An Improved Toy.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1889-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1889
COMIDELE
An Improved Toy.
I, SIEGFRIED GOTTSCHALK, of the Firm of S. Gottschalk & Co. of 5, Bunbill Row,
London, E.C. Importers and Factors, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 an improved toy devised for the use of children and which
combines in one article a balloon, a rattler, and a squeaker.
The improved toy is illustrated on the accompanying drawings in elevation partly
in section in Fig. 1. in an expanded condition; in sectional elevation in Fig. 2. in a
like condition; details thereof being illustrated in Figs. 3 to 5.
The toy is especially designed to possess the advantages of an expansible and slowly
collapsible balloon silent while collapsing, and of an expansible and quickly collapsible
balloon squeaking while collapsing, at the will of the person holding it, and of acting
as a balloon rattle while expanded.
The toy is constructed with a perforated mouth-piece, 6, which is preferably dished
at its inner end, 7, and may be made of any suitable shape, size and material. Over
the end, 7, of the mouth-piece there is stretched a band, 8, of india rubber or other
suitable material of such a width as to almost close the same, leaving narrow lateral
passages as at, 9, through which air may be blown into the balloon to expand it, but
which passages are almost closed when the balloon is expanded, vide Fig. 1. owing to
the pressure of the contained air on the elastic band, and then if not interfered with,
allow of the slow escape of the contained air which in such event escapes silently.
The same effect may be obtained by the application and use of overlapping or adjacent
bands of india-rubber or of other suitable material or by other equivalent means so
arranged as to allow of the balloon being quickly blown out or expanded and of then
yielding to the pressure of the contained air so as to almost close the outlet through
the mouthpiece. This band or other analogous means used may be secured around
the end, 7, of the mouthpiece by elastic cord, 10, or by other suitable means.
band is preferably notched as at, 11, to facilitate its placement over and around the
end, 7, of the mouthpiece in such a manner as that it may be evenly stretched so
that the desired result will be secured.
The
The device may be used as a quickly collapsible balloon by pressing with the fingers
(which bear upon the outer surface of the neck of the distended balloon) the edges of
the band or its equivalent, as at, 12, in such a manner as to cause the band to be
slackened across and slightly raised above the inner end of the outlet through the
mouthpiece, vide Fig. 2. which is resultant in widening or enlarging the aforesaid
lateral air escape passages in consequence of which the elastic tendency of the balloon
to collapse will cause the contained air to quickly escape, which will cause a vibration
of the band and the desired squeaking or musical sound.
The ballon, 13, may be made of any suitable shape, size and material, india-rubber
being preferred, its neck being placed around the neck end, 7, of the mouthpiece,
around which it may be secured in any suitable manner, if necessary.
Within the balloon there is placed a number of peas, shot or of any other suitable.
small rounded articles, 14, which will rattle against the inner side of the balloon
when it is distended and shook without liability of cutting the materal thereof.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The hereinbefore described improved toy.
Dated this and da..T
1000
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.