US1481227A - Toy - Google Patents

Description

Fatented Jan. 15, ieaa unites stares mean? CORNEIL RIDDEEHOF, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

TOY.

Application filed. July 29, 1822.

toys and more particularly to what I term a ball car, an object of the invention being to provide a toy having a body, frame, or meme her which constitutes in effect a vehicle and in which a propelling ball or sphere is located, which when drawnover the floor will act as a propelling device by reason of momentum stored in the ball, and will provide an improved means whereby the body or rather brake members carried by the body, will check the momentum of the ball when the body is caused to assume an angular po sition from normal.

A further object is to provide a toy of the character stated which not only gives entertainment and amusement, but enables the operator to exercise skill in manipulating the toy.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings-- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation illustrating one embodiment oi my improved toy.

Figure 2 is a view in longitudinal section showlng the position of the ball by dot and dash lines.

Figure 3 is a view of the body with the ball removed.

1 represents a movable body which is of general cylindrical shape having an enlarged annularly extended base 2 resting on the floor and provided with an annular external bead 3 at its upper edge. The body 1 is formed with inwardly projecting curved brake shoes 4 which may be formed by bond ing the metal of the body inwardly by an ordinary stamping operation, as indicated in the drawings, but my invention is not limited to particular manner of forming the brake shoes.

5 represents a relatively heavy ball or sphere, which is located in the body and of slightly less diameter than the body, so that Serial No. 578,480.

the ball normally rests upon the floor and is normally spaced from the brake shoes 4.

A cord 6 is connected to the body 1 preterably by tying the same around the body under the head 3, but it is obvious that the in vention is not limited to any particular manner attaching the cord, or other flexible device 6. v

In operation the toy is caused to move over the floor or other surface by exerting a pull on the cord 6 and as said toy moves over the surface the frictional contact of the ball 5 with said surface will cause the latter to roll, and by reason of its weight will store momentum and serve as a propelling means for the body when the pull on the cord ceases. I

To check the momentum, it is simplynecesssary to exert a pull on thecord at an angle to the normal pull, or ratherto exert a pull more toward the vertical as indicated in dash lines in Figure 1 to cause a tilting of the body 1 and to bring the brake shoes 4 into contact with the surface of the ball 5 to check the movement of the latter. By reason of this construction, the toy is under the control of the operator and he can cause the toy to move either by direct- .action of the cord, or by the momentum of the ball, and he can check such momentum by giving a diflierent angular pull to the cord so that in causing the toy to move from one place to another he can exercise a certain amount of skill in the manipulation of the toy. In other words, the operator has complete control. over the motion ot the toy by simply changing the angleot the pull of the string.

toward the vertical; as for example, a

slightly upward pull will serve to check the movement of the toy by reason of the triction of the brake shoes 4 against the same.

In the particular toy illustrated no sense of direction is given, as the ball may turn freely in any direction, hence the operator can race the toy into a corner and stop it by the brake action and draw it in another direction. without turning, and to permit this it is necessary that the cord 6 shall fit loosely around the body, which is a preferred arrangement. 7

It is obvious that my invention is applicable to any form of body which either has, or has not a fixed direction of motion, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the particular shape of body indicated but desire to cover broadly the idea of the propelling ball witl'i means whereby the motion the general form and arrangement of parts described Without depcarting;- rom my invention, and hence i do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A toy ot the character described. comprising body, a propelling ball in the body and adapted to engage the urtace over Which. it is moved, a flexibl member attached to-the body for moving it and imparting momentum to the ball to cause it to propel the body when the pull on the member is released, and means torcheckinn; the momentum of theball when the body is tilted.

2. A; toy of the character described. comprising a body adapted to be moved over a surface, a. propelling ball loosely fitting Within the bod Y en 'a inn' the surface over C C i.

which the body is moved, and brake shoes in the body engaging the ball when the body is tilted.

A toy of the character described, comprising a cylindrical body, a. base on the body adapted to support the same, a ball loosel fit-tin the body and restin u'ion J b I v the surface supporting the base, and brake shoes projected inwardly trom the body and adapted to engage the ball when the body is tilted.

4. Ar toy oi": the character described, comprising a cylindrical bocfv, a base on the body adapted to support die same a ball loosely fitting: the body and resting upon the surface supnorting the base brake shoes projecting inwardly trom the body and adapted "to the ball, When the body is tilted" a flexible body propellingdevice loosely secured aroiuulthe body whereby the body can turn independently of the flexible device.

5. A toy of the character stateth comprising a cylindrical body. a base. on the body. an external bead on the body. a ball loosely housed in the body. brake shoes in the body normally spaced from the ball, and flexible device loosely secured around the body and under the bead.

6. A toy of the character stated. comprising a spherical rolling member. a cylindrical body in which the said member is located, a. flexible device secured to the body and means in the body for checking the mo ement of the member by a change in th pull on the flexible device in an upward direction.

(.OR'NEIL RIDDERHOF.

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