A New or Improved Optical Toy.
Year: 1897

page_text: GEORGE ROYLE Gentleman 9 Glazbury Road West Kensington W. WILLIAM.
RICHARD WYNNE Electrical Engineer, 42 Palace Mansions Addison Bridge
Kensington do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
We employ a vertically projecting pin, having a simultaneous rotary and
reciprocating motion, to give rapid vibratory motion to colored and shaped discs, this
motion we preferably obtain by a fly wheel worked by a cord wound round a loose
pulley, in which is placed a spiral spring, this pulley turns upon a hollow shaft,,
through which the spindle of the fly wheel freely revolves, on the upper surface of this,
pulley are teeth engaging corresponding teeth on the lower surface of the fly wheel, the
pulley is brought into contact with the fly wheel by tension of the cord, and so
rotates the fly wheel, but falls out of gear by the slackening of the cord.
We form holes in the discs, to be drawn by the pin, of regular or irregular shapes,
giving corresponding recurring movements to the discs, in addition to the primary
rotary and reciprocating motions.
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GEORGE ROYLE.
WILLIAM RICHARD WYNNE.
A New or Improved Optical Toy.
GEORGE ROYLE Gentleman 9 Glazbury Road West Kensington, W. WILLIAM
RICHARD WYNNE, Engineer 42 Palace Mansions, Addison Bridge, W. 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 employ a vertically projecting pin, having a simultaneous rotary and
reciprocating motion, to give rapid vibratory motion to colored and shaped discs, this
motion
cord wound
we preferably obtain by a fly wheel, worked by a
round a loose pulley, in which placed a spiral spring, this pulley turns upon a
hollow shaft, through which the spindle of the fly wheel freely revolves, on the upper
surface of this pulley are teeth engaging corresponding teeth on the lower surface of
the fly wheel, the pulley is brought into contact with the fly wheel by tension of the
cord, and so rotates the fly wheel, and falls out of gear by the slackening of the
cord.
We form holes in the discs to be driven by the pin, of regular or irregular shapes

page_text: giving corresponding recurring movements to the discs, in addition to the primary
rotary and reciprocating motions.
In order that our invention, and the manner of performing the same, may be
properly understood, we hereunto append a sheet of explanatory drawings to be
hereinafter referred to, and representing an example of the application of our
invention.
Fig. 3. Is a Sectional Elevation.
Fig. 4. Is a plan with top removed.
Fig. 5. Is a Plan and section of toothed pulley.
on
A is a circular case with fixed bottom Z and removable top. E is a vertical
rotating shaft, with collar D, for the purpose of carrying wheel C, and working
bearing F, the wheel C, having on its lower surface, teeth K which engage with other
teeth J, formed on the upper part of loose pulley H.
The top of the case A is depressed at the centre B, to form the top bearing of the
shaft E, and a circular ridge Y is formed.
The pulley H rotates on a tube G, within which the shaft E works freely.
L is a pulley revolving on shaft M inside this pulley is a spring N.
R is a cord, one end of which is attached to ring S, outside case A and is led at an
angle, and passed round the lower part of pulley H, and thence round pulley L, to
which it is attached, the spring N tending to wind up said cord upon its pulley L.
A crank disc 0, with movable pin P, is attached to top of shaft E, this crank
disc (), has one or more suitable holes Q, at varying distances from the centre, into
any one of which the pin P, is inserted, and to which pin is thereby given a rotary
motion.
T, is a break with curved end T", to which is attached a push V, the end T¹, coming
into contact with the periphery of wheel C, and thus stopping it, on pressure of V.
"The apparatus is thus worked, a suitably colored and shaped disc, or other object,
with central circular or other shaped hole, is placed on the pin P, and resting on the
raised ridge Y, the ring S, is then pulled, thus tightening cord R, and causing
pulley H, to revolve and rise up, bringing its teeth J, into contact with teeth K, on
wheel C, and causing said wheel also to revolve, on slackening the cord the pulley
drops down, and the wheel C, continues to rotate.
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 :-
1. An optical toy, in which a crank disc with perforations at varying distances
from its centre, carries a movable pin, fitting in any one of said perforations, and
revolved by suitable mechanism for giving primary motion, substantially as herein
described.
2. An optical Toy, in which colored and figured discs, or other objects, are swung
round with a vibratory and reciprocating motion, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 8th day of July 1897.
GEORGE ROYLE.
WILLIAM RICHARD WYNNE.