Improvements in Detonating Toys.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 1ûth Aug, 1895-Accepted, 17th Aug, 1895
Improvements in Detonating Toys.
I, JAMES GAGE of 8 and 10 Pembroke Place, Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster, Toy Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows.-
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This invention has for its object the causing of a tremendous noise by the tapping
of a very light hammer, and it consists in combing with the haimme a small
detonating wafer or cap. This can be done in a variety of ways The hammer
can consist of two parts, the ordinary hammet, and a loose face hitting on to the face
of the hammer. This face can be attached to the hammer by a spring or india
rubber band passing round a groove in the same, or other like mechanism In
this case the wafer is placed between the loose face and the hammer. By then
tapping with the hammer, the detonator goes off, and it sounds exactly as if the
hammer had been struck with a tearful force against some surface. The invention
however can be considerably simplified by forming the detonating cap with n
waterproof surface covered with guin By then wotting the gum for a moment it
will stick to the face of an ordinary hammer, and by taking care that the blow
shall come upon the wafer the same result is accomplished In this case it is best
to have the face of the hammer rounded Anothei plan consists in having the
detonating wafers or caps slightly sticky with cobbler's wax, or any other like
material, or to have the hammer face slightly sticky in the same way, so as to
attach the wafers to it In such case with the detonating wafers a little cobbler's
wax or the like is sold in a small capsule.
Dated the 27th day of December 1894
WM P THOMPSON & Co,
Of 6 Loid Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicaut.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Detonating Toys.
I, JAMES GAGE of 8 and 10 Pembroke Place, Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster, Toy Manufacturer, 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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This invention has for its object the causing of a tremendous noise by the
tapping of a very light hammer, and it cousists in combining with the hammer a
small detonating water or cap. This can be done in a variety of ways. The plan
wbich I have found best in practice is set forth in the accompanying drawings, in
which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus
Figure 2 a section
In these A is a hammer, B moveable head of the saine Can india rubber band
holding the two together and lying in a groove in the hammer and head as shown.
It is obvious however that other methods of attaching the head to the hammer such
as by a sping attachment or even by a hinge and slight catch could be adopted.
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page_text: I find howey er the india rubber band to be the simplest cheapest and also the most
desuable, as holding the wafer tight between. In the drawings the wafer is shown
at D, and the hammer is represented in the section as being forcibly pulled apart in
order to insert this wafer. The normal position however is as set forth in Figure 1,
the head and the body of the hammer being pressed tightly together with the wafer
between them by the india rubber band The mode of action is simply to tap any
hard substance with the hammer, the detonating wale at once goes off, and sounds
exactly as if the hammer had struck the object with learful force. This invention
can however be somewhat simplified by forming the detonating cap with a water-
proof surface covered with gum By then wetting the gum for a moment it will
stich to the face of an ordinary hammer and by taking care that the blow shall
come upon the wafer the same result is accomplished. In this case it is best to
have the face of the hammer rounded In such case the gummed wafers are sold
ready gummed or with the detonating wafer a little cobblei's wax on the like is sold
in a small capsule for applying to the wafer instead of gum. This plan however
18 objectionable as the children are apt to make everything sticky around them
with the cobbler's wax, and I prefer the plan shown in the diawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertamed the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim 18-
1. The improvement in detonating toys which consists of a hammer formed with a
moveable head between which and the hammer body a detonating substance is
placed.
2. The detonating wafer made waterproof on one side and coated with an
adhesive substance for the purpose described.
3 The construction of detonating toy substantially as described
Dated the 0th day of Awoust 1905
WM P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Loid Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.