US1714031A - Toy figure - Google Patents

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y 21, 1929- E. P. LEHMANN I A 1,714,031

TOY FIGURE Filed Sept. 4, 1924 3 Sheets- Sheet l y 21, 1 E. P. LEHMANN 1,714,031

TOY FIGURE V I Filed Sept. 4, 1924 s Sheets-Sheet 2 May'2l, 1929. E. P. LEHMANN 1,714,031

' TOY FIGURE Filed Sept. 4, 1924 s Sheets-Sheet 3 Fig Patented May 21, 1929.

UNITED STATES.

* 1,714,031 PATENT OFF CE- ERNSTPAULLEHMANN, 0F BRANnENBURG-oN THE-HAvEL, GERMANY.

TOY FIGURE.

Application filed September 4, 1924, Serial No. 735,908, and in Germany March- 2 8,1924. if

The subject of this invention is a toy figure, which is actuated by a rod havmg an upward and downward or also a pendulating mo-' tion, which rod is operated .by any suitable means. The rod causing this motion'i's pro- 7 vided with an intermediate part, on which the upper part of the figure is, mounted and,

which, through suitable transmittingmeans,

I causes the movements of the parts of the figure as a whole or movements'of the arms or legs or of the head,the arrangement being such that these movements may be caused to take place all at the same time or only some of them at the same time or in any sequence. This construction enables more particularly the said intermediate part and with it the whole of the upper part of the figure to be pivoted loosely to the rod carrying the figure in such a manner, that the figure is enabled to move laterallyin a known positive manner and the upper parts of the figure supported by it to perform an irregular movement. 'The parts for carrying the upper half of the figure may .consist of parts that are rigidly connected together or of parts which are loosely attached to each other. In both cases a cranked shaft supporting the arms may be mounted in the said upper parts of the figure in such a manner that a bar. is suspended from the crank, by means of which, on the said bar being pushed upwards, the shaft is partially turned, thereby moving the arms, legs or head. Or the supporting rod or parts fixed or loosely connected thereto may be provided with suitable lugs of any kind, which move all or some of the limbs directly or indirectly in any suitable manner.

Several constructional examples of the invention are shown diagrammatically in Figs. 1- to 12, v

Fig. 1 being a side elevation of one constructional form of a sitting figure,

Fig. 2 a longitudinal section through Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 a horizontal section through the upper part of the figure shown in Figs. 1 and 2, V p

Fig. 4 a horizontal section through the middle part of the same figure,

Fig. 5 a vertical section through the same figure,

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through a second constructional form,

Fig. 7 a longitudinal section through a third constructional form,

Fig. 8 a horizontal section through the middle part of the figure shown in Fig. 7,

up in a known manner. p I downward movement of the parts of the figin anyother known manner.

I Fig. 9 isa longitudinal sectionthrougha fourth constructional .form',

Fig. 10 is a front elevation ofthe shown in Fig. 9,

figure Fig. 11 is a side elevation of a constructional form of a standing figure and t Fig. 12 a corresponding longitudinalsecion.

In the first five figures 1 is the base supportlng thefigure. In this base a shaft 2 with a crank .3 is provided. The shaft is journalled at4 and 5- and in the examples shown is turned by means of a crank handle 5. 1 In place of the crank handle the shaft can be turned in any other suitable manner, for instance by means of a spring, which is wound The upward and ure moved by the cranked shaft can be effected In the examples shown a connecting rod 7 is attached to the crank 3, which rod is loosely. guided in a slot 8 in the coverof the base 1." According to Figures 1-5 an intermediate part is loosely pivoted to the upper end of the connecting rod 7 in such a manner that it can move freely laterally. This intermediate piece consists of a stirrup 9, which is open at, the top, and

the lower end of which passes through an eyeat the upper end ofthe rod 7. They point of connection 10of these two parts is in a box 11 resting on the base 1, a slot 12 being provided in the upper wall of the said box. The latter allows of a free lateral movement of the stirrup 9. If the box 11 is sufficiently low, the

point of connection lOmay project above the slot 12, so that the stirrup 9 can tilt over and thereby increase the lateral movement. On

the rod 7 descending, the stirrup always returns into its original position. i I

To the upper end of the stirrup 9 isfixed a bell-shaped part 13, which is adapted to support the head 14 and the arms 15 of the figure, while the legs 16 in this example are fixed immovably in front of the box 11. The head in this example is capable of turning about the box 11 and thereby raise the crank 19.

For enabling the arms 15 to move,

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22isa cloak of soft material for covering the upper part of the figure and for preventing the internal mechanism being seen, which cloak is fixed in a suitable manner at the neck the same reference numbers as in the former case. The cloak 22 is not shown in any of these figures. For the rest Figure 6 shows a constructional form corresponding substantially to that shown in Figs. 1-5, but compris ing a mechanism for moving the legs. For this purpose the cross-piece 21 is provided with a slot 23. Lugs 24 are provided on the box 11, through which passes the shaft 25 supporting the legs 16, the shaft being cranked at 26. This crank passes through the slot 23 so that, on the rod 20, 21 rising and falling, the legs are moved in a corresponding manner.

In Figs. 7 and 8 another mechanism for moving the legs is shown. In this case the rodwork supporting the upper parts of the figure is not provided with a joint located in the middle of the figure,but is rigid. The rod 7 bifurcates at 27, the bell 13, which has the same shape as that shown in Figs. 1-6, being supported on the top of the two branches 28. The branches 28 are provided in front with projecting parts 29, which strike against the crank 26 of the shaft 25 supporting the legs and thereby move the legs.

The rod 7 is raised by the crank 3 of the main shaft being loosely mounted in a transverse loop 30 at the lower end of the rod.

In Figs. 9 and 10 the head let is fixed to the bell-shaped part 13. Both are supported directly by the upper end of the shaft 7. The arms are moved in a similar manner to that shown in Figs.1-8. The legs 16 are pivoted separately at 31, 31 to the sides of the box 11 and are provided with backwardly extending projections 32, which act as levers, on which the bell-shaped part 13 strikes when it descends, so that the legs are raised. The main shaft 2 is moved in the same manner as in Fig. 7 The rod 7 and its upper part 33 are made in one piece.

Figs. 11 and 12 show a constructional form of the toy for a standing figure. The figure is actuated by a crank handle 6 on a shaft 2, the middle of which is not cranked, but is )rovided with a co -wheel 34: havin a small b 1' number of teet-h35 or with a cam or eccentric, which raises the rod 7 by means of a projecting part 36 on the same and allows it to fall again each time a tooth 35 engages under the said projecting part. The rod 7 is guided at 37 and 38 in sucha manner that it can only move vertically. Each time a projection or tooth 35 ceases to engage with the projecting part 36, the rod will fall again, so that it is given an upward and downward motion. The upper end 33 of the rod 7 supports the head 14, to which is pivoted by means of the pins 17 the intermediate part 13, which in this case atthe same time forms the upper part of the body of the figure, so that a separate cloak 22 (Figs. 1, 2, '5) is not required. In a modified form the rod 7-, 33 may support the intermediate part 13 directly, on which the head 14: may be fixedin any suitable manner. In the intermediate part 13 is mounted tlieshaft 18 having a crank 19 (as shown in Figs. 2-8) which supports the arms 15 andcauses the armsto move by means of the rod20, which is suspended from the crank and strikes the top or the base 1. The head 1st may also be provided with suitable projecting pieces, which are also "struck, when the rod 20 strikes the box, and impart a jerky motion to the head. The legs 16 are loosely pivoted at 39 to the intermediate'part 13 and provided with knee joints 46, which give way spasmodically, when they strike the boX. The manner in which the legs are moved does not form part of the present invention, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12 and is only mentioned bythe way for illustrating more clearly the co-action' of the movement of the arms by means of the "intermediate part as it strikes.

Besides the constructional forms shown, other constructional forms of a toy according to the present invention are possible, in so far asthey satisfy theconditions laid down in the specification and the following claim.

For the rest the figure may be made to repre- I sent any human, animal'or fancy shape in a sitting, squatting or standingposition. Any suitable material may be used in the construc tion of the toy, such as sheet metal, wood,

cardboard, celluloid or a combination of various materials. The cloak 22' should always be made of woven material. What I claim is z- A toy figure including an upper loose por tion of a figure, a hollow fixed base, a horizontally disposed crank shaft 'rotatably mounted in said base, a U-shaped carrier for the upper loose portion of alfigure, a rod inserted between and loosely, linkably connected to both the said crank shaft and the U-shaped carrier, an enveloping portion partly connected to the lower fixed base and partly to the upper loose portion of the figure. V

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ERNST PAUL LEHMANN.

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