US2253030A - Push toy - Google Patents

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Aug. 19, 1941.

B. G. JEFFRIES PUSH TOY Filed Feb. 16, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 19, 1941- B. G. JEFFRIES PUSH TOY Filed Feb. 16, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 0 O 4/ mi Patented Aug. 19, 1941 UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE Application February 16, 1940, Serial No. 319,341 3 Claims. (01. 46-107) The object of my invention is to provide a novel push toy having a wheel bearing contrasting colors, to provide arubber tired wheel on such a toy, to providevarious manikin figures arranged to be operated by the movement of the wheel, to provide various audible devices such as a bell, etc., which are sounded by the movement of the wheel when the toy is pushed along;

to provide means for interchangeably mounting any or a multiplicity of difierent manikin figures on the rod of the push toy; and to provide particular arrangement and combination of devices operated by the single wheel of the push top; to provide various unusual devices for a push toy such as a popgun member, whistle, or automatically inflatable balloon. I attain these and other objects of my invention by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention; Fig. 21s a top plan view of same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side elevation of a portion of the toy showing the wheel from the reverse side of that shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on line 4- 4 of Fig.3;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the manikin figures of the push toy and also of the means for removably mounting same on the rod or the push toy;

Fig. 6 is a detail view partly in side elevation and partly in section of the popgun member which is arranged for operation by the movement of the push wheel ofthe toy; and

Fig. 7 isa detail view partly in side elevation and partly in section of the automatically inflatable balloon device which may be operatively connected with the wheel of the push toy.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I provide a push rod i at one end of which is mounted the diversely colored wheel 2 by means of the axle 34. I provide a pin; {mounted in 1the wheel ina position; ofiset from the center or axleof the wheel and to which a rod 4 is pivot- .ally' connected for reciprocating movement .as the push toy; wheel is rotated. I provide a bell 5 afiixed to the under side of the. push rod I by means of asuitable metalarm 6. I provide a suitable tongue. or bell clapper I aifixed to the rod] and suitably positioned to sound the with each reciprocationbf the rod 4.

I provide a wire attached tothe rod 4 at one end and attached at the other. end to a spring bell plate or base 9 on which is mounted any desired manikin figure l0.

I provide a whistle plunger II on the end of reciprocating rod 4 and which operates a piston 5| in the cylindrical tube It to sound the whistle l3 at the end of the tube with each reciprocation of the rod 4. The whistle member'is shown in .Figs. 1 and 2 and the piston member 5| is shown in dotted lines in Figs. 6 and 7.

As shown in Fig. 1, I provide an upstanding trod l4 pivotally mounted on pin 3 and in turn pivotally connected at its upper end at M to a link l5 which in turn is pivotally connected at l5 to the push rod l. I provide a manikin figure I! such as the figure of a blacksmith shown in Figs. 1 and 5, having one of its arms l6 pivotally mounted to the body of the manikin and operatively connected bya suitable wire l8 to the link l5 the movement of which in turn operates the arm l6 of the manikin figure. This manikin figure, as shown in Fig. 5, is preferably attached to the push rod by a screw and thumb nut by means of which it may be detac'hably mounted to permit of the substitution of any other desired manikin figure interchangeably with this manikin figure by removing the thumb nut 50 and either disconnecting the wire IE or arm 16.

I may provide an additional manikin figure 19 such as shown in Fig. 1 detachably mounted on the push toy rod l and having a pivoted arm 20 connected by a wire 2! to the link I5, by which it is actuated, the arm 20 in turn being pivotally connected to a miniature orj facsimile saw 22 which reciprocates across a miniature or facsimile log 23 mounted on the miniature or facsimile sawhorse 24 which in turnis an integral part of the base of the manikin figure as shown. This figure also is detachably mounted on the push rod l by means of any suitable screw 25.

I provide a spring wire 26, as shown in Fig. 1,

l mounted or seated in the wheel end of push rod 1 and carrying a miniature airplane 21 onthe upper-end of said wire, a certain vibration being given the airplane by the operation of the toy. :I also may provide any suitable ornamental head-piece such as the eagle 28 attached to the :upstanding rod I 4 and moving with that member.

I provide novel sounding means on the toy consisting of strips of sandpaper 29 aflixed to the side of the wheel 2 and with which another strip of sandpaper 30 frictionally contacts thereby producing a scratching sound intended to imitate the soundof an automobile engine when it is not in first class condition or is laboring.

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7 rubber tire 35 to afford the necessary traction or frictional engagementwith the floor necessary for actuating'the various attachments and fi ures which are actuated by the rotation of the wheel 2.

Referring to Fig. 3, there is illustrated an additional attachment which may be applied to the toy and actuated by operation of the wheel 2. It consists of a manikin dog 36 holding a wire rod 31, the dog 36 being secured to the end of the push rod by a suitable, preferably loose mounting 38. Aftixed to the side of the wheel "2;I provide:'a plate 39 having aseries of teeth 40 disposed in position to be engaged by the :wire rod 31 as the wheel is rotated and to vibrate that member and produce a clicking or barking sound as successive teethare struck by the rod 31;. Theplate 39 isalso provided with an off-set tongue 4| bent outwardly suflicientlyto engage the off-set lower vend or finger 42 ,ofthe wire rod 43 on the upperj'end of which is mounted a -miniatureior manikin cat. 44 "just out .of reach 'ofthe'manikin dog 36. Iprovide'a hollow track 416 :having a'longitudinal slot 45 through which the- -feet, of themanikincat44 stand, the met terminatingin -thei enlarged jend elements 48 ;which*a-ref slidable inrthe track 46 as shown in .Figs. 3 and, ,4 of the drawings.

I may 'also providea ;s,uitable p rojection"4,9 on push wheel 2 on the same side of the wheel but opposite'to lthe plate-,39'g-for engaging'the off-set end 42 of the wire 43 forioperatingthe cat 44.

' Referring to Fig. 6 there isillustrated an alter- V native audible toy element which may be used in vplace of the whistlep-l3. Thiselernent consists of a cork,,,53frictionally-engaged :in the end of .the cylindricaltube-JZ and attached by a cord or :otherifiexibleaelement 52 to the-piston and adapted to be popped out by the: compression.

of air in the tube |2 when the pistonis recip- In Fig.1? there illustrated another alternative attachment to' replace the whistle 13 and ;consisting,,of ;a toy figureba1loon56 mounted on the nipple'-'5,5:Which .is screw-threaded at 54 I to the; end of'the tube l2, the balloon 56 being automatically infiatedand deflated by the reciprocation of piston 5| in the tube l2.

The operation of the'rnechanismhas been indicated somewhat in the-description of the ele- .ments. The rod :4 being pivotally connected by pin 3 in-koff-setfrelation to the axle 34 .of the .pushfwheel causes avreciprocatory movement of thepush rod 4 thereby causing the-bell clapper ,-|i-to sound the bell '5 with each: reciprocation ofgthe rod and likewise to .operatethe manikin .figure .10 by means of movement. of connecting iwire ,8. and springbase. 9 to causea rockingmovement of the figure with: each reciprocation of .rod 4,Ethe;:plunger;;|:| connected toor integral with the push rod 4 also actuating the-piston- 5| in the cylindricabtube l2 to either sound the whistle |3' (when a1whist1e gisafiixedto the end-of tube l2); 3or; =;alternatively to cause a'popping noise --when1afcork and flexible element 'attached to the piston is-used in place, of, the whistle ele- .ment;1.01h alternativelyrtol,inflate a balloon when a toy balloon is attached by means of a nipple 55 to the end of the tube l2, the reciprocation of the piston causing an alternate and automatic inflation and deflation of the toy balloon 56.

The rotation of the wheel 2 carrying the strips of sandpaper, 29 results in a frictional engagement with the cooperating strip of sandpaper 30 on the upstanding rod M to cause an intermittent scraping or scratching sound intended to delight children. The link l5 which is pivotally connected to the push rod and also to the upper end of rod I4 and which is actuated by the rotation of the wheel 2 due to the oil-set connection of the lower end of I5 by pin 3 with the wheel causes a reciprocation of link l5 whereby to operate the wire I8 connected with the arm l6 of manikin figure l1, and likewise to actuate the wire2| and arm 22 of another manikin figure (if both manikin figures are utilized on the toy) through the operatively connected means of the2link |5, rod |4, pin 3 and push w r 1 I l Likewise the climbingscatrfl which is slidably mounted in the track45 is actu ated by spring rod 33 andits oifset end-42 which is engaged by the laterally projecting finger 4| which isaflixed or attached to the side-of the push wheel 2 in an onset relation to the axle of the wheel to inter- -mittently actuate the cat. Likewise element '49 performs a like function, Plate 39 having the teeth 49 performs an additional function in that the successiveteethengage the wire rod 31 of the manikin dog 36"tfo cause a clicking noise as the teeth pass that element with each rotation of thepushyvheel 2 thus makingthe doglappear to bark at the cat as ,it climbs the hollow pole or -track 45.v I V The ornamental head-piece 28 being affixed to rod 14 moves with that rod which rod in turn is actuated by pin 3 and push wheel 2. wire 26 and miniature airplane 21 are simply vibratory elements movement of which is'p'roduced by vibration of the push rod transmitted from the wheel 2 when movement: over the fiooris not absolutely level or if any uneven movement of the push rod is made by the operator-to cause a vibration pf this .;flexible wire 26.

What I claim is: r i i 1. In a push toy, the combinationv of a push vrod, an axle on the endof the push rod, a push wheel rollably -mounted on the axle, a pin mounted on the push wheel in offset position to the axle of the wheel, anupstanding rod pivotally mounted on said pin, a link pivotally connected to the upper end of said upstanding rod atone end of the link and pivotally connected to the push rod at the other end of the link to cause a reciprocating movementof both the rod and link, a manikin figure having a base engaging over the push rod, means detachably securing,

- 'r'o'dian' axle 'on't'he end o-f the push rod, a push push rod at the othernend 0f ithe link'to cause a reciprocating :movement-otboth therod and zlink, a plurality, of 'manikin wfigures :detachably Spring 7 2;"Inapush'toy', the combination of a' push and adjustably mounted on the push rod, said manikin figures having pivotally mounted arm members, means such as Wire directly connecting each of the aforesaid pivotally mounted arm members with the aforesaid link for actuation of same with each reciprocatory movement of the link, and audible mechanism on the push Wheel simultaneously actuated by its movement.

3. In a push toy, the combination of a push rod, an axle on the end of the push rod, a push wheel rollably mounted on the axle, a rod having one end pivotally attached to the Wheel at a point offset to the axle of the wheel and reciprocated by the rotation of the push wheel, a. link pivotally connected to the push rod at one end and to the outer end of the first named rod at the other end, a manik-in figure having its base engaging the push rod, the manikin figure having a pivotally mounted element such as an arm, a link attached at one end directly to said element and at the other end to the link, whereby to actuate the pivotally mounted element of the manikin.

BEN G. JEFFRIES.

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