Improvements in Toys Imitating a Creeping or Walking Animal.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toys Imitating a Creeping or Walking Animal.
We, RICHARD ADAM, of 17/18 Vordere Vorstadt, of Königsberg, in the Province
of Prussia, Germany, Technician, and CARL ADAM, of 4B Lavendel Strasse, of
Königsberg, in the Province of Prussia, Germany, Technician do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to toys representing animals that are moved, or caused to.
creep or walk respectively, directly by their legs, which latter are raised and
lowered, as well as moved forward and backward by means of a suitable mechanism.
The main parts of the latter are formed, first, by axles carrying each a pair of legs,
and arranged so as to be able to be oscillated like pendulums; second by a slide
adapted to be oscillated as well as displaced lengthwise, and transmitting the motion
of the clock-work to said pair of legs. By the oscillatory motion of said slide, the
axles carrying the pairs of legs are also caused to oscillate, and the latter are, thus,
raised and lowered; by the longitudinal displacement of the said slide, the oscil-
lating axles are turned, too, and the legs are thus caused to move forward and
backward. Said two motions are partly alternating and partly coinciding, in such
a manner, that the animal is moved thereby.
My improvements in toys of the said kind relate to effecting a more appropriate
timing of said two motions by replacing the afore mentioned one slide by severab
parts operated each separately, as described hereinafter.
The two movable pairs of legs a a¹ and a 2 a 3 are secured to vertical axles bb
held by plates c c. Plate c¹ is provided with slots c 2 (Fig. 3) arranged rectangu-
larly to the longitudinal direction of the animal, and the axles bb, which pass
through said slots, may, thus, oscillate like pendulums, so as thereby to cause the
raising and lowering of the legs. A double-armed lever e 2 (Fig. 4) arranged below
plate c, and connected loosely with the lower ends of the axles bb¹ is loosely
fulcrumed upon the shaft f of a crank g¹. Said lever embraces the main-shaft h of
the wheel-work by a slot e', and is connected at e 7 (Fig. 4) with a double-armed
lever e 5 loosely fulcrumed upon said main-shaft h, and operated by said crank g',
the pin of which works within a slot e 6 (Fig. 4) of said lever e 5. If, therefore,
the said crank is turned by the wheel-work, the lever or plate e 2 will be caused to
oscillate by the mediation of the lever e 5, and the axles or pendulums 6 6¹ will, thus,
be caused to act in the manner described.
In order to turn the legs, i.e. to move them forward and backward, the latter are
connected to the crank by means of angular links e 3 e 4 as clearly to be seen
from Figs. 1, 2 & 4.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1895.

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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toys Imitating a Creeping or Walking Animal.
We, RICHARD ADAM, of 17/18 Vordere Vorstadt of Königsberg, in the Province
of Prussia, Germany, Technician, and CARL ADAM, of 4 Lavendel Strasse of
Königsberg, in the Province of Prussia, Germany, Technician do hereby declare
the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention refers to toys representing animals that are moved, or caused to
creep or walk respectively, directly by their legs, which latter are raised and
lowered, as well as moved forward and backward by means of a suitable mechanism.
The main parts of the latter are formed, first, by axles carrying each a pair of legs,
and arranged so as to be able to be oscillated like pendulums; second, by a slide
adapted to be oscillated as well as displaced lengthwise, and transmitting the motion
of the clock-work to said pair of legs. By the oscillatory motion of said slide, the
axles carrying the pairs of legs are also caused to oscillate, and the latter are, thus,
raised and lowered; by the longitudinal displacement of the said slide the oscil-
lating axles are turned, too, and the legs are thus caused to move forward and
backward. Said two motions are partly alternating and partly coinciding, in such
a manner, that the animal is moved thereby.
Our improvements in toys of the said kind relate to effecting a more appropriate
timing of said two motions by replacing the afore mentioned one slide by several
parts operated each separately, as described hereinafter.
In the drawing sent in with Provisional Application the two movable pairs of
legs a a¹ and a 2 a 3 are secured to vertical axles bb¹held by plates c c. Plate c¹
is provided with slots c 2 (Fig. 3) arranged rectangularly to the longitudinal
direction of the animal, and the axles which pass through said slots may, thus,
oscillate like pendulums, so as thereby to cause the raising and lowering of the
legs. A double-armed lever e 2 (Fig. 4) arranged below plate c', and connected
loosely with the lower ends of the axles bb is loosely fulcrumed upon the shaft f
of a crank g'. Said lever embraces the main-shaft h of the wheel-work by a slot e',
and is connected at e 7 (Fig. 4) with a double-armed lever e 5 loosely fulcrumed
upon said main-shaft h, and operated by said crank g' the pin of which works within
a slot e 6 (Fig. 4) of said lever e 5. If, therefore, the said crank is turned by the
wheel-work, the lever or plate e 2 will be caused to oscillate by the mediation of
the lever e 5, and the axles or pendulums 6 6 will, thus, be caused to act in the
manner described.
In order to turn the legs, i.e. to move them forward and backward, the latter are
connected to the crank g¹ by means of angular links e3 e4, as clearly to be seen
from Figs. 1, 2 & 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a toy representing or imitating a creeping or walking animal, and having
for that purpose pairs of legs secured to vertical axles adapted to be oscillated like
pendulums, the combination with a double-armed lever having its ends loosely con-
pected with the free ends of said axles, of another double-armed lever having another
fulcrum than said first lever, and connected with one of its arms to the wheel-work
of the toy so as to be oscillated by the same, and connected with its other arm to
the said first lever so as to transmit its oscillations upon the same; links connecting
said pair of legs with the means for oscillating said second lever, for the purpose as
described.

page_text: 2. In a toy representing a creeping or walking animal, and having for that
purpose pairs of legs secured to vertical axles adapted to be oscillated like pendulums,.
the combination with a double-armed lever having its ends loosely connected
with the free ends of said axles, of another double-armed lever having its
fulcrum in front of that of said first lever, and connected with its rear-arm to a
crank operated by the wheel-work of the toy so as to be oscillated by the same, and
connected with its other arm to the front-arm of the said first lever so as to transmit
its oscillations upon the same; links connecting said pair of legs with said crank,
for the purpose as described.
3. In a toy representing or imitating a creeping or walking animal, and having for
that purpose pairs of legs secured to vertical axles adapted to be oscillated like
pendulums, the combination with a double-armed lever having its ends loosely
connected with the free ends of said axles, and its fulcrum formed by the shaft of a
crank operated by the wheel-work of the toy, and arranged rearwards of the main-
shaft of the same, of another double-armed lever having its fulcrum formed by said
main-shaft, and connected with its rear arm to said crank so as to be oscillated by
the same, and connected with its other arm to the frout-arm of said first lever so
as to transmit its oscillations upon the same; links connecting said pair of legs with
the said crank, substantially as described.
Dated this 9th day of December 1895.
RICHARD ADAM,
CARL ADAM,
By Geo. H. Rayner,
Agent for the Applicants.