Year: 1896

page_text: WILLIAM BOTTRILL 3 Gloucester Street Theobalds Road London W.C.
Vocalist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide an interesting incans of amusement.
To accomplish this, I place a piece of cardboard, tin, wood, or other suitable
material & of a convenient size in an upright position, & on which part of a figure
or animal is delineated, in this make an apperture which may be covered or
closed over by a piece of stiff paper or other suitable material. At the back
I place another thin board shaped to represent, or on which is also delineated the
part of a figure or animal, and which would be temporarily secured in this position
by a clip or catch and a spring or weight so placed that when struck through the
apperture aforesaid by a ball or other missile thrown at it is disengaged and by the
action of the spring or weight rises over the top of the front board and also causes
to rise with it another piece of board on which a suitable figure or ornament is
represented, and which is intended to cover the front of the apperture, and in that
position the boards represent a complete figure or animal form. To rearrange the
toy for another shot all that is necessary is to press down the back board sufficiently
to allow of its being engaged by the clip or catch aforesaid.
A modification of my invention consists in dispensing with the apperture in the
front board and allowing a portion of the other board to project over its edge.
This projecting piece on being hit would then rise by the force or action of the
spring or weight and would thus represent the complete figure or animal form.
Dated thin 95th day of April 1896
WILLIAM BOTTRILL.
I WILLIAM BOTTRILL Architect 3 Gloucester Street Queen's Square
London W.C. 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 provide an interesting means of amusement.
To accomplish this 1 place a sheet of cardboard, tin, wood or other suitable
material, and of a convenient size in an upright position securing it in this position
by attaching it to a stand, or by supporting it by one or more props, in this board
I make a hole as shewn in the accompanying drawings at A. Fig. 1. Behind this
board I place another board of a similar size and shape, supported by a spiral push
spring on a rod secured in the stand and pressed down by a cross piece attached to
the back of the board, having a hole in it to allow of the rod passing through it.

page_text: This board is temporarily concealed and held in position by a small catch, which
protruding from it is caught in a hole or groove in the back of the front board,
the said catch is disengaged from the hole or groove by the back board being hit
by a ball or other missile thrown or shot at it through the first mentioned hole in
the front board, and rises over the top of the anid front board by the action of tho
spring, it also causes to simultaneously rise a smaller piece of board in front which
is securely attached at each side to the back board by pieces of cardboard or other
suitable material passing over the sides of the first named front board. The object
of this small piece of board is on rising to cover over and conceal the hole in the
upper part of the front board, and it may be made to represent a drum, see G.
Fig. 1, a basket of flowers or fruit, or other suitable ornament or figure. On the
face of the back board is delineated the upper portion of a figure or animal, whilst
on the front board is represented the lower part of the figure, the whole three
boards as seen when the toy is extended see Fig. 3. represent a complete figure
and ornament. Between the back and front board and immediately over the hole
at A. Fig. 1. I may lightly attach to the said front board a flapper of card board,
drawing paper or such like so as to conceal the portion of the back board opposite
the hole. To prepare the toy for a shot it is only necessary to press or push down
the back board sufficiently to allow the catch on it to become engaged in the
groove or small hole in the back of the front board.
I refer to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1. represents the front board
as seen when the toy is closed, A being the hole to shoot through. This fig. also
represents the smaller front boare G. on which a drum or other suitable ornament
or figure may be represented. Fig. 2. shews the back of the toy closed, with the
spring at B. supported on a rod C. attached to the stand D. and kept from
extending to its full height by the cross piece E. Attached to the said back board
through the hole in which at H. the rod passes, on the upper end of this rod a knob
is placed. Fig. 3. represents the toy fully extended and forming a complete figure,
in this instance the figure of a drummer. F. represents the catch already alluded
to which passes into the groove in the back of the front board to keep it in position
when closed down.
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. The arrangement of the smaller front board to simultaneously move with the
back board.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1897
WILLIAM BOTTRILL.