A Toy indicating Lock-Target for Games combining Skill and Exercise.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Toy indicating Lock-Target for Games combining Skill and
Exercise.
AMOS POMFRET (Iron-Moulder) 52 Marlborough Street Keighley. In the county
of York do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
I construct with any of the following materials:-Wire, Tin, Metal, Wood,
pasteboard, or any suitable stiff or tough material a Toy. indicating Lock-Target
for games combining skill and exercise. The principal part of the aforesaid Inven-
tion consists of what I call closing-indicators which are set in a frame and are
set as marks apart in proportion with an opening formed in the middle for a ball
to pass through; also a head-indicator in the way of a bell, or an object is set
back opposite, and in a line with the middle of the aforesaid opening, to aim at
with a ball sent by the hand or any harmless instrument or power. To hit the
aforesaid head-indicator with a ball denotes good skill, or a well played ball, and
again the aforesaid closing-indicators are adapted for stopping a ball from hitting
the aforesaid head-indicator when a ball has hit any of the aforesaid closing: in-
dicators which close the aforesaid opening and indicate the result then produced.
Dated this 28th day of November 1896.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION!
A Toy indicating Lock-Target for Games combining Skill and
Exercise.
AMOS POMFRET, (Iron Moulder) 52 Marlborough Street, Keighley, In the county
of York. 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:-
I construct with any of the following materials:wire, tin, metal, wood,
pasteboard; or any suitable stiff or tough material a toy indicating Lock-Target
for games combining skill and exercise. The principal part of the aforesaid inven-
tion consists of what I call closing-indicators which I set in a frame and are set
as marks apart in proportion with an opening formed in the middle for a ball
to pass through; also a head-indicator in the way of a bell, or any object, is set
back opposite, and in a line with the middle of the aforesaid opening, to aim at

page_text: with a ball sent by the hand or any harmless instrument or power. To hit the
aforesaid head-indicator with a ball denotes good skill, or a well played ball, and again
the aforesaid closing-indicators are adapted for stopping a ball from hitting the
aforesaid head-indicator when a bali has hit any of the aforesaid closing-indicators
which close and indicate the result then produced.
With this specification I enclose drawings of two forms in which I intend
to make the toy, both worked on the principle which I claim as my invention.
Sheet No 1, On the drawing it will be seen that the Toy consists of a frame
with three sides open in front. at the back is a bell D. and in the opening are the
closing-indicators which I claim as my invention.
On the drawing Fig. 3 I show three sets of these closing-indicators, No. 1. con-
sisting of three bent wires C. A. and B, which are intended to stop the ball when
thrown over. The wire C. turns on a pivot as shown in Fig 1. when ready for
play it rests against the upright parts of the wires A. and B. if the ball hits
either A. or B. it will push round and move C. over until it is in the position
shown in dotted lines, resting on the peg G; then the ball cannot go any further.
In front of wires A. and B. but having a narrower opening is a closing-
indicator No 2 or Guard E which turns on a pivot like the wire C. supposing the
hall to be wide enough from the centre it will hit the wire E. instead of the
upright A. or B. then it will push over with it the wires A. B. and C. and stop
the ball. In this case the player seeing that he has sent E. over.as well as A. B.
and C. will not get as many marks as if he had only hit A. or B.
In front again is an indicator or Guard No 3. which is marked F, this is the
same shape as E. but wider in the same proportion and when hit, pushes E. A. B.
and C all over and the player will get less marks again.
Supposing then if he sends the ball clean through and hits the bell D. he gets
three marks if he hits A. or. B. he should get only Two marks if he hits E. he
should get one mark and if he hits F, he should get none.
I do not intend to always keep the number of indicators to Three but in larger
toys shall have more.
Sheet No. 2.
This shews another form of the Toy where the closing indicators are hinged
differently as before there are three of them and they register the marks of the
game in exactly the same manner.
Fig 4 is a front view shewing on the right-hand side the three guards. K. L.
&R which are hinged so has to swing horizontallty, the guard K with its mate
at the other side when set for play leaves an opening through which the ball may
enter and hit the bell or head-indicator, if the ball be a little aside and hits
guard L, or its mate at the other side the player will not count as many marks as if
he had only hit guard K, and hitting guard It will count less marks still, the
guard K or its mate when closed will reach about the middle of the Toy and
thus prevent the ball from hitting the head-indicator, and when I want them
to reach further, according to the size of the head-indicator I make them larger,
on the left hand side of Fig 4 the guards have been missed out so as to shew
more clearly the form of the holder N with the tooth T which allows the guards
to be knocked forward by the ball but which will not allow it to spring back,
Fig 5 is a plan shewing how the guards open when set for play, Fig 6 is a section
to shew the side view of the holder and tooth.
And the advantages clamed for this my invention are these, that the series of
indicators which I have described tells after a ball has been sent exactly which it
has hit and stops the hall from hitting the aforesaid head-indicator, when it has
hit any of the aforesaid closing-indicators, and thus proper marks may be awarded.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim
is a Toy indicating Lock-target, for games, combining, skill, and exercise, having
a series of closing-indicators and the whole is constructed substantially in tho

page_text: manner above described, and for the purposes stated in this my complete specifica-
tion.
Dated this 30th day of August 1897
AMOS POMFRET
52 Marlborough Street Keighley
In the county of York.