US1467659A - Toy - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 11, 1923.

J. D. TRETHAWAY TOY Filed Aug. 6, 1921 Patented Sept. 11, 1923.

fiTTiElS lglfim d PATENT JOSEPH D. TRETHAWAY, WILKES-BARBIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO TEETH- AWAY MFG. (10., OF WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

1 TOY.

Application filed August 6, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn D. Tnn'rnawar, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilkes-Barre, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Toy, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys of that type adapted to be drawn, there being means whereby during the movement of the toy over the ground, motion will be transmitted from a supporting wheel to one or more parts of the toy representing a draft animal or animals.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide wheel supported resilient means for supporting the animal figure or figures, said means also constituting a support for a portion of the operating mechanism and for the draft tongue.

A still further object is to provide simple and efiicient means for detachably securing the animal figure or figures in proper position so that they can be removed readily and others substituted therefor.

Another object is to simplify and otherwise improve upon the construction of the toy so that it can be cheaply and quickly made and will be both durable. and attractive.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, with-v in the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through that portion of a toy constituting the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a cross strip adapted to be secured in any suitable manner to the body portion 13 of a toy, this strip being pro- Serial No. 490,239.

vided with arms 2 extending downwardly therefrom and forming bearings for an axle 3 to which are connected supporting wheels 1. The axle has an intermediate crank 5 on which is pivotally mounted one end portion of a drive rod 6 used for the purpose here inafter pointed out.

An elongated wire is folded at its center to form an eye 7 and the members of the 1 on the axle 3 close to and between the arms 2.

A supporting strip 14- preferably formed of thin sheet metal is provided with a longitudinal slot 15 in its lower end to receive a supporting wheel 16 having a pin 17 extending therethrough and secured within beads 18 formed by rolling the lower end of the strip 1 1. The upper portion of the strip 14 is bent forwardly to provide an inclined portion 19 and is then bent upwardly as at 20 and merges into a rearwardly and clownwardly inclined head 21 arranged under the loop 9. An opening 22 is formed in the central portion of this head, the metal removed in the formation of the opening being turned laterally in opposite directions respectively so as to form beads in which are seated the side portions of the loop 9. These heads have been shown at 23. Additional beads are formed along the back edge of the head 21 as shown at 24 and mounted for ro tation within them is a cross rod 25 having an intermediate crank 26 which extends downwardly between the ribs 24 and back of the upstanding portion 20. To this crank is connected the forward end of the rod 6.

The ends of the cross rod 25 are preferably flattened as shown at 27 and these fiattened ends extend through figures 28 simulating animals. Openings 29 are formed in the projecting ends of the flattened portions 27 and extending downwardly through these openings are the hooked forward ends 30 of rods 31 which engage the loops 11 and represent shafts or traces. These hooks serve to hold the objects 28 on the cross rod 25 but by lifting the hooks out of the holes 29 the said objects can be removed readily.

It will he understood that the wheel supported strip 14 and the cross rod 25 support the figures 28 off of the ground and also support the draft tongue 8 in position between the figures 28. Thus when the toy is pulled forwardly by means of a cord or the like attached to the eye 7 the wheels 4L will rotate the crack 5 and cause the rod 6 toreciprocate and thus oscillate the crank 26. Consequently the figures 28 will be oscillated so as to simulate galloping animals. As the strip 14- is resilient the objects 28 will be vibrated more or less when the wheel 16 travels over a rough or uneven surface so that still further action will be imparted to the figures 28. g

It will be noted that the parts of the toy can be readily assembled and are few in number. Furthermore the connections and general construction are very durable. The figures 28 can be of wood, composition or metal and the structure mounted on the wheels 4 can simulate a wagon, cart or any other vehicle.

What is claimed is 2- 1. In a toy the combination with a crank axle mounted for rotation, of a wire folded upon itself and twisted to constitute a draft tongue, an intermediate portion of said tongue being untwisted to provide an open portion or loop, and the terminals of the wire being spaced apart at one end of the tongue and connected to the axle, a wheel supported strip, means thereon engaging the sides of the loop in the tongue for holding said strip fixed relative to the tongue, a cross rod journaled upon the strip and having a crank, a connection between said crank and the crank on the axle, and a figure simulating an animal and supported by and movable with the cross rod.

2. In a toy the combination with a crank axle mounted for rotation and supporting wheels therefor, of a draft member connected to the axle, said memberhaving its sides spaced apart at an intermediate point, a strip fixedly connected to said sides, a wheel supporting the strip, a cross rod journaled upon the strip, a drive rod operated by the crank axle for rocking the cross rod about its longitudinal axis, and a figure simulating an animal connected to and adapted to rock with the cross rod.

3. In a. toy the combination with a crank axle mounted for rotation, of a wheel supported strip having a head, a draft tongue comprising a wire bent upon itself and twisted, the terminals of the wire being spaced apart and connected to the axle, an intermediate portion of the wire tongue being untwisted to provide a loop, means upon the head for fixedly engaging the sides of the loop to hold the strip and tongue against relative movement, a cross rod journaled on the head and having a crank, means operated by the crank axle and connected to the crank on the rod for oscillating said crank, figures detachably mounted on the ends of the cross rOd and means simulating traces or shafts detachably engaging the ends of the cross rod to hold the figures thereon.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH n. TRETHAWAY.

Witnesses:

G. W. REYNOLDS, JOHN TRETHAWAY.

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