US1676410A - Toy - Google Patents

Description

'Patented July io, 192s..

i hnnoiv'nnvnna PAUL, or New Yonx, N. Y.

Application tiled- May 26,

This invention relates to atoy-l adapted to be use-dA both for amusement and educational purposes, one ofthe objects being to provide a device of this character with which dil'er- 6 ent kinds of games can be played and which -will aford amusement not only to children but also to adults.

A further object is to provide a toy which' is simple and. compact in construction'and l can be made and sold at'low cost. l v

Wit-h the foregoing and other objects'in view which appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts and inthe del tails of construction hereinafter described and claimed,v it' 'being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope ofI what is claimed, Without departing from the spiritof the invention.

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

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the toy, a portion being broken away. s

- Figure 2 lis a central transverse section therethrough. l

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the circular board con-- so stituting the body of the toy, this beinglv formed of any suitabley material such as heavy cardboard which can be provided with a reinforcing rim 2 ofmetal having its ed es' lapping opposed :laces of the bodgl.` evglured to opposite. faces of the bol y. 'atthe centerv thereof are disks 3 and 4 which can be connected by rivets 5 or ythe like. Through .these disks and through 'the center' of the-body is extended a pivot pin 6 the upper end of which is preferably. ointed as at p so asto constitute a 'bearing or the inner end wall. of a' recess 8 formed within the shank port-ion 9'of'a knob 10. `This shank portion is extended through the A'center of a rotatabledisk 11.to 'which it is firmly conlheld together and to the d1sk 11 bycrivets 14 or .the like. The marginal portionl Aofthe rotatable disk 11 is lpreferably downturned linger piece 29 from the indicator 19. This finger piece is adaptedltobe struck by the' l finger when the indicator 4isto be actuated.

igure 1. Adjacent this pointer the disk is' provided with an opening 17 and the inner downwardly on the disk 4 which 'servestoL nected by means of attaching disks 12 and.

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with a pointer 18 as shown in Figurel. l. ".An arrow-shaped index 19 is Inountedto` rotate freely on the pin 6, this vindex bearing` space it from the top surface of thebody'l. The head 20 of the index has -anyopeningf21 `thereinwhile another opening 22is pro-vided# -l .1n the tail portion of the index..

The top surface of the body 1 is divided into concentric'series of spaces 23, 24, 25and 26 by circular lines 27. These spaces are all separated .b radial lines v28.` f Arran'ge within the outer spaces 23 are f pictures, the answers to problems in arithmetic or problems without the answers, the 7 vnames of objects, etc.A 4In the next series of spaces 24:v are arrangedl data relating to those objects inthe' spaces 23 at diametrically'opyposed points. The spaces 24' are adapted to be successively displayed through the open# 'mg 22 when the index 9 is rotated about-*its e pivot while the 'spaces 23' are adapted to be successlvely designated by the head 20 during the rotation'of the index. -The spaces 25.' can beprovided with data for use 1n play-l 80 lng a game, thespaces in the structure illus- I .trated being provided with numerals and ,lettersso that any one of. the spaces' can be designated by-the indicator 16 when disk 11 is rotated. yThe inner spaces 26 are yrovided S' with data pertaining' to various p ays that can be made in the gamefof baseball and any one of these spacesv26 can 'bel viewed through the opening 17 when the disk 11 is' rotated.`

In'practice-theitoy can be used by spinnlng the indicator 19.. .If-the same comes to a stop withvthe head point-ing to the pic'- ture of a- {ishin one of the spaces 23, the name of `the object thus designated 'will appear in the openin 22. -Or, should the picf ture' of a turtlegb 20v the'word Turtle would appear in the openingf22. Likewise should the problem 8.3 be indicated by the head 20 theanswer im 21 the data However by using this opening h 1 t e tai por-` appearing beyondthe center o e indicated by 'the' head `r tion of the indicator can be read in connection with the data appearing'in the o ening 21. For example, and as shown in igure 1, the problem 8-3 is answered by the 16 can also be used in connection With the data appearing` in the space 25 for playing some other form of game based upon stamped selection of characters appearingy in the spaces.

By mounting the disk 11 so that it can swing as well as rotate relative to the pin 6 it will be apparent that by spinningthe disk the same can be caused to Wabble and thus r Vrictionally engage the indicator 19 and cause the same to move therewith. There# fore, by t-he operation of the' central disk,

' both of the movable parts can be actuated.

In other Words the indicator 19 can be operated by the wabbling motion of the rapidly rotating disk 11 or it can be actuated by snapping the finger againstthe upstanding piece 29. A

What is claimed is:

A device of the class described including a body having concentric series of spaces, a central bearing pin upstanding from the body, an indicator mounted to .rotate freely on the pin and provided with a head for indicating any one of the spaces of one series and an aperture'in the tail portion of the indicator through which any one of the spaces in the next adjoining series Will be displayed, there being data displayed in the spaces of the outer series and in the spaces of the next adjoining series, a disk mounted to rotate freely upon and' be supported by the pin and adapted to Wabble on the pin, a knob rotatable with the disk, there being an aperture within said disk through which any one of an added series of spaces will be displayed, said disk, While rotating and Wabbling, constituting means for intermittently engaging the indicator frictionally, thereby to rotate the same. A

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

LEON REVERA PAUL.

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