US808458A - Toy. - Google Patents

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PATENTED DEC. 26, 1905 J. 0. KRBJCI.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 25,1905.

INVENTOR .7. 65151 0;

ATTORNEYS WITNESSES.

JOSEPH C. KREJOI, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1905.

Application filed May 25, 1905. Serial No. 262,155-

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH G. KREJoI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sioux City, in the county of WVood bury and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Im- -proved Toy, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to toys.

The object of the invention is to produce a toy or game apparatus which will afford innocent amusement and recreation and give olpplortunity for the exercise of judgment and en The invention relates especially to the class of toys which develop accuracy of marksmanship with a swinging projectile.

A special object of the invention is to improve the construction of the projectile with a view to controlling its flight toward the target.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and definitely set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the game apparatus in use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the projectile or bird. Fig. 3 is a plan of the projectile or bird, one of the wings being represented as removed and the sling above the bird being shown in section; and Fig. 4: is a cross-section of the bird, showing one of the wings removed and representling the supporting-sling just above the birc.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents the target, which is expected to be placed at a convenient point within reach of the swinging projectile 2, which is attached to the extremity of the cord 3, the said cord being attached to a convenient support. This support may be a hook or other fastening in the ceiling of a room or a rafter when the game is played indoors. I/Vhen played out of doors, a stationary or portable apparatus to support the cord may be used, or the cord may be attached to a limb of a tree found in a convenient position. In any event the cord should be enabled to swing clear of all obstructions. The target 1 is provided with a central opening or bulls-eye 1, which is provided with a gong or other suitable means for indicating when it is struck.

A person using the toy would stand in a manner indicated in Fig. 1, holding the projectile 2 in his hands. The length of the cord 3 is regulated so that if the player should launch the projectile in the direction of the target the target might be struck at or near the bulls-eye.

The construction of the projectile is very clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 to 4. Its body 4 is hollow and represents the body of'a bird. On its sides staples 5 are provided in two pairs, as indicated in Fig. 4:. There are two pairs on each side, one of the pairs being lo cated at a higher level than the other, and the staples are correspondingly placed on both sides. These staples afford means for attaching wings 6, which wings are formed, preferably, of sheet metal and pressed or cut so as to represent the outstretched wings of a bird. At their inner edges they are formed with downwardly-projecting inclined fingers 7 which are adapted to. pass through the staples and rest against the side of the body, as indicated in Fig. 4:, so as to support the wings. A tail 8 is provided, which is also preferably formed of sheet metal and cut and pressed so as to represent the tail of a bird, and atits forward extremity this tail is formed with a reduced neck 9, which is received in an opening 10, formed at the rear of the body 4:. In this way the tail is attached to the body, and its angular position may be adjusted by rotating the neck 9 so as to hold the tail in any position desired, it being understood that the neck 9 fits substantially tight in its opening.

Upon the back of the body 4: a pair of eyes 11 and 12 are attached. To these eyes the extremity of the cord 3 is attached, so as to form a sling enabling the body of the bird to be adjusted with respect to its angular position in a vertical plane. In order to effect this arrangement, the cord 3 is attached permanently by knotting the same at the eye 11 and runs freely through the eye 12. The rear strand 13 of the sling passing upwardly in an inclined direction is attached to the cord a short distance from the bird, as at the point 14. By loosening the cord at the point 14 the sling may be evidently adjusted so as to tilt the body of the bird more or less forwardly or rearwardly, so as to raise or lower its beak 15. This adjustment of the sling is useful in enabling the accurate adjustment of the projectile to the target, to the end that the birds beak may be made to strike against the bullseye.

As intimated above, the staples 5 afford means for attaching the wings in two positions at a higher or lower level. In this way the bird may be adapted to suit the condition of the wind. Thus the wing at the right could be at its highest position, while the wing at the left is at its lowest position. In this way opportunity is afforded for the exercise of judgment and skill in playing with the toy. The tail 8 also affords means for guiding the bird, as it may be rotated into any angular position desired in the manner suggested above.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A projectile adapted to be attached to a swinging cord representing the body of a bird and wings carried by said body and means for attaching said wings in different positions.

2. A projectile adapted to be attached to a swinging cord and having a body representing the body of a bird, wings adapted to project laterally from said body, said body having means for attaching said wings at a high or low level thereupon.

3. A projectile adapted to be attached to a swinging cord and having a body representing the body of abird, said body havinglaterally-projecting staples at the sides thereof and removable wings adapted to attach to said staples.

4. A projectile havinga body representing the body of abird, said body havinglaterallyprojecting staples disposed in pairs at the sides thereof and wings having laterally-bent fingers adapted to pass through said staples and resting against the sides of said body.

5. A projectile adapted to be attached to a swinging cord and having a body representing the body of a bird and a tail having a rotatable neck attached to said body and adapted to have its angular position adjusted thereupon.

6. A projectile adapted to be attached to a swinging cord having a body representing the body of a bird and a sling attached at the back of said bird and afiording means for tilting the body thereof.

7. A projectile having a body representing the body of a bird and having eyes attached to the back thereof and acord attached to said eyes and constituting a sling for adjusting the angular position of said body.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH O. KREJCI.

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