Improved Mechanical Toy and Advertising Machine.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1896
Improved Mechanical Toy and Advertising Machine.
1, CAROLINE SPILSBURY POCOCK Gentlewoman of 66 St. Ann's Hill Wands-
worth Surrey do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce a mechanical toy consisting of a figure
or manikin which shall be capable of drawing a figure or writing upon paper placed
before it. To effect my object I provide two discs or cams which are cut to a
certain contour upon their periferies according to the design the manikin is
intended to produce. These cams are mounted upon a spindle which can be turned
by hand or clockwork or any suitable power. Of these cams one is intended to
give the horizontal and the other vertical movement to the pencil or pencil bar
which describes the characters. The said pencil bar is suitably fixed in such a
way as to represent the arm of the manikin.
Against each of the cams a peg is caused to press by means of a spring and
these pegs project from suitable arms or levers which are connected directly or
otherwise to the pencil bar and cause it to move in accordance with the contour of
the cams, the combined action of the two cams causing the delineation of the
characters or figures by the pencil. The point of the pencil bar is kept up against
the paper by a spring.
paper
I provide a third cam or other suitable device for raising the pencil off the
when requisite. The pencil bar may be pivotted in or about its centre on a gimbal
or ball and socket joint or for simplicity this joint may be omitted and the pencil
bar guided and caused to move square with the paper.
For advertising purposes I make the manikin of a large size and cause it to
write the words of the advertisement upon a paper roll and when the advertisement
is completed 1 cause the paper so written upon to be projected by suitable
mechanism from the case in which the manikin is placed or torn off leaving a fresh
piece of paper available for the next advertisement. I either work this by means
of clockwork or by a lever and spring to be operated each time the figure is required
to write or by some other suitable mechanism and I make it workable upon the
dropping of a coin into a slot or otherwise. I provide a suitable frame or easle to
hold the paper to be drawn or written upon.
Dated this 10th day of January 1895.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Mechanical Toy and Advertising Machine.
I, CAROLINE SPILSBURY POCOCK, of 66 St. Ann's Hill, Wandsworth, in the
County of Surrey, Gentlewoman, 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 :—
My invention relates to an improved mechanical toy and advertising machine.
The object of my invention is to produce a mechanical toy consisting of a figure

page_text: or manikin which shall be capable of drawing a figure or writing upon paper
placed before it.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figs. 1, 2, and 3, are views of the toy having the cams and mechanism at the
back of the figure, Fig. 1, being a back elevation, Fig. 2, is a part side elevation
and part in section and Fig. 3, is a part plan and part in section.
Figs. 4, and 5, show how the gimbal or ball and socket joint may be dispersed
with and the pencil bar guided square with the easel.
Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, are views of the toy with the cams and mechanism
below the figure, Fig. 6, being a part side elevation and part in section through
line C. D; Fig. 7, is a plan of bottom with cams removed and shown in dotted lines;
Fig. 8, is a plan of top; Fig. 9, is a cross section and Fig. 10, is a part section
through line A. B.
Figs. 11, and 12, are views showing the employment of a third cam for raising
the pencil from the paper. X is the third cam, against which the projecting piece
or peg a. a. in the lever Z is caused to press by the spring b. b. and the figure or
manikin is jointed at Y and connected by a link to the lever Z. In this case a
stop c. c. is provided to prevent the easel following the pencil.
Like letters refer to like parts throughout the figures.
E. E. are the two cams for producing the necessary movements of the pencil
bar.
F. is the spindle on which the cams are mounted.
G. is the spur or cog wheel driven by the worm H on the crank spindle I for
causing the cams to revolve.
J. K. are two levers pivoted upon the pin d. d. and having the pegs or
projecting pieces L. M which are caused to press against the cams by the
springs O. P.
R. is the pencil bar.
S. T. are connecting arms, levers or links which connect the levers J. K. to the
pencil bar.
V. is the easel.
W. is the spring which keeps the pencil up against the easel. In Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5, the easel is fixed and the spring is put behind the pencil in the pencil bar
and so pushes the pencil against the easel. In the remaining figs. the easel is
jointed and is pressed against the pencil by the spring at the joint.
To effect my object I provide two discs or cams EE which are cut to a certain
contour upon their peripheries according to the design the manikin is intended to
produce. These cams E E are mounted upon a fixed spindle F above a spur or
cog wheel G with a set pin which revolves by the force of the worm H when the
driving shaft or crank spindle I is operated by the handle or clockwork or any
other suitable power. Of these cams, one is intended to give the horizontal and
the other the vertical movement to the pencil bar R which describes the
characters. The aforesaid pencil bar R is fixed in such a way as to represent the
arm of the manikin, but preferably the arm is fixed to a vertical shaft R' this
said vertical shaft rocks at its base on a lever S which lever S is connected to
the arm or link T.
Against each of the cams EE a projection L on the end of lever J and a bend
or projection M on lever K is caused to press by means of spiral springs O and P,
the said levers which oscillate on a pin d d are connected to the lever T and also
by a connecting bar S, thus the aforesaid mechanism in direct communication with
the pencil bar R and cause it to move in accordance with the contour of the
cams EE the combined action of the two cams causing the delineation of the
characters or figures by the pencil point. The point of the pencil bar is kept up
against the paper fixed on an easel V by the spring W on a bar to which the easel V
is mounted.

page_text: If preferable I provide a third cam or other suitable device for raising the
pencil off the paper where requisite. The pencil bar may be pivoted in or about
its centre on a gimbal or ball and socket joint or for simplicity this joint may be
omitted and the pencil bar guided and caused to move square with the paper.
For advertising purposes I make the manikin of a large size and cause it to
write the words of the advertisement upon a paper roll and when the advertisement
is completed I cause the paper so written upon to be projected by suitable
mechanism from the case in which the manikin is placed or torn off leaving a
fresh piece of paper available for the next advertisement.
I either work this by clockwork or by a lever and spring to be operated each
time the figure is required to write or by some other suitable well known mechanism
and I make it workable upon the dropping of a coin into a slot or otherwise.
In the illustrations I have only shown flat cams, but if preferable they might be
made cylindrical and instead of the pegs on the levers being pressed against the
cams by springs the cams may be grooved and the pegs run into the grooves thus
avoiding the use of the springs.
It will be understood that I do not particularly bind myself to construct the
apparatus or apparatuses exactly as hereinbefore described, and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing, as it is quite possible that I may alter some part or parts
of the mechanism, or place the cams and other mechanism in different positions.
without in any way departing from the nature of my invention.
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 :-
1. In a mechanical toy, the combination of a figure or manikin and other
mechanism which shall be capable of drawing a figure or writing upon paper placed
before it, substantially as described in this Specification.
2. In a mechanical toy, the combination of the cams EE spindle F spur or cog
wheel G worm H on crank spindle I and handle, pencil bar R arm with manikin
and vertical shaft R', levers J and K pivoted on pin d d, projecting pieces L and M
which press against the cams, the springs O and P, and the connecting arms levers.
or links S and T to connect the levers to pencil bar, with easel V and spring W,
substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of the accom-
panying drawing.
3. In a mechanical toy, the combination of the cams E E spindle F spur or cog
wheel G worm H on crank spindle I and handle, pencil bar R arm with manikin
and vertical shaft R', levers Jaud K pivoted on più dd, projecting pieces L and M
which press against the cams, the springs O and P, and the connecting arms levers.
or links S and T to connect the levers to pencil bar, with easel V and spring W,
substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, of the
accompanying drawing.
4. In a mechanical toy, the combination of the mechanism and third cam for
raising the pencil from the paper, and the projecting piece or peg a a spring b b
with the jointed part at Y and the link attached to the lever Z and stop cc to ease!,
substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 11 and 12, of the accom-.
panying drawing.
5. In a mechanical toy and advertising machine, the combination of the pieces
of mechanism varied in such a manner so as to suit the requirements herein before.
described in this Specification driven by hand or any other power, for the purpose.
specified.
Dated in 11th 20 of October 1805
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.