof reduced as at 3, and provided with detachable wheels 4, said wheels being retained on the reduced ends 3 of the axles 1 and 2 by transverse pins 5. The axles 1 and 2 are rectangular in cross section and said axles, wheels and other vparts of the toy wagon to be hereinafter described are preferably made of wood.

6 denotes a front axle bolster that serves as a fifth wheel member, and said bolster is connected to the axle by screws 7 orether fastening means. The confronting connected faces of the axle 1 and the bolster 6 provide'a socket 8 for the front eye end of a radius rod 9, and a king bolt 10 is adapted to extend through the eye end of the radius rod 9 and the axle and its bolster. Connected to the front side of the bolster 6 is a coupling 11 for a pivoted tongue or handle bar 12 by whichV the toy wagon may be moved over the ground or floor.

13 denotes the rear axle or body bolster detachably connected to the rear axle 2 by screws 14 or other fastening means, and the upper edge of the' rear axle bolster has arecess 15, intermediate its ends.

16 denotes a front body bolster having a recess 17 in its upper edge, andits lower edge cut away and shaped, as at'18 to conformv to the upper edge of the', front axle bolster 6, the bolster 6 and 16 cooperating in providing a fifth wheel actionat the front end of the wagon running gear.v The holsters 6 and 16 having the ends thereof provided with rectangular arms 19 and the ends of the bolster are provided with openings 20, while the outer ends of the arms 19 have intersecting openings 21.l i

22 denotes rlongitudinal parallel runner members that -may have the wear edges thereof bound by metallic straps 23. The upper edges of the runner members, contiguous to the ends thereof, have notches 24 to receive the rectangular arms 19 of the bolsters 13 and 16, and when the parts are assembled to provide a wagon, the holsters 13 and 16 are placed in avvertical position, as shown 'in Fig. 1, and when the parts are assembled to provide a sled, said bolsters are placed in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 4. The runner members 22, adjacent the notches 24, are providedwith openings 25' and 26, the former permittingv of screws 27 or other fastening means being used to hold the bolsters in Aa vertical position and by placing the same screws or fastening means in the openings 26 the holsters may be maintained in a horizontal position.y The radius rod 9 is adapted Lto. have its rear ends connected to the inner walls of the runner members 22, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Y

28 denotes parallel ladders having fixed short rounds 29 andv long detachable rounds 30. vWith the ladders 28 placed in arallelism and rails thereof contacting-sait. ladders can be placed on the bolsters 13 and 16 with thecentral contacting rails of the ladders extending into the recesses 15 and 17 of the bolsters 13 and 16 respectively, while the outer rails of the ladders rest on the arms 19 at the outer sides of the runner members 22.

31 denotes planks or bottoniboards placed on the rounds 29 of the ladders, between the rails thereof and said bottom planks are provided with openings to receive the upper ends of bolts 32 which have'iiat heads con nected to the inner walls of the runner members 22, asbest shown in Figs. 1 and,

and the planks 31, and the lower edges of the side walls 34are providedrwith dowel pins 38 adapted to extend into the openings 21 of the arms 19, said arms having the two sets of openings so thatthe body walls may be fitted on the arms with the bolsters 13 and 16 either in a vertical or horizontal position Vthus permitting of thev body being mounted on the sled as well as on the wagon, but by reference to Fig. 4, it will be noted that the -body Vside and end walls may be left off' of the sled and simply the ladders and lplanks used to form a body on the runner members 22. :To prevent vertical displacement of the body relative to the ladders 28 and the runner members 22, a tie rod 39 is employed, said tie rodextending through openings in the side walls 34, openings in the rails of the ladders 28 and openings in the flat heads of the bolts 32.

40 denotes canopy bows adapted to have the lowerends thereof mounted in sockets 41 provided therefor in the rails of thevladders 28, and said bows are adapted to supporta canopy 42 of the gipsy or schooner type. The canopy bows l40 are located at the inner walls of the wagon body and the Vcanopy 42 may be gathered about said bows or carried downwardly over the walls of the wagon body and gathered thereabout.

43'denotes a cord or cable that may be threaded through openings 44 provided therefor in the runner members 22, and this cord or cable maybe used forpulling the sled when the parts of the toy are so assembled. Y

VWith theking bolt 10 extending down wardly through the' body bolster 16, asv` Shown in Fig. -3, the tongue 12 of the wagon may be manipulated tov move the wagon in a desiredrdirection and with the ends of the ladders 28 notched, as at 45, the ladders may A scope of the appended claims.

be used in conjunction with one of the long rounds 30 to form a stepladder. When the toy is constructed as a sled the radius rod 9, shown inFig. 6 may be dispensed with, and when they wagon is constructed on a large scale and it is desired to dispense with the tongue 12 and yet steer the wagon, for instance when a child is on the rear endl of the saine propelling it with the feet, as is a common practice, the front bolster may be reversed, so that the coupling 11 without the tongue 12, will extend rearwardly under the'bedof the wagon. Then, the cord or cable 43 may have its ends threaded through the openings 44 and attached tothe end of the coupling 11. V4`With the cord or cable extending -upwardly at the sides of the wagon bed it is an easy matter to steer or Vguide the front truck of a wagon.`

When referring to screws, bolts, nuts or other fastening means, it is to be understood that tie rods, winged thumb nuts and other pieces of hardware may be used, to facilitate taking apart and putting together ofthe parts of the toy, it being my -aim to causesome labor on the part of the child in assembling the parts of the toy in order to make the saine interesting and cause the child to learn to properly assemble the toy for articles desired. p

It is understood that the structural elements entering into my invention, are sus-V ceptible to such changes as fall within the v YWhat claim is z*` 1. A trundling toy comprising longitudinal parallel runner members, bolsters de-A tachably mounted between said runner ,members and adapted to occupy horizontal positions when said runners are in use, parallel ladders seated on said bolsters, planks Y 'on saidv ladders, means connecting said planks to said runner members adapted to prevent vertical displacement of said planks and said ladders, and means cooperating with the last mentioned means in preventing lateral displacement of said planks and ladders relative to said bolsters and runner members.

2. A toy as characterized in claim 1, vand wherein additional means, including wheels, is associated with said bolsters when lin ver ticalpositions to maintain said ruimer members elevated relative to a surface. l

3. A toy comprisingaxles provided with wheels, bolsters on said axles, runner meinbers abutting the end of said bolsters and adaptedjfor supporting saidrbolsters in horizontal positions, when devoid of said axles, and a detachable Vbody on said bolsters. .Y -V l 4. A ltoy wagon comprising a Vrunning gear having bolsters which in vertical positions serve for a wagonl and in, horizontal `positions serve for a sled 'when devoid Yof the other running gear parts, runner members mounted against the ends of said bolsters, and a body on said bolsters.

5. A toy as characterized in claim 4, wherein said body includes ladders, planks and Walls detachably held relative to said runner members.

6. A toy comprising runner members constantly in vertical planes7 horizontal bolsters connecting said runner' members and constantly associated therewith and adapted to be turned to vertical planes and supported by Wheels to maintain the runner members elevated, and planks connected to said runner members.

7. A toy as characterized in claim 6,'

wherein the bolst'ers are between said runner members and ladders are placed on the holsters and support the planks relative thereto. v

8. A vehicle comprising a body composed of runner members, front and rear trucks, a coupling carried by the front truck, said front truck being reversible so that the coupling may extend between the runner members of said body, and means adapted to extend through said body runner members and ,be attached to the coupling of the lfront truck for guiding said vehicle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of tvvo Witnesses.

ERNESTO. FLATMAN.

Witnesses:

KARL H. BUTLER, ANNA M. DORR.

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