US1287484A - Physical exerciser or athletic vehicle. - Google Patents

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I. Q. SLYE. 1 PHYSICAL EXERCISER 0R ATHLETIC VEHICLE. APPLICATION FQILED MAY 29.1mm,

1,287,484. Patented DEG-10,1918.

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J. Q. SLYE PHYSICAL EXERCISER 0R ATHLETIC VEHICLE.v

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1913.

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PHYSICAL EXERCISER OR ATHLETIC VEHICLE.

Application filed May 29. 1918.

Be it known that I, Jens- Qcm-zs SLYE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at \Vashington, District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Physical Exerciser or Athletic Vehicle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved toy physical exerciser or athletic vehicle, particularly adapted for children preferably boys.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device of this kind, whereby all parts of the body may be brought into action, so that the muscles thereof may be developed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a physical exerciser having a longitudina'lly movable seat in gear connections with the rear drive axle of the device, whereby motion may be imparted thereto.

A further object of the invention ,is to provide means to be actuated by the arms of the operator, so that in conjunction with the movable seat, the apparatus may be propelled at a high rate of speed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a physical exerciser, the propelling mechanism of which is actuated in a manner greatly resembling the motions of the body of an operator of a racing canoe, whereby the arms, legs, shoulders and'the muscles thereof and those of the body may be developed in a. similar manner as those of an operator of a racing canoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved steering mechanism for the apparatus, whereby the operator may steerthe same with the feet.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a physical exerciser of this kind having means whereby the forward part of the canoe may be given a vertical or up and down vibration, resembling that imparted to a canoe body when passing over the waves of the water.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Dec. 10, MP1 8.

Serial No. 237.204.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the steering mechanism to be operated by the feet of the operator.

Fig. (3 is a sectional view on line (3-H of Fig. 2.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the physical exerciser or athletic vehicle, which may be any conventional shape,-prcferably of a shape to resemble a canoe or the like. Secured by bolts or the like 2 to the rear under portion of the body is a pair of brackets 3, in bearings of which a drive shaft 4: is mounted. This shaft is provided with cranks 5 and (3. Mounted upon the ends of the shaft 41. are supporting wheels 7, which may be of any suitable construction, preferably provided with pneumatic tires 8. If necessary the supporting wheels may be especially constructed for the device, or they may be bought or purchased from stock. T he shaft 4: may be cast from malleable iron and then hardened, or may be machined. For instance the shaft may be bent, and subsequently machined, and its ends capped for the reception of nuts. The brackets 3 are preferably triangular shaped and have bearings 9 for the reception of the crank shaft. The brackets are designed to be cast preferably, but it is to be understood they may be machine made if desired. Also secured by belts or the'like 10 to the bottom of the canoe are forward and rear brackets 11 and 12, which are substantially identical in shape and construction, and are designed edge, and its rear end (which is forked shown at. 19) has a link connected thereto. This link is in turn connected to he crank 3 of the drive axle 01' shaft as snon'n at 2 1. The racks 16 have their teeth on their outer The rear ends of the racks 1(3 jerked as shown at 23. between which the These links are in ti connected at to the cranks 5 of the d ave axle or shaft 4. Secured to the bottom 3 t the body of the physical exerciser are hearing brackets '26. which may be of an suit able shape preferably as shown. Mounted in bearings of the brackets 26 are vertically disposed shafts 2?. which are also mounted in hearings 28 of the inner faces of the sides of the canoe shaped bony of the apparatus. The lower ends of the shafts 27 are provided with segment. gears 29, to me with the teeth of the racks 18. The upper ends of the shafts 27 have secured thereto in any suitable manner as shown at 30 operating handles 31. lo be engaged or grasped by the hands; of the opezitor. Oscillating move- ;ment ma be imparted to said handles, whereby the shafts 27 may be rocked, so that motion may be imparted to the segment gears. It is to be noted that, the segment gears will in turn impart reciprocating movement; to the rack." 16, and owing to their link connections with the rear axle or drive shaft. revoluble movement; will be imparted thereto, for driving the supporting Wheels, and hence propel the physical exerciser. Secured to the inner faces of the sides of the body of th apparatus. as shown at. are bracket guide rods fin operators seat 53% is provideifl. This seat has a cushion 36 and a cushion back 3?. The seat 34; may is so desired consist simply of the plate 3;, the ends of which are provided with depending spaced arms This seat may be cast or made up from sheet metal. tween the depending arms are anti-frictional rollers 39, Which are grooved. there preferably being eight in all. two in the front. adjacent each side. and tvvo in the rear adjacent each side, so as to engage above and below the bracket guide rods 53. vvhereby the seatvv will freely move backivardly and forwardly, in fact will be allowed to reciprocate. The plate 23 has 3,. depending arm 40 inits renten and connected to the lower extremity of this arm Journaled be mam see is a link ll." Pivot-ally mounted upon a shaft pin d2 carried in bearings depending from the bottom of the apparatus is a segment gear 43, the teeth 44: of which are designed to mesh with the teeth 18 of the central or intermediate rack. This segment gear .43 has a radiating arm 45 extending through an opening 46 in the bottom of the body of the apparatus, and to the extremity of which the link all is connected. It is to be observed that as the operator is imparting movement to the shafts 27, a reciprocating movement will also bejinlparted to the seat, the action of WlllCl' Will transmit, movement to the segment gear l3, which in turn will operate the central or intermediate rack 17 a ternately with the racks 16, thereby assisting materially in rotating the shaft, or axle and propelling he physical exerciser. An operator being sub ected to these movements of the body and the arms at regular inter- YalS, V lll materially develop thebody and the arms and he muscles thereof.

Side frame bars 47 for the physical exerciser are provided. The forward ends of these frame bars tarminate in transverse tubular bearings $8, for the reception of the forsvardaxle .9. The rear ends of the fran' e bars have bearings 50, in which the rear drive axle or shaft is mounted. The frame bars 4:? have bearii'igs 51 for the shaft 52, which is designed to rotate, as will be here inafter at forth. A disk is mounted upon and rotatable with the shaft 52. The disk eecentrically mounted on the shaft. which is also provided with a gear 54-. The disk disposed with relation to the body of the apparatus. so that its peripheral edge Will engage the body. The bottom of the body on each side where the disk engages the bottom is provided. with spaced guide flanges so as to prevent excessive lateral play of th body with respect to the disk. The outer ends of both tubular bearings 48 are provided with forks 56. Thefront supporting Wheels 57, which may be especially made or purchased from stock, are mounted upon and rotatable with the stub axles 58. which are mounted in bearings 59. The inner ends of these bearings 59 are provided with forks 60. The forks 56 and. 60 are pivoted together respectively by the bolts (51 and 62 which are axially alined. The inner ends of the stub shafts 58 have gears 63, which mesh with the bevel gears 64 loose upon the bolts 61. The gears 64. in turn mesh with the gears 65 on the outer ends of the front, axle or shaft 49. Consequently it, will be observed that when the supporting Wheels rotate. motion will be transmitted to the shaft 49 and hence to the gear 66. The tubular bearings have rearwardlv extending spaced arms 67 carrying a stub shaft 68, which is provided with a gear 69. The

gear 66 meshes with 69, which in turn drives the gear 54:, and since revoluble movement is imparted to the shaft by this train of gears, the eccentrically mounted disk 53 will impart vertical movement or vibration to the body of the physical exerciser. This vertical vibration will be slow and gradual so as to-greatly resemble the usual movement. of a canoe body when passing over the waves when the same is paddled.

The uppermost of the forks 60 have tubu lar extensions '70, for the reception of the elongated bolts 62, and for the purpose of steering the front supporting wheels 57. The upper-ends of the tubular extensions have inwardly extending arms 71, to which the link rods 72 are connected as at 73.

o Fixed transversely of the canoe body of the apparatus and in the sides of the body is a shaft 14, on which the steering members i 75 are pivotally suspended, the spaced colof the steering members terminate in feet engaging shoes 78, to be engaged by the feet of the operator. The tubular extensions 70 have rearwardly extending arms 79, between which a link bar 80 is connected. The operator of the apparatus by placing his feet in the shoes 78, and oscillating them backward and forward, one in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, or keeping the steering members steady, the front supporting wheels 57 may be steered in any direction desired. The tubular extensions 70 pass through the openings 81 of the forward part of the sides of the body of the apparatus. A front. seat 82 is fixed between the sides of the body 1 of the apparatus. It is to be noted hat the forward part of the body is not fixedly connectedto any of the operating mechanism, thus it will be observed that the body will vertically vibrate. The body may be constructed of any suitable material, wood or the like. in fact preferably constructed of any suitable sheet metal, for instance heavy sheet tin or comparatively thin galvanized sheet iron, and may be painted or otherwise decorated.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. The combination with a rear drive axle having supporting wheels, of a body pivotally mounted on said axle, a forward nondriving axle having wheels, and means geared to the forward non-drive axle for inrparting slow gradual vertical vibrations to the body.

2. The combination with a rear drive axle otally mounted on said axle, a forward nondrive axle having supporting wheels, and a rotating member geared to the forward axle 0:i imparting vertical vibrations to the The combination with forward and rear drive axles having supporting wheels thereon, of a body pivotally mounted upon the rear drive axle, a frame for said axles, a shaft mounted in bearings of said frame, gear connections between said shaft and the forward axle, and an eccentric on said shaft,

whereby a vertical vibration may be imparted to the body.

' 4. The combination with forward and rear drive axles having supporting wheels thereon, of a body pivotally mounted upon the rear drive axle, a frame for said axles, a shaft mounted in bearings of said frame, gear connections between said shaft and the forward axle, and an eccentric on said shaft, whereby a vertical vibration may be imparted to the body, and means on the bottom of the body engaging on each side of the eccentric to prevent excessive lateral movement of the body.

5. The combination with forward and rear drive axles and supporting wheels therefor, of a body pivotally mounted upon the rear axle, and means actuated by the forward axle to impart vertical vibrations to the body, and means actuated by the body and arms of the operator and geared to the rear axle for driving the same.

I 6. The combination with forward and rear supporting wheels, of a crank shaft for the rear wheels of a body pivotally mounted upon said crank shaft, the under part of the body having guide bearings, alternately reciprocating, racks mounted in the guide bearings and having link connections with the cranksof the crank shaft. :1 reciprocating operators seat mounted in the body, a segment gear linked to the seat. and in gear with one of the racks, and rocking shafts 4 geared to the other racks and having rowing handles, whereby reciprocating movement may be imparted to the other racks.

7. The combination with a body, of rear supporting wheels therefor. a forward axle provided with stub shafts, hearings for the stub shafts having tubular vertical extensiohs, a link connection between said exten sions, the upper ends of said extensions having inwardly extending arms, rods connected to said arms, a transverse fixed shaft on the body, steering members pivotally suspended on said shaft to be engaged by the feet of the operator and being connected to said rods.

8. In a toy canoe physical exerciser, the cbmbination with a frame, of forward and rear drive axles, a body pivotally mounted on the rear drive axle, a train of gears mounted in said frame and operated by the forward axle, 1118:1115 operated by the train vi gears ('0 ini'pzufr, vertical vibrations to the body, and ihmgea carried by the body engag; in on midi sidu of said means 1-1 prevent 1-:'- vvssinifli'kiili mn'vumvnt' oi H1O body.

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