US1318623A - Toy boat - Google Patents

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0. E. WALL.

TOY BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I4, l9l9. 1,318,623. Patented oci-...14,1919l gs" w s l.,

. ORMONDEDGARWALL QE.HQNOLULU...TERB1T10EY QEHAWAIi.

TOY BOAT- Be it known that I, OBMOND E. WALL, a

citizen of the United States, anda resident in .Toy.Boats, ofwhich thezj'ollowingis a specification.

\Myl.-.invention is an Vimprovement in4 toy the spring,.when under tension, holdingthe vanes vin divingv position and. when relaxed permittingtliein .to-move into rising position.

'A `further `object of my invention 4is to .V provide. a springcontrolledgun or .topedo tube, and means for normally restraining the action ofthe spring controlled by the tensioning and relaxing of. the spring.

A, further: object o' theinvention is to trolled by 4other mechanism niountedo'nV the substantially lvertical rudder for steering the boat laterally and is arranged to beswung `intooperative.positioirvvlien the ,rudder is.v

swunglaterally into inoperative position at operative .-position.

approximate right angles to the .axis ofz the g boat and to bereleased from thek springv arm in suclrfrnanner that the rudders; will be lisijrnultanejously swung ini the sanievfrdirection -when theilnkffs movedflolgitudnally, that ,winding mechanism whentherudder is -in In the drawings diving lor an operative position;

looking in the direction thegparts in.a;uother position;

. Figure;` 1 isf-:atopfplan view. of the' im; .proved boat; 1 y Fig...2 is afsi'de view,ishowing the boatinpasses between the. periStOpeS r1:1 .ofJ the TSubspecification of. Lederwaren. ratentedct. 14,1919. .3 .'Application.-,1edMarch 14, 4'15H9'. eSerialfNo. 282,692.

.type,;and consisting of alowen section ,fl .and .f

.an upper ,section 2, the said sections being .fdetaohably .connectedby means of the tapering ferrule 13 at the irear, which. is. conboats, andhastfor its' object .to provide a llooatof the characterfspecified and ofthe submarine type, whereinpropelling inechal vnisln isprovided, and approximately yhori- .zontal vanes or: rubberslare provided for `.causing the boat .to diveor rise: in the water, 'i kwherein the propeller .isspring controlled, and they vanes. arecontrolled byr the .same spring asV that which controls the propeller,

respect. t0 the.l section' l, the .angular portion of the'l boltavill come intoregister 'withthe tliro'ughfa.` slot 5 exzendingk longitudinallv .of

theuppersection ItA will .be evident; lthat when. the section2. is pushed `forw ardly with i slot, .and the ffront end of.; the` upper.; section sufficiently far to release the bolt4,;after which.: the :rear end of. the upper section may bewvwiithdrawn fronr the Ifeu'rule.

The lowersection carries son `its undersur- .Y facel and iintermediate; its ,end. s Aa. .center .l boardy, andthefuppler.sectioncarries on its 4uppersurface and .intermediate its-..fends a superstructure?. 4tVertical;middels8 for as- A. sisting inl guiding the-boat laterallyL4 are arranged at yeach end offthesuperstructure, being privotally .connected therewitlng and leach rudderhas lanangular` arm-9 at its yinner trend,A tht/arms .extending in Y opposite directions ('Ehse arms are Cornucatedl by a link Y10M/.luth is .pivotallyf connectedrto. :each

is,-when Alone'.:rudderat theleft :of {Fig 1 '1 will -also besvvungupwardly. Thislink marine, asshowl nLFigS-:i-lahd. y

Asprng; gun .0r torpedo tube 12;.isanoi1uted` on the Aupper `surface o thersubrnarine, .thesadgunpontng forwardly, anda-prodaptedfto beflleldiwithufthe .@gungand tO-fbefshot; therefrom. ff-Thefje-cton of the projectile is controlled by-aspringl.

duced portion, to prevent the ejection of the.

projectile under the influence of the spring.v

The pin is normally pressed downward by a spring 16, and a plate 17 is connected to the lower end of the pin. This plate is guided vertically by means of a guide pin 18 which is held in the upper section of the boat and has a head at its lower end, the

pin passing through an opening in the` plate.

The propeller 19 of the boat is secured to a propeller shaft 2O which is journaled at the stern of the boat, and the propeller is driven by means of a spring 21 which, in the present instance, is a rubber band or bands, which may be twisted together to drive the propeller. These bands are connected at one end to the propeller shaft 20 and at the other to a link 22 which, at its forward end, is connected to a laterally offset portion or crank 23 on a shaft 24 journaled transversely of the boat near the forward end thereof. The link 22 has a lug 25 which, when the spring 21 is under tension, will engage the plate 17 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and will hold the plate lifted, to hold the pin 15 in operative position to prevent ejection of the projectile.

As soon as the tension is relaxed the link 22 will be lowered, as will also the lug 25, and the projectile will be released. Wings or vanes 26 are secured to the ends of the shaft 24, and these wings or vanes are so arranged that when the spring is under tension they will be held inclining upwardly toward the stern of the boat, as shown in Fig. 2, to constrain the boat to dive and to hold it under water. As soon as the tension of the spring is relaxed, however, the vanes will not be held rigidly against the action of the water but will swing to permit the boat to rise to the surface. The spring is placed under tension by means of a crank 27 j ournaled in the rudder 28 which guides the boat horizontally. This crank has s ecured thereto a gear wheel `29 which is adapted to mesh with a pinion 30 Yon the propeller shaft, when the rudder is swung with its plane at right angles to the propeller shaft. frame 31 upon which it is journaled to swing laterally to permit the turning of the propeller shaft on the winding of the spring. The upper section 2 of the boat has openings 32 for admitting lwater to the in-Y terior of the hull.

The rudder is supported by a In use, when it is desired to put the spring under tension the rudder 28 is turned with its plane at right angles to the long axis of Vthe boat, and by turning the crank the peller and will dive beneath the surface. As

soon as the tension of the spring is relaxed toa suiicient degree the projectile willbe released. The swinging of the rudder into normal position disengages the gear wheel 29 from the pinion 30 and permits the propeller to function under the yinfluence ofthe spring.

' I claim:

1. A boat having a propeller at one end, a spring extending longitudinally of theboat and connected to the propeller at one end for rotating the same, a spring gun on the boat, a pin extending into the barrel of the gun for engaging a projectile to hold the spring under tension, said pin being engaged at its lower end by the spring to hold the same in proper position when the spring is tensioned and to release the projectile when the spring is relaxed, horizontal guiding rudders at the opposite sides of the boat, a shaft to which the rudders are connected, said shaft having a crank within the boat and that end of the spring remote from the propeller being connected to the crank to hold the rudders in diving position when the spring Vis under tension.

2. A boat having a propeller, a spring for driving the propeller; means for tensioning the spring, a crank shaft journaled transversely of the boat near the bow thereof and having radial vanes at its ends at each side of the boat, the spring of the propeller being connected at one end to the crank of the crank shaft to Vhold the rudders in diving position when the spring is under tension.

3. A boat having a propeller, a spring for driving the propeller, horizontal guiding vanes on opposite sides of the boat and rigidly connected, and means in connection with the vanes and controlled by the tensioning of the spring for moving-the vanes into diving position and for holding them in such position until the tension of the spring relaxes. I

4. A boat having a spring controlled pro'- peller, diving vanes in connection with the boat, and a connection between the'spring of the propeller and the vanes for moving the said vanes into diving position when the spring is under tension and for holding them in such position until the tension of the spring relaxes. f

5. A boat havinga propeller, a shaft on which the propeller is journaled, afspring for driving the shaft, a rudder mounted to swing on a vertical axis at the stern of the peller and driving venes for constraining boat, a gear wheel having a crank journaled the boat to dive and controlled by the tenon the rudder, 'a pinion on the propeller sion of the spring to diving position and by 10 shaft, the gear Wheel being arranged to enthe relaxing of the spring to elevating posi- 5 gage the pinion when the rudder is swung tion.

at right angles to the axis of the boat.

6. A boat having a spring controlled pro- ORMOND EDGAR WALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C.

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