A Mechanical Toy.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1899
A Mechanical Toy.
We, ROBERT ANTHONY THOMPSON, Clerk, of "Glenlyn," Effa Road, Wimbledon,
and WILLIAM JAMES FREEMAN, Sanitary Engineer, of 2, Kelmscott Road, Wands-
worth Common, both in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct mechanical figures in such a manner
as to enable them to be used for playing table cricket, hockey, golf, and other
indoor games also to cause mechanical figures to apparently play musical instru-
ments to dance jump and swim and generally to imitate various actions of
living persons.
Now according to this invention we construct mechanical figures for playing
cricket, golf, hockey and the like of any suitable material such as metal paper &c.
the figure being preferably large enough to contain the operating mechanism.
The mechanism we employ consists of a cylinder hidden within the body of
the figure in which cylinder moves a piston connected by means of a rod or
link to a lever attached to a suitable shaft or spindle to which is also secured
one arm of the figure which arm is attached to or is made in one with the cricket
bat, golf club, hockey stick, or other implements wielded by the figure.
A spring or weight keeps the arm of the figure normally in the position for
striking the ball used in playing the game. The other arm of the figure is
preferably made of flexible material such as indiarubber and is secured to the
bat or other implement for appearance only.
The figure is secured to a suitable stand foot or base plate to enable it to
be moved easily over the surface of a table or board.
The piston actuating that arm of the figure which has the bat, club, stick or
the like secured thereto is caused to move upwards by means of a collapsible
ball bellows or other suitable device connected with the cylinder underneath the
piston by means of a pipe which when the ball is squeezed the bellows closed or
the piston of the syringe forced inwards compresses the air in the pipe and
raises the piston on releasing the ball opening the bellows or drawing the piston
of the syringe outwards the piston falls.
The figure is made to strike a ball on the upstroke of the piston.
Jumping figures figures playing instruments and others may be caused to move
on either or both strokes, of the piston.
We prefer to connect the ball or other air compressing device to the stand or
base plate by means of a flexible pipe or tube a rigid tube or other suitable
conduit conveying the air from the base of the piston.
The hereinbefore mentioned cylinder and piston actuated by compressed air
may be used to impart motion to mechanical figures of various sorts such as
dolls, men animals and other toys.
Dated the th 1
1000

page_text: We, ROBERT ANTHONY THOMPSON, Clerk, of "Glenlyn," Effra Road, Wimbledon,
and WILLIAM JAMES FREEMAN, Sanitary Engineer, of 2, Kelmscott Road, Wands-
worth Common, both in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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The object of this invention is to construct mechanical figures in such a manner
as to enable them to be used for playing table cricket, hockey, golf, and other
indoor games also to cause mechanical figures to apparently play musical instru-
ments to dance jump and swim and generally to imitate various actions of
living persons.
Now according to this invention we construct mechanical figures for playing
cricket, golf, hockey and the like of any suitable material such as metal paper &c.
the figure being preferably large enough to contain the operating mechanism.
The mechanism we employ consists of a cylinder hidden within the body of
the figure in which cylinder moves a piston connected by means of a rod or
link to a lever attached to a suitable shaft or spindle to which is also secured
one arm of the figure which arm is attached to or is made in one with the cricket
bat, golf club, hockey stick, or other implements wielded by the figure.
A spring or weight keeps the arm of the figure normally in the position for
striking the ball used in playing the game. The other arm of the figure is
preferably made of flexible material such as indiarubber and is secured to the
bat or other implement for appearance only.
The figure is secured to a suitable stand foot or base plate to enable it to
be moved easily over the surface of a table or board.
The piston actuating that arm of the figure which has the bat, club, stick or
the like secured thereto is caused to move upwards by means of a collapsible
ball bellows or other suitable device connected with the cylinder underneath the
piston by means of a pipe which when the ball is squeezed the bellows closed or
the piston of the syringe forced inwards compresses the air in the pipe and
raises the piston on releasing the ball opening the bellows or drawing the piston
of the syringe outwards the piston falls.
The figure is made to strike a ball on the upstroke of the piston.
Jumping figures figures playing instruments and others may be caused to move
on either or both strokes of the piston.
We prefer to connect the ball or other air compressing device to the stand or
base plate by means of a flexible pipe or tube a rigid tube or other suitable
conduit conveying the air from the base to the piston.
The herein before mentioned cylinder and piston actuated by compressed air
may be used to impart motion to mechanical figures of various sorts such as
dolls, men, animals and other toys.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is: -
1. A mechanical figure to be used for playing table cricket, hockey, golf and
other indoor games having concealed in the inside thereof a cylinder having a
piston moving freely therein the said piston being connected by means of a
rod or link to a lever attached to a shaft or spindle to which shaft or spindle is
secured one arm or a leg or legs of the figure, the other arm leg or legs of the

page_text: figure being preferably made of flexible material such as indiarubber the piston
being caused to move upwards by compressing the air behind it by means of a
collapsible ball bellows or syringe communicating with the interior of the
cylinder below the piston by means of a pipe or tube substantially as herein-
before specified.
2. In a mechanical figure or toy the combination of a body supported on a
suitable bed plate or base, a cylinder within the body of the figure a piston moving
freely in the cylinder a shaft or spindle having one arm of the figure and also
a lever secured thereto a rod or link connecting the piston to the said lever a
pipe connecting the cylinder with the bedplate or base and a collapsible ball
bellows or syringe communicating by means of a flexible tube or pipe with the
tube forming a communication between the bedplate or base all substantially as
herein before specified and for the purposes stated.
3. Mechanical toys constructed as hereinbefore specified.
T. E. HALFORD,
82, Mark Lane, London, Agent for Applicants.
T. E. HALFORD,
82, Mark Lane, London, Agent for Applicants.