US2636315A - Balloon-inflating push toy - Google Patents

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' April 28, 1953 J. J. MORSCH 2,636,315 BALLOON INFLATING PUSH TOY Filed Dec. 13, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 7 '3 .55 7 3r :2 1 3; a 7 32 56 I 30 5/ L 29 J QLI- m 3nventor Jesss J M0R5cH attorney April 28, 1953 J. .1. MORSCH 2,636,315

BALLOON INFLATING PUSH TOY Filed use] 13, 1951 zswsEws -snsm 2 3nventor 1/5555 J MORSCH Gttomeg Patented Apr. 28, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BALLDON-INFLATING rush TOY Jesse J .'Morsch, Douglas, Wyo. Application December 13,1951, Serial No. 261,453

2 Claims. (01. ilk-88 This invention relatesto a child's push toy oi' 'vel'iicleg and has forits principal. object thc provision oifla toy vehicle which, when pushed along the floor, will act to compress air to indate aballoon mounted on the toy for annlsement and educational purposes. Another object of the invention is to provide a toy vehicle with traction-actuated, ballooninflating means, and to utilize the balloon asa compressed air reservoir for the purpose of blowing whistles and actuating other air-operated devices to enhance the child's interest in the toy.

A further object is to provide means for easily and instantly releasing aninfiated balloon from a toy to allow the balloon to fly into the air with'a Jet-like action.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction or the invention, whichls designed for simplicity, economy. and emcie'ncy. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereot. Like, numorals refer to like parts in all views or the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved ohilds push toy; Fig. 2 is an enlarged hicle, portion of the toy.;' v

Fig.3 is a'front end view of the toy on the same scale "as Fig. 1;

Fig.1; is an enlarged, .icngitudinalsection through the .vehicle portion; taken 1 on theline 4 --4,Fig. 3;

Fig. ilsjafragmentary. vertical, detailsectlon through a balloon clampin and-releasing device employed on the toys V Fig. 6 is a similar fragmentary, detail section through an-air pump employed on the toy; and

Fig. 7 is anenlarged, detail section of a hoseclosing valve employed in the improved toy, taken on the line 'l--1, Fig. 2.

The improved toy consists of an open-bottomed, sheet metal pan ill having a top stiiTening plate I l secured over its top by means of suitable screws I 2. Two aligned, axle sleeve bearings i 3 are soldered or otherwise secured to the lower .'side edges of the pan adjacent, the forward extremity thereof. The bearings 13 rotatably support a wheel axle l 4 having a medial ofiset crank portion 15.

A traction wheel [6 is mounted on each extremity of the axle 14. At least one of the wheels bottom view or mere i5 is fixedly secured to the axle M to rotate the latter as the toy is pushed along the floor. A rear follower wheel 11 is mounted in a wheel bracket 18 which supports the rear-extremity of the pan.

A handle socket member 19 projects rear wardly and upwardly from the pan Ill-to receive and support a handle 20. by means of which the toy is pushed or pulled. W

A pump hinge shaft 2! extends across the lower portion of the pan 10 adjacent the rear extremity thereof. upon which a pinup-supporting sleeve 22 is mounted. The sleeve 22 is secured to and supports an air pump cylinder 23 in which a pump piston 24 is reciprocated by means of a piston rod 25. The piston rod- 25 terminates in a crank bearing member Zi rotatahly mounted on the crank portion I5 of the axle I4. It can be rcadilyseen that rotation of. the axle M will cause the piston 24 to pump air from the pump cylinder 23c The air discharges from the cylinder 23 through a suitable non-return. check valve 2! into a flexible pressure hose 2S terminating in a T-fitl;ing 29 A flexible balloondnflating hose 3| and a similar flexible whistle hose 30 lead from the T-fitting 29.

The whistle hose Sllleads through a valve yoke 32 to the stem of an air whistle 33; mounted on and projecting upwardly from the top plate i i. The valve yoke 32 is U-shaped and'is secured-at its extremities-to the end wall of the pan ill. A plunger head as is movably mounted in slots in the legs of theyoke and is guided by thelatter to and from the hose 30.- The head 34 is mountedon the extremity of a plunger stem 35 which slides inatubular guide sleeve Etiormed on the yoke. A1 spring 31, J which surrounds the stem 35 "and is compressed between the head 334 on the plunger and the extremity of the sleeve .36; constantly urges the head against the hose 30 to contact and close ofi the latter.

The balloon-inflating hose 3! leads to and connects with a riser pipe 38 which is mounted in and extends upwardly from the top plate II. An encircling groove 39 is formed in the riser pipe adjacent its upper extremity to receive the conventional neck head of a rubber balloon 40 when the stem or neck of the latter is forced over the upper extremity of the riser pipe 38. The neck head is locked in the groove 39 by means of .an internally tapered collet sleeve 4!, the internally tapered extremity of which is constantly urged upwardly over the head of the balloon 40 by means of a compression spring 42 which encircles the g 3 pipe 38 and is compressed between the collet sleeve and the top plate I l.

A vertical guide rod 43 is mounted on the top plate ll adjacent the pipe 38. and serves as a guide for a sliding sleeve 44 from which a bifur cated yoke arm 45 extends to partially encircle the collet sleeve 4| and bear against a terminal flange 46 formed on the latter.

The yoke arm 45 can be drawn downwardly to compress the spring 42 by means of a' connecting cord 41 which extends into the pan I and terminates in one arm 48 of a bell-crank lever mounted on a rotatable lever shaft 49. The other arm 50 of the bell-crank lever extends downwardly from the shaft 49. A balloon-releasing cordl1 extends from the arm 50 rearwardly througha guide tube 52 and upwardly along the handle 26. A whistle cord 53 extends from the valve plunger rod 35 rearwardly through a second guide tube '54 and upwardly along the handle 20. V

, The twocords 5| and 53 terminate in pull rods .55 which are slidably mounted'in guide tubes 56 which are secured to the handle 20 adjacent the upper extremity of the latter by means ofsuitable bracket-straps '51. Each pull rod 55 terminates in a finger button 58 which is constantly urged away from the adjacent tube 56 by means of a relatively light compression spring 59. The I springs 59 are only of sufficient strength to remove any slackness from the cords 5i and 53.

A balloon-supporting ring 60 is adjustably mounted in a clamping fitting 6i on the guide rod 43 to support the balloon in a vertical position. The supporting ring is particularly valuable for supporting the exceedingly long inflatable balloons atpresent on the market. It may be adjusted to any desired height in the fitting 6| to fit theiparticular balloon being used. 7

Let us assume that a balloon is 1n place on the pipe 38 and is lockedthereon by means of the collet-sleeve 4|. The child now pushes the toy along the floor, causing the crank axle to actuate the pump and inflate the balloon to any desired degree. with the whistle cord 53 be drawn rearwardly, the plunger 34 will be withdrawn from the hose 3 l and the air under the pressure of the balloon will flow 'to the whistle to produce a loud whistling sound. 'If the finger button 58 connected with the balloon-releasing cord 5! be drawn upon, the collet sleeve 4! will be drawn downwardly to release the neck head of the'balloon to allow it to fly into the air under the jet action of the air escaping therefrom. I

The extremity of the riser pipe above the groove 39 is reduced in diameter tofacilitate'gripping and releasing the balloon.

If the finger button 58 connected While a specific form of the improvement has wheels "being aifixed tosaid-axle; a pump cylinder reciprocally mounted in said frame; a pump plunger extending from said cylinder and connected to said crank axle so that rotation of said axle will actuate said plunger in said cylinder to pump air; an expansible reservoir supported from said frame in communication with said pump cylinder'for storing the air pumped therefrom; a standpipe supported by said frame and communicating with said expansible reservoir to support and inflate the latter; releasable means securing said reservoir to said pipe so .that the reservoir may be released to allow air to escape therefrom; a handle extending rearwardly and upwardly from said frame for pushing the latter; a hand-actuated membermounted on said handle; and means extendingirom said latter member to said releasable means for actuating the latter. p I

. 2. A childs pull toy comprising: asu'pporting frame; a crank axle supporting said frame; supporting wheels mounted on said axle, one of said wheels beingaffixed to said axle; a pump cylinder reciprocally mounted in said frame; a pump plunger extending from said cylinder and con;- nected to saidcrank axle so that rotation of said axle will actuate saidplunger in said cylinder to pump air; an expansible reservoir supported from said frame in communication with said pump 1 cylinder for'storing the air pumped therefrom;

an air-actuated whistle supported by said frame; a-conduitcommunicating between said whistle and said expansible reservoir; valve means for controlling 'the flow of air through said conduit; a handle extending rearwardly and upwardly from said frame for pushing the latter; a handactuated' member on said handle; means extending from said latter member to said releasable means for actuating the latter; a second manually actuated member on said handle; and means extending from said second member to said valve for opening the latter to actuate said whistle.

' JESSE J MORSCIL.

References Cited in the file of this ma UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name. Date 439,064 Hanley" Oct. 21, 1890 488,071

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