Improvements in Automaton Toy Figures.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th May, 1890-Accepted, 9th Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automaton Toy Figures.
I, WALTER STRANDERS, of 1, St. Thomas's Road, Finsbury Park, in the County
of London, Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention, to be as
follows:-
As applied to two toy figures representing say two boxers these figures have the
arms and legs jointed thereto the arms being jointed. These figures face each other
and are connected by a cord from breast to breast and are supported by a helical or
other spring at the back of each, or by cords passing from the back of each to a
standard fixed on a board, or passing to a handle each held by one person. The arm
joints have stops to limit the amount of bend. To operate the figures a cord is
passed from the hands of one of them to the hands of the other being fixed to them,
one end of such cord being fixed to one of the said handles passing through the other
and back through the first handle terminating in a ring to take hold of. The fixed
end of the cord is attached by a piece of elastic or a crimped wire or other spring.
When the loose end of the cord is pulled the arms of the boxers are moved the spring
or spring part of the cord bringing them back. By moving the handles or one of
them so as to slacken the cords the figures are made to bend or fall. The handles
may be used with or without the aforesaid supporting standards. In the former case
one person may play with the figures, and in the latter it takes two. Or I may use
one supporting standard merely. Sometimes I unite the legs of the figures by a cord
with elastic part or attachment in a similar manner.
Instead of boxers or other human figures I may use figures of animals as for
instance a cat and a dog fighting or two cats.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automaton Toy Figures.
I, WALTER STRANDERS of 1 St. Thomas's Road, Finsbury Park, in the County of
London, Designer, 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 :-
As applied to two toy figures representing say two boxers, these figures have the
arms and legs joined (A) thereto, the arms being jointed (B). These figures face
each other and are connected by a cord (C) from breast to breast and are supported
by a helical or other spring at the back of each, or by cords (D) passing from the
back of each to a standard (E) fixed on a board, or passing to a handle (F) each held
by one person. The arm joints (B) have stays to limit the amount of bend. To
operate the figures a cord (G) is passed from the hands of one of them to the hands
of the other being fixed to them, one end of such cord (G) being fixed to one of the
said handles (F) passing through the other and back through the first handle terminating
in a ring (H) to take hold of. The fixed end of the cord is attached by a piece of
elastic (1) or a crimped wire or other spring. When the loose end of the cord (G) is
pulled the arms of the boxers are moved, the spring or spring part (I) of the cord
bringing them back. By moving the handles (F) or one of them so as to slacken the
cords the figures are made to bend or fall. The handles (F) may be used with or
without the aforesaid supporting standards.
For the former case one person may play with the figures and in the latter it takes
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page_text: two, or 1 may use one supporting standard merely. Sometimes I unite the legs of
the figures by a cord with elastic part or attachment in a similar manner. Instead of
boxers or other human figures 1 may use figures of animals as for instance a cat and a
dog fighting or two cats.
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 :-
The invention or improvements in automaton toy figures such as two boxing men,
or figures of animals as for instance a cat and dog fighting or two cats. The figures
are connected by a cord from breast to breast and supported by a helical or other
spring or by cords passing from the back of each to a fixed standard on a board or to
a handle each handle held by one person. These figures perform by means of cords
passed from one to the other, such cords to be pulled by any person in the manner as
hereinbefore described.
Dated this 9th day of Mo 1800
J. W. MILLIGAN,
Agent.