Toy Revolver for Children.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 17th July, 1893-Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Toy Revolver for Children.
I, FILIPPO SECCHI, of Modena in the Kingdom of Italy, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a toy revolver for children in which by a pull on a
spring finger lever a rotary wheel carrying percussion caps is so turned that a
percussion cap is brought under the hammer or striking part of the trigger, this
latter being simultaneously therewith sprung back and set free again when it strikes
and explodes the percussion cap. For this purpose the rotary wheel is provided
with a number of pins projecting from its periphery and on which the percussion
caps are struck. It is provided or in connection with ratchet teeth which are
engaged by a pawl jointed to the trigger so that when this is being cocked the pawl
acts on the ratchet teeth to turn these to the extent of one tooth and the rotary
wheel to the extent of one of the percussion cap pins so that when the trigger has
been brought to the cock a fresh percussion cap has been brought into the position
to be detonated when the trigger springs back.
Dated this 31st day of October 1892.
CAPITAINE & VON HERTLING,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Toy Revolver for Children.
I, FILIPPO SECCHI, of Modena, in the Kingdom of Italy, 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 :-
This invention relates to a toy multiple fire revolver for children in which by a
pull on a spring finger lever a wheel or disc carrying percussion caps is so
turned that a percussion cap is brought under the hammer or striking part of
the trigger.
In the drawing
Fig. 1 is a part sectional view of the toy revolver with the trigger down as when
out of use.
Fig. 2 is a similar view with the trigger cocked.
A is the rotary wheel or disc mounted to turn on a horizontal axis within the
revolver casing. It is provided with a number of pins or studs which project from
its front face and on which percussion caps are stuck. B is the hammer or trigger
and a spring pawl jointed to the same which latter by its engagement with ratchet
teeth on the front face of wheel A, or it may be on a wheel in connection with
wheel A, will, when the trigger is being cocked turn wheel A to the extent of the
distance between the centres of two percussion caps or studs, so that a stud standing
underneath the hammer face of the trigger in the unused position of Fig. 1 is, when
the trigger is being cocked moved round until the next percussion cap is brought
under the trigger B (Fig. 2). C is a finger lever for operating trigger B against
the resistance of spring d. This lever has a slot c' by which it is mounted on
stud e so as to be to some extent displaceable thereon. In pulling it from the
position of Fig. to that of Fig. 2 it lifts the trigger bringing at the same time
spring d to tension and then sets the trigger free to be automatically brought by a

page_text: spring D into its previous position so as to detonate a percussion cap. When the
trigger has been released, for firing by the action of spring D, the finger lever C is
let go and is then by the force of spring d brought back again into the position
shewn in Fig. 1 in readiness for again actuating the rotary wheel and trigger.
This latter turns on bearing e. Instead of arranging the percussion studs on the
face of wheel A they may be arranged around the periphery of the same in which
case the shape of the upper part of the trigger and the construction of the wheel
casing would be correspondingly modified, and the wheel may also be mounted to
turn in the horizontal instead of the vertical plane.
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 :-
1. In a multiple fire toy revolver the arrangement of a percussion stud wheel
rotating in a vertical or horizontal plane and suitably provided with projecting
studs on which percussion caps are placed, said wheel upon the cocking of the
trigger being, by means of a spring pawl which engages teeth on the same or on a
wheel in connection therewith, turned round the distance between the centres of two
percussion caps so that when the trigger has detonated a percussion cap and is
brought back into the cocked position the next following percussion cap is brought
underneath it, substantially as described and shewn.
2. In a toy revolver of the kind referred to a trigger B in combination with a
finger lever Ċ turning on bearing c and displaceable thereon along its slot c' in the
manner that by pressing said finger lever the trigger is cocked, then released and
sprung against a percussion cap to detonate the same whilst the finger lever turning
and sliding on bearing e passes into its lowest position to release the trigger
whereupon it is automatically brought by spring d into the commencing position,
substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 17th day of July 1892
CAPITAINE & VON HERTLING,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.