Improvements in or relating to Dancing Toys.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Dancing Toys.
I, WILLIAM GRAY, 40, East Ferry Road, Cubitt Town, London, E., Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to dancing toys.
In carrying out my invention I support the dancing figure, the limbs of
which are suitably jointed, upon a pivoted lever or bar. This lever or bar is
connected to a cord, the other end of this cord being fixed to a suitable part of
the frame carrying the figures, and by operating this cord by means of the
finger the lever or bar may be caused to move and so give the appearance of
dancing to the figures carried thereon.
I sometimes find it convenient to employ a spindle having projections which
engage upon the cord aforesaid so as to produce approximately the same result
as when the cord is operated by the finger.
Doted this 5th day of November 1898
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Dancing Toys
I, WILLIAM GRAY, 40, East Ferry Road, Cubitt Town, London, E., 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:-
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to dancing toys.
In carrying out my invention I support the dancing figure, the limbs of
which are suitably jointed, upon a pivoted lever or bar. This lever or bar is
connected to a cord, the other end of this cord being fixed to a suitable part of
the frame carrying the figures, and by operating this cord by means of the
finger, the lever or bar may be caused to move and so give the appearance of
dancing to the figures carried thereon. I sometimes find it convenient to employ
a spindle having projections which engage upon the cord aforesaid so as to pro-,
duce approximately the same result as when the cord is operated by the finger.
For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings in
which:-
Figure 1 is a front elevation shewing my invention.
Figure 2 side elevation of same.

page_text: Referring to Figures 1 and 2, in this case the figure a is carried upon the
lever, pivotally supported at n to the support m. o is a cord attached to the
lever and to the pin q upon the plate p. The dotted line indicates the position
the figure may be raised to by the operation of the finger o¹ as shewn. The
joints of the figure are also movable or pivoted. Referring to Figure 3, in this
case the figure a is supported upon the lever e which is bent as shewn, and
carried upon the support c. f is a cord which is attached to the lever e and to
the pink. The spindle h carries projections being enclosed in the casing j,
and may be rotated by means of the crank or handle g.
If desired I may
employ a box 6 having an aperture d for the insertion of a coin, thus serving
the purpose of a money box. By rotating the handle g figure a may be given the
appearance of dancing, owing to the action of the projections i upon the cord f,
when the spindle h is rotated.
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 improved dancing toy, substantially as described and illustrated herein
and for the purpose set forth.
2. In dancing toys, in combination a figure having movable limbs and carried
upon a pivoted lever; a cord, one end of which is attached to said lever, and
the other end to a suitable part of a support or base, said cord being operated
or acted upon by the finger, or the rotation of a spindle having projections
thereon for the purpose of giving a dancing appearance to the figure carried
by the lever aforesaid; the end of said figure being arranged to strike a surface
or platform, substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose
set forth.
3. In dancing toys of the class herein described, the employment of a cord,
one end of which is attached to the lever or the like carrying the figure, and
the other end to a suitable support, for the purpose of enabling motion to be
communicated to the figure by operating the cord through the medium of the
finger or other convenient arrangement, substantially as described and illustrated
herein and for the purpose set forth.
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