An improved Toy.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1889
An improved Toy.
I, JAMES CROSBY PORRETT of Stobart Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, in the
County of Durham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
This invention relates to an improved toy which is intended to explode a percussion
cap placed upon one end thereof.
The toy may be made of wood, metal or other material so weighted that when
thrown into the air it will always alight upon the ground upon one end, or when
thrown as a dart against any hard substance, such as a wall will travel in a straight
line striking the wall with one end. This end terminates in a short thin rod or
similar projecting piece over which the percussion cap is placed before the toy is
thrown. The other end is provided with a feather, wing or wings or other device for
the purpose of aiding its aerial flight.
Dated this 1st day of November 1888
:
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Toy.
I, JAMES CROSBY PORRETT of Stobart Street Monk wearmouth, Sunderland, in the
County of Durham, Manufacturer, 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 relates to an improved toy which is intended to explode a percussion
cap placed upon one end thereof.
The toy may be made of wood, metal, or other material so weighted that when
thrown into the air it will always alight upon the ground upon one end, or when
thrown as a dart against any hard substance, such as a wall will travel in a straight
line striking the wall with one end. This end terminates in a short thin rod or similar
projecting piece over which the percussion cap is placed before the toy is thrown.
The other end is provided with a feather, wing or wings or other device for the
purpose of aiding its aerial flight.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts throughout.
Figures 1 & 2 shew two forms of my invention and Figure 3 shews a modification
thereof.
In Figuro 1, I have shewn a simple form of my invention consisting of a rod A
made of wood or other light material preferably of a cylindrical shape. Over one
end of the said rod is placed a metal ferrule B secured to the rod by indenting its
siles by rivets screws or other means. A metal percussion cap is placed over the
ferrule and when exploded is replaced by another. The other end of the rod A is
provided with two or more feathers placed in longitudinal slits D in the rod A and
secured by gum, glue, or other adhesive material. Figure 2 is the same as Figure 1
except that the arrow heads or wings C of cardboard, paper, paper-naché or other
similar material light in weight are substituted for the feathers, and a short rod of
metal E provided with an end flange F works loosely through a central aperture in
the ferrule B. The metal percussion cap is placed over the end of this metal rod E,

page_text: and when thrown to the. ground or at the wall or other hard substance, the rod E
slides within the ferrule B for a short distance thus acting as a buffer and preventing
the concussion from breaking the toy.
The modification shewn in Figure 3 is intended for the explosion of paper caps when
the toy is thrown at any hard substance. Two hemispherical or other shaped blocks G of
wood or other light material are each provided with similar apertures H bored centrally.
Within these apertures a central rod of metal or other material J is fixed by means
of flanges or collars K screwed or otherwise fastened to the material of the blocks G.
Around this rod J, I place two short spiral springs L, and between these two spirals
I place two metallic plates M and fold over their edges so as to grip on the outside
of the blocks G as shewn in the drawing. The tendency of the spiral springs is to
keep the two metallic plates M close together. To use this form of my invention I
pull the two blocks G apart and insert the paper cap or caps N. I then release the
blocks G and the springs L press against the inside of the metallic plates M. and the
fixed flanges or collars K and bring the two plates M close together and grip the cap
or caps N. The toy is then thrown in the air or at the wall and on striking the
ground, wall or other hard substance the cap or caps N are exploded.
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 construction of an improved toy for holding metal percussion caps to be
exploded consisting of a rod A of wood or other light material with feathers, wings,
arrow heads, or the like and with a ferrule B or a percussive rod E working in a
ferrule B substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated
in Figures 1 & 2 of the accompanying drawings.
(2) The modified form of my invention for holding paper caps to be exploded
constructed substantially as described and illustrated with reference to Figure 3 of
the accompanying drawings.
Dated thi 30th an f Ano 1900
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
"Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.