Improvements in India Rubber Toys.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1892-Accepted, 30th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in India Rubber Toys.
I, SAMUEL EDMOND STATHAM of Manor House Levenshulme Manchester in
the County of Lancaster India Rubber Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of elastic bladders which when inflated
may have the form of a toy baby or doll, and may be made to utter sounds by
means of pressure when required.
The objects of this invention are to obviate the destruction of the bladder during
the process of inflation by undue expansion of the part forming the body of the
doll before the head is inflated to the size required, to prevent the emission of the
air while the doll is in use, and to avoid any deleterious effects from the painted
portions of said bladder.
In this invention I form two slabs of fine india rubber to the shape required,
and cement or otherwise unite their edges so as to form a bladder of a prearranged
shape.
In order to prevent undue expansion of the body before the head is inflated, I
cover the lower part of bladder forming the body of the doll with a suitable net
work or other covering, which limits the extent of expansion.
For the purpose of inflation and to obtain sounds when air is emitted from the
bladder, I attach a tube or flute to any convenient part of the body of the doll; I
insert a plug in this tube said plug being formed of a short elastic tube that is
closed at the inner and open at the outer end.
I slit or divide the closed end of aforesaid plug which will remain closed until
air is blown through it into the body of the doll, when it again closes and prevents
the emission of air from the bladder.
When it is required to obtain sounds from the doll, the plug is withdrawn and
the air pressed out through the tube or flute.
The head and other parts that are painted, have the colour put on the inside of
the bladder, and can be seen through the india rubber, but cannot be touched.
Dated this 24th day of September 1891.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in India Rubber Toys.
I, SAMUEL EDMOND STATHAM of Manor House, Levenshulme Manchester in
the County of Lancaster India Rubber Manufacturer 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:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of elastic bladders, which when inflated
may have the form of a toy baby or doll, and may be made to utter sounds by
means of pressure when required.
The objects of this invention are to obviate the destruction of the bladder during
the process of inflation by undue expansion of the part forming the body of the
doll before the head is inflated to the size required, to prevent the emission of the
air while the doll is in use, and to avoid any deleterious effects from the painted
portions of said bladder.

page_text: I attain these objects by the means hereinafter described and as illustrated in the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
In the several views therein shown similar letters refer to similar parts.
In this invention I form two slabs of fine india rubber to the shape required,
and cement or otherwise unite their edges so as to form a bladder of a prearranged
shape.
In order to prevent undue expansion of the body before the head is inflated, I
cover the lower part of bladder forming the body of the doll with a suitable net
work or other covering, which limits the extent of expansion.
For the purpose of inflation and to obtain sounds when air is emitted from the
bladder I attach a tube or flute 6 to any convenient part of the body of the doll a.
I insert a plug d in this tube shown in section in Fig. 2, said plug being formed of
a short elastic tube that is closed at the inner end c and open at the outer end e.
I slit or divide the closed end c of aforesaid plug which will remain closed until
air is blown through it into the body of the doll, when it again closes and prevents
the emission of air from the bladder.
When it is required to obtain sounds from the doll the plug is withdrawn or
opened by means of the string fand the air pressed out through the tube or flute b,
which may have any form of mechanism attached for uttering sounds.
In a modification of my invention I attach the plug d to an elastic cord g &8
shown in section in Fig. 4. Said plug may be withdrawn by means of the cord f¹,
and the tube or flute b kept open by turning the plug over the edge h.
Figs. 1 and 3 are external views of the herein before described tube or flute
with plug.
The head and other parts that are painted have the colour put on the inside of
the bladder and can be seen through the india rubber but cannot be touched.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The use of an india rubber bladder that may be inflated so as to assume the
form of a doll by certain portions of said bladder being prevented from undue
expansion while the head or other parts are being inflated, in the manner and for
the purpose substantially as herein before described.
2nd. In an air bladder that may be in the form of a doll or other toy, the use of
a tube or flute in which is a plug either as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 or of other
like form.
3rd. In dolls that are formed by means of inflated air bladders, the painting or
colouring of said bladders internally in the manner and for the purpose substantially
as hereinbefore described.
Dated th
AT
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.