US1579602A - Figure toy - Google Patents

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P. ESSER FIGURE TOY April 6 1926.

Filed Feb. 23, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 n BYMMINVENTOR M/y/WTORNEY Patented AApr. 6,1926. Y y

` NnEDiv PETER EssER, 0F oLIEioli,` NEW JERSEY.

FIGURE ".loY.

Applicationmed February 2k3, i922.'y serial no. 5`3egrz5.'

ToY all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PETER Essnn, aqcitizenA oi the United States, residing in Clifton,-

in the vcounty ot- Passaie and State of New ersey, have invented certain Vnew and;u'se- Y ful Improvements in Figure Toys, of' which `the following-'is yaspecilication. v

The primary object of this inventionV is f to provide'a toy with means for simulating Y'the accompanying drawings, forming Y a 1nater1al l"part of this disclosure and. 1n 'which z-icertainfhuinan movements that are novel andl interesting alike to children and kolderperson's.

'v Another object' has been" to provide-a simple mechanicaly ligure, representingv diver, with means whereby vthe figure Avis caused to mount a; ladder attachedtoa .verticallcolunin. y i. l i

A 'further obJect 1s the ineanszprovided. for

causing the climbingj ligure to be Vcarried to the'top orv a column, from Where it is arojectedi into space in` the manner of a iiighdiver alighting in a: tank.

' These and other objects arek attained by the novel combinationv and arrangement of partsjliereinafter described and shownvin' Figure 1 'is anV enchelevational, view of' atoy'made'in' accordance with the invention. 'Figure' 2A is a 'side elevationalviewcof the sa1ne`,"showing`by dottedflnes, Vvarious A' positions of the movable ligure. Y'

Figure'S is ajperspective viewvsh'owing the lay of the operating cord'. f

'Figure-4 isa partial sectional View, taken online Q4-of Figure 5. ,n v' Y Figure 5 is a` sectional view` taken on the line 5450i. Figure2.

Figure 6 .is a fragmentary detail' view of the moving figure elements.l Figure' /ii'cat'lon ot'l the` operatingv means.`

Tis aside View: showing 'a modi-v l Figure '8 i's'a fragmentary view showing vanother lnodiiicatlonzotthe operating means. Referring ,toV` the`4 drawings, the numeral 10 designates a rectangulargfplatdiorin,*hav- .ing attached a, block ll'andupright elements 12, between which, isa windingdruin xlrlnanually rotatedib'y 'a crank` 145` mounted in the uprights andiixedto: the drum.

Secured rigidly toY the Vtop of the block 11 is a vertical column 15, having grooves or cord channels 16andf17 formed longi.- tudinallyattli-e front. and're'ar, respectively.

contoured-on the-inner edges as At a spaced distance `from each-` side Vlof' 'V the col'uinn 15, are upright bars 18l and 1 9, havingtheir lower -ends'ixed in the block ll.

Drilled through thelbars 18K4 vand 1%93 are spaced holes in register with holes in the column 15, in a manner tojrecei'vev andhold a plurality ot wires 20, that when "ase selnbledfrm the'fvrungs of the ladders 21 fand-22 which, by referring te Fig.l 51j, will be fseento be inclined toward the;n front,r`

the purpose being'tocausejlth-e limbs of a climbing/figureto be'centered and forced inwardly, *preventingV the gure fromv turn'- yingsidnvis'e on* its.v supp'ortingrung.` 'Referring to Figure 1itwill beseenr that 'the rlungs",` of the ladders lare'larranged in'v [and havegrooved pulleys'31',"32 and 33 dis- `posecll"bet\veen thein rotatable on pins 28,

vgrooves of fand firedy iny thel bar, 1G. On the outward extending portion of 29` and 30-y passing transve'rslyk through] the plates 26 and v`27'- are: fixed' tubular v'elements f 34 adapted toi receive o'rnainental*` objects, as the flag staffy 35 shoivn` .reinovablyjfe'n- 19. v i The moving figure, simulatingv a diver,

"comprises body 3G havingr arms 37 and legs'BS attachedtor the body bythe pivots 39 and 40', and `a central drilled hole extends longitudinally into the carrying'pin 54; y' f Coiled''springs111V having tz'uigent-ialex- `tending elements" bent yat right angles' .are

interposed between the body Vandthe limbs, the coils surrounding the .pivotv pins and jacent sides 'of vthe body and flimbfmeinbers at'properpositionfand, as shown Figure 6, causes 'the arms and legs to be drawn lfor- Asfpreviously stated .the ladclenriingsare arranged in staggered order and as ,the diver is advancedupwardly, the arm and' leg members, due '.to th bodyy receptive of' a e actionfof the springs gaged in theends 'of the'ladderv'sidesg1S :and 1 the-'springends 12` and@ entering thel ad- Ward;` and upu'fardv in .a' manner radaptedto ".1015 v 1 l engage with therungs of the ladder.v

41, automatically, alternately Contact with the rungs, thus producing a perfect imitation of a person climbing a ladder.

The articulated figure is actuated by an endless cord 44 passing upwardly in the groove 16 of the column 15, over the grooved pulleys 31, 32 and 33, then downwardly in groove 17 and under the pulley 45, rotatably secured at the bottom of the column 15.

Another cord 4G is spliced to the cord 44, as shown at 47 of Figure B, and passes over the pulley 33, then downward under the pulley 45 to the windlass drum 13. Thus 1t f will be seen that as the cord is wound on the drum, the point 47 of splicing 47 will be carried downward, while a corresponding upward movement will be imparted to the outer cord 44.

Secured to the outer run of the cord 44, is a tranverse plate 48 having formed at the center a hinge element 49. Integral wings 5() and 51, bent at right angles to the plate 48, engage the sides of column 15, providing means for guiding 'and controlling the movement of the slide plate 48 very tically.

A spring element 52, is formed at its front end as an inverted U element and the opposite end forms the complementary member of the hinge 49.

An angularly bent spring 53, is secured to the upper side of element 52 by a vertically disposed carrying pin 54, the other end of the spring abutting against the upper face of the plate 48, in which position the tension of the spring urges the hinge elements into closed position.

Below the ligure carrying elements just decribed and co-'acting therewith, is a releasing device comprising a plate 55, having integral side wings 56 and 57 formed at right angles and adapted to slide vertically along the front edge of the column 15.

The lower side of the plate is curled upward to form a hinge clement 5S, pivotally engaging a releasing latch 59 having formed at its lower end two reversely curved elements 60 and 61, the opposite end 62 having a single curve to engage within the spring elements 52 of the ligure carrier, as shown in Fig. 4, in which .position the sliding element 57 is secured permanently to the cord.

As the diver is carried over the pulley 31, Athe spring looses its tension, due to the tilting of the hinge'plate 48, and the lower portion being brought into contact with the releasing latch 59, causes the upper curved en'd 62 to be forced from the spring element 52 and to assume the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4.

As the latch is released, the carrier is dropped by gravity onto the hinge element 48, and the diver, carried on the pin 54,

assumes an upright position while moving along the horizontal top portion of the diving platform between pulleys 3l and 32.

As the carrier passes over the second pulley 32, the weight of the diver body 36 causes the hinge 49 to open, throwing forward the body into a horizontal position and the pin 54, on being further advanced, turns downward permitting the diver to drop head down in the manner of a diving body.

A flexible tank 7 0 is provided for catching the diver, the same being partially filled with water, and is supported by rings 71 ixed to its upper-edge and to the ends of stakes 72 held by dowels engaged in a platform 723 adjacent the ladder plate form 10, and there removably held by dowel rods 74 passing through cleats 75 fixed to the undersides of the platforms 10 and 73.

Thus the diving ligure, which is preferably made hollow of light material, when projected into the tank, rises and floats upon the surface of the water in the tank, carrying out the illusions of a diver, leaping from considerable height, in a manner closely approximating actual conditions.

' The modification, shown in Figure 7, indicates a simple operating means, the double cord and the windlass being discarded, and a weight 8O adapted to engage a hook niember 81, secured to the endless cord 82, provides means for operating by gravity.

Figure S shows a further modification in which the manually operated windlass is superseded by a spring motor 90 mounted in a housing 91 fixed to the base ofthe toy.

While certain preferred embodiments of this device have been shown and described, it will be understood that changes inv the form, arrangements, proportions, sizes and details thereof may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims:

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i 1. In a toy, the combination. with a grooved column having an angularly extending arm, of pulleys in the grooves of said column, an endless cord-trained about the pulleys, a secondary cord having one Vend spliced to the inner run of the endless cord, the other end engaging with the drum of a windlass, means whereby a figure carrier attached to the outer run of said cord is caused to move upward and outward on said arm as the secondary cord is wound on said drum and means for releasing an object on the figure carrier when at the end of said arm whereby it may fall in an inverted position.

2. In a toy, thecombination with a vertical column having grooves arranged on opposite sides, pulleys in said grooves at the upper end of the column, a single grooved y' pulley in the outer groove atthebase of said column, an endless cordflying inV said grooves andfdisposed about said pulleys, a carrier'secured to tliecord for raising an object to the top ofgsa'id column, and releasable means siiporting 'a portion of said carrier and) adapted to be automatically'A released when the object lis, raised to its highest point. Y l

'3. Iii. a toy, the combinationy with a grooved column having means within said groovessuited to maintain an endless cord in operableposition, aiigure carriei secured to said cord, said carrier comprising a y hinged element having one leaf fixedjat its,V

vertical center tothe outer run of theV cord, and the other leaf formed into an inverted U shape adapted to engage the curved end of a locking lever liingedly engaged in a' slide ysecured to said cord, a spring for maintaining said engagement, and a pin extending vertically upward hfrom. said U V supporting an articushaped element for lated figure.r

4:.y In a toy,

ascend to the top of the column Vand drop therefrom in the mannervvof a. diver, said figure comprising a k,body having pivoted arms and'legs, springs interposed between said body and thev arms and legs, said springs constituting means'whei'eby the' arms and v legs are vnormally held"outward froml the f the'l .combination with' a. column, a base, a platform removably connected tol said base, means associated with4 said column whereby a figure is caused toV nameto this application'. l

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body, and means for causing the arms and legs to contact with therungs of a ladder' on saidcolum-Ii'whenthe figure ascends.

i 5. In a toy, the combination with a column having means for carrying a figure up to and over the top thereof, said means coniprising pulleys, anfendless cord disposedV Aover the pulleys, a carrier secured tol said cord, `a pin extending upward from the carrierrfor supporting the figure, means 'for maintaining said pin and Afigure in upright position, a. locking lever means for releasing said lever when said carrier passes over one of said pulleys, a spring vfor causing the hinged elementsof the carrier to close after-v passing "said pulley, allowing the figure'to having ladder elements, of a'figure Vsiinulat ling Aa diver, said figure 'being articulated, means for Causing said gure to ascend said ladder step by step, meansA forl maintaining the figure in upright position when ascending, means vfor releasing said figure upon reaching the top yof said column; and a "flexible water filled tank receptive otsaid rfigure when diving.

lIn testimony whereof I have signed my

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