US737190A - Amusement device. - Google Patents

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PATBNTED AUG. 25.1903;

W. A. WRIGHT. AMUSEMBNT DEVICE. APPLICATION FILEUNOV. 20, 1902.

N'O MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented August 25,

PASTENAT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. WRIGHT, OF MASONVILLE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- TI-IIRD TO JOHN R. MCFETRIDGE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; ELIZABETH MQFETRIDGE, SAMUEL L. MCFETRIDGE, AND HORACE W. MGFETRIDGE EXEOUTORS OF SAIDl JOHN R. MOFETRIDGE, DEOEASED.

` AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

vS1911(".IlEIGA'JIION forming part of Letters PatentvNo. 737,190, dated August 25, 1903. Application filed November 20, 1902I SerialNo, 132,105. i (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t Mag/concern:

ful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention consists of an amusement device embodying a base containingatraveling:

cable and a carriage mounted on said base and provided with means forrgripping said carriage with said cable, said means being underthe control of a rider on the carriage,

' as willbe hereinafter set forth, thenovel features being pointed out in the claims.

It also consistsin'forming, the carriage of jointed parts, so that it will yield in running around curves.

It also consists of details of construction,

as will be hereinafter described and the novel features thereof pointed out in the claims.

Figure l represents aperspective view, parv A v mounts the figure N he operates the lever K,in

tially in vertical section, of anv amusement device embodying my invention. Y resents a vertical section on line a; or, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a view of a portion of the device removed from the topyof the'pa'rts shown in Fig,.1. Fig.l 4;' representsa plan view, partly in horizontal section, of va detached portion. Figs.' 5 and 6 representvertical sections, at a right angle to each other,

of detached portions of the larged scale. Y

Similar letters of referencefindicate corresponding parts in the figures. g

Referring to the drawings, A designates a base on which is mounted the carrier or carriage B, the floor C proper of said base having a slot orpassageD therein to permit said carriage to traverse the same. Within ythe base is the traveling cable E, to which power is communicated in any suitable manner.

device on an en- F designates a grip which is connected with the carriage B and adapted to move to and from the cable E, it being seen that when said grip is engaged with said cable the motion of the latter is communicated to said carriage, and when said grip is disengaged from Fig. 2 repsaid Acable the carriage is deprived of motion, andk so remains at'A rest. In order to operate the grip toward the cable, Iy employ theplunger or rod G, which is guided in the tube or tubular column H, the latter frisingfromthe carriage B and having its upper end adapted yto-beengaged bythe "cam or `eccentric head .I of the lever K, whose' axis is on said ,tube

ble, I employ the spring L, which is connect- `ed with a suitable portion of the carriage B and bears against said cable, in the present H. In order to remove the grip from the ca- M` designates a seat, `which in the present l case is placed as a saddle on the figure N of a horse, (or other animal or object,) said fig- `ure being secured to the tube Hand provided with straps P, as reins, which are 'passed 'through loops Q, as martingales, 'on the lever K. f

It win now be seen that when the rider the present caseby drawing thestraps P,

whereby the head ,l depresses theplunger G n l.and couplesY theY carriage with the cable, so jthat the Ycarriage is carried around theco'urse lthrough the slotD,and thus the riding is effected.' EWhen the lever is let go,r the -plunger is no longer-controlled bythe same, but subjected ltothe action of the spring-pressed grip F,

whereby said plunger .and lever return to their normal positions and the carriage ceases its motion, when the rider mayv dismount.

If desired,the feet of the rider may be applied to the leverK in order to raise the same as a means of operating the grip in lieu of the straps- P.

In order to cause the carriage t0 run with A ease through the passage D should there be `any irregularity therein or should the course be circular, the side pieces ofthe frame of the carriage are formed in sections which are hinged together, as a't R, and springs S are applied to the hinges, so that the front and rear sections B will readily yield in lateral direction while remaining guided in said passage D, it being noticed that the rollers or LII pilot-wheels T of the carriage are mounted on the yielding sections B', and they run on the bottom A' of the base A. 0n the carriage opposite to the wheels T is a roller or wheel U, thus steadying the carriage on its opposite sides. In order to prevent the carriage from bodily contacting with the walls of the passage D, there is secured to the side of the frame thereof the foot V, which projects laterally therefrom and is adapted to form a small contacting-point for the carriage with the wall of the passage.

In order to ease the motion of the cable E, there is secured to the bottom A' the vertically-arranged roller W,whose side is grooved so that said cable in its swaying motion may,

ride against said roller, the edect of which is evident. In order to prevent improper dropping or sagging of the cable, there is secured to the body or frame of the carriage the curved or defiected guard X, which extends under said cable to limit the descent of the same without interfering with the motions thereof.

The lever K has a lateral sliding motion on the shaft K', which supports it. Interposed between the head of said lever and the inner wall of the tube or column His the spring Y, whose tendency is to restore said lever to its operative position for engagement with the head of the plunger or rod G. On the periphery of the head J is an obliquely-extending rib Z, as most apparent in Figs. 5 and 6.

On the under side of the lever, adjacent to the head J, is a recess K2, it being seen that should the lever K be raised to an excessive extent and the head K depressed in accordance therewith the rib Z bears against the roller at the top of the rod or plunger G and causes the lever to move laterally on the shaft K', while at the same time causingthe depression of the rod or plunger G. As the eX- cessive operation of the lever continues and said lever continues to move laterally, in the present case to the right, the upper end of the rod or plungerGis tripped, and so cleared of the action of the head J. This permits the head of the plunger G to ascend to the extent of the returning motion of the grip F. Consequently it relieves the cable E of the injurious pressure of said grip. Then the lever is let go or relieved, whereby it drops and brings the recess K2 to a position just above the roller or top of the rod or plunger G, whereby as the lever is subjected to the lateral pressure of the spring Y said lever returns to its normal position, locating the proper portion of the head J over the rod or plunger G, whereby when the lever is again operated by the rider its head will properly depress the rod or plunger and cause the operation of the grip in the manner similar to that hereinbefore described.

In order to remove the figure N and substitute therefor that of any other object' or shape, the upper portion of the tube or column I-I is made sectional, as at II', and the lower portion of the section has a verticallyextending slot Il2 therein, which is adapted to fit over the pin H3, whose ends project from the upper portion of the tube proper, H, thus coupling the sections as one, but permitting the removal of the upper section from the top figure, as plainly shown in Figs. l and G.

The shafts of the rollers U have heads or flanges U on the exterior thereof, the same extending in vertical direction aside of the the said rollers or wheels U and adapted for freely engaging the under side of the floor C, so as to prevent the carriage B from improperly rising or jumping upwardly from the tracks on which said rollers run onthe base A during the operation of the device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 4 1. In an amusement device of the character stated, a carriage, a seat thereon, a tractioncable, a grip on said carriage adapted to engage said cable, a plunger on said carriage, adapted to operate said grip, a guide on the carriage for said plunger and a lever mounted on a suitable member adapted to engage said plunger.

2. In an amusement device of the character stated, a carriage, a gripping device thereon, a base, a traction-cable in said base, a seat on said carriage, a plunger adapted to engage said gripping device, a guide for said plunger, a lever mounted on a suitable member adapted to engage said plunger, a martingale connected with the support of said seat with said lever, and a rein extending from said lever toward said seat.

3. In an amusement device of the character stated, a carriage, a gripping device thereon, a traction-cable, a movable piece on said carriage adapted to advance said grip to couple said carriage therewith, means on the carriage adapted to engage said grip and release it from said cable, and a guard connected with the carriage and deflected freely under'said cable.

4. In an amusement device of the character stated, a carriage, a traction-cable, and a base in which said cable is operative and on which said carriage is run, said base having a pas sage through which said carriage traverses, said carriage having its frame formed with sides which yield laterally.

5. In an amusement device of the character stated, a cable, a grip therefor, a plunger adapted to operate said grip, and a lever adapted to operate said plunger, said lever being adapted to be shifted when subjected to excessive draft and thus be removed from its path of action on said plunger.

6. In an amusement device of the character stated, a cable, a grip therefor, a plunger adapted to operate said grip, a lever adapted to operate said plunger, a shaft on which said lover is mounted, a rib on thc head of IOO IIO

said lever, and a spring adapted to press 8. In an amusementdevice ofthe character against the side of said head, said lever being stated, avioor, a slot therein, a carriage and a adapted to be shifted in lateral direction. seating on said carriage, said carriage being I5 7. In an amusement device of the character provided with a Wheel and axle and a verti- 5 stated, a carriage, a seating device forarider, yeally-arranfgd ange on saidaxle, said ange a support for said device, a cable, a grip for l being adapted to engage the under side of the latter, a plunger adapted to engage said Said Iioor on improper rising of said carriage.

grip and a lever adapted to operate said ililrxger, said support receiving said plunger WILLIAM A WRIGHT ro and being formed in sections which are de-` Witnesses:

tachably connected and provided with means JOHN A. VVIEDERSHEIM,

vfor interlocking the same. Y C. D. MGVAY,

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