An Improved Toy Windmill.
Year: 1896

page_text: .Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Sept., 1836-Accepted, 21st Nov.; 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy Windmill.
THOMAS BARTER Henry Street, Ross, Herefordshire Monumental Mason do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The toy windmill is constructed principally of two parts. Ist a disc see Fig. 1.
of cardboard, or other material, such as sheet tin, thin wood, and the like, but by
preference cardboard. 2nd' the handle see Fig. 3. made of wood, of round or
square section. The disc is fitted to the end of the handle by a small nail or pin.
The disc may be circular or any other shape thought proper, with smooth or
scalloped edges, as shewn at Fig. 1. & Fig. 2. & it is painted with circular bands
of different colours, as shewn in Fig. 1. the band's may be few or many, & of any
colour thought proper.
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Having cut a circular disc of cardboard see Fig. 1. I construct the sails as
follows. I cut the cardboard through at the places shewn by the thick lines A A A.
Fig. 1. and then at the dotted lines shewn at B. Fig. 1. I bend back from the face
of the cardboard the pieces enclosed within the lines A A A. & B. Fig. 1. thus
constructing the sails out of the solid disc of cardboard, or the sails may be made
by cutting the cardboard through at the places shewn by the thick lines A. Fig. 2.
& then bending the cardboard back, at the places shewn by the dotted lines, B.
Fig. 2. bending them all' back from the face."
The disc may be any size thought proper & have any number of sails thought
best. Fig. 4. shews the toy windmill complete looking at it from the side.
B B. shews the thin disc of cardboard seen edgeways & A A A. shew's the sails,
D. the stick, & C. the pin or nail for fixing the disc to the stick.
The action of the toy windinill is as follows, When a boy is running & holding
the stick by the end opposite that to which the cardboard disc is affixed, causes
the wind to strike against the sails, thereby causing the disc to revolve.
The distinctive features of my toy windmill are 1st the head, or moving part,
with sails complete, is cut out of a solid disc of cardboard, or other material,
thereby differing from other toy windmills that are made up generally of 2' cross
pieces of wood tacked together, with 4 pieces of paper pasted upon the ends of
the cross pieces. 2nd. The disc is painted all over the face from the centre to
the circumference, with bands of different colours, therefore when it revolves, the
whole face of the disc is covered with coloured bands, thereby differing from other
toy windmills, which have only pieces of coloured' paper pasted' to the ends of the
cross pieces, therefore when the existing toy windmill revolves, it only shews
colour on the outside & not the inside of the circle that it describes "when
revolving. And the improvements & advantages claimed by me for this my
invention are these, that with the exception of the stick & pin, the whole of the
windmill' with sails complete,, is made out of one piece of cardboard, or other
material, therefore being cut out of one piece of cardboard, it is more simple,
& also stronger than the ordinary toy windmill, also the whole of the face of the
disc, being covered with coloured bands, the effect, is much better than in existing
toy windmills, which have only pieces of coloured paper on the ends of the cross
pieces, forming; the head of the windmill.
THOMAS RARTER

page_text: I, THOMAS BARTER, Henry Street Ross on Tyne 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 :-
The toy windmill is constructed principally of two parts, first a disc see Figure I
of cardboard or other material such as tin thin wood and the like but by preference
, cardboard, 2nd the handle see Figure 3 made, of wood of round or square section.
The disc is fitted to the end of the handle by a small nail or pin.
The disc may be circular or any other shape thought proper with smooth or
scalliped edges as shown at Figure 1 and Figure 2. of the drawings left with my
Provisional Application and it is pointed with circular bands of different colours
as shewn in Figure 1. The bands may be few or many and of any colour thought
.proper. Having cut a circular disc of cardboard see Figure 1, I construct the
sails as follows, I cut the cardboard through at the places shown by thick
lines a a a Fig. 1. and then at the dotted lines shown at b, Figure 1. I bend back
from the face of the cardboard the pièces enclosed within the lines a, a, a, b
Figure 1. thus constructing the sails out of the solid disc of cardboard. Or the
sails may be made by cutting the cardboard through at the places shewn by the
thick lines a Figure 2. and then bending the cardboard back at the places shown
by the dotted lines b Figure 2 bending them all back from the face.
The disc may be any size thought proper and have any number of sails thought
best (and the sails may be any shape semicircular or as shown. Figure 4 shows
the toy windmill complete looking at it from the side.
B. B. shows the thin disc of cardboard edgeways and a aa shows the sails of the
same, d the stick and c the pin or nail used for pinning the disc to the stick.
The action of the toy windmill is as follows When a boy is running and holding
the stick by the end opposite that to which the cardboard disc is affixed it causes
the wind to strike against the sails thereby causing the disc to revolve.
The distinctive features of my toy windmill are, 1st the head or moving part,
with sails complete, is cut out of a solid disc of cardboard or other material,
thereby differing from other toy windmills that are made up generally of two cross
pieces of wood tacked together with four pieces of paper pasted upon the ends of
the cross pieces, 2nd the disc is painted all over the face from the centre to the
circumference with bands of any different colours, therefor when it revolves the
whole face of the disc is covered with coloured bands thereby differing from other
toy windmills which have only pieces of coloured paper pasted to the ends of the
cross pieces therefor when the existing toy windmill revolves it only shows colour
on the outsides and not the inside of the circle that it describes when revolving,
and the improvements and advantages' claimed by me, for my invention are
these That with the exception of the stick & pin, the whole of the windmill
with sails complete is made out of one piece of cardboard or other material
therefore being cut out of one piece of cardboard it is much simpler & stronger
than the ordinary toy windmill also the whole of the face of the disc being covered
with coloured bands the effect is much better than in the existing windmills. which
have only pieces of coloured paper on the ends of the cross pieces forming the head
of the toy windmill. When desired I may attach a whistle to the end of the
support or handle.
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. A new or improved toy consisting of a disc of cardboard boxing wings or

page_text: sails cut out or stamped from same in combination with a support upon which
said disc rotates under the action of wind pressure said disc having colours upon
same, substantially as described & showu berein.
Dated this 10th don of Santamber 1896
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.