IMPROVEMENTS IN MECHANICAL TOY BOATS AND OTHER FLOATING VESSELS to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE COLE of 6 Falcon Square in the City of London Merchant and
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MECHANICAL TOY BOATS AND OTHER FLOATING VESSELS to be as follows:-
"
This Invention relates to improvements in the application of mechanism for the
propulsion of toy boats and other floating vessels.
For this purpose a fly wheel (heavy compared with its diameter) is mounted in
a suitable frame on the central part of the deck of a toy boat or other vessel.
Rotary motion is imparted to the fly wheel by winding up a cord around its axis
and drawing it quickly therefrom. The ends of the axis of the fly wheel rest on
the rims or peripheries of discs or wheels fixed on the paddle shaft or axis by
which motion is imparted thereto to actuate the paddles and thus propel the boat
or vessel. A slight amount of friction or adhesion is given to the rims of the
discs by covering them with india rubber or other suitable material or by
roughening the surface or other suitable means.
In like manner motion may be given to the screw shaft and screw propellor of
a boat or vessel.

page_text: my improvements.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side view Figure 2 a plan and Figure 3 a transverse section of a
toy boat propelled by paddle wheels actuated by mechanism arranged to act in
accordance with my Invention.
a is a fly wheel (heavy compared with its diameter) which is mounted in a
suitable frame b on the central part of the deck of a toy boat or other floating
vessel. Rapid rotary motion is imparted to the fly wheel by winding up a cord
around its axis a¹ and drawing it quickly therefrom. The ends of the axis a¹
of the fly wheel rest on the rims or peripheries of discs or wheels c fixed on the
paddle shaft or axis c¹ by which motion is imparted thereto to actuate the
paddles and thus propel the boat or vessel. A slight amount of friction or
adhesion is given to the rims of the discs by covering them with india rubber
or other suitable material or by roughening the surface or by other suitable
means.
In like manner motion may be given to the screw shaft and screw propellor of
a boat or vessel. Figures 4. 5 and 6 show a side view section and plan of a toy
boat propelled by a screw propellor d actuated by similar mechanism to that
previously described corresponding parts being marked with similar letters of
reference so that no further description thereof is required.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention and the manner of performing
or carrying the same into practice I would remark that I make no claim to any
of the parts separately which are well known and in common use but what
I claim is -
The improved arrangement and combination of mechanism consisting of the
parts a. a. which give motion to the discs or wheels c fixed on the axes of the
addle wheels and of the screw propellor of toy boats or other floating vessels
such mechanism being arranged to act substantially in the manner and for the
purpose herein before described.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings,
Agents for the Patentec.