US3237956A - Ridable toy animal - Google Patents

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US3237956A
US3237956A US343893A US34389364A US3237956A US 3237956 A US3237956 A US 3237956A US 343893 A US343893 A US 343893A US 34389364 A US34389364 A US 34389364A US 3237956 A US3237956 A US 3237956A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G19/00—Toy animals for riding
    • A63G19/02—Toy animals for riding made to travel by riding movements other than by ratchet wheels

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  • This invention relates to the field of toys and more particularly to toys which conform to the shape of animals or similar objects and which are capable of supporting a child who can, by his own movements, produce a unidirectional motion therein.
  • Such devices are usually furnished with ratchet wheels which permit the toy to move in only one direction under the effect of the childs movements.
  • the present invention overcomes all of these inconveniences and shortcomings, since it envisions an animal, the appearance and texture of which approximates more closely those of a real animal, and also since it does not require any delicate or complicated mechanism.
  • the object of the present invention is the provision of a toy in the form of an animal, the forward and rear members of which can be spread apart from each other elastically and which rest on wheels which include means for permitting movement in only one direction, characterized in that the body of this animal is constituted by a flexible pneumatic chamber upon which are aifixed, preferably in a detachable manner, the rigid limbs of the animal.
  • the front legs are connected to the rear legs by one or several detachable elastic bands.
  • the unidirectional movement of the wheels is obtained by means of a small wheel which acts as a wedge and which is attached to a stirrup in such a way as to be tangent to its wheel, the stirrup being in turn pivotally mounted on the axle of each wheel in such a way as to straddle its respective wheel, or by means of a metallic tongue affixed to the horses legs in such a way as to become engaged in the teeth of a ratchet which rotates with its respective wheel axle.
  • the figure represents a perspective view of a toy according to the present invention, the dotted lines showing one of its positions when in use, i.e. when subjected to the weight of a rider.
  • the toy according to the present invention is in the form of a horse and is constituted by an inflatable envelope made from a suitable synthetic material.
  • the envelope comprises a body portion 1 (including the head and the neck) carrying four rigid bases or sockets 6 which are cemented or otherwise securely joined to body portion 1.
  • the four legs 2, 3, 4 and 5 are rigid in nature and have their upper ends screwed into or otherwise suitably secured in the sockets 6 for connection by the latter to body portion 1.
  • the other or lower ends of the legs 2-5 are rigidly connected to respective yokes '7, and the latter rotatably support the axles 8 and 9 on which rolling wheels 10, 11, 12 and 13 are mounted.
  • Stirrups 14 extend from the axles 8 and 9 and carry small solid wheels or castors 15 which are mounted for free rotation.
  • an elastic cord 16 is connected between the two axles 8 and 9.
  • the legs can be connected in two pairs transversally across the body 1 so as to prevent any excessive stretching.
  • the small casters can be given an irregular shape.
  • the manner in which the stirrups 14 are mounted also easily permits them to be easily rotated around axles 8 and 9 so that the castors 15 rest in front of their respective wheels and thus force the horse to move backward.
  • the wheels 10-13 could each be provided with a metallic tongue which is fastened to a respective leg and which engages a ratchet wheel which is integrally connected for rotation with its respective wheel.
  • the inflatable envelope gives the impression of a true horse for more than do those constructed from wood or other hard material.
  • the envelope could be given a coating of artificial hair or fur by gluing, or by other suitable means.
  • a toy conforming to the shape of an animal for permitting a child to simulate riding of said animal comprising: a pneumatic envelope constituting a body portion in the shape of the torso, head and neck of said animal, a plurality of rigid base members equal in number to the number of limbs possessed by said animal and mounted on said envelope at locations corresponding to the junctions of the limbs of said animal with its torso, a 20 plurality of rigid limbs equal in number to said base members, each of said limbs being detachably secured at its upper end to a respective one of said base members, a plurality of main wheels each of which is mounted in a freely rotatable manner on the lower extremity of a respective one of said limbs, a pair of axles, one of said axles joining the axes of said wheels mounted on the front limbs of said animal and the other of said axles joining the axes of said wheels mounted on the rear limbs of said animal, and at least one extensible elastic band detachably connected between said

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FR924320A FR1356330A (fr) 1963-02-11 1963-02-11 Jouet du genre cheval à roulettes propulsé par des mouvements de l'enfant qui le monte

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USD340955S (en) 1991-12-13 1993-11-02 Gregory Hoffmaster Toy pony
US20110124423A1 (en) * 2009-11-21 2011-05-26 Kuang-Ting Chien Marchable and steerable rocking horse
USD901597S1 (en) * 2018-12-04 2020-11-10 Mark Beers Bicycle frame housing
US11932344B2 (en) 2019-04-20 2024-03-19 MVN Entertainment L.P. Powered wheeled riding device

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US1440088A (en) * 1920-11-08 1922-12-26 Kroher Ludwig Toy riding animal
US2379192A (en) * 1942-02-28 1945-06-26 Sebel Harry Toy animal, automobile, and the like propelled by the rider
US2738199A (en) * 1953-11-05 1956-03-13 Edwin H Rand Mechanical animal

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1440088A (en) * 1920-11-08 1922-12-26 Kroher Ludwig Toy riding animal
US2379192A (en) * 1942-02-28 1945-06-26 Sebel Harry Toy animal, automobile, and the like propelled by the rider
US2738199A (en) * 1953-11-05 1956-03-13 Edwin H Rand Mechanical animal

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD340955S (en) 1991-12-13 1993-11-02 Gregory Hoffmaster Toy pony
US20110124423A1 (en) * 2009-11-21 2011-05-26 Kuang-Ting Chien Marchable and steerable rocking horse
USD901597S1 (en) * 2018-12-04 2020-11-10 Mark Beers Bicycle frame housing
US11932344B2 (en) 2019-04-20 2024-03-19 MVN Entertainment L.P. Powered wheeled riding device

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GB990018A (en) 1965-04-22

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