Year: 1895

page_text: We THOMAS WASS FLORY, of 40 Manor Road, Colchester, in the County of'
Essex, Engineer, and THOMAS WILLIAM: WATTS, of 46 Chapel Street, Colchester
in the said County of Essex, Merchants Clerk 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 :-
We provide. a. model.. of. a... house, shed, kennel, or any other building, with
windows, shutters,., or doors.. in accordance with the character of the building.
represented by the model. One or more of the doors, shutters, or windows, are.
made to open and shut.
A small ball is attached to the model by means of a piece of elastic is such a
position that if the ball is pulled, the elastic stretched and then the ball suddenly
released it will strike against one of the windows, shutters, or doors. The striking
of the door, window or shutter by the ball causes, in conjunction with an
arrangement of springs inside of the said model, one or more of the doors windows,
or shutters to open and a doll, animal, or other toy to project or come out from one
or more of the windows, shutters or doors.
For convenience of holding a handle may be attached to the model.
Our arrangements for causing the doors, shutters, or windows to open are as
follows:-
First. The opening of the door, Figs. 1. and 2.-In this case the doll, animal, or
other toy A. Fig. 1. which has been placed inside of the said model is caused to
press against the inside of the door B. Fig. 1. by means of an ordinary spring C.
Fig. 1. and is kept in position by guides D. Fig. 1.
In the door B. Fig. 2. a small bolt E. Fig. 2. is fixed, and in the doorpost_a
small shouldered spring F. Fig. 2. is fixed just clearing the end of the bolt. E.
Fig. 2.
When the door B. Fig. 2. is closed, the shouldered spring F. Fig. 2. in the door
post is pressed with the thumb on to the bolt E Fig. 2. so that the end of the bolt
presses under the shoulder of the spring, the bolt and the spring being kept in this
position by the pressure of the toy A. Fig. 1. against the inside of the door B.
Fig. 1.
When the ball J. Fig. 1. is pulled and suddenly released from the hand, the
elastic K. Fig. 1 causes it to strike the door B. Fig. 1. The force of the blow
neutralizes the pressure from the toy A. Fig. 1. inside the door B. Fig. 1. the
shouldered spring F. Fig. 2. is then released and springs back just clearing the end
of the bolt E. Fig. 2. and the toy A Fig. 1. forces open the door B. Fig. 1. and
projects or comes out.
Secondly. To open the window or shutter-Figs. 3. and 4.
We propose to open the window or shutter from the door L. Figs. 3. and 4.
In this case the doll, animal, or other toy A. Fig. 3. inside the model is caused
to press against the inside of the window or shutter B. Fig. 3. by means of an
ordinary spring C. Fig. 3. and is kept in position by guides D. Fig. 3.
In the window or shutter B. Fig. 3. a small bolt E. Fig. 3. is fixed which is held
in position against the window frame by a latch F. Fig. 3. working on a pivot G.
Fig. 3. a latchhole being cut through the windowframe to give play to the latch F.
Fig. 3. The lower end of the latch F. Fig. 3. is attached to a button H. Fig. 3.
placed in the centre of the door L Fig. 3.-The latch F. Fig. 3. is fastened and

page_text: the button H. Fig. 3. kept in position by an ordinary spring I. Fig. 3. pressing
against the button H. Fig. 3.
Having pulled the ball J. Fig. 3. the elastic K. Fig. 3. is stretched, and then
suddenly releasing the ball J. Fig. 3. the elastie K. Fig. 3. causes it to strike the
button H. Fig. 3. in the door L. Fig. 3. This pressure on the button H. Fig. 3.
causes the latch F. Fig. 3. to unfasten and the spring C. Fig. 3. behind the toy A.
Fig. 3. forces the window or shutter B. Fig. 3. open and causes the toy A. Fig. 3.
to project or come out.
The model can be made of either wood, metal, or cardboard, or the like
material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is-
A new mechanical toy worked by means of an elastic and ball, and an arrange-
ment of springs by which dolls, animals, or other toys are caused to either project
or come out of the windows, shutters or doors of a model house, shed, kennel, or
other building.
Dated this 20th dox of Anril 1805
THOMAS WASS FLORY.
T. W. WATTS.