Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1895
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1. LOUIS BROCKMAN, of 26 Kaiser Wilhelm-strasse, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany,
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 subject of this invention is a top which is so aanged that, after it has
been set in otary motion, it rise to the ceiling of the room where it continues to
revolve ou "spin."
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings, which,
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Figme is an elevation of the improved top, partly in longitudinal section.
Figure 2 is a top-view on plan of the wheel of such top.
Figure 3 represents the removable sliding peg; and
Figue is a top view of the holder or handle
The top mainly consists of a spindle a the upper part of which, extending lo
one third of its total length, is hollow, and at the lower extremity of which there
is provided a notch b. To the upper part of the spindle is fitted a flyer or wheel c
having a number of helically inclined wings of vanes d Into which the hollow
portion of the spindle there is inserted a peg which, is split up to make it
resilient, so that when the top collides with the ceiling, the said peg may yield
and be shifted to some extent within the hollow spindle, whereby the ceiling is
protected from damage.
The holder o handle ƒ has three cylindrical perforations in the longitudinal
direction, the two outer ones ag of which serve to guide a cord provided with a
knot or knob, while the central perforation &, which is larger than the others,
serves to receive the spindle a of the top
Both the top handle may be made of any suitable material
When it is desired to use the top, it is placed in such a position that the notch b
comes to be situated over the cord i. The top is then turned, while being inserted
into the intermediate perforation of the handle f; the consequence being that the
cord becomes wound spally around the spindle a (see Figure 1) By a hard pull
of the knot or knob of the cord, the latter is then caused to unwind, and to set
the top in rapid rotary motion, and, owing to the melmed or helical position of the
wings of the flyer, which causes them to act after the manner of a propeller screw,
the top will ascend to the ceiling (if used indoors), the inserted peg staking the
ceiling in consequence, and being thereby caused to slide further into the hollow
spindle. On reaching the ceiling, the top will, for a time, spin thereon; then it
will slowly descend to the flooi, and there finally run out and stop.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is
1. A top arranged for spinning on the ceiling, the main feature of which is a
hollow spindle a into which a peg is inserted and on which is mounted a flyer e

page_text: fitted with inclined wings or vanes, while a perforated holder or handlè̟ ƒ is adapted
to receive the top together with arcord wound thereon.
Dated this 19th day of October 1895.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.