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LE TRAIN-JOUET ETRANGER : ASPECTS TECHNIQUES ET BREVETS D’INVENTION DEPOSES

LES TRAINS-JOUETS AMERICAN FLYER : SUITE DES BREVETS US DEPOSES ENTRE 1907 ET 1938

SOMMAIRE : pour atteindre directement chacun des paragraphes :

I – HISTOIRE de la firme AMERICAN FLYER : quelques dates repères : cliquer ici

II – ANNEES 1907-1938 : bilan brevets et listage des brevets par catégorie des accessoires, catégorie des voies et catégorie des attelages : cliquer ici

III – ANNEES 1907-1938 : suite du listage des brevets par catégorie : cliquer sur les intitulés ci-dessous :

- catégorie du matériel roulant

- catégorie de la traction

Brevets concernant le matériel roulant

Pour accéder au document brevet original complet avec ses figures, cliquer sur le numéro du brevet figurant dans la colonne « N° de brevet ».

	N° de brevet	Date de dépôt	Inventeur	Assignee	Observations
31	US 1 567 228 A	02/03/1925	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Toy car construction with removable roof. Novel means for supporting the electric lamp independently of the roof and for reinforcing bottom, end and side sections.
32	US 1 571 505 A	19/03/1925	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Novel door mounting for toy railroad cars and an a novel entry vestibule construction for obtaining a more stable article.
33	US 1 602 297 A	16/02/1926	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Illuminating means for toy railway cars comprising a roller contact system with the power rail, mounted on the car-wheel axle(s).
34	US 1 674 238 A	18/03/1926	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Lighting system for observation car comprising two lighting units mounted on the rear platform and in the roof located above it.
35	US 1 693 191 A	18/02/1928	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Window construction which permits the holding of celluloid or other transparent element at the location of a window opening.
36	US 1 974 326 A	28/03/1934	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Entire toy train including a plurality of wheeled units having adjacent streamline bodies coupled through the intermediary of a turning vestibule, for relative angular movement.
37	US 1 974 330 A	30/03/1934	E. L. GROFF	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Other features of construction providing an articulated train. Here the adjacent bodies are coupled through the intermediary of a wheeled-vestibule unit.
38	US 1 975 418 A	26/06/1934	E. L. GROFF	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Division of patent n° 37. The intermediate vestibules shown in this previous patent are not supported any more by wheels (as in the patent n° 36).

Nous illustrons ci-dessous des réalisations pouvant être reliées à certains des brevets précités :

Ci-dessus : rame articulée n° 1327-RCT SILVER STREAK ZEPHYR pour écartement 0, à relier aux contenus des brevets n° 36 (US 1 974 326 A) et 38 (US 1 975 418 A)

Ci-dessus : rame articulée n° 1322-RT ILLINOIS CENTRAL pour écartement 0, à relier au contenu du brevet n° 37 (US 1 974 330 A)

Pour revenir au sommaire ….. cliquer ici

Brevets concernant la traction

Pour accéder au document brevet original complet avec ses figures, cliquer sur le numéro du brevet figurant dans colonne « N° de brevet ».

	N° de brevet	Date de dépôt	Inventeur	Assignee	Observations
39	US 1 144 581 A	04/03/1915	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	This patent covers in particular the famous motor comprising steel gears and pinions, wider springs, a friction disc clutch. It equipped, at least, the old “speed governed locomotives” n° 1, 2, 13 and 15 sold in the years 1915-1925.
40	US 1 390 120 A	31/05/1921	A. FROHNE	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Patent concerning a contactor maintained under spring pressure against the third rail.
41	US 1 402 757 A	18/08/1921	A. FROHNE	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Electric reversing switch carried by a loco or car (which reverses the connections so as to reverse the movement) operated by a control device located on the track.
42	US 1 561 411 A	16/02/1925	F. S. CULVER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Combined motor and headlight control mechanism for toy electric loco, including a reversing switch carried by the loco and actuated by contact with an abutment in the trackway (automatic brake stop system ; see also patent n° 44).
43	US 1 595 283 A	01/04/1925	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	This patent provides a construction utilizing an overhead trolley rather than a third rail.
44	US 1 589 096 A	30/06/1925	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Improvement of the patent n° 42 concerning (i) the structure and the position of the movable switch carried by the loco and (2i) the structure of the abutment in the trackway (actuator).
45	US 1 757 676 A	04/06/1926	F. MIZE	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Improvement to the contents of patents n° 42 and 44. Here, the switch (R) on the locomotive is operated by means (electromagnet A + actuator B) carried also on the locomotive and controlled by the manipulation of the transformer (opening and closing actions on the traction current). This patent covers the “Triple Action Remote Control” system (*) which equipped, for example, the old locomotives n° 4667, 4677, 4687.
46	US 1 685 691 A	14/09/1927	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Protected headlight and mounting for toy locomotives in particular of the “box cab” type.
47	US 1 677 669 A	17/01/1928	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	First patent covering the ringing bell features of the bell-ringing device mounted during at least years 1927-1935.
48	US 1 684 754 A	31/01/1928	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Second patent covering the ringing bell features. Here, the bell is controlled and operated from the source of current.
49	US 1 756 332 A	18/02/1928	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Novel brush holder construction (spring pressed brush construction) for improving the electrical contact between the brush and the commutator.
50	US 1 706 765 A	23/03/1928	T. R. ARDEN ()**	AmFly MFG COMPANY	The invention provides a new construction for a toy electric locomotive where the chassis and the motor are assembled in a simple manner as one piece. In addition : a novel brush system and a novel commutator device. Construction well adapted for box cab locomotives n° 1090 and 1093.
51	US 1 796 554 A	24/07/1929	H. S. BECKER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Remote control reversing mechanism for toy electric locomotives. Further to the patent n° 45. The invention concerns novel features of construction of a remote control reversing mechanism for toy electric locomotives wherein the reversing of the movement is controlled by the opening and closing actions on the traction current.
52	US 1 793 543 A	13/09/1930	S. V. CHAPLAN	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Means for simulating fire boxes on toy locomotives.
53	US 1 868 194 A	29/06/1931	J. E. CUFF	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Third patent covering the ringing bell features.
54	US 1 961 276 A	04/03/1932	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Reversing switch for toy electric loco. In this invention, the switch contacts are constituted by the brush holders of the motor and the movable element of the switch cooperates directly with the brush holders and it is controlled by pulling or pushing on a rod mounted in the locomotive.
55	US 1 933 004 A	15/04/1932	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Fourth patent covering the ringing bell features.
56	US 1 887 988 A	17/06/1932	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Fifth patent covering the ringing bell features. Here, are covered means to cause the clapper to strike the bell which are operable by movement of the loco for periodically closing and opening the circuit. The features described in patents n° 47, 48, 53, 55 and 56 are included (in whole or part) in the locomotives of (at least) the old following train sets n° 1372, 1373, 1326, 1377, 1378, 1379, 1447 and 1448.
57	US 1 914 323 A	21/07/1932	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Lighting system for toy loco using a spring motor (battery mounted in the tender).
58	US 1 914 324 A	30/01/1933	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Headlight for toy steam locomotive using an electrical motor. The patents n° 52 and 58 includes features of the lighted fire box mounted for example in the loco + tender sets n° 3324, 3326, 4681, 4696.
59	US 2 013 947 A	09/03/1934	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Remote control mechanism whereby the loco may be caused to move forward or backward by only switching the current supply on and off. The invention may be seen as a kind of simplification of the “Triple Action Remote Control” system. This patent, combined with the previous patent n° 51, aims at covering the “remote control reverse motor”, often mentioned in the catalogs since 1935. This other reverse system is included, at least, in the old locomotive + tender sets n° 3316, 3324, 3326, 4696, 4681, 9915.
60	US 1 997 922 A	26/06/1934	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Toy locomotive construction. A one-piece blank of sheet material to be bent to produce a complete toy loco including boiler, cab, frame, cylinders, boiler head, etc (for low production cost).
61	US 2 002 256 A	16/11/1934	E. D. BOISSELIER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Novel feature of construction which permits a relative pivotal movement between the wheeled motor and the locomotive body in order that the loco may freely adjust itself to track conditions. This patent may protect the “floating power” type of motor mounted for example in the models n° 1323-RT Aluminium Zephir train and n° 1327-RCT Silver Streak Zephyr train.
62	US 2 176 458 A	19/06/1936	E. G. GODDARD	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Whistle actuating and control means for toy electric locomotive. The whistle assembly is mounted inside the tender.
63	US 2 123 664 A	05/05/1937	G. F. SCHUMACHER	AmFly MFG COMPANY	Air whistle and control means therefor. Here the whistle assembly is mounted inside the locomotive body.

(*) Triple Action Remote Control system according to patent n° 45. First possibility : stopping the train and when it again starts, we have it back up ; second possibility : when travelling in a forward direction you may stop the train and upon starting it again, it will continue in the same forward direction ; third possibility : if the train is backing up, you may stop it and upon starting again it will continue to back up

(**) T. R. ARDEN : he filed five other patents which concern electric clocks (US 1 715 811 A, US 1 838 069 A, US 1 996 848 A, US 1 968 804 A, US 1 944 055 A).

Quelques illustrations de réalisations pouvant être reliées à certains des brevets précités :

Ci-dessus : extrait de la page 14 du catalogue 1918-1919 (reproduction) qui montre des dessins des locomotives n° 1, 2, 13 et 15 fabriquées à cette époque [à relier au contenu du brevet n° 39 (US 1 144 581 A)]. Pour consulter la page 14 du catalogue 1918-1919 ….. cliquer ici

Ci-dessus : locomotive constitutive de l’ensemble loco + tender n° 3316 (fabriquée vers 1932-1933) comprenant les principaux équipements brevetés suivants dont les brevets sont mentionnés sur la plaque installée sous le châssis : (1) « ringing bell » (US 1 677 669 / brevet n° 47, US 1 684 754 / brevet n° 48 et US 1 887 988 / brevet n° 56) ; (2) « remote control reverse motor » (US 1 757 676 / brevet n° 45 et US 1 796 554 / brevet n° 51) ; (3) « lighted firebox » (US 1 793 543 / brevet n° 52, cet équipement, bien que signalé par son brevet, n’est pas monté en série - en principe - sur la loco du set n° 3316)

Ci-dessus : locomotive constitutive de l’ensemble loco + tender n° 4696 comprenant les équipements brevetés (1) à (3) précités.

Pour revenir au sommaire ….. cliquer ici

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