US1443114A - Toy vehicle - Google Patents

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Jam 23, 1923;A

J. BAUD'EH.

TOY VEHICLE.

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application inea aligns@ e, i921. serial no. 490,994;

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Jo-HN Brennen, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at the cityoi Cincinnati, inthe county ot Hamil ton and Statev of hio, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Toy Ve hicles, of which the following is a specilication.`

The object of my invention is to produce a toy vehicle, simple in constructiomcheap of manufacture, highly eilicient in use and which shall possess a marked degree ot utility in this class of toys. lt is knockdown in construction for shipping purposes and can be readily assembled; this knock-down 'feature also enables me to pack the same in boxes, preventing these toy vehicles from becoming shop worn and l can ship them at a lower rate and handle same more conveniently. Other features consist in hinging the bolster which carries the rear wheels, to the seat body, so that said parts will swing, and in forming a foot rest or rests at the lower part of the steering rod above the front wheel or wheels,.which can also' be used as a brake by the operator. lt consists of two lrnoclr-clowr174 sections, which when set up form the vehicle.

ln the accompanying drawing 'forming part of this specilication:

Fig. 1, is a plan view, looking down upon the toy vehicle, l t

Fig.`2, is a side elevation of the vehicle shown in Fig. 1, partly broken away to show constructon, v

Fig.4 3, is a side view in elevation `ot the entirevehiclein a knock-down condition,

Fig. 4:, is a'plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 3 as they appear in knock-,down

form,

Fig. 5, is a side view in elevation oli' all the parts in knock-down form, except `the steering rod and front wheels,

Fig. 6, is a view in elevation ot the upper part of the steering rod, looking at the same from the side, y

Fig. 7, is a `view in elevation oln the lower part of the steering rod and iront wheels, looking at the same from the side, and Fig. 8, is a section on line 8 8 of Fig. 2, partly broken away, the axle shown in Jfull lines.

The supporting body or member upon which the child sits in operating the vehicle, in the present instance, is composed of a seat part 1, and head part 2, and a neck part 3, generally made integral and of any desired contour, and as a unit may-b designated as a seat board.

At the rear of the seatpart-l, l place a transverse bolster fl, and ll preferably hinge or movably connect it to the bottom of said seat part 1, so thatit will swing, the hinge for holding itto the seat part, being marked 5. rlhe upper end of the bolster in its set position engagesinto a. transverse notch 10 formed in the lower side of the seat board for stabilizing the bolster. vTo the lower extremity of this bolster, l connect the rear 'wheels 6, by a shaft or axle 7, which extends entirely `through the bolster. The bottom of the bolster is recessed as shown at 8, and in this recessed part one end of a brace rod 9 is held inposition by the shaft or axle 7 passing therethru; thus enabling said brace rod to swing on said axle 7, when `the vehicle is-in a knock-down forni; l may connect the bolster and wheels and the rod in any other practical way, if I desire to do so.

At the forward part of the supporting body,.underneath the same, l connect a brace block 12, having a :torkedend 13; in this forked end the forward end of the brace rod 9 its and is heldin position by a removable pin 14; l may loosely connect it in some other lway it' desired.

A steering post, of sectional form is engagled through the front head part 2 of the supporting bodyand through the front end of the brace block 12, Jformed of an upper section 15 and a lower section 16, the upper Vsection provided with a stem or rounded pin shaped end 17 engaged into an elongated recess 18 in the upper part of the lower section 16, and is rigidly held in position therein by screw 19. l/Vashers, asQO1 usually being employed on the steering rod to make a better bearing surface at the point where the steering rod passes through the supporting body and brace block. The two sections are united to pivot the shouldered end, at the 'formation of the stem 17 of the upper section finto swivel engagement with the upper side-of the seat board and the' endof the lower section into bearing engagement with the lower face of the brace block, as a rigid part of the seat board, and with intermediate portion of the stem 17 of the upper sec tion swiveled or joined in the seat board, adapting the steering part to be revolved for steering the vehicle.

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At the upper extremity of theysteering rod or post If place ahandle"20,which passes therethru and is so fitted therein that the same is revoluble. This permits the user to grip the handle tightly"` and satisfactorily with his hands, affording wrist movement for exercising functions. At the lowerexf, tremity of said steering rod or post at opposite sides thereof I placethe front wheels 2.1,.Which are 'held on a short shaft or axle 22 passing through said steering rod; one wheel may be used if desired and connected in any desired manner.

To the steering rod, just above the front wheels I pivotally connect by a pin 23, two

foot' supports or rests'24, one on each side ofjsaid steering rod or post serving also as :braking means for the wheels. only one of these foot restsor supports. By Aallowing the heel to extend over the back I may use edge ofk said foot rest parts, the operator can use the heel 4to actas a brake for the @wheel or wheels. I may connect and shape this foot rest in any way founddesirable in practice.

Referringrto the knock-down feature of this toy vehicle; on account of the bolster being hinged to the seat body thus rendering it capable of swinging and carrying the wheels with it, and by reason of the brace rod being pivoted to swing on the bolster, the seat part and thefbrace block, the bolster and rear wheels and brace rod can be folded together yinto a position shown in Figure 5. The steering rod or post, carrying the handle, front wheels and foot supports can be separated through medium of screw 19 and canbe associated with the parts shown in ythe top and bottom sect- ions 15 and 16 of the steering rod through the front end 3 of the seat part and through brace block 12, and insert the screw 19,;- this can be done quickly and forms a strong and serviceable toy vehicle. To the back of the bolster l usually connect a spare wheel 25 as shown.

I wish to be understood as claiming any modifications of this toy vehicle which fall within the scope of this specification and claims.

What l claim as new and m invention and desire to secure by Letters lXatent is:

1. A wheeled'toy comprising a platform on which the operator may sit and propel the toy, a rear axle for the latform provided with supporting wheels, a steering post connected to said platform and adapted to support the front end of the same, steering wheels supporting said post, and footsupport-means pivotally mounted on said post and cooperating with the steering wheels to form a brake.

2. A wheeled toy comprising a platform, a rear bolster connected to the underside thereof and provided at the center of its lower edge with a. slot, an elongated member secured upon the underside of the platform and formed at 'its rear portion with a U-shaped socket, a brace bar having one end detachably connected within said socket and having lits other end disposed within said slot, a rear axle passing through the lower portion of said bolster and through the second-named end of said brace bar, rear wheels on said axle, a steering head having a reduced extension revoluble through regstering holes in the forward end of the platform and the forward end of said elongated member, and a member carrying front wheels and having a recess within which said extension is detachably engaged.

A toy vehicle as claimed in claim 2 in which foot-support boards are pvotally mounted on the last mentioned member and cooperate with the front wheels to form a brake.

4. A toy vehicle of the class described, a seat board, a rear wheel carrying bolster hingedly connected to and having a mortised engagement with said seat board, a brace member connecting said seat board and bolster and separable therefrom, for swinging the bolster to a knock-down7 position, a wheel carrying steerng post swiveled on said seat board, having a pair of ground wheels journaled thereon, respectively at opposite sides thereof, and foot supports pivotally mounted on opposite lsides of said post, adapted to be brought into braking engagement with vsaid wheels.

ln testimony whereof, l afiix my signature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 16th day of June` 1921.

JOHN BAUDER.

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