A New and Improved Toy.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
A New and Improved Toy.
GEORGE ROYLE 9 Glazbury Road West Kensington, W. Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce a toy printing machine or type writer,
of very simple and cheap construction, which will be an object of amusement and
instruction for children.
The construction of such a toy may be briefly described as follows.
I provide a bed plate or stand of tin or other suitable material upon which, at
the rear, is erected an upright, which is bent forward and projects a certain distance
over said bed plate or stand, and is grooved in front to contain a metal slide, this
slide carries a wheel, which revolves, and upon the periphery of which, type, or
other objects, are placed, upon the bed plate or stand, grooves are placed, in which
a flat metal plate slides, this metal plate has bearings in the rear, which carry a
roller for the purpose of drawing the paper forward, and, in a convenient position
lengthwise, a metal slip is placed at right angles, and serrated on its upper edge
with teeth; upon the back of the slide wheel carrier, a pawl is placed, which
engages the teeth, and, on the depression of the wheel for printing, causes the flat
metal plate to slide a distance equal to the teeth space, the type or other objects
on the wheel are inked by a roller or rollers attached to the slide wheel carrier, on
the front of the wheel is a dial indicating the type or objects, and a pointer projects
over it from the rear, for the purpose of enabling the operator to bring the required
type or object in position for printing.
Rubber bands of different type or fancy objects, can be used by being slipped on
and off the wheel, and two colors can be utilized for printing by using two rollers,
one on each side of the wheel, whereby the type or objects on one half of the
wheel will be of one color, and the other half of another color, stops can be placed
on the wheel for the purpose of preventing the type &c. of one color coming into
contact with the other color.
Although I have herein before described a convenient and advantageous method
of carrying my invention into practice, it is obvious that I can somewhat modify
the herein before described improvement without departing from the spirit of my
said invention.
Dated this 28th day of Novambar 1801
GEORGE ROYLE.
GEORGE ROYLE 9 Glazbury Road West Kensington London Gentleman 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 object of this invention is to produce a toy printing machine or type writer,
of very simple and cheap construction, which will be an object of amusement and
instruction for children.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, and readily carried into
effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings, fully to describe the
same.

page_text: igure 2 presents a Iront elevation.
Figure 3 presents a side elevation.
Figure 4 presents a section, on line 2, 3 Figure 1.
Figure 5 presents an elevation of front of frame B.
Figure 6 presents a section on line 5. 6 Figure 1.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
A. is the bed plate, upon which is erected the frame B. C is a flat plate, sliding
easily on A. and kept in position by clips D. D¹ and guides E at both ends of C.
are bearings F. carrying roller G, rotated by handle H. This roller is so fixed in
relation to C, that, on paper being placed on C. and under said roller, the pressure
is sufficient to carry the paper forward, on its rotation. In front of roller, and
fixed on C. is erected a rack J. with part of its under surface cut away, for the
purpose of allowing the paper to pass through. On the front of frame B. is a flat
plate B (Fig. 5.) perforated sufficiently in centre to allow of spindle W. working
freely, on the rear of this plate, are two V pieces K (Fig. 6.) in which a slide L.
works freely, rotating in about the centre of this slide, is a spindle W. (Figs. 4. 5. 6.)
carrying a wheel N. which wheel has serrated edges at the rear (Figs. 1. 3. 4)
upon the periphery of this wheel are placed the characters O. Tins wheel is
rotated by handle Q. fixed to spindle W. in front, and the whole is kept in firm
position in rear of slide L. by a cap T. (Figs. 3. 4. 6) which cap may be fixed to
spindle W. by a pin or other device, the slide L. is kept in pioper place by an
elastic spring U. passing round' T. and through and over frame B. (Figs. 1. 3. 4.)
at the upper part of the rear of slide L. is a piece of thin metal M, which is
brought over wheel N, and terminates with a pointed end in front.
of slide L. is placed a pawl X. (Fig. 6) swinging freely on a screw, and kept in
position by a pin Y. This pawl engages and operates rack J. Also at rear of
slide L. is fixed a spindle P¹ carrying an inking roller P. which is adjusted to
lightly ink the characters, as wheel N revolves. Attached to the side of frame B.
is a spindle a. (Figs. 2. 3. 6) carrying a thin piece of metal b. This has a small
perforation in the centre, for the purpose of allowing only one character being
printed at a time. At the top of plate B' in front of frame, is placed a triangular
piece of metal R. (Figs. 4. 5) which engages in the serrated edges of wheel N.
upon the front of the wheel N. is placed an index of the characters on its
periphery.
At the back
The instrument is thus worked. A piece of paper is placed in position, and
passed under J. to the roller G which grips it firmly, the slide C. is drawn out to
the right, till the paper is in the required position to commence, the wheel N is
then rotated by the handle Q. till the character required is brought under the
pointer M. The wheel N. is then depressed, the character is brought into contact
with the paper, through the perforation in the metal strip and is printed, during
the depression, the pawl X. engages in rack J. and forces the slide C. the distance
of a character forward, the process is repeated till a word is completed, for the
space between words, the vacant space on index, is brought to the pointer M, and
the wheel depressed, during the depression of the wheel, the triangular piece R.
engages in oue of its serrations, and so keeps it firmly in place for printing, at the
completion of a line of printing, the roller G. is revolved a sufficient distance for
the next line, and the slidé C. is again drawn out to the right.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. A type writing or printing machine substantially as herein shewn and
described.
This dil f' A1805
'GEORGE ROYLE.