Year: 1898

page_text: I, ALFRED WILLMER Pocock, of 66, St. Ann's Hill, Wandsworth,..Surrey,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"
In front of a figure or mannikin I place a set of bells, harmonic plates,
gongs, wires, tubes or other devices for producing sound. I attach to the
hands of the figure, hammers for striking the said bells. The arms of the
figure are moveable, being hinged or pivotted to the body & each arm is con-
nected to a separate lever by suitable means. Part or the whole of the figure
is capable of turning upon its vertical axis & is so attached to a suitable lever
that it can be turned by a movement of the said lever. I provide one or more
plates, discs, or cylinders having suitable notches, indentations, holes, projec-
tions or the like. I provide suitable means for giving motion to the said
discs, plates or cylinders. I so construct the said notches, indentations, holes,
projections or the like and the said levers and so arrange and adapt them to
one another as that when the plates, discs, or cylinders are moved the arms of
the figure shall be raised and allowed to fall and so strike the bells, and the
figure shall be so turned from side to side as that the bells shall be struck in
any desired succession so producing any desired tune, such tune being deter-
mined by the special arrangement of the notches, indentations, holes, projec-
tions or the like in or on the said plates discs or cylinders. The arms of the
figure may be pulled down or raised by springs or may be allowed to fall by
gravity. The figure may be partly or wholly turned by a spring. In some
cases one or more of the levers may be dispensed with. The hammers may be
attached to any suitable part of the figure or even a figure may be dispensed
with. Several figures may be employed and several sets of bells & the like.
Dated this 26th day of November 1898.
I, ALFRED WILLMER POCOCк, of 66, St. Ann's Hill, Wandsworth, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, 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:-
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In front of a figure or mannikin I place a set of bells, harmonic plates,
gongs, wires, tubes or other devices for producing sound. I attach to the
hands of the figure, hammers for striking the said bells. The arms of the

page_text: figure are movable, being hinged or pivotted to the body and each arm is con-
nected to a separate lever by suitable means. Part or the whole of the figure
is capable of turning upon its vertical axis and is so attached to a suitable lever
that it can be turned by a movement of the said lever. I provide. one or more
plates, discs, or cylinders having suitable notches, indentations, holes, projec-
tions or the like." I provide suitable means for giving motion to the said
discs, plates or cylinders. I so construct the said notches, indentations, holes,
projections or the like and the said levers and so arrange and adapt them to
one another as that when the plates, discs, or cylinders are moved the arms of
the figure shall be raised and allowed to fall and so strike the bells, and the
figure shall be so turned from side to side as that the bells shall be struck in
any desired succession so producing any desired tune, such tune being deter-
mined by the special arrangement of the notches, indentations, holes, projec-
tions or the like in or on the said plates discs or cylinders.
The arms of the figure may be pulled down or raised by springs or may be
allowed to fall by gravity. The figure may be partly or wholly turned by a
spring. In some cases one or more of the levers may be dispensed with. The
hammers may be attached to any suitable part of the figure or even a figure
may be dispensed with. Several figures may be employed and several sets of
bells and the like.
I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying
drawing in which-
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, are drawings of a toy constructed according to
my invention when a single disc is used for operating the three levers.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
a and b are levers which, being pivotted to the base plate at p are connected
with the arms of the mannikin or figure r and s, which arms are pivotted to
the vertical shaft f, and are provided with hammers to strike the bells.
c is a lever pivotted to the base plate at p', and connected with the shaft f,
which carries the arms and upper part of the figure.
The disc g is pierced with certain holes, into which the projections a¹ and b¹
on the levers a and b can pass as the disc is revolved upon its axis i.
The disc is pressed down upon the base plate by the movable strap piece h,
and the action of the parts is that when the solid part of the disc g is against
the projections a¹ and 61, the levers a and b are pressed down, and the arms of
the figure raised whilst as soon as by the motion of the disc a hole is brought
over either of the said projections it drops into the hole, and the corresponding
arm of the figure falls or is pulled down by the spring t or t, and one of the
bells is struck.
The disc is indented on its edge, and the pin c¹ on the lever c is pressed
against the edge of the disc g by the spring v. The lever c is connected to
the tail piece of the vertical shaft (, and the upper part of the mannikin is
thus turned from side to side, according to the depth of the said indentations.
Thus by a proper adjustment of the indentations in the edge and the holes
in the body of the disc g the bells may be struck in any desired succession so
that any tune may be played.
The disc is provided with a circle of holes in addition to those for
operating the levers and into these a toothed wheel is made to gear. This
toothed wheel is operated and caused to revolve by a worm k gearing into it.
By this means the disc g is made to revolve.
Fig. 3, is a part section through the line a, b.
Fig. 5, is a part section through the line d, f.
Fig. 10, and 11, show how a single straight or curved plate z may be
employed instead of the disc g. In this case the levers a and b may be bent
as shown so that their tail ends, which are connected to the arms of the manni-
kin, may be clear of the plate z, and the strap h for holding the plate z against
the base plate need not be movable, as the end of the plate z can be pushed
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page_text: under it. In this case a guide is substituted for the centre pin i required
for the disc.
In Figs. 7, 8, and 9, three separate discs, g, g¹ and 9, are used, one for each
of the three levers. The discs have notches cut into them into which the pro-
jections a' and 6' on the levers a and b fall to operate the arms of the figure.
The disc for operating the turning lever c is indented on its periphery similarly
to the disc g. In this case the discs are revolved by a carrier pin w attached
to the toothed wheel j, which in its turn is moved by the worm k. The bell
crank levers x and y are in this case employed to admit of the discs lying hori-
zontally, but they may be dispensed with by placing the discs vertically. In
place of the notches being cut in discs a cylinder may be employed with pro-
jecting pins or blocks to operate the levers.
In place of bells, tubes, harmonica plates, gongs, wires or other devices for
producing sound may be used.
The discs, plates, cylinders and the like may be moved by any suitable
mechanism or motor.
If desired hammers may be attached to the legs of the mannikin, in addi-
tion to the arms, in which case additional levers will be required, and addi-
tional rows of holes, notches, projections and the like for operating them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is: —
1. The combination with a set of bells, harmonic plates, gongs, wires, tubes
or other devices for producing sound. I attach to the hands of the figure,
hammers for striking the said bells. The arms of the figure are movable, being
hinged or pivotted to the body and each arm is connected to a separate lever
by suitable means. Part or the whole of the figure is capable of turning upon
its vertical axis and is so attached to a suitable lever that it can be turned by
a movement of the said lever, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination of one or more plates, discs, or cylinders having suit-
able notches, indentations, holes, projections or the like, to the said discs,
plates or cylinders, substantially as set forth.
3. The combination of notches, indentations, holes, projections or the like
and the said levers and so arrange and adapt them to one another as that when
the plates, discs, or cylinders are moved the arms of the figure shall be raised
and allowed to fall and so strike the bells, and the figure shall be so turned
from side to side as that the bells shall be struck in any desired succession so
producing any desired tune, such tune being determined by the special arrange-
ment of the notches, indentations, holes, projections or the like in or on the
said plates discs or cylinders, substantially as set forth and according to the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this not
1000
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.