US1392484A - Toy boat - Google Patents

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A. B. DAVIS.

TOY BOAT. v APPLICATION FILED JAN-19,1920.

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' ABBOTTB. DAVIS, OF S AUGKTU CK, JYIICHIGAN.

TOY BOAT.

To all a hom it may concern Be it known that I, ABBOTT B. DAVIS, a citizenof the United States of America residing at Saugatuok. in the county of Allegan and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy- Boats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clearQand exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it apper which can be manufactured at low cost.

For an understanding of the invention and the construction embodying the same, reference may be had to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view ofthe boat, parts being broken away and in section.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the boat showing the mechanism in side elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the'boat.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different views of the drawing.

The boat has a bottom 1 and sides 2 which may be integrally formed from sheet metal if desired or by the use of any suitablematerial. A fiat metal supporting plate 3 is located across the boat having downturned ends 4 mounted on pintles 5 which extend through the sides 2, whereby said plate may be rocked back and forth about the axis of said pins. A figure 6 is attached to and extends upwardly from'the plate 3 being provided with arms 7 which are pivotally mounted at their rear ends and extend from the figure. The ends of oars 8 are attached to the free ends of the arms 7. Said oars pass through suitable openings 9 made in and adjacent the upper edges of the sides 2 of the boat.

Directly below the plate 3 a shaft 10 is located being mounted at its ends in the v Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

Application filed January 19, 1920. Serial No. 352,427."

sides 2 of the boat. This shaft is formed with an off-set portion 11, whereby,eo n r0- tation of the shaft, said part 11 acts as a crank and, being disposed between the legs of a U-shaped stirrup 12attached to the under side of the plate 3, rocks said plate back and forth about the pivots 5, thereby causing the figure 6 to oscillate back and.

forth as is obvious. This causes a swinging movement ofthe oars 8 about the points where they pass through/the sides ofthe boat. f

A link 13 isconnected at its lower end to the off-set portion 11 of the shaft 10' and a at its upper end to a cross rod 14 which connects the arms 7. As the shaft 10 is rotated it is apparent that the arms 7 are raised and lowered about their pivotal connection to the figure 6 causing a simultaneous lowering and raising of the outer ends of the oars 8. This motion is timed so that,

whenthe boat is placed in the water, the

forward vrocking movement given to the figure takes place when the outer ends of the voars 8 are raised to pass above the water,

while the backward movement of the figure takes place when the outer ends of the oars are lowered to dip in the water, it being apparent that this simulates a rowing motion and causes the boat to move through the water.

4 A gear 15 is fixed on the shaft 10 with which a pinion 16 is in-engagement, the same being secured at the end of a shaft 17 suitably mounted in a frame 18 attached to the bottom of the boat. The end of the shaft 17 isformed with a hook over which a heavy rubber band 19 is placed. This band ex- -tends to and is connected with a similarly shaped hook mounted on a shaft 20, the same being suitably mounted. at the front end of i the boat and passing through a bracket 21 as shown. The free end of the shaft 20 is formed into a crank 23 for turning the same by hand. Adjacent the bracket 21 a ratchet wheel 24 is secured with whicha pawl 25 mounted on the bracket 21 may engage to stop movement of the wheel 24 in one direction.

It is apparent that the band 19 may be the boat tomove over the water. The con- 'struction is relatively simple and may be manufactured at low cost. In practice the same has worked out especially satisfactorily.

I claim:

1. In combination, a miniature boat, a supporting plate extending between and pivotally mounted on the sides of the boat, a figure attachedto and extending upwardly from said plate, arms pivotally mounted on and extending from" the figure, oars pivotally mounted on "the boat and connected at their inner ends to the outer ends of said.

portion of the'shaft passes, a link attached to said offset portion of the shaft at one'endand to the arms atits opposite end, and

means for turning the shaft, Substantially" as and: for the purposes described.

2. In a construction of the character described, a miniature boat, a supporting plate located between and pivotally mounted on the sides of the boat, a figure attached 1 to .and extending upwardly from the plate,

arms pivotally mounted on and extending from the figure, oars pivotally mounted on the 'boat one at each side thereof and attached at the inner ends to the outer ends of said arms, a shaft rotatably mounted on and extending between the sides of'the boat, means for driving said shaft, means operatively connecting the oars lwith said shaft,

and means operatively connecting the supporting plate with said shaft whereby, on'

rotationof the shaft, the figure is turned back and forth about thepivotal axis of the supporting plate and the arms are raised up and down about their pivotal connection and for the to the figure, substantially as purposes described; I y

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature. ABBOTT B. DXVIS;

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