Improvements in and relating to Spinning Tops.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 31st Aug., 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Spinning Tops.
I, JOHN GRAY, of Tynwald Villa, Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Agent, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to spinning tops.
The invention mainly consists in making the top with a fly wheel, so as to
maintain the revolutions, and also obviate the necessity for winding by springs or
string.
In carrying out the invention, the top is made with a centre, which is, preferably,
the same as or similar to the form of the ordinary wooden top, but is made of metal.
Secured to or made one with the centre, is a disc or spoke wheel, with a, preferably,
comparatively heavy rim. This wheel serves as a fly wheel."
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To spin the top, tbe fly wheel may be taken in the hand, and the top be so thrown
down, that it revolves on the ground.
There may be secured or painted on or to the disc or wheel, advertisements,
colours or devices, or small cardboard, tin or other discs, with advertisements,
colours or devices, may be supplied with the top and be interchangeably applied
thereto.
Wires of fantastic forms or shapes may be fitted in a hole in the top, when
spinning.
Instead of the centre being made of metal, it may be of wood or a combination
of wood and metal.
Dated this 8th day of April 1892.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
Glasgow and London, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Spinning Tops.
I, JOHN GRAY, of Tynwald Villa, Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 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 spinning tops.
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The invention mainly consists in making the top with a fly wheel, so as to
maintain the revolutions, and also obviate the necessity for winding by springs or
string.
In carrying out the invention, the top is made with a centre, which is, preferably,
the same as or similar to the form of the ordinary wooden top, but is made of metal.
Secured to or made one with the centre, is a disc or spoke-wheel, with a, preferably,
comparatively heavy rim. This wheel serves as a "fly-wheel.
To spin the top, the fly wheel may be taken in the hand, and the top be so thrown
down, that it revolves on the ground.
There may be secured to or painted on the disc or wheel, advertisements, colours
or devices; or small cardboard, tin or other discs, with advertisements, colours or
other devices, may be supplied with the top and be interchangeably applied thereto.
Wires of fantastic forms or shapes may be fitted in a hole in the top, when
spinning.
Instead of the centre being made of metal, it may be of wood or a combination
of wood and metal.

page_text: Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the top.
Fig. 2 is a side view..
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the top with a cardboard or other disc fitted upon it.
a is the centre or top like part of the device. 6 is the fly wheel. e are the spokes
of the wheel. c is a hole shown in dotted lines at Fig. 2 into which the wires of
fantastic shape.can be placed. The cardboard, tin, or other disc d can be fitted to
the fly wheel by any well known and suitable arrangement such as slipping it on
'the projection c. The spiral d is a device painted on the disc d. The devices,
which are interchangeable can have various designs on them.
As will be seen the new top does not require to be wound up with string or to be
actuated by a spring.
The wheel b may be a disc-wheel.
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 1
claim is :-
1. As a new article of manufacture, a spinning top, made substantially as herein-
before set forth.
2. The combination with the new top of the interchangeable discs d, substantially
.as hereinbefore described and shown.
Dated this 30th day of August 1892.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
Glasgow and London, Agent.