Improvements in Mechanical Toys.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1891-Accepted, 18th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanical Toys.
I, CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL of the Lyric Club Leicester
Square in the County of Middlesex a Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in mechanical toys and has for its object
primarily to actuate boxing figures in such manner that their movements will appear
more natural than heretofore.
For this purpose I mount the figures upon the upper ends of vertical rods located
at the back thereof and rising through long slots formed in a stage or platform
which slots extend rearward of the figures in order to permit them to fall on their
backs at the desired times and I connect the lower ends of these rods to sliding or
swinging bars by hinge joints so that the endway movement of the sliding bars will
also give motion to the boxing figures and throw them forward and backward as in
the act of boxing.
I give motion to the sliding bars and consequently to the figures by means of
levers which are mounted upon axes of motion and at one end are slotted to receive
studs or axes fixed upon the sliding bars whilst at the other end they are forked to
embrace wheels formed with cams, projections, or teeth upon the two faces
thereof so that in the revolution of these cam wheels the forked levers will be
rocked upon their axes and a to and fro motion will thus be communicated through
the sliding bars to the boxing figures.
The cam wheels are fixed upon a shaft or axis and are each provided upon their
inner side or face with ratchet teeth with which engage pawls carried by a drum or
pulley mounted loosely upon the cam wheel shaft and around this drum or pulley is
coiled several times a cord or chain one end of which is carried up over a guide
pulley and has attached thereto a weight which furnishes the motive power whilst
the other end of the cord or chain passes to the exterior of the case or frame and
is provided with a knob or button by which the cord may be drawn forward and the
weight raised.
During this forward movement of the cord the pawls of the drum or pulley slip
upon the ratchet teeth without giving motion to the cam wheels but upon the cord
or chain being released and the weight allowed to act the pawls of the drum will
engage the ratchet teeth of the cam wheels and give motion thereto and thus to the
boxing figures.
By reason of the long slots in the platform to the rear of the figures the latter
would fall upon their backs if not supported in some manner and in order to prevent
the figures so falling except at the desired times I employ sliding stop bars which
cross the long slots of the platform and form stops to the vertical rods supporting
the figures thus limiting the backward movement thereof but leaving sufficient play
for the normal working of the figures and these stop bars are drawn forward across
the slots by the latter part of the forward movement of the cord or chain.
In order to cause the figures to be thrown down upon their backs as if from a
knock down blow I give a gradual backward movement to the stop bars shortly
before the weight has completely run down and I accomplish this by means of a
knot or enlargement upon the cord or chain which comes against a lever at its lower
end mounted upon an axis of motion and at its upper end Hexibly connected with a
sliding plate which imparts a delayed motion to a bar or yoke which at its ends is
loosely pin jointed to the stop bars.
This arrangement of parts would simultaneously withdraw both the stop bars

page_text: from across the slots of the platform and would cause both figures to fall upon their
backs after a given period of time but in order to cause either one of such figures
to so fall whilst the other remains erect and that accidentally or irregularly I give
motion to the stop bars through the bar or yoke hereinbefore referred to and I
employ a stop disc which is fixed upon an axis mounted in bearings with capability
of revolution and is formed with a circle of holes or apertures therein preferably
irregularly spaced and alternated with cupped recesses to receive the ends of the
stop bars so that upon rotary motion being given to the disc and the stop bars
carried inward one of them will pass through an aperture or hole in the disc and
the other of them will pass into and be arrested by one of the cupped recesses.
In order to impart the necessary rotary motion to the stop disc I fix upon the
shaft or axis thereof a drum provided with skeleton pockets which will retain say
a penny but permit say a halfpenny to fall through and I place this drum beneath
the money shoot and with its axis central thercof so that a penny passed into the
machine will upon falling into the drum rotate it either to the right or left and with
varying speed according to the position of the pocket which is immediately beneath
the money shoot and the stop disc will thus at every operation of the machine be
irregularly moved.
By these means as the stop bars are carried backward one or other of them will
pass through an aperture or hole of the stop disc and the other of them will enter
one of the cupped recesses and will be thereby held against further movement so
that it cannot be entirely withdrawn from the corresponding slot of the platform to
allow of the figure falling backward whilst that stop bar which has entered a hole
or aperture of the stop disc will continue its backward movement until it is entirely
withdrawn from across the corresponding slot of the platform so as to allow of the
free passage of the vertical rod supporting the corresponding figure when such
figure will fall over on to its back.
Or in lieu of the stop disc I may employ perforated bars set in motion by the
weight of the coin or by a moving part of the machine.
In order to raise the fallen figure at the required time I employ cams or eccentrics
which are held in their normal position by a spring and which receive a partial
rotation upon the last part of the forward movement of the cord or chain by means
of the sliding plate hereinbefore referred to and one of the cams or eccentrics thus
acts upon the vertical rod supporting the fallen figure and raises it into its normal
position previous to the stop bar being moved across the corresponding slot of the
platform in the outward movement of such bars and the sliding plate after giving
the required motion to the cams or eccentrics becomes disengaged therefrom and
permits the cams to resume their normal position.
Or in lieu of the eccentrics I may employ levers or cams moved by the weight
of the coin or by a moving part of the machine in order to raise the fallen figure.
To prevent the machine being operated except upon the insertion of the proper
coin I fix upon the axis of the drum or pulley a locking ratchet wheel into which
takes a stop pawl which is mounted upon a centre of motion and beyond such centre
is by a link or connecting rod connected with one end of a bell crank lever which
is mounted upon a centre of motion and the other end of which enters the money
shoot through a slot and crosses the path of the coin.
By these means upon the insertion of a coin into the machine the stop pawl will
be moved out of engagement with the locking ratchet wheel and the cord or chain
may be drawn forward and the machine wound up.
The full descent of the bell crank lever and the consequent release of the coin is
prevented, until the machine is fully wound up in order that the weight of the coin
may keep the stop pawl out of engagement with its ratchet wheel by means of a
detent which is at the end of the outward movement of the cord or chain withdrawn
by some moving part of the machine thus releasing the coin and locking the cord or
chain through the drum or pulley against further outward movement until another
coin is inserted.
In order to prevent fraud by the repeated partial winding up of the machine

page_text: whilst the stop pawl is by the coin held out of engagement with the drum or pulley
I fix upon the axis of such drum another ratchet wheel the teeth of which are cut
in the opposite direction to those of the locking ratchet wheel and I employ in
connection therewith a pawl which through the drum or pulley locks the cord or
chain against inward movement until the machine is fully wound up when a
projection upon a moving part of the machine holds the pawl disengaged until the
machine has run down.
In lieu of giving motion to the stop disc by the weight of the coin actuating a
drum as hereinbefore described I may give the necessary impulse to the stop disc
from some moving part of the machine.
I preferably employ a counting apparatus in connection with a moving part of
the machine to register the number of coins passed into the same.
I would here remark that in lieu of a weight I may employ a spring, electricity
or other motive power in order to impart the necessary movements to the figures.
It will be evident that the mechanism herein before described or part thereof may
be employed in connection with other objects than boxing figures.
Dated this 12th day of September 1890.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanical Toys.
I, CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL of the Lyric Club Leicester
Square in the County of Middlesex a Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland
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 invention relates to improvements in mechanical toys and has for its object
primarily to actuate boxing figures in such manner that their movements will appear
more natural than heretofore.
For this purpose
I mount the figures upon the upper ends of vertical rods
located at the back thereof and rising through long slots formed in a stage or
platform which slots extend rearward of the figures in order to permit them to fall
on their backs at the desired times and I connect the lower ends of these rods to
sliding or swinging bars by hinge joints so that the endway movement of the sliding
bars will also give motion to the boxing figures and throw them forward and
backward as in the act of boxing.
I give motion to the sliding bars and consequently to the figures by means of
levers which are mounted upon axes of motion and at one end are slotted to receive
studs or pins fixed upon the sliding bars whilst at the other end they are forked to
embrace wheels formed with cams projections or teeth upon the two faces thereof so
that in the revolution of these cam wheels the forked levers will be rocked upon
their axes and a to and fro motion will thus be communicated through the sliding
bars to the boxing figures.
The cam wheels are fixed upon a shaft or axis and are each provided upon their inner
side or face with ratchet teeth with which engage pawls carried by a drum or pulley
mounted loosely upon the cam wheel shaft, and around this drum or pulley is coiled
several times a cord or chain one end of which is carried up over a guide pulley and
has attached thereto a weight which furnishes the motive power whilst the other end
of the cord or chain passes to the exterior of the case or frame and is provided
with a knob or button by which the cord may be drawn forward and the weight
raised.
During this forward movement of the cord the pawls of the drum or pulley slip
upon the ratchet teeth without giving motion to the.cam wheels but upon the cord

page_text: or chain being released and the weight allowed to act the pawls of the drum will
engage the ratchet teeth of the cam wheels and give motion thereto and thus to the
boxing figures.
By reason of the long slots in the platform to the rear of the figures the latter
would fall upon their backs if not supported in some manner and in order to prevent
the figures so falling except at the desired times I employ sliding stop bars which
cross the long slots of the platform and form stops to the vertical rods supporting
the figures thus limiting the backward movement thereof but leaving sufficient
play for the normal working of the figures and these stop bars are drawn
forward across the slots by the latter part of the forward movement of the cord or
chain.
In order to cause the figures to be thrown down upon their backs as if from a
knock down blow I give a gradual backward movement to the stop bars shortly
before the weight has completely run down and I accomplish this by means of a
knot or enlargement upon the cord or chain which comes against a lever at its lower
end mounted upon an axis of motion and at its upper end flexibly connected with a
sliding plate which imparts a delayed motion to a bar or yoke which at its ends is
loosely pin jointed to the stop bars.
This arrangement of parts would simultaneously withdraw both the stop bars from
across the slots of the platform and would cause both figures to fall upon their backs
after a given period of time but in order to cause either one of such figures to so fall
whilst the other remains erect and that accidentally or irregularly I give motion to
the stop bars through the bar or yoke hereinbefore referred to and I employ a stop
disc which is fixed upon an axis mounted in bearings with capability of revolution
and is formed with a circle of holes or apertures therein preferably irregularly
spaced and alternated with cupped recesses to receive the ends of the stop bars so
that upon rotary motion being given to the disc and the stop bars carried inward
one of them will pass through an aperture or hole in the disc and the other of them
will pass into and be arrested by one of the cupped recesses.
In order to impart the necessary rotary motion to the stop disc I fix upon the
shaft or axis thereof a drum provided with skeleton pockets which will retain say a
penny but permit say a halfpenny to fall through and I place this drum beneath
the money shoot and with its axis central thereof so that a penny passed into the
machine will upon falling into the drum rotate it either to the right or left and with
varying speed according to the position of the pocket which is immediately beneath
the money shoot and the stop disc will thus at every operation of the machine be
irregularly moved.
By these means as the stop bars are carried backward one or other of them will
pass through an aperture or hole of the stop disc and the other of them will enter
one of the cupped recesses and will be thereby held against further movement so
that it cannot be entirely withdrawn from the corresponding slot of the platform to
allow of the figure falling backward whilst that stop bar which has entered a hole
or aperture of the stop disc will continue its backward movement until it is entirely
withdrawn from across the corresponding slot of the platform so as to allow of the
free passage of the vertical rod supporting the corresponding figure when such
figure will fall over on to its back.
Or in lieu of the stop disc I may employ perforated bars set in motion by the
weight of a coin or by a moving part of the machine.
In order to raise the fallen figure at the required time I employ cams or eccentrics
which are held in their normal position by a spring and which receive a partial
rotation upon the last part of the forward movement of the cord or chain by means
of the sliding plate hereinbefore referred to and one of the cams or eccentrics thus
acts upon the vertical rod supporting the fallen figure and raises it into its normal
position previous to the stop bar being moved across the corresponding slot of the
platform in the outward movement of such bars and the sliding plate after giving
the required motion to the cams or eccentrics becomes disengaged therefrom and
permits the cams to resume their normal position.

page_text: Or in lieu of the eccentrics I may employ levers or cams moved by part of the
machine in order to raise the fallen figure.
To prevent the machine being operated except upon the insertion of the proper
coin I fix upon the drum or pulley a locking ratchet wheel into which takes a stop
pawl which is mounted upon a centre of motion and beyond such centre is by a link
or connecting rod connected with one end of a bell crank lever which is mounted
upon a centre of motion and the other end of which enters the money shoot through
a slot and crosses the path of the coin.
By these means upon the insertion of a coin into the machine the stop pawl will
be moved out of engagement with the locking ratchet wheel and the cord or chain
may be drawn forward and the machine wound up.
The full descent of the bell crank lever and the consequent release of the coin is
prevented until the machine is fully wound up in order that the weight of the coin
may keep the stop pawl out of. engagement with its ratchet wheel by means of a
detent which is at the end of the outward movement of the cord or chain withdrawn
by some moving part of the machine thus releasing the coin and locking the cord or
chain through the drum or pulley against further outward movement until another
coin is inserted.
In order to prevent fraud by the repeated partial winding up of the machine
whilst the stop pawl is by the coin held out of engagement with the drum or pulley
I fix upon the axis of such drum another ratchet wheel the teeth of which are cut
in the opposite direction to those of the locking ratchet wheel and I employ in
connection therewith a pawl which through the drum or pulley locks the cord or
chain against inward movement until the machine is fully wound up when a
projection upon a moving part of the machine holds the pawl disengaged until the
machine has run down.
In lieu of giving motion to the stop disc by the weight of the coin actuating a
drum as hereinbefore described I may give the necessary impulse to the stop disc
from some moving part of the machine.
I preferably employ a counting apparatus in connection with a moving part of the
machine to register the number of coins passed into the same.
I would here remark that in lieu of the weight I may employ a spring, electricity
or other motive power in order to impart the necessary movements to the figures.
It will be evident that the mechanism hereinbefore described or part thereof may
be employed in connection with other objects than boxing figures.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully to
describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a front elevation with the front of the case partly broken away and
some other parts removed of a mechanical toy constructed according to my
invention and showing the mechanism in the position it would assume at the end of
the performance.
Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section thereof taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 2 with the stage
or platform broken away in order to expose the mechanism.
Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the cam wheels and co-acting drum
or pulley.
Figure 5 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 4 and
looking to the left.
Figure 6 is a detail view of the detent for preventing the discharge of the coin
until the machine is fully wound up.
Figure 7 is a similar view of the pawl for preventing the repeated partial winding
up of the machine and the device for disengaging the same.
Figure 8 is a front elevation of the stop disc and co-acting parts separately

page_text: Fi
Figure 9 is a side elevation thereof.
Figure 10 is a sectional plan thereof.
Figure 1 is a side view of a modified device for giving motion to the stop
disc and
Figure 12 is an elevation of a modified device to be employed in lieu of the
stop disc.
In the several figures in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference
a represents the case of the machine; represents the ground line stage floor or
platform which is supported upon side beams a¹; and represents several vertical
posts fixed to the floor and supporting a rope in imitation of a boxing ring;
represents a screen or background and represents the boxing figures.
C
The boxing figures c are each mounted upon the upper end of a vertical rod or
holder e located at the back thereof and rising through long slots b³ formed in the
stage or platform and these slots 63 are extended rearward of the figures in order
to permit them to fall over on to their backs at the desired times whilst at other
times the motion of the figures c is limited by means of stop bars g hereinafter more
fully described and which act as fulcra to the vertical rods c¹.
The lower ends of the vertical rods care by hinge joints 2 each connected to a
separate sliding bar 3 mounted in guides et formed in brackets *fixed to the
iderside of the platform 6 so that the endway movement of the sliding bars c³ will
also give motion to the boxing figures c and throw them forward and backward as
in the act of boxing.
The necessary motion is given to the sliding bars and consequently to the
boxing figures e by means of levers d which are mounted upon axes of motion d'
carried by a plate * of a bracket fixed to the bottom of a frame which is
suspended from the underside of the floor or platform band supports most of the
working parts.
The levers dare at their upper ends formed with slots d² to receive studs or pins c
fixed upon the sliding bars 3 whilst at their lower ends they are provided with forks d³
to embrace wheels e formed with irregularly shaped and spaced cams projections or
teeth upon the two faces thereof so that in the revolution of the cam wheels e the
forked levers d will be rocked upon their axes d¹ and a to and fro motion will thus
be communicated through the sliding bars to the boxing figures c.
The cam wheels e are fixed upon a horizontal shaft e² which at its ends is mounted
with capability of revolving in bearings e²* formed in the side walls of the frame 64
and the cam wheels e are each provided upon its inner side or face with a ring of
ratchet teeth with which engage spring pawls e carried by a drum or pulley e
mounted loosely upon the cam wheel shaft e² and around the drum or pulley e are
coiled several turns of a cord or chain fone end of which passes under a guide
pulley fixed upon a shaft * at its ends mounted with capability of revolving in
bearings formed in the side walls of the frame it thence passes up to and
over guide pulleys 2 carried by projections a² from the back wall of the case a and
the depending end of the cord or chain has attached thereto a weight f³ which
furnishes the requisite motive power whilst the other end of the cord passes
through an aperture a³ in the front of the case a and terminates in a pull ƒ by which
the cord may be drawn forward and the weight f³ raised.
By this arrangement of parts upon drawing forward the cord by the aid of the
pull the weight 3 will be raised into the position indicated by the dotted lines in
Figure 1 and the drum or pulley e will during such movement revolve loosely upon
the cam wheel shaft 2 without giving motion thereto whilst upon the release of the
pull the weight 3 will through the cord drum or pulley e pawls and ratchet
teeth e give rotary motion to the shaft e" and discs or wheels e and thereby impart
the desired movements to the boxing figures c.

page_text: By reason of the length of the slots 3 in the platform to the rear of the figures c
the latter would be liable to fall upon their backs at any time if not supported in
some manner and in order to prevent the figures c so falling except at the desired
times, and to furnish fulcra for the vertical rods e' sliding stop bars are employed
whose outward motion is limited by stops * and which at one end work in
guides formed upon a plate ** fixed to the underside of the platform and at
the other end work in guides g* formed in brackets * fixed to the underside of the
platform or stage and these bars cross the long slots 3 of the platform or stage
and form stops to the vertical rods supporting the figures thus limiting the
backward movement thereof but leaving sufficient play for the normal working of
the figures and these stop bars g are drawn forward across the slots 3 of the
platform or stage 6 by the latter part of the forward movement of the cord or chain f
as hereinafter more fully described.
b
In order to cause the figures c to be thrown down upon their backs as if from a
knock-down blow a delayed but gradual inward movement towards the back of the
machine is given to the stop bars g shortly before the weight f³ has completely run
down as hereinafter more fully described so that the stop bars
y are withdrawn
from across the slots of the platform or stage and the figures c are at liberty to
fall backward.
y
Motion is given to the sliding stop bars through a bar or yoke which at its
ends is formed with slots g³ to engage pins or studs g' fixed to the stop bars and
this yoke is formed with an offset provided with a downwardly projecting
stud which enters a long slot formed in a sliding plate which is provided
with an offset 2 upon its underside formed with an open ended slot * to receive a
pin carried by the upper end of a lever i which at its lower end is mounted and
rocks upon an axis of motion fixed to the bracket 5 and this lever i is formed
with an eye or boss through which passes the cord or chain provided with
knots or enlargements f*** the former of which comes against the lever i
when the weight 3 has nearly run down and gives a short traverse at the last
moment of the performance to the stop bars whilst the latter *** comes against
the lever in the reverse motion of the cord during the winding up of the
weight and thus restores the stop bars g to their outward positions the long
slot of the sliding plate permitting a certain extent of motion of the sliding
plate previous to any outward movement being communicated to the stop bars
for the purpose hereinafter explained.
味味
This arrangement of parts would cause both figures e simultaneously to fall
upon their backs after a given period of time but in order to cause either one of
such figures to fall whilst the other remains erect and that accidentally or
irregularly the following device is employed.
At the rear of the machine and within the traverse of the stop bars gis
located a stop disc which is fixed upon a shaft or axis j' mounted with capability
of revolution in bearings formed in brackets * fixed to the underside of the
floor and this stop disc j is formed with a circle of holes or apertures 2 therein
preferably irregularly spaced and alternated with cupped recesses arranged
singly or in clusters according to the extent of the spaces between the holes or
apertures to receive the ends of the stop bars but a recess is located opposite
each aperture so that upon rotary motion being given to the stop disc j and the
stop bars carried inward one of them will pass through one or other of the
apertures or holes in the disc and the other of them will pass into and be
arrested by the corresponding cupped recess ³.
"
In order to impart the necessary rotary motion to the stop disc; and thus change
the position of the apertures fix upon the shaft ja second but imperforate
disc which is connected with and separated from the stop disc by a distance
ring forming a central boss and at a suitable distance from the boss are arranged
several bars thus constituting a drum with skeleton pockets * formed by the
bars and the boss j³.

page_text: The bars of the skeleton pockets * are so placed with relation to the boss j
that they will retain say a penny and permit say a halfpenny to fall through and
this drum is placed beneath a money shoot and with its axis central thereof so
that a penny passed into the machine through the usual money slot a² will be con-
ducted by the shoot k into the shoot and will upon falling from the shoot k into
the drum rotate it either to the right or left and with varying speed according to
the position of the particular pocket j* which is immediately beneath the money
shoot and the stop disc will thus at every operation of the machine be irregularly
moved after which the coin will pass into the money compartment .
b
By these means as the stop bars y are carried inward towards the back of the
case a by the cord lever sliding plate h and yoke g² one or other of such stop
bars 9 will encounter a recess ³ of the stop disc and will be thereby held against
further movement so that it cannot be entirely withdrawn from across the corre-
sponding slot 3 of the platform or stage to allow of the figure e falling backward
whilst the other of such stop bars g will enter a hole or aperture 12 of the stop discj
and will continue its backward movement until it is entirely withdrawn from across
its corresponding slot 3 of the platform or stage so as to allow of the free passage
of the vertical rod el supporting the corresponding figure when such figure will
fall over on to its back as if from a knock-down blow.
C
In order to raise the fallen figure at the required time cams or eccentrics m are
employed which are fixed upon a shaft m' at its ends mounted with capability of
revolving in bearings m* formed in the side walls of the frame 4 and upon the shaft m¹
is fixed a boss m² provided with an offset m³ to which is attached one end of a spring m*
the other end of which is attached to a bracket m5 fixed to the underside of the
floor and the eccentrics m are thus by means of the spring m held in their normal
position whilst projections m from the side walls of the frame 4 are employed to
act as stops to the eccentrics m and thus prevent the same being carried beyond
their normal position.
Upon the boss m² is formed a second offset m' which upon the latter part of the
outward movement of the cord or chain is acted upon by a spring latch 3 carried
by the sliding plate h to give a partial rotation to the shaft m¹ and eccentrics m and
one of the cams or eccentrics m is thus caused to act upon the vertical rod c¹ of that
figure e which has fallen and raise it into its normal position and by reason of the
long slot in the sliding plate h this action takes place previous to the stop bar g
which has passed into an aperture of the stop disc being moved across the
corresponding long slot 63 of the platform or stage in the outward movement of
the cord or chain and the required time is thus allowed for the raising of the
fallen figure.
After giving the required rotary movement to the shaft m¹ and eccentrics m the
spring latch 3 passes over the then depressed offset m' thus permitting the
eccentrics m to resume their normal position whilst upon the inward movement of
the cord or chain and sliding plate the spring latch 3 slips past the offset m' of
the boss m² without giving motion to the shaft m¹.
Or in lieu of the eccentrics m levers or cams actuated by a moving part of the
machine may be employed in order to raise the fallen figures as will be readily
understood.
To prevent the machine being operated except upon the insertion of the proper
coin I fix upon the drum or pulley et a locking ratchet wheel e formed with four
or other number of teeth into which takes a stop pawl n' which is mounted upon a
centre of motion * carried by the bracket and beyond the centre * the stop
pawl is cranked and formed with a slot n** to receive the lower looped end n³*
of a link or connecting rod ³ which at its upper end is pin jointed to one arm
of a bell crank lever which is mounted upon a centre of motion and the other
arm of which enters the money shoot through a slot 'therein and normally
projects into the path of the coin.
"
By these means upon the insertion into the machine of a coin a the arm n² of the

page_text: bell crank lever n will be depressed a given distance and the stop pawl n* will be
moved out of engagement with the locking ratchet wheel e and the cord or chain f
may then be drawn forward and the machine wound up.
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The full depression of the arm n² of the bell crank lever and the consequent
release of the coin æ is prevented until the machine is fully wound up in order that
the weight of the coin may keep the stop pawl a out of engagement with its ratchet
wheel e by means of a detent o which is hung upon a centre of motion o* fixed to
the bracket and is provided with a tooth of which normally engages a stud ****
upon the pawl nt and the detento is formed with an offset of provided with a notch
or recess therein in which works a stud or projection ³ from the lever i so that at
the end of the outward movement of the cord or chain f the stud 3 will come
against the detent o and withdraw the detent tooth o¹ from the stud *** of the
stop pawl thus releasing the coin which will then fall into the money compart-
ment after which the stop pawl will resume its normal position in engagement
with the locking ratchet wheel e when the cord or chain will be locked against
further outward movement until another coin is inserted into the machine.
In order to prevent fraud by the repeated partial winding up of the machine
whilst the stop pawl n is by the coin held out of engagement with the locking
ratchet wheel of the drum or pulley et such drum has fixed thereon another
ratchet wheel e' the teeth of which are cut in the opposite direction to those of the
locking ratchet wheel e and in connection therewith a pawl is employed which
is mounted upon an axis of motion carried by the bracket and which through
the drum or pulley et locks the cord or chain f against inward movement until the
machine is fully wound up when the pawl p is disengaged from the ratchet wheel e
by a stud projecting from a sliding plate p2 and which acts upon the inclined
face p' of the pawl p.
The sliding plate p² at one end works between guide pins p* fixed to the
bracket and at the other end works between the lever and the detent o and is
formed with a long slot to receive the stud 3 of the lever i which thus imparts a
delayed motion in both directions to the sliding plate so that the pawl p will be
raised out of engagement with the ratchet wheel e' when the machine is fully
wound up and held out of engagement therewith until the machine is fully run
down.
In lieu of giving motion to the stop disc j by the weight of the coin actuating a
drum as hereinbefore described the necessary impulse thereto may be given from a
moving part of the machine as represented for example at Figure 11.
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In this example the lever is provided with a stud * which in the outward
traverse of the cord or chain facts upon the tail of a lever q which is mounted
upon an axis of motion q* causing the end of the lever q which is formed with a
lightly sprung latch 3 to sweep past and act upon a ratchet wheel j fixed upon
the shaft of the stop disc and thus impart a rotary impulse to such disc whilst
in the inward traverse of the cord or chain f the stud * of the lever i acts upon
an inclined projection 92 from the lever q and raises it in readiness for the next
operation the latch end 3 readily slipping past the ratchet wheel *.
In the example given at Figure 12 vertically moveable plates or bars j are
employed in lieu of the stop disc and these plates are provided with perforations 2
and recesses in a similar manner to the stop disc whilst they work in guides **
and at their lower ends are coupled by a bar j' mounted upon a shaft or centre of
motion which has fixed thereon a pendulous weight and the bar + receives an
impulse from a lever in a similar manner to that represented at Figure 11 in
order to give an oscillating movement thereto and a vertical reciprocating move-
ment to the perforated plates ; or th required impulse might be given thereto by
the weight of the coin passing through the money shoot as will be readily
understood.
Any well known and suitable counting apparatus is preferably employed in con-
nection with a moving part of the machine to register the number of coins passed
into the came

page_text: I would here remark that in lieu of the weight f³ I may employ a spring,
electricity or other motive power in order to impart the necessary movements to
the figures and if desired I may dispense with the coin freed or coin operating
mechanism and means for receiving coin and make a complete toy without such
devices and in cases where it is desired to impart an accidental movement
to a single figure or object I may employ only one stop bar and corresponding
parts.
I would further remark that although I have described my invention in con-
nection with boxing figures it is equally applicable wholly or in part to foiling and
other figures or objects as will be readily understood and that whilst I have shown
and described the best details that I am at present acquainted with for carrying
my invention into effect I do not confine myself strictly thereto as it is evident
that the same may be varied without departing from the peculiar character of my
invention.
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. In a mechanical toy the combination of a sliding stop bar or bars, means for
traversing the same and a moveable perforated stop disc or a moveable perforated
stop plate or plates substantially as herein shown and described and for the
purpose stated.
2. In a mechanical toy the combination of a sliding stop bar or bars means for
traversing the same a moveable perforated stop disc or a moveable perforated stop
plate or plates and means for changing the position thereof substantially as herein
shown and described and for the purpose stated.
3. In a mechanical toy the combination of a sliding stop bar or bars means for
traversing the same a moveable perforated stop disc and a drum set in motion by
the falling coin for changing the position of such disc substantially as herein shown
and described.
4. In a mechanical toy a moveable stop disc or stop plate or plates formed with
a number of apertures and recesses therein substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose stated.
5. In a mechanical toy the combination of a sliding stop bar or bars, means for
traversing the same, a moveable perforated stop disc or a moveable perforated stop
plate or plates means for changing the position thereof, coin operating means for
preventing the winding up of the machine until after the insertion of a coin, means
for preventing the discharge of the coin until the completion of such winding and
means for preventing the partial rewinding of the machine substantially as herein
shown and described and for the purpose stated.
6. The general combination and arrangement of parts constituting a mechanical
toy substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 12th day of June 1891.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.