An Improved Toy Motor.
Year: 1895

page_text: An Improved Toy Motor.
I MARTHA COLE trading as M. Cole & Co. of 31 Spital Square in the Liberty
of Norton Folgate in the County of Middlesex Toy Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved toy motor of a kind similar to that for
which Letters Patent No. 14883 A.D. 1893 have been granted to me my present
invention being an improvement upon same as follows:-
When the loose spindle or shaft referred to in the above named patent is to be
utilized for the purpose of transmitting motion to the toy instead of employing a
spinning top or wheel with a fixt point bearing as shown in the drawings
accompanying the invention referred to I substitute a heavy or fly wheel revolving
on the said loose spindle or shaft.
For this purpose a hole tapering downwards is made through the centre of the
said heavy or fly wheel and the lower end of the said loose spindle or shaft pointed
to form a bearing is provided with a collar upon which the said heavy or fly wheel
is mounted in such a manner that it is capable of turning independently of the said
loose spindle or shaft but after the required impetus has been given in the spinning
of it it carries the said loose spindle or shaft by frictional contact therewith round
with it on the formers point bearing. To set the heavy or fly wheel in motion a
loop is made in one end of a piece of thin string which is looped on a short pin
provided to the pulley or winder furnished to the said heavy or fly wheel when by
turning the latter the string is wound round the said pulley or winder and has then
only to be rapidly withdrawn therefrom. By this means a great impetus can be
given to the spinning of the said heavy or fly wheel and motion imparted thereby
to working parts of toys. For this purpose a worm can be mounted on the said
loose spindle or shaft gearing into a worm wheel mounted on the axle of travelling
wheels, say of locomotives or other toys running on wheels, or the axle of a worm-
wheel in connection with the said worm can be utilized to impart rotary motion in
accrobatic performances and the like.
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Further wheels and pinions and cranks and other well known gear can be
introduced to transmit motion from the heavy or fly wheel through the said loose
spindle or shaft to a great variety of other kinds of automatic mechanical toys.
order to obtain the desired amount of power by friction between the said heavy or
fly wheel and the said loose spindle or shaft a washer made of any flexible material
say of india rubber or cloth leather and the like can be furnished to the collar of
the said loose spindle or shaft for the said heavy or fly wheel to ride upon.
The advantages of this my new or improved method of mounting the heavy or
fly wheel are many viz.-it lessens the oscillation of the same, and thereby gives
steadiness and regularity to the movement of the loose spindle or shaft; further
the whole weight of the heavy or fly wheel resting upon the said collar of the loose
spindle or shaft producing a great driving power as well as preventing too much
upward movement of the said loose spindle and so always keeping it in gear etc.,
besides which there are structural advantages-the mechanism being capable of
working in the smallest compass etc.
The string can be made to wind automatically round the pulley by furnishing the
vertically mounted said loose spindle or shaft with a loosely mounted double pulley
in lieu of the fixed pulley of the said heavy or fly wheel. To the upper part of this

page_text: double pulley is secured and several times wound round same, one end of a piece of
string the other end of same being then passed over a pulley and fastened to one
end of a. coil or other spring the other end of such spring being secured to the
framework of the toy. One end of another piece of string is secured to the lower
part of the said double pulley and the rest wound round same. To the bottom of
the said lower pulley is furnished projections to serve as gear for locking into gear
or formations furnished to the heavy or fly wheel.
Between this loosely mounted double pulley and the said heavy or fly wheel is
inserted an open coil spring for the purpose of keeping the said heavy or fly
wheel out of gear with the said double pulley or winder when the former has been
set in motion.
To set the said heavy or fly wheel (which is horizontally mounted) in motion and
automatically rewind the string the free end of this wound round the said lower
pulley has only to be pulled in a downward direction and quickly let go again.
By this operation the resistence of the said open spring is overcome and the said
pulley lowered so that its gear becomes locked into that provided to the said heavy
or fly.wheel causing the latter to be carried round by the said pulley but as soon
as the string is let go again the reaction of the said open spring raises the said
pulley out of contact with the said flywheel and the recoil of the spring to which
the string secured to and wound round the said upper part of the double pulley is
attached causes the latter to revolve and so to unwind the said string and rewind
that attached to the lower part of the said pulley ready for a renewed impetus
to be given to the said fly wheel as required in the same manner as before.
Instead of the said loose spindle or shaft being vertically or perpendicularly
mounted it can be mounted horizontally and the heavy or fly wheel loosely mounted
thereon between two collars or fixed discs in this, case provided to the said loose
spindle or shaft. Between these two collars or fixed discs and the said fly or heavy
wheel are inserted loose washers of a flexible or other material (or it may be coil
springs) to regulate the frictional contact of the heavy or fly wheel with the said
loose spindle or shaft and upon the latter is secured a pinion gearing into a toothed
wheel provided to and mounted on a second spindle for the purpose of transmitting
rotary motion and obtaining a slower rate of speed. To this second spindle can be
added cranks pulleys etc. for transmitting various movements to mechanical toys.
In this modification the heavy or fly wheel is set in motion in the same manner as
when mounted on the vertical loose spindle or shaft as already described and
likewise so mounted and arranged as to be capable of turning independently of said
loose spindle or shaft its frictional contact therewith being regulated and utilized
for the purpose of its carrying round the said loose spindle or shaft after a sufficient
impetus has been given to the spinning of the said heavy or fly wheel.
Dated this 8th day of July 1895.
1 MARTHA COLE trading as M. Cole & Co. of 31^ Spital Square in the Liberty
of Norton Folgate in the County of Middlesex Toy Manufacturers 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 relates to an improved toy motor of a kind similar to that for
which Letters Patent No. 1488393 have been granted to me my present invention
being a modification upon same as follows. When the loose spindle or shaft
referred to in the above patent is to be utilized for the purpose of transmitting
motion to the toy instead of employing a spinning top or wheel with a fixed point

page_text: bearing as shewn in the drawings accompanying the invention referred to
substitute a heavy or fly wheel revolving on the said loosely mounted spindle or
shaft. For this purpose a hole is made through the centre of the said 'fly wheel
and the lower end of the said loose spindle pointed to form a bearing is. provided
with a collar upon which the said fly wheel is mounted in such a manner that it is
capable of turning independently of said loose spindle but after the required
impetus has been given in the spinning of it, it carries the said loose spindle by
frictional contact therewith round with it on the formers point bearing. To set the
said heavy wheel in motion a loop is made in one end of a piece of string which is
looped on a short pin provided to the pulley or winder furnished to the said heavy
wheel when by turning the latter the string is wound round the said winder and has
then only to be rapidly withdrawn therefrom.
By this means a great impetus can be given to the spindle of the said heavy or
fly wheel and motion imparted thereby to working parts of toys. For this purpose
a worm can be mounted on the said loose spindle or shaft gearing into a worm
wheel mounted on the axle of travelling wheels say of locomotives or other toys
running on wheels or the axle of a worin wheel in connection with the said worm
can be utilized to impart rotary motion in accrobatic performances and the like.
Further wheels pinions and cranks and other well known gear can be introduced to
transmit motion from the heavy or fly wheel through the said loose spindle or shaft
to a great variety of other kinds of automatic mechanical toys. In order to obtain
the desired amount of power by friction between the said heavy or fly wheel and
the said loose spindle or shaft a washer made of any flexible material say of india
rubber or cloth, leather and the like can be furnished to the collar of the said loose
spindle or shaft for the said heavy or fly wheel to ride upon.
The advantages of this my new or improved method of mounting the heavy or fly
wheel are many viz. :-it lessens the oscillation of the same and thereby gives
steadiness and regularity to the movement of the loose spindle or shaft; further
the whole weight of the heavy or fly wheel resting upon said collar of the loose
spindle or shaft producing a great driving power as well as preventing too much
upward movement of the said spindle and so always keeping it in gear and up-to its
work. Besides which there are structural advantages the mechanism being capable
of working in the smallest compass. The string can be made to wind automatically
round the pulley by furnishing the vertically mounted loose spindle or shaft with
a loosely mounted double pulley in lieu of the fixed pulley of the heavy or fly
wheel.
To the upper part of this double pulley is secured (and several times wound
round same) one end of a piece of string the other end of same being past over a
pulley and then fastened to one end of a coil or other spring, the other end of such
spring being secured to the framework of the toy. One end of another piece of
string is secured to the lower part of the said double pulley and the rest wound
round same. To the bottom of said lower pulley is furnished projections to
serve as gear for locking into gear or formations furnished to the heavy or fly
wheel.
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Between this loosely mounted double pulley and the said heavy or fly wheel is
inserted an open coil spring for the purpose of keeping the said heavy or fly
wheel out of gear with the said pulley or winder when the former has been set in
motion,
To set the said heavy or fly wheel (which is vertically mounted) in motion and
automatically rewind the string the free end of this wound round the said lower
part of pulley has only to be sharply pulled in a downward direction and quickly
let go again.
By this operation the resistance of the said spring is overcome and the said
pulley lowered so that its gear becomes locked into that provided to the said heavy
or fly wheel causing the latter to be carried round by the said pulley but as soon
as the string is let go again the re-action of the said open spring raises the said
pulley out of contact with the said fly wheel and the recoil of the spring to which

page_text: the string secured to and wound round the said upper part of the double pulley is
attached causes the latter to revolve and so to unwind the said string and rewind
that attached to the lower part of said double pulley ready for a renewed impetus
to be given to the said fly wheel as desired in the same manner as before.
Instead of the said loose spindle being vertically or perpendicularly mounted it
can be mounted horizontally and the heavy or fly wheel loosely mounted thereon
between two collars or fixed discs in this case provided to the said loose spindle or
shaft. Between these two collars or fixed discs and the heavy or fly wheel are
inserted loose washers of a flexible or other material or it may be coil springs to
regulate the frictional contact of the heavy or fly wheel with the said loose spindle
or shaft and upon the latter is secured a pinion gearing into a toothed wheel
provided to and mounted on a second spindle for the purpose of transmitting rotary
motion and obtaining a slower rate of speed. To this second spindle can be added
cranks pulleys and other well known gear or intermediaries for transmitting various
movements to mechanical toys. In this modification the heavy or fly wheel is set
in motion in a similar manner as when mounted on a vertical loose spindle or shaft
as already described and likewise so mounted and arranged as to be capable of
turning independently of the said loose spindle or shaft its frictional contact
therewith being regulated and utilized for the purpose of thus carrying round the
said loose spindle or shaft after a sufficient impetus has been given to the spinning
of the said heavy or fly wheel.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe the drawings hereto annexed in illustration
of same in which similar letters of reference represent similar parts:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of motor in framework.
Fig. 2 a sectional elevation of same applied to the working of a mechanical toy.
A is framework in which spindle or shaft C is loosely mounted furnished with
worm C and disc C2 and collar C³ all of them secured to said shaft C. Upon this
collar C loosely rides the fly or heavy wheel B provided with fixed winder or
pulley B¹ upon which is pin B2 and round the former is wound string E so that
upon this being quickly withdrawn the fly wheel B is set in motion and carries
round with it shaft C with worm C₁ which latter gearing into toothed wheel H
carries the same round together with its spindle H.
(Fig. 2.) Upon the upper surface of the table or disc C2 are projections C4 which
upon the revolution of said disc C³ come in contact with the drumsticks F1 pivotted
at the wrists F2 of monkey drummer F mounted on drum D which actuates same
as in the act of drumming. To cranked arm H2 provided to spindle H is pivotted
the arm P of effigy P and this arm P is pivotted to the shoulder of said effigy P
whose legs P2 are pivotted at the thighs so that cranked arm H2 on revolving
produces a reciprocatory movement of the arm P¹ of the effigy P causing this to
appear to be turning the handle of an organ O as an organ grinder at the same time
that the monkey F is drumming.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I do not claim any part
separately but what I do claim is :-
A spindle or shaft loosely mounted in a frame and combined and arranged
substantially as and for the purpose described in the foregoing specification and
represented in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of April 1896.
MARTHA COLE.