Improvements in Spring Toys.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Spring Toys.
CARLO BONTEMPO, of 16, Lisle Street, Soho, W. London, in the County of
Westminster, Toy Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows;-
A spiral spring of any shape and size enclosed in a coloured or designed tissue
such as cotton, linen, wool, silk, or velvet covert, reproducing any kind or form
of animals like reptiles, fishes, birds, and the like, or any kind and form of in-
animated articles such as fruits vegetables, eatables and the like. The said articles
can either be enclosed in a ordinary box or wrapped up in paper in such a man-
ner that it will spring up as soon as the box or paket is opened causing the sur-
prise. It is obvious that the shape and arrangement of the various articles above
described may be varied without departing from my invention.
Dated this 27th day of In 1898
CARLO BONTEMPO.
I, CARLO BONTEMгo, formerly of 16, Lisle Street, Soho, London, but at present
of 32, Walham Grove, Fulham, London, S.W., Toy Maker, 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; -
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My invention relates to improvements in that class or type of toy in which a
spiral spring is concealed, which if placed in a state of compression and then
suddenly released causes great surprise combined with fun and amusement, the
salient feature of my said invention being to so construct the said springs that
these may form the skeleton or outline of various animals, reptiles or other living
things or inanimate objects, which when suitably covered with some flexible
fabric and coloured may be made to faithfully resemble the creature or thing of
which the enclosed spring is the outline.
In order that the principle of my invention and the manner in which I carry
the same into effect may be clearly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet
of drawings in which as examples I have chosen to show in Fig. 1 a spiral spring
arranged to form the skeleton or outline of a fish, Fig. 2 that of a carrot and
Fig. 3 that of a snake or serpent.
In carrying my invention into effect I provide a spiral spring such as of
any shape and size, which I enclose in any colored or designed fabric or tissue
such as cotton, linen, wool, silk, velvet and the like, as indicated by dotted out-

page_text: line at B, thus reproducing an imitation of almost any kind or form of animals,
reptiles, fishes, birds and the like, or any form of inanimate objects such as
fruits, flowers, vegetable, eggs or other edibles, and dolls and the like, examples
of which are shewn in the drawings.
The said articles when finished can be either enclosed in an ordinary box or
wrapped up in paper, with the spring A in a state of compression, so that when
the said box or paper is opened the spring will cause the article to suddenly ex-
pand and fly out thereby causing surprise and amusement.
It is obvious that the shape and arrangement of the springs A may be varied
ad infinitum so as to represent an endless number of things without departing
from the principle of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is-
The manufacture and use of spring toys consisting of a spiral spring such as
A, enclosed within a flexible casing such as B, the said spring being so formed, and
the said casing so colored and arranged that the whole may represent any ani-
mate or inanimate object or thing for the purposes stated, and substantially as
herein described and shown by the drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1899
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1, Broad Street Buildings, London, E.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.