US1960981A - Walking device for dolls and the like - Google Patents

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Filed June 24, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 29, 1934.

G. W. STOCKER WALKING DEVICE FOR DOLLS AND THE LIKE Filed June 24, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY y 1934- e. w. STOCKER WALKING DEVICE FOR DOLLS AND THE LIKE Filed June 24, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet f5 W fikw'u aw ATTORNEY Patented May 29, 1934 PATENT OFFICE WALKING DEVICE FOR DOLLS AND THE LIKE George W. Stocker, New Haven, Conn., assignor to S. Robert Taylor, Flushing, N. Y.

Application June 24, 1933, Serial No. 677,347

8 Claims.

This invention relates to walking devices for dolls or other similar toys and has for one of its objects the provision of a vehicle upon which the toy may be secured and so connected to the toy as to impart a walking movement thereto.

Another object of the invention is to pivotally mount the Vehicle about the wheel axis as to lift the doll as well as the forward part of the vehicle over any obstructions that may be in the path of the said vehicle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a handle for the toy, so that it may be adjusted to various heights to adapt the toy for children of various heights.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for adjustably mounting the doll on the vehicle.

Another object is to produce a device of the character described in which the maximum simplicity of construction and operation is secured.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of the improvements (is better understood, the invention consisting substantially in the novel arrangement and co-relation of parts herein fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to describe corresponding parts throughout the several views, and then finally pointed out and specifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventive concept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention is not to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and the latter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather than a restrictive standpoint.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of illustration, is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side View in elevation of my improved toy.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the vehicle portion of the toy.

Figure 3 is a rear view of a modified form of the vehicle construction.

Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 3 of a still further modified form of the vehicle.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a modified form of the doll securing means, and Figure 6 is a further modified form of the doll securing and adjusting means.

Referring now to the drawings in detail 10 indicates a vehicle comprising an axle or shaft 11 having a pair of wheels 12 secured thereto at its ends. Pivotally mounted on the said axle 11 is a yoke 13 in abutment with the inner surfaces of the wheel hubs 15. Secured to the said yoke 13 is a bar 16 which is secured at its forward end to the upright portion or bar 17 of a triangularly bent-up strap 18 provided with an extension 19 secured to the rear end of the bar 16.

A forked member or bracket 20 is secured to the bar 1'7 intermediate its ends and forms guiding means for a bar 21 provided with a plurality of holes 22 through any one of which and a hole in the bar 17 it may be secured by means of a screw and wing nut arrangement 23 to the said bar 17. Secured to the upright bar 21 is a cross bar 24 provided with a pair of straps 25 for strapping or securing the doll 26 to the said upright bar 21.

Secured to the wheels 12 and axle 11 are a pair of plates 30 to each one of which there is pivotally secured as at 31 a rod 32 which at its free end has pivotally secured thereto as at 33 a stirrup 34 comprising a U shaped metal portion 35 and an elastic band or other retaining member 36 by which the feet 37 of the doll are held.

Secured to the bottom and at the front of the frame comprising the strap 18 and bar 16 is a U shaped bracket 40 provided with a rotatably mounted front or guide wheel 41 which supports the toy at the front thereof.

Underneath and at the rear of the bar 16 there is secured a bracket 42 provided with holes or openings 43 adapted to receive the reduced end 44 of a rod 45 which is pivotally mounted at 46 in a U shaped bracket 47 secured to the rear ends of the strap 18 and the bar 16. The bar 45 has a cross rod 48 at its upper end which acts as a handle by which the toy may be pushed along.

It is to be understood that the legs of the doll used in connection with the device are loosely joined to the body. In the present disclosure, the doll body is made of fabric which is stuffed and the legs 37a depend loosely therefrom as at 372).

It will be understood that when the vehicle is propelled the rods 32 will impart a walking movement to the legs 37a. It will be seen by referring to Figure l of the drawings that by pulling down on the handle 48 the forward end of the vehicle including the wheel 41 will swing upwardly about the axle 11 to avoid or surmount any obstacle 50 which may be in the path of the said vehicle. The doll may be raised or lowered on the bar 1'7 by engaging the screw 23 with the lower or upper holes 22 in thebar 21.

If desired the bar 45 and handle 48 may be omitted and the toy may be drawn along by pulling on the dolls hand 52.

In Figure 3 of the drawings I have shown a modified form of the invention wherein instead of the plates 30 and shaft 11 I utilize a crank shaft 11a upon the crank portions 11b of which the stirrup rods 32 are mounted, and instead of the yoke 13, I utilize a yoke 13a which engages the crank shaft 11a at the outside of the wheels.

In the modification shown in Figure 4, the wheels 12 are mounted upon pins or studs 11b and the plates 30 are secured to the inner surfaces of the said wheels 12, the said plates being connected together by an offset connecting rod 110 upon which the pusher or driving rods 32 are pivotally carried. It will be understood that due to the fact that the yoke passes over the wheels 12 the frame comprising the bars 16 and 18 will be of a slightly different shape.

Instead of securing the doll by means of the straps 25, I may, if I desire secure same by means of spring wire clip 53 which may be suitably secured to bar 24.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modified form of the invention wherein I secure to the upright bar 17 a bar 21a by means of thumb screws 23a. The said bar 210. has fastened thereto a pair of spaced apart cross bars 24 to which may be secured the straps 25 for supporting the doll directly underneath the arms 52 and at a lower point to more rigidly hold the said doll than in the form shown in Fig. 1.

Due to the construction of some of the dolls, they may lean forwardly or rearwardly when strapped in place. To overcome this undesirable feature, I provide the bar 21a with a convex portion 211) between the screws 23a in engagement with which there is a screw 23?).

If after the doll is strapped in place it leans forwardly, the upper screw 23a is slightly loosened and the lower screw is tightened thus rocking the bar 21a rearwardly employing the screw 2312 as a fulcrum. If the doll leans rearwardly then the lower screw is loosened and the upper screw tightened.

In this manner I provide means for adjusting the doll to always assume an upright position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have produced a figure wheeled walking simulating toy adapted for children of all ages and heights and one that will readily avoid or surmount obstacles in the path thereof.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A toy of the nature described comprising an axle, a pair of ground engaging wheels carried thereby, a frame pivotally supported on the axle, a doll having legs loosely joined to the body thereof supported on the frame, means connected to the axle and doll legs for imparting a walking movement to the said legs and a ground engaging wheel at the front of the frame spaced from the first mentioned wheels, a handle pivotally mounted on the frame, a perforated bracket on the frame, and means on the handle for engagement with the bracket perforations for the purpose specified.

2. A toy of the nature described comprising an axle, a pair of ground engaging wheels carried thereby, a yoke pivotally supported on the said axle, a bar secured intermediate its ends on the said yoke, a bent-up strap secured at the front and rear thereof to the front and rear ends of the bar, a bar vertically adjustable carried by the said strap, bar guiding means on the strap, a bracket secured to the front end of the first mentioned bar, a ground engaging wheel carried by the said bracket, doll holding means at the top of the vertically adjustable bar, a doll held thereby, the said doll having legs loosely joined thereto, offset means on the axle, rods pivotally connected at one end to the said offset means, stirrup brackets pivotally connected to the opposite ends of the said rods, resilient straps encircling the legs and secured to the stirrup brackets, and a pivotally and adjustably mounted handle secured to the rear of the toy.

3. A toy of the nature described comprising an axle, a pair of ground engaging wheels carried thereby, a frame pivotally supported on the axle, a doll having legs loosely joined to the body thereof supported on the frame, means connected to theaxle and doll legs for imparting a walking movement to the said legs, and a ground engaging wheel at the front of the frame spaced from the first mentioned wheels, a handle bar pivotally mounted at the rear of the toy, a bracket provided with a plurality of perforations and means at the lower end of the handle bar cooperating with the said openings for maintaining the handle bar in adjusted position.

4. A toy of the nature described comprising an axle, a pair of ground engaging wheels carried thereby, a frame pivotally supported on the axle, a doll having legs loosely joined to the body thereof supported on the frame, means connected to the axle and doll legs for imparting a walking movement to the said legs, a bracket at the rear of the frame provided with a plurality of openings, a second bracket at the rear of the frame spaced from the first mentioned bracket, a rod pivotally mounted on the said second mentioned bracket, and an end on the said rod adapted to engage any of the said openings in the first mentioned bracket.

5. In a toy of the nature described, a vertical supporting bar, a second vertical bar spaced from the said supporting bar, a pair of spaced apart securing screws passing through both of the said bars, and a fulcrum screw located between the securing screws through the first mentioned bar and in engagement with the second mentioned bar.

6. A toy of the nature described comprising an axle, a pair of ground engaging wheels carried thereby, a frame pivotally supported on the axle, a vertical bar spaced from the frame, a pair of spaced apart securing screws passing through the frame and bar, a fulcrum screw located between the securing screws passing through the frame and in operative engagement with the vertical bar, a doll carried by the bar and having loosely jointed legs and means connected to the axle and doll legs for imparting a Walking movement to the said legs.

7. A toy of the nature described comprising an axle, a pair of ground engaging wheels carried thereby, a frame pivotally supported on the axle, a vertical bar spaced from the frame, a pair of spaced apart securing screws passing through the frame and bar, a fulcrum screw located between the securing screws passing through the frame and in operative engagement with the vertical bar, a doll carried by the bar and having loosely jointed legs, means connected to the axle and doll legs for imparting a walking movement to the said legs, a ground engaging wheel at the front of the frame spaced from the first mentioned wheels, and a pivotally and adjustably mounted handle secured to the rear of the toy.

8. In a toy of the nature described, a stationary bar, a second bar spaced from the stationary bar, a fulcrum about which the second bar is adapted to be swung, and means at adjacent sides of the said fulcrum for adjustably swinging the said second mentioned bar.

GEORGE W. STOCKER.

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