Improvements in Toy Sound Producing Devices.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application 19th June, 1890-Accepted 19th July, 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toy Sound Producing Devices.
I, ALEXANDRE DECOEUR, Manufacturer, of Bendlikon near Zurich, Switzerland, do
reby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
tement :-
This toy by the sinple compression of an india-rubber ball emits different sounds
ch as mamma, papa, the call of the quail the cry of a parrot, of a cock, of a hen, of
weeping child etc.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toy Sound Producing Devices.
I, ALEXANDRE DECOEUR, Manufacturer, of Bendlikon near Zurich, Switzerland, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be perforined, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This toy by the simple compression of an india-rubber ball emits different sounds
such as mamma, papa, the call of the quail the cry of a parrot, of a cock, of a hen, of
a weeping child etc.
In the accompanying drawings;
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section.
Fig. 2 is an elevation.
Fig. 3 an elevation of the nozzle or mouth through which the sound is emitted,
fitted with its bell and
Fig. 4 the tube or sleeve surrounding the sounding device.
This improved toy consists of an india-rubber ball a, a nozzle or reed-box b, and a
sounding bell c, perforated at d for the reception of the said reed-box 6 with its pin e
and the sleeve or cover and provided at the neck with a groove g adapted to hold the
ball a and to form a tight joint therewith.
The operation is as follows ;-
By compressing the ball a air is forced through the opening provided in the
cover whereby the tongue or reed of the reed box is caused to vibrate.
According to the manner in which the ball is compressed and to the degree of
pressure applied and also according as the sounding bell is wholly or partly surrounded
by the palm of the hand, the sounds or tones produced may be varied in many
different ways.
This toy which it is intended to call the parrot may be made of any suitable material
and arranged in a variety of ways or positions: for instance it may be contained in or
form part of other toys such as dolls or animals etc.
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 improved toy consisting of a sounding bell such as c attached to an india-
rubber ball or equivalent device and provided with a whistle or reed surrounded by a
perforated sleeve or cover such as for the purpose of emitting various sounds or
tones by the compression of the rubber ball substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of June 1890.
Fig. 3 an elevation of the nozzle or mouth through which the sound is emitted,
fitted with its bell and
Fig. 4 the tube or sleeve surrounding the sounding device.
This improved toy consists of an india-rubber ball a, a nozzle or reed-box b, and a
sounding bell c, perforated at d for the reception of the said reed-box 6 with its pin e
and the sleeve or cover and provided at the neck with a groove g adapted to hold the
ball a and to form a tight joint therewith.
The operation is as follows;-
By compressing the ball a air is forced through the opening provided in the
cover whereby the tongue or reed of the reed box 6 is caused to vibrate.
According to the manner in which the ball is compressed and to the degree of
pressure applied and also according as the sounding bell is wholly or partly surrounded
by the palm of the hand, the sounds or tones produced may be varied in many
different ways.
This toy which it is intended to call the parrot may be made of any suitable material
and arranged in a variety of ways or positions: for instance it may be contained in or
form part of other toys such as dolls or animals etc.
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 improved toy consisting of a sounding bell such as c attached to an india-
rubber ball or equivalent device and provided with a whistle or reed surrounded by a
perforated sleeve or cover such as for the purpose of emitting various sounds or
ones by the compression of the rubber ball substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of June 1890.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.