US1745434A - Toy - Google Patents

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Feb. 4', 1930. J. F. MclNTOSH TOY Filed Feb. 15. 1928 ATTORNEY WITNESSE Patented Feb. 4, 1930 PATENT owner.

- OHN'F. McINTosn, or HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK TOY I Application filed February 15, 1928. Serial No. 254,484.

The present invention'is concerned with the provision of combat toys and may find an infinite variety of embodiments. j A toy constructed in accordance with the 5-present invention is in the nature of a combat deviceequipped with anvoffensive member (preferably movable) and with a vulnerable target portion, which when struck, automatically acts to render thecombat toy l0 hors decombat (preferably by rendering the ofiensive memberinoperative).

, Preferably, themovabl'e offensive members of the toys are detachably coupled to manipulating means adapted to be manually oper- I 'E'ated, and to be automatically disconnected from the offensive members when the target portion of a-toyhas been struck.

Preferably, also, thetarget members are capable of being manually set or cocked, and

in such position serve to render operative the connecting means between the offensive members and the manipulating devices. When the target portions are struck and knocked out of their set, or cooked position, such'con- -necting {devices are automatically released, and the combat toy rendered hors decombat.

I It will be obvious that within the scope of I the invention, various types of combat toys I 'may be provided. I may for instance,provide figure toys, the arms of which are manually manipulable, so that a hand to hand conflict may be had by two persons operating two of the toys. With this form of the invention', the offensive members, to wit: the movable arms of the toys which may carry weapons if desired, may conveniently serve both as ofiense'and defense members. That )isto say, the arms may be used to block or "parry blows as well as give them, and when 7 members may effectively guard its own target i portion, while assaulting the target portion "of the other toy. 2

' *In this connection, devices simulating -box'ers are particularly amusing-and means is preferably provided for connecting'the bodies of the toys to the-legs thereof in such a manner that by proper manual operation,

the bodies themselves may be swung relatively to the legs in any direction to simulate the weaving, bobbing and ducking of a boxer.

Instead of boxers the toys might represent fencers. One arm might carry a shield and the other a weapon. In addition to the varitanks, battleships, aeroplanes, or combat de vices of any nature whatsoever; it being understood that in every instance the offensive portions of the toys will be preferably manually manipulated, and the toys will be rendered hors de combat when their target sec tions are properly struck. I

It will be understood that two of the combat toysare preferably placed upon a table or other supporting surface in opposed relationship, and manually manipulated by two persons until such time as one or the other toys is put out of the fight by having its target member struck.

- Objects of the invention are to provide toys of'this nature which will be extremely realistic in appearance when operated; particularly to provide figure toys which will closely simulate the actions of human combatants.

Further objects are to provide toys of extremely simple, practical construction, which will be sufficiently rugged and durable to withstand the rough usage to which they are necessarily put. Other and further objects of the invention are to provide toys which are well suited to the requirements of economical manufacture and convenient manipulation.

15,1927. skillfully manipulated, oneof the combat With the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fullyset forth and pointed out in the claims. The inventionwill be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective View showing two combat toys embodying the present invention inopposed operative position with the arms of the toys connected to manipulating handles.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view mainly in lon-' gitudinal section through one o1 the toys showing the operative connections between the target member and the manipulating means, and also showingthe flexible univer Sal connection between the body and leg section.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view on the staggered line 3-3 of Fig. '2. I

Fig. 4 is a similar View, but showing the position of the parts when the target member has been tripped.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevational detail -oi' oneof the manipulating devices.

It is to be understood that in the drawings I have shown one preferred embodiment of the invention in which toy boxers serve as the combat members, and the arms. of the boxers serve as both defensive and offensive devices. The target members in the present instances are the-chins of the boxers, which,

when struck and knocked upwardly, serve r to automatically release and disconnect the arms of the boxers from the manipulating handles. It is to be understood however, that the drawings are illustrative of only one of many embodiments of the invention, that they are by no means to be interpreted in a limiting sense, and that various forms of combat-devices embodying the invention will fall within the scope of the appended claims. Eachof -the combat devices includes a leg section 10.preferabl;y,of unitary formation provided with relatively widely spaced :feet.

portions 11 which are comparatively large and-flat, so that the toys may stand alone, and

are afforded ample support. If desired the bottoms of the feet 11 may be covered with -I"elt or rubber, or equivalent material to {prevent the. toys from undue walking when; in operation.

The juncture oi the leg section with the body section 12i's preferably'concealed within the completed toy by the use of trunks 13. The bottom of the body section and the top of the leg section however are both rounded as indicated at 12 10' in Fig. 2, and the two sections are connected *by acoiled contractile spring 14 so that asubstantial universal joint is had, permitting rolling :movement of the body relatively to 'therlegs in any direction. The upper end of the body is provide'dwith "a relatively deep rcapacious-socket '15 communicating 'withthe rounded'bottom of the body through a bore '16, the latter registering with a pocket-l7 intheltop o' f-the'legs. "Grossipins 18 and 19 extending through thesocket 15 and pocket 17serveas anchorages:for the ends of the spring ltw'hi'ch provides the non-positive iu'niversa'l connection between body and le s. Y

The head20of the toy is provided *wi-tha dependingcylindrical neck portion 21 fitting within the socket 15, and adapted to be manually rotated within the socket to an extent and for a purposewhich I shall later describe. The arms22 of the toy are movably connected to the body, preferably universally connected thereto, although in the present instance I have shownthe connection as simply'a pivotalione. These arms at theireX- tre mities carry toy boxing gloves 23.

At the upper forward edge of the body there provided a not'ch24adapted to receive a pin 25 on the neck 21, this notch and its-integral targetchin portion in properly set or cocked position. Mounted at opposite sides ofthe center oft he neck and on thelowpin serving to retain the headof the toy with er surface thereof are pins .26 encircled by the coiled inner ends of spring w re members 27-. The-f-reeends of such members are ac-' com-modated sleeves 28 fi'xedwithin thebody and projecting laterally there-from to provide bearings for the arms 22. These arms are transversely bored and preferably equipoed with wearsleeves 29 fitting on the sleeves 28., the latter having their ends flanged over as 313-30 tOgPI'VBIIt thearmsfrbm becoming-disengaged :from the body.

Trunnions 31 at the'o'uter ends of the wire members 27 maybe projected laterally as in Fig. 3 when the neck is rotated to one position, and retracted to the position of Fig. 4 when the neck is rotated to the oppositeposition. The coiled torsional-springs 27 defined bythe coiled inner ends of thewi-re 27 Y normally tend to rotate the neck 21 and its integral head 20 to the position shown in Fig. 4, that isto s'ay, with the trunnions -31 retracted. The head-of the 'toy may be --moved to its opposite or =cocked'position of iFig. :3 by grasping it and manually turning it against the act-ion of the springs 26 'to a 24:. Such movement of the neck serves to project the trunnions as seen Fi,q. -3,-andthe springs 26 :hold the :pin 25 firmly "against'the side's of its :notch 2 i' so-that only a sharp upward 'blowon the chinof the toy may :serveto trip the pin 24 and restorethe head tofits "dotted lin'e position of Fig. 2 in which the 'trunnions are retracted.-

'point where thepin 25 drops into the notch I I p Various forms of operating devices m ght be used :for conveniently manually manipu dating the :arms of the two toys- I have Ian In operation, the two toys are stood upon a table, the arms of the toys are connected to the links 37, and the associatedmanipulating levers 35 are grasped by the hands of two persons who are manipulating the toys. The links 87 can be connected of course only when thetarget member is set or cocked, that is to say, when the heads of the toys have been rotated to theposition of Fig. 1, and the pins 25 dropped into the notches 24.

By skillful manipulation, it will be ob vious thatthe arms of the toys may be moved not only to deliver blows, but to parry blows,

that certainblows may be avoided by movement of the bodies 16, and that the action of the figure toys whenskillfully manipulated will be extremely realistic and amusing.

. Whenever one toy strikes the other f0rcibly on the chin, which constitutes the target, pin 25 will be knocked out of its notch 24,

and the head of the toy will snap quickly to the dotted line position of Fig. 2, retracting y the trunnions 31, disconnecting the links 37,

and rendering the toy which has been struck hors de combat. The toy will fall either from the force of the blow which has tripped the target, or from the force of the next blow,

' since thereewill be no manual support for it.

rangement of the parts describedwithout departing from the invention. Hence I do not a wish to limit myself to the details set forth,

but shall consider myself at liberty to make to the arm when the head is in one position, operative connections between said head and said means whereby the latter and said unit may be disconnected when the head is moved from said position, and means for maintaining the head in the first mentioned position until a blow is delivered thereagainst.

3. In a toy of the character described, a figure including a body, a head loose upon the body, a pair of arms pivoted to the sides of the body, a finger controlled arm manipulating unit, means for facilitating the rigid attachment of the unit to the arm when the head is in one position, operative connections between said head and said means whereby the latter and said unit may be disconnected when the head is moved from said position, and means for maintaining the head in the first mentioned position until a blow is delivered thereagainst.

4. In a toy of the character described, a figure including a plurality of sections, a flexible connection between two of said sections, a head loose upon one of the sections, and a pair of arms pivoted to the sides of said head carrying section, an arm manipulating unit, means for facilitating the rigid attachment of the unit to the arms when the head is in one position, operative connections between said head and said means whereby the latter and said unit may be disconnected when the head is moved-from said position, and means for maintaining the head in the first mentioned position until a blow is delivered thereagainst.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 14th day of February A. D. 1928.

JOHN F. MoINTOSI-I.

,such changes and alterations as fairly fall the body, and a pair of arms movably con-' nected to the sides of the body, an arm manipulating unit, means for facilitating the attachment of the unitto the arm when the head is in one position, operative connections between said head and said means whereby the latter and said unit may be disconnected when the head is moved from said position,

7 and means for maintaining the head in the first mentioned position until a blow is deliv ered thereagainst.

2. In a toy of the character described, a human simulating figure including a body,

a head loose upon the upper end of the body and a pair of arms pivoted to the sides of the body, an arm manipulating unit, means for V 5 facilitating the rigid attachment of the unit

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