Improvements relating to Toys for Children.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1894-Accepted, 23rd June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Toys for Children.
I, WILFRID CAMPBELL LATHAM, Gentleman, of 38 Rosemont Road,
Richmond, Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of the present invention is to provide a source of amusement for
children on the sea shore, and also a means of advertising for tradesmen and
others who desire to bring their names or their goods before the notice of the
public.
To this end, I propose to construct from stiff paper, or some such material, rings
of different sizes, by the aid of which, castles or towers may be built up upon the
sand, of considerable height and attractiveness.
The rings, which are by preference of various bright colours, are printed with
advertisements, and are intended to be sold in bundles or sets,-a set being composed
of, say, six rings of different diameters.
The width of the rings is about the same, viz., about 4 inches. A convenient
mode of making the rings is to take strips of strong paper, about 8 inches wide, of
the required length, and to double them into strips of half that width, using some
suitable adhesive material between the folds; the ends of the strips are then joined
and stuck together.
To give additional strength to the rings in a transverse direction, little pieces of
wood, or sticks, may be employed at intervals, the ends of which may slightly
protrude beyond the edge of the ring, which may, when thus made, be folded flat
in the direction of its circumference, but cannot readily be crumpled transversely.
To make a castle of sand with the aid of these rings, the largest ring of the set
is opened out, and placed on its edge on the sand, with the protruding pieces of
wood sticking therein. The ring then forms a receptacle, which is filled with sand,
and when full, the next sized ring is placed upon the contents of the first ring. The
second ring being filled, another yet smaller is set up and filled, and so on, until
quite a high castle of several stories is made with differently coloured bands at
each story, whereon are advertisements.
A bundle or set of rings, which, if made as above described, may be flattened out
for packing purposes without injury, may be produced and sold for a few pence,
and will be found to give great amusement to children, while at the same time a
valuable means is provided for advertisers to bring their goods before the eyes of
the public on a crowded beach.
Dated this 21st day of July 1893.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Toys for Children.
I WILFRID CAMPBELL LATHAM, Gentleman, of 38 Rosemont Road,
Richmond, Surrey, 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 the present invention is to provide a source of amusement for
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page_text: children on the sea-shore, which also may be utilized by advertizers as a means for
introducing their wares to the notice of the public.
In carrying out this invention, I take a number of different sized hoops or frames,
the largest of which is placed upon the beach, and filled with sand; the next size
is then placed upon that already filled, and likewise filled with sand, and so on,
until a tower is formed several stories high.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown, in elevation, at
Fig. 1, a sand castle built with the aid of a set of four hoops according to the
present invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of a set of four hoops; and
Fig. 3 shews a strip of card or thick paper, from which a hoop is formed by
.joining the ends.
A set of four hoops a, a¹, a³, and a³, have been selected for illustration, but it
will be understood that any other number of hoops or frames may be employed.
Of the set here shewn, a is the largest, which is placed first in position, and filled
with sand; a¹ is then placed thereon, and in turn filled, likewise a³ and a³ are
placed respectively on a¹ and a², and filled. The summit of the topmost story may,
if desired, be crowned with a flag, which may accompany the set.
The hoops, as here shown, are made by joining the ends of a cardboard strip by
means of a small stick passed through loops therein in the manner indicated.
This method permits of the ends being easily detachable, so that the hoops can be
readily removed, leaving the castle already built standing, and used for building
another castle.
In lieu of the hoops of flexible material, such as card, which take a circular form
when in use, frames of other form and material may be used, if preferred. The
-card hoops are, however, cheap and easily packed, and in many ways convenient.
The width and other dimensions of the hoops or frames are entirely optional. The
larger they are, however, the more labour will be entailed in building a tower with
their aid. The hoops or frames are preferably of distinctive colours, and may be
used to bear the printed notices of tradesmen and other advertisements.
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 :-
A toy for children consisting of a set of hoops or frames, with the aid of which
-sand castles and towers can be built substantially as set forth.
Dated this 21st day of May 1894
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.