An Improvement in Peg Tops.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th May, 1892-Accepted, 25th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by JOSEPH BARNETT, of No. 42, Constitution Street,
Cape Town, Boot Maker.]
An Improvement in Peg Tops.
I, OLIVER IMRAY, of No. 28, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the
County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to a construction of peg top whereby additional amusement
is afforded by its use as a toy. For this purpose, its central part is hollowed out
forming a cavity in which is fixed the base of a "jack in the box," or figure made
so as to spring up when a lid which holds it down is free to be opened. This
lid is kept closed by a bent latch wire held by the string which is wound round the
top, but as soon as the top is discharged from the string this wire is released, and
the lid is caused to fly open by the spring figure which presents its head above the
top while the top revolves. In order to give the top greater steadiness, its lower
part is preferably loaded. Also, in order to render the winding of the cord over
the latch wire more convenient, the lid of the cavity may have an additional wire
fastening by which it can be held closed until the latch wire is secured under
the string, this fastening being then withdrawn, so as to leave the lid held by the
latch wire only.
Dated this 90th day of April 1800
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Peg Tops.
I, OLIVER IMRAY, of No. 28, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the
County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 construction of peg top whereby additional amusement
is afforded by its use as a toy. For this purpose, its central part is hollowed out
forming a cavity in which is fixed the base of a "jack in the box or figure made
so as to spring up when a lid which holds it down is free to be opened. This lid is
kept closed by a bent latch wire held by the string which is wound round the top,
but as soon as the top is discharged from the string, this wire is released, and the
lid is caused to fly open by the spring figure which presents its head above the top
while the top revolves. In order to give the top greater steadiness, its lower part
is preferably loaded. Also, in order to render the winding of the cord over the
latch wire more convenient, the lid of the cavity may have an additional wire
fastening by which it can be held closed until the latch wire is secured under the
string, this fastening being then withdrawn, so as to leave the lid held by the latch
wire only.
Fig. 1, of the accompanying drawings is a vertical section of a top according to
this invention in the condition which it presents when it is spinning. Fig. 2. is a
side view of it when it is coiled with cord for the purpose of spinning it, Fig. 3 is
a plan.
As shewn, the top is made with a central cavity which contains a "jack in the
box" A and a spring B which, by pushing down A, is compressed and thereupon A

page_text: is covered by a lid C hinged to the top at one side. This lid C is held down as
shewn in Fig. 2 by a bent elastic wire D which is kept in position by the cord
coiled round the top before spinning, but when the cord is withdrawn in the act of
spinning the wire D springs away leaving the lid C free. The spring B then urges
up the jack A throwing open the lid so that the jack is visible while the top spins.
It is convenient to have, besides the wire D for holding the lid C, another bent
wire which can be turned as shewn in Fig. 3 to a position holding down the lid
until D is held by the coiled string whereupon F can be turned to the dotted
position f, leaving the lid C held only by D.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A peg top containing a spring "jack in the box" held down by lid and fastening
wire until it is spun, substantially as described.
1000
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.