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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
VICTOR EMANUEL FERMIER, OF FORNEY, TEXAS.
TOY.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Feb. 25, 1919.
Application filed August 1, 1918. Serial No. 247,809.
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le it known that L 1, V ioi EMANUEL
FI.:iIm :i, a ( citizen of the Inittd States, and
a resident of F ornev, in tlhe city of Kauf-
5 man and Stite of Texas, have. inVented cer-
tain new and tiseftl Iiim)1ovements in Toys,
of which the following is a specifications.
My invention is an improvement in toys,
.an(1 relates, to toys having movable figures,
10 wherein a base is provided having thereupon
two'figures. one of which is hinged to take
an upright or relining position, and the
other has a movable member spring operated
to strike and knock down the first named
15 figure aid wherein releasable ineans is pro-
vided for restraining 'the operationl of the
striking member.
In the drawing:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy
20 in set position,
Fig. 2 is a top plan view,
Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view with the
iower disk removed,
Fig. 4 is a vertical section with the figure
25 in' reclining position,
Fig. 5 is a horizontal section at the shoul-
der of one of the figures, and
Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig.
2, looking in the direction of the arrow ad-
So jacent to the line.
In the present embodiment of the inven-
tion, a base is provided of circular form
consisting of 'an upper disk 1 and a lower
disk 2, the said disks being secured together
35 in spaced relation, 'by means of spacing
blocks 3 which are arranged at the periph-
eries of the disks.
Two figures 4 and 5 are mounted upon the
topmost disk 1, the figure 4 having the right
40 foot connected to the topmost disk by means
of a hinge 6 to permit the figure to take the
upright position of Fig. 1, or the reclining
position of Fig. 4.
A flexible member as for instance a cord
i5 has one end connected to the left foot of the
figure 4 and this cord passes down through
an opening 8-in the topmost disk 1 and to a
connection with a lever 9 to he described, the
arrangement being such that when the lever
50 is swung in one direction the figure will be
moved into verticci or upright position.'
The figure 5 is rigidly connected to the
disk 1 m any suitable manner, and the right
arm. 9a thereof is hinged to the figure .to
55 swing in a horizontal plane. The pintle 10
of the hinge connection extends downwardlythrough an opening in the topmost disk 1,
to a rigid connection with' the wheel .11
which is arranged between the disks, and
the lever 9 before mentioned extends radially 30
from the said wheel, being secured thereto in
any suitable or desired manner.
A coil spring 12 is connected at one end
to the lever. 9 intermediate its ends, and ad-
jacent to the connection of the cord 7, which 65
is also intermediate the ends o'f the lever,
and the other end of the spring is connected
to a pin 13 on one of the risks. This spring
normally acts to swing the lever and the
ari 9 in the direction of the other figure 4 70
to cause the hand of the arin to slap the
face of the figure 4, and knock it into the
position of Fig. 4.
The lever 9 at the end of its movement
under the influence of the spring 12 engages 75
a stop 14 similar to the blocks 3 and ar-
ranged between the disks 10, and at the end
of its movement in the other direction the
lever is engaged by a releasable trip or
trigger '15. This trip or trigger is pivoted 80
intermediate its ends in a slot in the upper
disk 1, and it has at one end a foot plate
which extends above the disk, and at the
other a catch which engages over the lever
to hold it from movement under the impulse 85
of the spring.
In operation, the lever 9 which extends
but a short distance. beyond the peripheral
edges of the disks 1 and 2 is moved from its
engagement with the stop block 14 to the Do
position of Figs. 2 and 3, where it is en-
gaged with the catch of the trip, and is
held from movement under the influence of
the spring by the catch. This movement of
the lever not only tensions the spring, and s5
moves the right arm of the figure 5 into
withdrawn or set position, but also swings
the figure 4 into vertical or upright position.
To cause the figure 5 to strike, the trip is
operated to release the lever. The spring 100
12 immediately swings the lever and causes
the arm 9 to swing toward the figure 4,
and the hand thereof will Srike the cheek
of the figure 4 and will upset the said figure
as shown in Fig. 4. 105
I claim:
1. A device of the character specified, com-
prising a base, a plurality of figures sup-
ported on the base, one of said figures be-
ing hinged, to the. base to stand upright or 110
to recline thereon, the other figure having
a hinged arm mounted to swing into and1,295,292.
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Fermier, Victor E. Toy., patent, February 25, 1919; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1257095/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.