US1792407A - Amusement device - Google Patents

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Feb. 10, 1931. v. BAFARO AMUSEMENT DEVICE 2. Sheetshsheet l Filed Oct. l, 1950 NVENTOR Vincenzo ,Eafaro ATTORNEYS v Feb. 10, 1931. v. BA1-'ARO i AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed Oct. l, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 afaro INVENTOR Wzzcenza WITNESSES ATTOR N EYS PatentecllTeb.10,` 1931 y Y, ,Y Y Y PATENT FFICE i i l Y A l i 'vr-NonNzoln-n'nnno, on newvomi,v 41v. Y.

.l DEVICE; V Y l Applitation.ineaY octpbefijieao. serial no. 4857,7 681` y. This invention relatesto an amusement'deso that `the crank arms 12 and 13 maybe vice constructed for the useof `children alrigidly secured thereto. `Each of these arms though capableof "being lused by adults when carries a chain 14, and each chain carries a -`made to the proper size. stirrup 15 whereby when a person is sitting y 'The object ofthe invention is to provide a on the seat 16 he inay'place his'feet inthe su Vsteerable support capableA of being rpropelled. respective stirrups and .rotate the shaft while in the water,v the; structure being such 11, andconsequently rotate the gear `wheel 10. that some skill on' the 'part of the operator is Shaft 11 is carried' by a 'central supporti? needed to leep the device in an upright posiy and an enlargement `18 and 19 lformed inki0 tion and moving in the direction desired. Y tegral with the Casin-g1 o'r rigidly secured G@ Another object of the invention is to pro- A thereto. A longitudinally positioned drive vide a steerable float capable of use by one yshaft 20 is also-journaled in the itting 17 and person and formed with means capable .cf v`'carries'afpinitm 21` which contiinially meshesv being propelled by the legs of the person with. the Vgear wheel `10. `From this it will be "15 using the device. seen that Whenever shaft 11 isfretated gear 65 A further object, more specii'ically, is to wheel 10 will be rotated and also pinion 21 provide an amusement device to be used by .and'shaft 20'. Shaft'20 issupported by suibathers, the structure being such as to `preable'bearings 22V and at the outer end carries sent a iloat capable of supporting all parts apropeller 23 which extends to the rear seas '20 of the body of the person using the float while tozbe free from the casing 1 and free of the 70 propelling the person from place to place. rudder 24. As propeller'23 is moved, the cas- In the accompanying drawingsing and allfparts carried.l thereby A will be Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional v ymoved forward through the water. rlhis inview through the amusement device discloscludes thepersonsitti'ng on seat 16. vThe rud- 25 ing an embodiment of the invention; `4der r24 is operated by suitable cables' 25 and 75 Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention 26, as shown in Figure 2, said cables being shown in Figure 1; Y 4connected with Ahandle bars 27 'pivotally Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the device mounted at 28 on the 'casing 4. shown in Figure 1; From this it will be evident that the person Figure 4 is a sectional view through Figure Sitting on the seat 16 may use his feet to oper- 80 1 on the line 4 4. .ate the 4stirrups 15 land thereby cause `the Referring to the accompanying drawings propeller 28 to rotate. l/Vhile he'is doingthis by numerals, 1 indicates a casing which is f` he may manipulate the handle bars 27 for preferably substantially tubular with a round vsteering` the device.

L' 35 rear end and a pointed front end and with a Preferably the device is made of 4a size to S5 fiat bottom, as shown in Figure 4. The casr be almost submerged when the person is using ing 1 is preferably divided into a lower secthe same, so that the propellerl 23v will-have tion 2 and a top section 4 which Vmay be ample water on which to act.

connected together in any desired manner, VFrom Figure 4 it will be noted that the cas- I 40 for instance, by screws or straps.V ing 1 is flat at the bottom. Thisassi'sts the 90 Arranged interiorly of the casing 1v are person using the devicein holding it upright. air compartments 5, 6, 7 and 8, compart- However, in order to add better balance or ments 5 and 6 being at the front and compartsteadying means', slides 29 and 30- are prements 7 and 8 being at the center ofthe rear. vided. Each of these sli'des'is provided with '145 Between the front and rear compartments is a pair" of extensions 31 operating on guide 95 provided a space 9 which may be watertight rods'32 andffi. Each of the plates29 and 30 if desired, or may be opento the water. In Vare also provided with one yormore slots S4 this compartment there is arranged a large throughwhich "c laniping'thumb screws '35 bevel gear 10 rigidly secured to av shaft 11 extend. lOrdinarily the plates 29 and 30 arev A which shaft extends through the casing 1 "inthe position show-n-inFiUureBbut when 09 sin the device is to be used they are substantially outward to the position shown in Figure 8 and then the thumb screws are tightened. This will give side fins which act to prevent rolling of the device.

It will be understood that numerous slight changes and rearrangement of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention. However, it is to be noted that the invention includes some form of buoyancy for the device and also a driving and steering mechanism which may be easily operated by the person using the device, even though that person is but a mere child.

- There the device is used by a small child it may be used in water which is only deep enough to reach the childs waist. Consequently, whenever the device upsets the child nia \Y readily stand up and thus he safe against drowning.

l. An aquatic amusement devic-e including a casing, buoyancy tanks arranged in the casing, manually actuated means including stirrups and crank arms for propelling the casing, means for steering the casing, and a plurality of sliding plates carried by the bottom of the casing adapted to be moved inwardly and outwardly as desired.

for producing` a moreorless anti-rolling action.

2. An amusement device including a casing, buoyancy tanks arranged in the casing, means for propelling the casing, means for steering the casing and a pair of sliding plates carried by the bottom of the casing, each plate having a slot therein, a clamping screw for each slot, and means for actuating said plates to an outer and inner position, said screws acting to clamp said plates in either position.

3. An' aquatic amusement device including a casing, a pair of buoyancy tanks arranged in front of the casing, a pair of buoyancy tanks arranged in the rear of the casing, there being a chamber left between said pairs of buoyancy tanks, a driving shaft extending transversely through said chamber, a gear rigidly secured to said driving shaft, a pinion meshing continually with said gear wheel, a driving shaft rigidly connected with said pinion and rotated thereby, a propeller carried by said shaft and rotated thereby, a crank arm arranged on each end of said first mentioned shaft, a chain depending from the outer end of each of said crank arms, a stirrup connected at the free end of each of said chains, and means for steering the device.

4. An aquatic amusement device including a casing, buoyancy tanks in the casing, means for controlling the casing, said means including a power shaft extending transversely through the casing, a crank arranged at each end of said power shaft, a chain connected with the outer end of each of said cranks, a stirrup connected at the lower end of each of said chains, a seat for the operator position so that the feet of the operator may engage said stirrup, and means for steering the device.

5. An aquatic amusement device including a casing, apair of buoyancy tanks arranged in front of the casing, a pair of buoyancy tanks arranged in the rear of the casing, there being a chamber left between said pairs of buoyancy tanks, a driving shaft extending transversely through said chamber, a vgear rigidly secured to said driving shaft, a pinion meshing continually with said gear wheel, a drivin()F shaft connected with said pinion and rotate( thereby, a propeller carried by said shaft and rotated thereby, a crank arm arranged on each end of said first mentioned shaft, a stirrup connected at the free end of each of said crank arms, and means for steering the device.

VINCENZO BAFARO.

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