US2699952A - Doll perambulator - Google Patents

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Jan. 18, 1955 ||l SEBEL 2,699,952

DOLL PERAMBULATOR Filed Feb. 28, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l Ly* W '55 Y INVEN-rof? Harry Sebe ATTO RNEY Jan. 18, 1955 H, SEBEL- 2,699,952

DOLL PERAMBULATOR Filed Feb. 28, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lNVEN-TO R Harv-ySebel ATTORNEY lUnited States Patent @n 2,699,952 VPatented Jan. V18, Y1955 ice 2,699,952 DOLL lPERAMBULATO'R `Harry SebeL London, England, assig'ii'orto `D.v Se'lieland Company Limited, Erith, England, a' British company Application February 28,1951, Serial No. 213,268 'Claims priority, application Great -Britain April 14, 1950 9 Claims. (Cl. 280-47.1)

The present invention relates to wheeledy toys more iparticularly toy perambulators, pushcaits andlike vehicles and has for an object to A'provide an improved con-struc vtion for'such toys whereby a doll or toy animal when accommodated in the perambulator or push-cart is caused t'o move relative to the body of the vehicle as the vehicle is' wheeled along.

` Constructions are known'in which a dollvorothertoy iigure secured to and forming part of a toy -perambulator or like vehicle is caused to move' as the vehicle is moved along but it is an object of the present inventionv to provide a mechanism in a toy perambulator, push-cart or like vehicle whereby a doll or toy animal, not forming part of 'thevehicle, when placed within the body of the'perambulator or upon the seat of the push-cart is caused to move lautomatically as the perambulator or puch-cart is wheeled along.

It is a further object of the-invention to provide' means whereby the said mechanism isrendered inoperative atV the will of the user of the toy.

Itis a still further object of the invention'to provide further meansv whereby, when the perarnbulator orpushcart is stationary, the said mechanism 'is manually operable by the user of the toy.

,According to the invention there is provided a toy perambulator, push-cart or like wheeled` vehicle in which the bodyv of the vehicle includes a support' for a doll or like toy figure, extraneous to the toy vehicle itself, and'haviiig a mechanism for moving said support relative to the body, said mechanism being operatively connected. to the ground engaging wheels of the vehicle whereby said doll or like toy figure, when placed within the body ofthe vehicle in engagement with said support, is caused to move relative to the body as the vehicle is moved along the ground.

According to a further feature of the invention ameans `isprovided for rendering inoperative said mechanism, `said means comprising a movable member connectedto's'aid mechanism whereby with the member 1n one position the Ymechanism is operatively connected to thewheels and with the member in another position the'mechanisrn isdisconnected from the wheels of the vehicle.

According to a still further featureof theinvention a 'further means is provided whereby, when 'the vehicle is stationary, movement of the said movable member from vsaid one position to said other position eifects movement of `said base relative to the body.

The invention will now be described with referenceto the accompanying drawings illustrating variousV embodiments of the invention as applied to a toy perambulator.

.rear end of the chassis of the pei'ambulator showing a further modified construction; and

YFigure 6 is a sectionltaken along the line VI-VI of I lFigure Referring to the drawings, the perambulator comprises Ya chassis having a vpair of 'spaced parallel longitudinal,

'members land l2 supported upon a pair'of front wheels fo'r example, is secured to the members 1 and Zbymeans of lugs '8 secured as by Awelding for example to the members and to the sides 9-of'the'body. lThebodyisope'n at the'top' and bottom,`the ends 10 being curved inwardly at their lower portions -to "conform tothe curvature ofthe endzedges of the sides 9.

Within the b'ody 'adjacent the bottom thereof is-a base lladaptedtofbe oscillatedin al manner to Ybe hereinafter described about its longitudinal axis. The perimeterg'of the Vbase'is joined to the upper perimeter of the body by means of exible material 12,"s`uch-fasfclothfor example, to forin a receptacle 13 in which a doll may be placed, the iiexible-material 12 permitting the base to oscillate and otherwise'move with respect to the lbody,-asabout to "be described. p

The base is pivotally supported at its forward endv by means of a pin 14 extending centrally of the end of the base and loosely journalled in a'stirrup 15 secured at each end to the chassis members 1 and 2.

At its vrear end the base is supported upon rollers `16 Vwhich engage'with cams `V17 secured to the rear axle 6.

The rollers 16 are journalled in brackets 18 secured to the underside of the base and the cams 17 yare diametrically opposed, that is, angularly displaced substantially about the axis of the shaft 6, so that as theV shaft 6A rotates when the perambulator is wheeled along the rollers 16 will be aiternately moved upwardly bythe cams'17=to produce a rocking movement of the base 11 about its longitudinal axis.

A further pin 18a, Fig. l, extends centrally of the rear end of the base and is journalled in a stirrup 19 extending transversely of the chassis and connected at eachend b y a pivot 20 to one end of a lever 21 pivoted intermediate its length as at 22 to the chassis member 1 or 2. Pivoted vto the other end of the respective levers 21 is alink 23 also pivotally connected to the inwardly directed end portions 24 of the handle 25 which is pivoted at each side as at 26 to the chassis members 1 and 2 respectively.

It will be apparentl that by rocking the` upper end of the handle 2S in a forward direction, th'e stirrup "1-9 Vwill be raised bylevers 21 vwhich are caused to pivot due to the downwardpull on links 23 by the end portions 24 ofthe handle. The stirrup 19 by rising lifts the rear end ofthe base and the rollers 16 are lifted'out of engagement with the cams 17 so that although the perambulator is wheeled along, no rocking movementy of the base takes-place.

The frontsupporting pin 14 is loosely pivoted in the stirrup Y15 to permit the rear end of'theba'se to be raised and lowered by means vof the stirrup 19.

In-order tostabilize the base when the handle is in the forward position, the pinlSa (Figurela) has secured-to its free end la horizontal cross piece27 forming a T. Secured to the inside of the rear endl 10 of the body is sa bracketf28 which is adapted to engage the cross-piece 27 when the stirrup 19 is raised, thereby constituting a limiting stop to the upward movement of the rear end of the base and maintaining it substantially horizontal transversely of the perambulator.

It will likewise be apparent that when the perambulator is stationary, rocking of the handle 25 about its pivots 26 will cause the rollers 16 of lthe base to be raised and lowered out of and into engagement with the cams 17. Because the cams are angularly displaced about the axle the rollers 16 come into engagement with the cams in succession, thereby causing the base to rock about its pivots. In the case that the perambulator stops with both of the cams in the horizontal position as shown in the drawing, it` would be necessary to move-the perambulator slightly forward or backward in order to rotate the cams to raise one of the rollers 16 before effecting-the rocking action by means of the handle 25.

In' the modified construction shown in Figures 3 and 4,

`.the base is supported near itsvrear end by a stirrup 29 Rocking of the base about the pivot 31 is elected by means of a rod 32 loosely pivoted at its upper end in a bracket 33 secured to the underside of the base to one side of the longitudinal centre line thereof. The lower end of the rod is connected to a crank 34 formed in a shaft 35 journalled at each end in the lower portions of the handle. The shaft 35 has mounted thereon a driven wheel 36 adapted to ybe frictionally driven by a driving wheel 37 mounted on the rear shaft of the perambulator.

Thus, as the perambulator is wheeled along, the wheel 37 drives the wheel 36 and shaft 35 which, by means of the crank 34 and rod 32, causes the base to oscillate.

By moving the upper end of the handle forwardly, the wheel 36 will be moved out of engagement wit-h the wheel 37 to render inoperative the rocking of the base by the rod 32 and by moving the handle backwards and forwards while the perambulator is stationary, the rear portion of the base will be raised and lowered by the stirrup 29, the wheels 36 and 37 being moved into and out of engagement without rocking the base.

In the further modified construction shown in Figures and 6, the oscillatable base is pivotally supported at its rear end in an upright 38 attached to a cross member 39 secured to chassis members 40 and 41.

The base is rocked about its pivots lby means of a rod 42 loosely connected at one end by a pin to a bracket 43 secured to the underside of the base at one side of the longitudinal centre line thereof and at its other end, to a crank 44 formed in a shaft 45 journalled at each end in arms 46 pivoted intermediate their length upon the rear axle of the perambulator. Also secured on the shaft 45 is a pinion 47 adapted to be engaged by a rack 48 on an arcuate extension of one arm of an L-shaped member 49 rotatably mounted on the rear axle of the perambulator. The other arm 50 of the L-shaped member carries a roller 51 adapted to engage a cam 52 secured to a driven pulley 53 rotatably mounted upon a spindle or stud 54 secured in a bracket 55 attached to the chassis member 40, A spring 67 is mounted between the stud 54 and arm 50 to insure that roller 51 positively engages cam 52. The pulley 53 is driven from a driving pulley 56 secured to the rear axle by means of a belt or chain 57.

Thus, as the rear axle is rotated by the perambulator being wheeled along, the cam 52 is rotated and rocks the L-shaped member 49, thereby driving the pinion 47 by means of the rack 48. Pinion 47 rotates the shaft 45 and by means of the crank 44 and rod 42 oscillates the base about its pivots.

In order to be able to render the rocking action inoperative when desired, the arms 46 are connected by means of links 58 to the lower end portions 59 of the handle of the vehicle, which end portions are pivoted as at 60 to downwardly extending portions 61 and 62 of the chassis members 40 and 41.

j By moving the handle forwardly therefore, a downward pull will be exerted on links 58 to rotate the arms 46 in an anticlockwise direction, as seen in Figure 5,

to bring a rod 63 extending between the arms 46 into engagement with a stud 64 on the L-shaped member 49 and thereby lift the roller 51 out of engagement with the cam 52 and maintaining the right hand arm of the L-shaped member stationary in its uppermost position. The rear axle is then free to rotate without causing movement ofv the rack 48 and the corresponding rocking action of the base.

The rear pivot pin of the in the upright 38 to permit base is received in a slot 65 of vertical movement of the rear of the base when the shaft 45 is raised due to the.

rotation of the arms 46 to render the mechanism inoperative. A bracket 66 is secured to the upright 38 and is adapted to engage the upper surface of the base when in the raised position so as to stabilise the base in a substantially horizontal plane.

It will be apparent that, when the perambulator is stationary, rocking of the handle backwards and forwards about its pivots will cause the pinion 47 to move relative to the rack 48, thereby rotating the shaft 45 and causing the base to oscillate by means of the crank 44 and rod 42.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the aforedescribed embodiments thereof and that it may be applied to wheeled vehicles other than perambulators, such as for example pushcarts.

Conveniently, the perambulator may be also provided with a further mechanism for actuating a sound producing device imitating, for example, the crying of an infant so that the rocking of the doll in the perambulator is accompanied by a crying sound. In such case it is preferred to employ a mechanism of they type disclosed in my co-pending United States patent application Serial No. 213,267, led February 28, 1951.

What I claim is:

1. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle comprising a chassis supported on wheels, a body mounted on said chassis and providing an upwardly open receptacle adapted removably to receive a doll or like toy not forming part of the vehicle itself, a propelling handle for said vehicle supported on said chassis for movement relative thereto, a support disposed adjacent the bottom of said receptacle for supporting said doll or like toy in said receptacle, said support being transversely of less width than said body, means carried by said chassis for supporting said support so as to provide for movement thereof relative to said body, a lirst means operatively connecting said support to said wheels to effect said movement of said support relative to said body of the vehicle concomitantly with rolling movement of the vehicle wheels upon a surface, and second means operatively connecting said handle to said rst connecting means and operable upon movement of said -handle relative to the chassis to render said firstconnecting means inoperative to effect said movement of said support.

2. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as defined in claim l in which said second operable means is connected to said support and is operable to impart movement to said support.

3. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as dened in claim l, said support being connected by means of a flexible material to the upper perimeter of said receptacle.

4. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle comprising a chassis, a propelling handle for said vehicle supported on said chassis for movement relative thereto, an axle having wheels secured thereto adjacent the ends thereof and carried by said chassis for rotation of said axle relative'thereto upon rolling movement of said wheels upon a surface, a body secured to said chassis providing an upwardly open receptacle adapted removably to receive a doll or like toy not forming a part of the vehicle itself, said body providing an opening at the bottom thereof generally coextensive with said receptacle, a base disposed adjacent said bottom opening of said body and adapted to support the doll or like toy in said receptacle, said base being transversely of less width than said body and pivotally supported by said chassis for oscillating movement thereof upon a longitudinal axis extending generally horizontal, cam means carried by said axle and adapted to engage members on said base for effecting said oscillating movement of said base upon rotation of said wheels and said axle, and means operatively connecting said handle to said base and operable upon movement of said handle relative to the chassis to disengage said cam means and said members connected to said base.

5. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as defined in claim 4 in which said base is loosely pivoted at one end thereof upon said chassis for said oscillation thereof about said longitudinal axis and at the other end thereof is supported by said chassis for pivotal movement on said axis and for upward and downward bodily movement of said other end of said base, said handle extending generally vertically and pivotally supported intermediate its ends upon said chassis and operatively connected to said other end of said base for effecting said upward and downward bodily movement of said other end of said base upon pivotal movement of said handle, said cam means comprising a pair of cams secured to said axle at either side of the longitudinal axis of said base, said cams being angularly displaced substantially with respect to each other about said axle, said members comprising follower means supported upon said base so as to engage said cams for effecting said oscillating movement of said base upon rotation of said axle and said wheels, said operative connection between said handle and said other end of said base being effective bodily to move said other end of said base so as to move said follower means into and out of engagement with said cams upon said pivotal movement of said handle.

6. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle comprising a chassis, an axle having wheels secured thereto adjacent the ends thereof and carried by said chassis for rotation of said axle relative thereto upon rolling movement of said wheels on a surface, a body secured to said chassis providing an upwardly open receptacle adapted removably to receive a doll or like toy not forming a part of the vehicle itself, said body providing an opening at the bottom thereof generally coextensive with said receptacle, a base disposed adjacent said bottom opening and adapted to support the doll or like toy in said receptacle, said base being transversely of less width than said body and loosely pivoted at one end thereof upon said chassis for oscillating movement thereof upon an axis extending lengthwise of the vehicle and at the other end thereof being supported by said chassis for pivotal movement on said axis and for upward and downward bodily movement of said other end of said base, a handle extending generally vertically and pivotally supportd intermediate its ends upon said chassis and operatively connected to said other end of said base for effecting said upward and downward bodily movement of said other end of said base upon pivotal movement of said handle, a crank shaft supported by said handle at one side of the pivotal support of said handle for rotation of said crank shaft on an axis extending transversely of the vehicle, the crank of said crank shaft being disposed at one side of said lengthwise extending axis of said base, a connecting rod connected at one end thereof to said crank and at the other end to said base at the same side of said pivotal axis of said base for effecting oscillating movement of said base upon its axis upon rotation of said crank shaft, a disengageable driving connection between said axle and said crank shaft for driving said crank shaft upon rotation of said axle, said crank shaft being movable into and out of driving connection with said axle upon pivotal movement of said handle.

7. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle comprising a chassis, an axle having wheels secured thereto adjacent the ends thereof and carried by said chassis for rotation of said axle relative thereto upon rolling movement of said wheels on a generally horizontal surface, a body secured to said chassis providing an upwardly open receptacle adapted removably to receive a doll or like toy not forming a part of the vehicle itself, said body providing an opening at the bottom thereof generally coextensive with said receptacle, a base disposed adjacent said -bottom opening and adapted to support the doll or like toy in said receptacle, said base being transversely of less width than said body and loosely pivoted at one end thereof upon said chassis for oscillating movement thereof upon an axis extending lengthwise of the vehicle and at the other end thereof being pivotally supported on said axis and for bodily movement of said other end upwardly and downwardly with respect to said chassis, a handle extending generally vertically and pivotally supported intermediate its ends upon said chassis, an arm pivoted upon said axle and operatively connected to said handle for reciprocating pivotal movement thereof upon reciprocating pivotal movement of said handle, a crank shaft supported on said arm for rotation thereof on its a xis outwardly of the pivotal axis of said arm, a connectlng rod connecting the crank of said crank shaft to said base at one side of the longitudinal pivotal axis of said base for effecting oscillating movement of said base upon rotation of said crank shaft on its axis, a pinion on said crank shaft rotatable therewith upon rotation of said crank shaft, a quadrant gear pivotally supported on said axle and engaging said pinion for effecting rotation of said pinion and said crank shaft upon pivotal movement of said quadrant gear on its axis, means drivingly connected to the axle providing a disengageable driving connection between said `axle and said quadrant gear for effecting reciprocating movement of said quadrant gear and reciprocating rotation of said pinion to produce said oscillating movement of said base, and means providing engagement of said arm with said quadrant gear to effect pivotal movement of said quadrant gear on its axis upon pivotal movement of said arm in a given direction, said driving connection being disconnectible from said quadrant gear upon said movement of said quadrant gear engaged by said arm moved in said given direction.

8. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as defined in claim 7 in which said means providing a driving connection comprises a cam follower carried by said quadrant gear and a cam engaging said follower t0 effect said reciprocating movement of said quadrant gear upon rotation of said cam, and driving means connected between said axle and said cam to effect rotation of said cam upon rotation of said axle.

9. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as defined in claim 8 in which said cam follower is supported by said quadrant so as to be movable out of engagement with said cam to effect disconnection of said quadrant from said means providing the driving connection between said axle and said quadrant upon said movement of said quadrant gear engaged by said arm moved in said given direction.

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