Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1887.
Specification Accepted, 22nd July, 1887.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, M.I.M.E.
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 racing toy which is constructed in such a
manner that the persons participating in the game turn cranks on the circumference
of a casing, whereby figures are moved in concentric circular slots in the top of said
casing.
When the cranks are turned at the same time number of revolutions in a given
time the figures will move in their slots with the same radial speed, so that the player
turning his crank the quickest will move his respective figure first through the whole
of its circular slot.
The movement of the figures is produced by arms fixed to crown wheels having the
same number of teeth and attached to concentric sleeves of different length the said
crown wheel being operated by pinions having the same number of teeth and fixed to
the spindles of the above mentioned cranks.
To mark the winning point a lever is pivotted on a horizontal radial axis above each
of the slits.
The shorter arms of these levers are provided at their end with a weight while
the longer arms are provided with discs or signs bearing the number of the
respective slot or figure. When the sign is lowered a stop prevents the dropping of
the counter weighted arm. The positions of the levers are reversed by the figures
coming in contact with the sign as hereinafter more fully described.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 represents an elevation in section of the improved toy and
Fig. 2 a plan of the same.

page_text: comb-like standards B. Under the centre of the central disc a¹¹ is fastened a
cylindrical support D on which turn concentric sleeves d', d, d, of unequal length.
To the upper end of these sleeves are fastened bent arms reaching through the slots
and carrying the figures K₁, K", K", while to their lower ends are fastened crown
wheels e, en, ell, the tooth rings f,,, of which are projecting downward.
Underneath each tooth ring is a ring of metal ཙྭ held by supports h fixed to the
bottom of the casing and provided with a guide g¹ for the tooth rings. In each of
these rings g is journalled the spindle of a pinion I, I, I, gearing with the tooth
rings to the outer end of which spindles extending through the casing C are fastened
the cranks, 11, 111
One of the standards B serves as winning point and carries for this purpose
levers, L, L, L¹ on the horizontal arm thereof above each other of the
slots a.
On the shorter arms of these levers are fastened weights 1, 1, 71, while
the longer arms are provided with numbered discs L, L", L. When the weights
are lifted the arms with the discs will be lowered and rest against a cross bar acting
as a stop and when one of the figures pushes against the disc from the side of the
cross bar the disc will be lifted the weight will fall and the disc stand up above the
horizontal arm of the standard B.
Any suitable number of figures may be employed, having each its concentric slot
and crank, without departing from the principle of the invention. The figures may
represent horses, bicycles, boats or any other suitable subjects.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention as
communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A. racing toy consisting of a suitable number of sleeves such as d¹, d¹¹, di, of
unequal length, mounted concentrically on a common pivot D and carrying on their
radial arms figures such as K', K", K, while to their lower ends are fixed crown
wheels such as e¹, el, e, having the same number of teeth and of an equal number
of pinions such as I, I, I, also having an equal number of teeth gearing with the
crown wheels and mounted on spindles to the outer end of which are fastened
cranks,,, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. In a racing toy such as described a disc such as A formed with concentric
circular spaces a through which extend the wires which carry the figure the rings
forming the spaces being connected by a standard such as B.
3. In a racing toy such as described the counter-weighted
apparatus, for indicating the winner substantially as specified.
Dated this 16th day of June 1887
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