US239601A - Carrousel - Google Patents

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THOMAS A. CARL, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

CARROUSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters ,Patent No. 239,651, dated April 5, 1881.

Application filed February 26,1881. (No model.)

To ,all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS A. CARL, of Nashville, in the countyof Davidson and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carrousels; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the'same, ref- .erence being had to the accompanying drawings, which forma part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved carrousel. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating the construction of one of thehorses or other animals used in combination with and forming part of the saine.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like letters of reference.

This invention relates to that class of machines which are known as carrousels,77 and which consists of a frame adapted to revolve upon a suitable base or standard, and provided with or carrying gures of horses or other animals and miniature wagons, dto., to be occu-` pied by the persons riding 5 and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A repre` sents a suitable standard or upright, mounted in a cross brace or base, B, to which itis con-` nected and secured by means of braces C and hooked threaded rods D, provided with tightening-nuts E, in order that the upright may be secured vertically and plumb. The upper end ofthe uprightAforms a spindle, F, upon which is fitted-a hub, Gr, consist-ing of steel plates H H, clamping and holding securely a set of radiating spokes or rafters, I, the plates H H being held together by means of threaded rods J, having nuts K K, which are screwed up against the plates, as shown. The rods J eX-` tend from thehub in an upward direction, and carry at their upper ends a horizontal plate or disk, L, held by nuts M, and provided upon its under side with a pintle, N, working ina gudgeon, O, at theupper end of spindle F.

The outer ends of the spokes or rafters I are provided upon their upper sides with eyebolts P Q, in theouter ones of which, P, are hooked brace-rods R, the upper ends of which are passed through .periorations S in the plate or disk L, below which they are bent to form'eyes T. Threaded rods U are hooked in the eyes T and eye'oolts Q, and provided with tightening-nuts V, by tightening which the rods R and U are stretched, thus bracingthe spokes or rafters of the revolving frame. The ends of the spokes or rafters are provided with downward-depending rods W X, held .by nuts Y, and carrying the tloor F' of the revolving frame, which consists of a circular fiat ring, made preferably in sections, as shown, so as to v-be readily attached, by means of nuts Z, to the lower ends of the supporting-rods. The outer ones of the latter, W, are made shorter than the inner ones, so as to give the Hoor a slant in an inward directiom'and thus prevent the horses, &c., placed thereon from being thrown oli' or displaced by centrifugal force.

The horses orother animals used in combina-V tion with my improved carrousel are each made of three or more thick boards or slabs of wood,

A'-B', all sawed or out to the proper outline,

tance in this class of devices, which frequently require to be moved from place to place.

One of the spokes orrafters I is provided with an adjustable clamp, C', having a downward-depending rod, D', terminating in a fork,`

E', both arms or prongs of which are braced to the two adjoining spokes by means of hooked rods F', having tightening-nuts G. The horse by which the carrousel is to bedrawnis'hitched between the prongs of the fork E', from which,

as will be seen, the strain ofthe draft is divided i between at least tive of t-he spokes or rafters.

From the foregoing description, taken in` connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. It is R simplein construction. light, durable, and may easily be. taken apart for transportation.

The figures of horses, &c., are, in practice, to be secured upon the lioor of the revolving 4frame by means of screws, or in any other suitable manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesl. The combination, with the upright or standard A,having spindle F, of the revolving frame, consisting` essentially of the hub G, having` spokes or rafters I, rods J J, and the plate or disk L, having pintle N, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a carrousel, the revolving frame G J L I, constructed substantially as herein described, and provided with down Ward'dependlng rods W X, carrying the ii'iwardlyslanting circular door F', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the hub G, rafters I, having eyebolt-s P Q, rods J, plate or disk L, having perforations S.l hooked rods R, having eyes T, and brace-rods U, having tighteningnuts V, all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The herein-described imitation animals,

consisting of outer curved slabs, A', and intermediate frames, B', suitably secured together, substantially as and for the purpose shown and specified.

1n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS A. CARL. Witnesses:

J. W. GANNAWAY, HENRY AGATHEN.

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