US1991011A - Amusement device, representing a bucking broncho - Google Patents

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J. J. CARNIOL Feb. 12, 1935.

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J. J. A(TARNIOL AMUSEMENT DEVICE, REPRESENTING A BUCKING BRONCHO Filed July 2, 1952 v5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENToRL Jail/v J 2m/w01:

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE, REPRESENTING A BUCKING BRONCHO Filed July 2, 1952 5 sheets-sheet 4 ORNEY Feb. 12, 1935. J. J. cARNlol.

AMUSEMENTl DEVICE, REPRESENTING A BGKING BRONCHO Filefl July 2, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. Jell/NJ Pm/VIM BY TTURNEY Patented Feb. 12, 1935 AMUSEMENT DEVICE, REPRESENTING A BUCKING BRONCHO John J. Carniol, Stapleton, N. Y.

Application July 2, 1932, Serial No. 620,715v 16 claims. (Cl.1o46o This invention relates to amusement devices, adapted to be exhibited in amusement parks, or the like, and particularly to one, in which a number of l mechanically operated artificial horses, carrying visitors, move independently of each other, over the same or separate tracks, and are capable of a number of momentary and irregular motions, besides those imitating the regular trotting motions of a mount.

One object of my invention therefore, is to provide amusement to the visiting public.

Another object is to produce in riders a sensation similar to that experienced by cow-boys breaking wild horses or'bronchos, and the device is therefore properly named the: Mechanical bucking broncho.

A third object is to provide an improved tractor for the horse, operating while being hidden from view, so as to produce the illusion of A fth object is to provide a mechanism on l this tractor, which will produce the various motions, and irregular performances of the horse, automatically, and in suflicient variety.

A sixth object, in connection with thev last` named, is to make said mechanism of such construction, that the resulting motions will imitate the natural behavior of a live horse, as

closely Yas possible, especially copy the relative by the mechanical horse is actuated to imitate the sudden prancing motions of a broncho, more particularly those of rearing on the hindlegs or taking head, secondly those of kicking up his heels and thirdly those commonly called bucking, which-in the present case are imiy tated by a close succession or combination of the rst two stunts, either in the order named or in reversed order. c

A ninth object is to make these various sensa- An eighth object is to provide means wherel 4tional actions of the mechanical horse foolproof,

so that the device is safe enough even for children to use and to enjoy.

A tenth object, concurrent with the last named, is to provide means whereby the starting of the ride is made gradual-in case that the tractor is driven by electricity, so that neither the rider nor the electric motor is endangered by a sudden jerky application of the motive power. f

An eleventh object, contributing to the safety of the device, is to provide means whereby the rider can start or stop the movement of the horse at will.

A further object is to make the motions of the individual horses, as well as their installation, independent of each other, so that not only the operating mechanism of each horse is self-contained, but that also the tracks of the diierent horses can cross each other, if so desired.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of the invention will be apparent to persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates, as the same becomes better understood from the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein one practicaland preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated and in which:

Figure 1 is the side elevation of a mechanical horse, built according to the invention, in a regular trotting position. It is to be understood thatthe lower part of the figure is hidden underground, in a trench, beneath the line A-A, as indicated. vThe alternate position of b the horse and its,` extremities, are indicated by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the horse and the tractor, the trench being indicated in ksection.

Figure 3 is a detailed side elevation of the carriage and its mechanism, lon an enlarged scale,l compared with'that ofFigure 1. i

Figure 4 is a top view of the tractor, or carriage, on which the horse is mounted.

' Figure 5 is a cross section of the horsein a rearing position, the tractor below ground being indicated only diagrammatically.

Figure 6 shows the horse. in elevation, in a kicking position.

Figure 7 is a top view ofthe lever work of the inside mechanism of the horse, the latter being indicated in outlines only.

' Figure 8 is a diagram, showing'the shape of the controlling cam, and illustrating the sequcnce of the different stunt movements of the horse.

Figure 9 shows the arrangement of the con-- ductor rail, and the subcontact shoe of the motor.

Figure 10 is the wiring diagram.

The artificial horse itself is made of a substantially hollow body, that is: the trunk, the thighs, the shoulders and the neck must have cavities in which the leverwork, directly governing the motions, can be installed with freedom to move; whether the rest of the body is hollow, is of no consequence, except for the saving of deadweight material. The outside can [be covered with fur, and the apertures necessitated by certain joints, for instance at the chest, can be camouilaged by overlapping or folded skin; or the outer appearance of the horse and his harness may be represented in any suitable way.

The belly side of the horse is slotted sulciently to permit the free movement of the supporting post and the crank bar 31, actuating the balancer 32. The latter is a cross-beam on which the body is mounted. -It is pivoted in its center, 33, ou the supporting post, and when the horse is at rest, it is held in horizontal position- While the horse moves forward in a regular trotting motion, the balancer continuously oscillates through a small angle, as shown in Fig. 1, but when it tilts forward or backward about 30 degrees, the horse seems to kick out its hind legs, or to rear upwardly on them, respectively.

The balancer, 32, is provided on its extremities with two rigid depending arms, 34 and 35, reaching down to the points where the shoulder joints or the thigh joints respectively are pivoted, designated by numerals 36 and 37. At these points the upper parts of the legs are pivoted upon a horizontal cross-shaft in such a way that they can be moved independently, of each other. This, as Figures 5 and 7 show for both hind and front legs, is accomplished by forming these shafts of two telescoped members, a solid shaft 36a and 37a respectively and a hollow shaft or sleeve, 36h and 37b, rotatably mounted thereon. Neither of these shafts quite reaches to the other end of the shaft it engages with, and with their outer extremities they are xedly mounted in the outer cover of the shoulder portion or the hip portion, respectively.

The disposition of the hollow shafts over the solid shafts is, as Figure 7 shows, for both legs made so that the hollow shafts are both on one side of the horse, for instance lon the left side, so that then the right side legs are controlled by the solid shafts, fixedly jointed thereto, while the left side legs are fixedly jointed to the hollow shafts.

The movable cover of these joints is, at least along its upper periphery, made circular, as Figures 1 and 5 indicate, comprising at least a semicircle, and this semicircular joint is connected to the trunk portion by a segmental ball race, 43a, and 43h, or by any other antifrictional bearing device.

On the sleeve or hollow shaft of the front legs, as well as on the solid shaft of the hindlegs, are xedly mounted two lever arms, extending in an upward and inward direction, i. e. 38 for the left front leg, and 39 for the right hind leg; and on the front solid shaft as well as `on the hind hollow shaft are fixedly mounted two other lever arms, 40 and 41, extending in a downward 75 I"arid inward direction, the first one for the right front leg and the latter for the left hind leg. These two pairs of levers are separately connected to two other pairs of levers, 38a and 40a for the front, and 39a and 41a for the rear,l so as to form double toggle joints. The inner ends of these toggles are coupled together by a short cross piece, 42, and a little reflection, and observation, will reveal that when the cross piece, 42, is horizontally moved to and fro, the front toggle-joint will open, while the rear toggle begins to close, and vice versa.

The same effect is obtained if instead the cross piece 42 is held rigidly in place, in relation to the center post, 30, and the balancer is swung up and down.

Also, it will be evident from the way the upper parts of the shoulders and thighs are flxedly mounted in relation to the levers above described, that the legs will move forward and backward in synchronism with the motions of the toggle joints and imitate a horses gait, namely: the left front leg and the right rear leg move simultaneously forward, while the right front leg and the left rear leg move backward. This relative motion, combined with the general advance movement of the tractor on which the horse is mounted, gives the illusion of a trotting horse. The forward speed of the arc in which the legs swing, is net proposed to be excessive, as a prancing wild horse or broncho is more intent on throwing his rider than on covering distance.

The angle in which the balancer oscillates is chosen so that alternately the front or the rear legs touch the ground. Evidently when the horse rears or kicks, the angle of oscillation becomes greater and if either pair of legs is just to stay on, or to touch the ground, the center part of the horse must rise at the same time. Accordingly the stunt motions of the horse are combinations of mechanical means which effect a momentary rise of the support, ing post, 30, with other means whose object is a greater momentary swing of the balancer, actuated by the crank bar 31. Both kinds of means are provided for and arranged on the tractor, shown in detail 'in Figures 3 and 4. This tractor comprises the following general parts:

(A) The two wheel axles 45 and 46 on which the inwardly flanged wheels 45a and 45h, 46a and 46h are xedly mounted.

(B) The chassis, 47, a skeleton frame, advantageously formed of angles, channel irons and plates and supported on the bearings 45e and 46c in which the wheel axles run.

About midway between the axles, the center post, 30, is mounted, to be described in detail later, and furthermore the chassis supports the other members of the tractor, viz.

(C) The motor, 48, preferably an electric motor, although other locomotive means may be substituted, as pointed out before,

(D) The gear train 49, actuated from the rear axle, which lifts the center post but also has a controlling element, 50, activating parts E and F,

(E) The gear train 51, comprising the motor drive and the drive of the crank bar, 31, and finally Y (F) The cam-controlled shift mechanism 52, for lifting the gear train 51. This part acts as intermediary between D and E.

The construction of the framework forming the chassis, may be seen from Figures 3 and 4, and need not be discussed further, as it can be varied considerably.-

chassis, and can further be braced in any con?4 venient way by struts orbraces from the chassis A frame, as indicated at 56, see Figures 3 and 4.

In this channel-'isguided the'bar, 30h, to the top of which the center of the balancer ls pivotally connected ,at Sii/(Fig. 1), Cross ties `30c at suitablelheights confine lthe bar 30h within the guidance of theclianne1-30a-` Atthe base, the

bar k30h is cushioned `onth'e, compression .spring The motor, '48, Vis hung .from the platform, 44, and can be of any suitable type, back geared, or provided with specialspeed reduction means, if necessary. i

AIt drives the worm,'58,'which in turn drivesthe worm gear, 59,'keyedrfon the front axle, 45. Loosely mounted on the same axle, are two lever arms, 60a `and 60h, in .which is journalled -a shaft, 61. This shaft, ltogether with the arms, forms a U-LSha'ped. yoke, n'which can be swung around the "front-faxlefOn the shaft, 61, is keyed a gear, 62, driven-by av3pinion, 63, fixedly mounted on `.the front axle. The ratio of this gear train is 1:2, so that the gear 62 makes one revolution to every two of the front axle. Atl one place .the shaft 6l is cranked", i. `e.,it

has an ,eccentric portion, 64, which passes through a slot, 65, in the pitman or sweeparm 66. 3

This pitman is a lever, .-pivoted loosely upon the front axle, like the yoke levers 60a and 60b, and at its free end is jointed to thecrankbar 31 which controls the balancer. The slotted portion has a removablecap, 66a, forming one side of the slot,.65, and it is evident that when the eccentric shaft portion turns within the slot, `the pitman is thereby caused to oscillate'in'a vertical direction, and that the stroke at the free endis .larger thanthe'eccentricity of the shaft'in the proportion of the distances of the free end and'of the `eccentric respectively from the front axle. -The yeccentricity and this pro` portion is so `'calculatedthat the resulting oscillation of the balancer :isi/of the required magnitude, as `defined before.' .How this trotting oscillation within a .small -angle is eventually and temporarily increased, will be described later on, butv may forthepresent be left aside. y The rear axle, 46,:actuates another gear train, 49, consisting ofthertwo -large gears, 68 and 70, keyed on shafts 791-and78 respectively, and the intermediate -pinic'ns,""67 'and 69, the former on axle 46, the latteronshaft 79. The gear ratios are a matter ofbptionfbut in the illustrated example, they areV chosen as 1 :3 `both times, and therefore gear 70 makes one revolution to nine of the rearaxle.

0n the disk ofigear 70 are mounted at the same radial distance from thecenter, two gear segments, 71 and 72, which therefore form the equivalent of a separate mutilated gear or cam. These geared segments intermittently engage another mutilated pinion, 73a, which is blended together and partly integral with another mutilatedA gear, 73h, in such a fashion that they may have they same hub and disk but that their teeth are of different pitch diameter and lie in different planes. This bastard-gear, as Ait may be called, is mounted on a shaft, 74, journalled in separate stands, "75, and is arranged adjacent'to the center post 30. The geared segment, 73h, 'is adapted to engage the rack, 76, adjustably mounted on the face of the bar 30h. From the directions of the arrows it will become evident that the bastard gear, when it is temporarily rotated, will lift the bar 30h a certain height, and when its teeth are released, permit it to drop back upon the spring, 57. It

is to be remarked inthis connection that the segment 71 occupies about 40,and the opposite segment 72 vabout 80 of the face area of the gear. The latter segment however is not toothed throughout but only for the same` peripheral distancevas the former. The rest is made up by a cam portion, generated by increasing the lateral thickness of the last tooth of segment 72- `so to speak-until it covers nearly 40.

As long as no teeth of these segments are en-V gaged,` the bastard Igear keeps at rest position shown.

Whenfsegment 71 engages segment 73a of the bastard gear, segment 73h of the latter begins to lift the rack and therewith the bar 30h. This continues until the last tooth of 71 shown in the Figure 3 on the right corner, sets the last tooth of 73a, shown on the vleft corner,

in the free again. Then the weight of the center bar 'last tooth of 73a does not disengage until it has passed the cam portion 77, generated from the last tooth of 72, as before described. The dropping of the center-bar is therefore delayed for the rest of the alternation. A little rubber bumper, 73e, fastened to the stationary channel, 30a, prevents the bastard gear from swinging too .far back, when released by the gear segments 71 On the shaft 78 is also mounted a spur gear 80 which engages another spur gear 81 of doubl'e its pitch diameter. The latter therefore revolves once in 18 phases, or 9 alternations, and is loosely mounted on shaft 79. Collars, 82a and 82h, keep it in alignment with the gear 80. On the face of 81 is adjustably fastened by bolts, 84, running in concentric slots, 83, the cam 50. A forked lever, 86, is pivotally fastened to a bell crank, 87, with one end, and rides on the shaft,

79,4 with the other forked end. It carries a roller, 88, mounted laterally to its shank, and this roller rides on the cam, 50. A spring, 85, fastened to the forked end of the lever, 86, and to a suitable stationary point on the chassis frame, tends to urge the roller always towards the center of the cam. The lever 86 is plvotedl to the bell crank 87 which is keyed on a shaft 87h, stationed separately across the frame work, and together with another keyed link 87a controls the shaft `61 as will be described.

This link 87a (see Fig. 4) is a one-armed lever,

cooperating with the bell-crank 87, to equalize 1 the lift of shaft 61 and spur-gear 62.

From the drawings it will be evident that when the cam revolves, it pushes the roller, and therewith the forked lever, outwardly at various intervals and to variable distances, the roller automatically returning in the direction of the cam center. This motion oscillates the bell crank 87, which is provided with another forked end, 89, engaging the shaft, 61, of the aforedescribed yoke, 60avand 60h. It therefore follows that the yoke with the gears and the oscillating pitman it carries, will be periodically raised and lowered by the bell crank, which in turn is controlled by the fork lever, 86, and the cam, 50.

A detailed viewof the shape of the cam is given in a diagram, Fig. 8, showing the 18 phases, positive and negative, i. e. the up'and down swing of the balancer during one revolution of this cam on the inner circle. When the roller reaches a point on the outer circle A, and this coincides with a positive phase, the headend of the balancer reaches its highest point; i. e. the horse rears on its hind legs; when the roller reaches or travels on the circle B, and this coincides with a negative phase, the tail end of the balancer reaches its highest point, i. e. the horse kicks with the hind legs. While the roller travels on circle D, the balancer swings only Within a small angle, corresponding to a regular trotting motion. The cam turns in the direction indicated by arrow C, while the roller travels on the cam in the direction of arrow R. The resulting sequence of motions is therefore: rearing, 3 phases of trotting, rearing, kicking, 3 phases of trotting, kicking, 3 phases of trotting, kicking, rearing, 3 phases of trotting andthe same cycle of motions once again. As will be observed, this shows a certain degree of irregularity and unexpected variation, imitating the whims of a bucking broncho.

There is one more mechanical feature of the activation of the legs to be described. As was explained before, the alternating movement of the legs was effected by the change of the position of the balancer, and the depending arms, 34 and 35 in relation to the cross piece, 42, which is held stationary.

As will be observed, the crosspiece, 42, is a T-like lateral extension of the depending arm of the bell crank, 90, (see Figure 5) which swings around the center, 33, of the balancer. As long as the bar, 30h, does not rise, the lower end of the bell crank rests with the roller, 93, in the pit of the fork-shaped guide-rail, 94, fastened to the back of channel, 30a, and the crosspiece 42 is therefore held stationary. But when the bar is raised by the bastard gear, 73a, 73D, and the rack, 76, the bell crank together with the crosspiece, is lifted out of the pit, and can swing to either side. This is effected by the horizontal arm, 90a, being deflected by either of the studs, 91 or 92, fastened to the side of the balancer, 32. As long as the balancer swings only within the smaller angle corresponding to the trotting motion, these studs do not contact with the bell crank, but with an increase of the angle, and simultaneous lift of the bar and the vertical arm of the bell crank, the studs take the arm 90a along with them, and prevent an excess of deviation from the balancer.-This swings the vertical arm with roller, 93, either way, the latter following the contour of the roller-guide-rail, 94. Thus the spread of the legs cannot exceed the maximum spread in the trotting motion.

Of the mechanical features causing 'movements of the horses body, it'emains toddescribe the device which actuates the motionLof the head. In a similar way as the legs are fixedly attached to the, solid cross-shafts, 36a and 37a, and by means of a segmental ball racer (43a, 43h) can oscillate within the body portion around a' pivotal point, 36, or 37, the head is flxedly attached to a cross-shaft, 95, journalled on the balancer, 32, and is provided with two corresponding segmental ball race courses, 96, indicated in Figure 5, which are rotatably-=joint ed to the main body. Keyed on the shaft, 95 is a lever, 97, and this lever is pivotally connected to the plunger orvcrank-bar, 31, at some suitable point by the link 98. Obviously, when the plunger moves up or down, and thereby changes its angularity with the balancer, 32, the lever, 97, and therewith the head, is oscillated up and down in the manner indicated by the different positions of the lhead in Figs. l, 5 and 6.

It is to be noted that, if desired, the lengths of the actuating levers, such as, 38, 38a, 39, 39a, 40, 40a, 41, 41a, or 97 and 98, can be made adjustable by running their connecting pivot-pins, such as for instance the one, connecting link 38 to 38a, or 40 to 40a, in slots, instead of round holes, and modifying these pins in an analogous manner as the shafts 36 and 37 are modified, i. e. using a solid pin with a little sleeve on, each separately connected to the respective lever arms to insure independent movements. As these adjustable slotted lever connections are however well known to those skilled in the art, a special illustration in detail .has been dispensed with.

Special provision has furthermore been made to prevent any accidental forward or backward tilting over of the horse and carriage which may result in a derailment. This, in the case that an electrical motor is provided on the carriage and the current is supplied from a third or conductor rail-which is the manner preferred by the inventor-can be accomplished in a simple way. As Figure 1 and Figure 9 suggest, a conductor rail, 100, is supported by insulator stands, 101, in a well known manner, and from the eX- treme ends of the carriage frame depend two sub-contact shoe holders, 102a and 10217, which are mounted in a resilient manner, i. e. they can give or take whatever play in the distance between the conductor railand the carriage may be caused by the jolts of the moving tractor.

The contact shoe may be. a plain friction shoe, as is common for electrical vehicles or, as shown, a roller shoe, 103, which usually provides enough contact area for a moderate current without.

causing excessive sparking-This roller is rotatably journalled onthe bent over lower end,

of a plunger, 104, the upper end of which is provided with a piston, 105, resiliently cushioned upon a spring, 106, within the cylinder, 107, lixedly supported by the carriage frame.

A little pin, 108, through the piston, which may be guided by a lateral slot in the cylinder (not shown), prevents the rotation of the plunger around its vertical axis, and thereby the dis.

location of the contactroller. The play ofthe plunger is limited between the screw plug, 109,

and the compressive spring, 106, and the provision of two sub-contactors, 102a rand 10217, serves a double purpose. At eventual track crossings, where it is necessary to interrupt the conductor rails by an under-soil bridge conduit, they keep the motor supplied with current, while either one of the contactors passes the rail 'gapa very common expedient in such cases-and besides the sub-contact rollers form safety' anchors that prevent the lifting of either end of the carriage from the rail.

The motor may be driven by direct current, as is assumed in the wiring diagram, Figure 10, or may be arranged for alternating current.

As the motor, 48, is started, or stopped, by a hand lever switch, 110, on the riders saddle, it is necessary to employ an automatically actuated rheostat, 111, as indicated in the wiring diagram, Figure 10. This rheostat may be mounted on the truck, or underneath it, in any convenient way, and its form or detail, does not enter into the claims of the invention.

Shortly described, the current, when the switch ls closed, goes through the solenoid, 112, and thereby raises the plunger, 118, which closes a double branch circuit. One branch m, which becomes the main lead for the motor circuit, passes from the negative (third) rail through the resistance, 114, to the motor and, after passing the same, through an earth circuit via tractor axles, Wheels and wheel rails, back to the generator; the other branch n goes through the solenoid, 115, raises the plunger, 119, which is cushioned in a pneumatic dashpot, 116, and passes to the positive ground connection. 'I'his plunger, at its lower end, carries a bridge contact, 117, and when it rises, cuts thereby the resistance of the motor circuit gradually out.

The layout.l of the track system is otherwise optional, and will depend upon local conditions. The tracks may eventually cross each other, as said before. A platform, or station, from which the several horses may start, or to which they return, can `be installed, a master switch, by which the current supply to the third rail system may be cut off, and other safety devices, can be provided-It is also understood that the passengers can be safeguarded by being strapped to the saddles, and so forth.

A great many modifications and changes are Apossible within the rightful scope of the invention without deviating from the principle of the same. For instance, it would fall entirely within the scope of my invention, if the gure of another animal, f. i. an elephant, a bull, a jack-ass, or an imaginary animal, were substituted for the horse; or even if-omitting the levers actuating the oscillating motions of the legs and head of the horse-the remaining mechanism were utilized for driving the` gure of a boat, or an imitation of an airplane. l

'I'he utilization of the device for advertising purposes or the execution of the invention in miniature, as a toy, would also be a legitimate scope of my sought for patent protection.

In all cases where the rider might not be a human being, the starting and stopping of the carriage, of course, is not controlled from the saddle, or any other part of the horse itself, but by the main switch of the electrical current. But such changes are well understood and easily applied by persons skilled in the pertaining art.

The drawings therefore are to be taken as illustrative, not as restrictive, and the scope of the invention should be judged not so much by what the details reveal, but by the attached claims.

I claim:

l. A device, comprising a mechanical horse,

means to produce a forward motion of thehorse, means to simultaneously oscillate its body about a pivotal point, so as to `imitate the trotting motion of a live horse, and means to periodically tilt the body about said point at a greater angle, so as to imitate-the rearing and kickingmotions of a horse.

2. A device, comprising a mechanical animal, means to produce a forward motion of the same, automatic means operatively connected with the aforesaid means to movethe animals legs, in imitation of the natural leg motions of an animal, and similar means to `move the animals head, in synchronism with the movements of its legs.

3.'An. amusement device, comprising a mechanical horse, balanced and pivoted above the ground on an upright supporting bar, means to oscillate its body about the pivotal point, imitating thereby the rocking motions of a trotting horse, means to periodically tilt the body about said point, at a greater angle, so -as to imitate the rearing and the kicking motions of a horse, and automatic means, to temporarily raise the supporting bar` with the horse an adequate height, during the last named motions, so that the feet of the horse touch the ground.

4. An amusement device, comprising a mechanical horse, balanced and pivoted above ground on an upright supporting bar, means to oscillate its body about the pivotal point, imitating thereby the rocking motions of a trotting horse, automatic means to move the legs in synchronism with the oscillations, so as to imitate ground on an upright supporting bar, means to periodically tilt the body about said point at a greater angle, so as to imitate the rearing and the kicking motions of a horse, and automatic means to temporarily raise the supporting bar with the horse an adequate height during the last named motions, so that the feet of the horse touch the ground.

5.*An amusement device, comprising a mechanical horse, balanced and pivoted above ground on an upright supporting bar, means to oscillate its body about the pivotal point, imitating therebythe rocking motions of a trotting horse, automatic means to move the legs and the head in synchronism with the oscillations, so as to imitate the motions of a trotting horse, means to periodically tilt the body about said point at a greater angle, so as to imitate the rearing and kicking motions of a horse, and automatic means to temporarily raise the supporting bar with the horse an adequate height during the last named motions, so that the feet of the horse touch the ground.

6. An amusement device, comprising a mechanically operated contrivance, adapted to carry a live rider, said contrivance pivotally oscillating'on an upright supporting bar, the latter being supportedupon a carriage, motive means to propel said carriage, automatic means operatively connected with said motive means to oscillate the contrivance about the pivotal point at a moderate angle, and automatic means, to

periodically tilt the contrivance, forwardly and backwardly, about the pivotal angle.

7. An amusement device, comprising a mechanically operated contrivance, adapted to carry a live rider, said contrivance pivotally bal'- anced above the ground on an upright supportpoint, at a greater ing bar, the latter being supported below the ground upon a carriage, motive means to propel said carriage, 'automatic means operatively connected with said motive means, to oscillate the contrivance about the pivotal balancing point at a moderate angle, and automatic means to periodically tilt the contrivance, forwardly and backwardly, about the pivotal point at a greater angle, and automatic means to temporarily raise the supporting bar with the contrivance an adequate height for this greater angle, so that the lowest portion of the rider-carrying contrivance touches the ground during the greater oscillations.

8. An amusement device, 'comprising a mechanically operated figure of a four-legged animal, adapted to carry a rider, said ligure pivotally balanced above ground on an upright supporting bar, a carriage, located below ground on which said supporting bar is mounted, motive means to propel said carriage below ground, automatic means, operatively connected with said motive means to oscillate the animals body about the pivotal balancing point at a moderate angle, to imitate thereby the rocking motions of a trotting animal, automatic means to move the legs in synchronism with the oscillations, to imitate the trotting motions of a live animal, means to periodically tilt the body of the figure at a greater angle, so as to imitate rearing and kicking motions of an animal, and means to temporarily raise the supporting bar with the animal an adequate height above ground, for the last named motions, so that its feet touch the ground during the greater oscillations.

9. The combination with an artificial horse, provided with a head and feet, pivotally jointed, so as to be capable of separate movements in relation to the main body, an upright standard upon which the horse is pivotally balanced, and a carriage, upon which said standard is mounted; of a motor, supported on, and adapted to propel said carriage, and a mechanism, likewise supported, said mechanism co-operatively connected to said motor, and adapted to actuate the body, the head and the feet of said articial horse separately, so as to imitate the movements of a bucking broncho.

10. The combination with an articial horse, provided with limbs pivotally jointed, so as to be capable of separate movements in relation to the main body, and a carriage upon which said horse is mounted; of motive means adapted to propel said carriage, a mechanism, supported on the carriage, and adapted to actuate the main body of the horse and its limbs separately, so as to imitate the movements of a bucking broncho, and guiding means, adapted to control said mechanism, in such a way, that a predetermined cycle of various movements of the horse is effected.

11. An amusement device, comprising a carriage, a supporting bar mounted on said carriage, a mechanical horse, pivotally balanced upon said bar, said horse having limbs, movable independently from the motion of the body, a plunger, co-operatively connected to the body of said horse, and adapted to impart :an oscillating motion to it, links interconnected between the limbs and the supporting bar in such a way, as to impart separate motions to the former when the body is oscillated, automatic means, co-operatively interconnected between the carriage and theplunger, in such. a manner that when the former is propelled, the latter is set into alternating motion and automatic means to control the amplitude of said alternating motion.

12. An4 amusement device, comprising a carriage, a supporting bar mounted on such carriage, a mechanical horse, pivotally balanced upon said bar, said horse having limbs, movable independently from the motion of the body, a plunger, co-operatively connected tothe .body of said horse, and adapted to impart an oscillating motion to it, links interconnected between the limbs and the supporting bar in such a way, as to impart separate motions to the former when the body is oscillated, automatic means, co-operatively interconnected between the carriage and the plunger in such a manner that when the former is propelled, the latter is set into alternating motion, automatic means to control the amplitude of said alternating motion, and means to limit the motion on the interconnecting links. so that the movement of the limbs does not become excessive.

13. An amusement device, comprising a carriage, a mechanical horse, pivotally balanced on an extensible upright standard, said horse having limbs pivotally jointed to the body, so as to be capable of movements, separate from those of the main body, and a motor-driven mechanism, provided on said carriage, comprising a gear train, a multiplicity of cams, actuated by said gear train, and a system of levers, cooperatively interconnecting said gear train and cams with the horses limbs, said gear train and levers adapted thereby to produce oscillating motions of the horses body and synchronously coordinated motions of the limbs, while the cams are adapted to so control the oscillating motions that they become periodically of varying amplitude and the upright standard is extended in proportion to the increase in amplitude substantially as described; the varying height of the horses balancing position and variable motions of the limbs adapted to give an imitation of a bucking broncho.

14. An amusement device, comprising a carriage, a mechanical gure, representing an animal, pivotally balanced on a fixed support, and having its head and feet pivotally jointed to the body, so as to be capable of separate movements in relation to the main body, and a motor-driven mechanism, provided on said carriage, comprising a gear train, a multiplicity of cams, actuated by said gear train, and a system of levers, cooperatively interconnecting said gear train and cams with the animals head and feet, said gear train and levers adapted thereby to produceoscillating motions of the animals body and synchronously coordinated motions of the head and feet, while the cams are adapted to so control the oscillating motions that they become of varying amplitude, and automatic means, controlled by said cams, for initiating said varying amplitudes of the oscillations together with the coordinated motions of the, head and feet after a predetermined cycle, so that said motions give an imitation of a capering animal substantially as shown and described.

15. An amusement device, comprising a carriage, a mechanical gure, representing an animal, balanced on a fixed support on said carriage and having its head and feet pivotally jointed to its main-body, so as to be capable of separate movements in relation to its body, and a motor-driven mechanism, provided on Vsaid carriage, comprising a gear train and a system of levers, cooperatively interconnecting said gear train with the animals main body as well as with its head and feet, and designed to produce an oscillating motion of the main body and synchronously coordinated motions of vthe head and feet, said motions 'adapted to give an imitation of the forward movements of said animal.

16'. An amusement device, comprising a carriage, a mechanical ligure, representing an animal, balanced on a fixed support on said carriage and having its head and feet pivotally jointed to its main body, so as to be capable of separate movements n relation to its body, and a motor-driven mechanism provided on said carriage, comprising a gear train, cams actuated by' said gear train and a system of levers, cooperatively interconnecting said gear train and cams with the animals main body as well as with its head and feet, and designed to produce oscillating motions of varying amplitude of the animal's body and synchronously coordinatedmotions of its head and feet, said motions adapted to give an imitation of a capering animal. y

. JOHN J. CARNIOL.

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