Improvements in Toy Projectiles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Improvements in Toy Projectiles.
1 CHARLES EDGAR GYNGELL of 54 Shirlock Road Gospel Oak, London N.W.
Manager of an Athletic Goods Depôt do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
My invention relates to projectiles preferably to be used with toy guns or
propellers and has for its object the recording of the positibn where the projectile
strikes the target or other object aimed' at.
I carry out my invention in a variety of ways one of which consists of attaching
to the front end of a bolt, a disc or pad of fibrous nature such as leather or other
suitable material, which may be rubbed against chalk, whiting or other such, soft
substance, or dipped in liquid in order that the tip may take up'or retain some of
same.
When the projectile is discharged and strikes the target, the tip leavesta mark
thereon consisting of some of said marking matter which by the force of the
collision of the dart tip with the target will adhere to the latter thus récording the
spot where the projectile struck.
I also carry out my invention by the construction of projectiles carrying magazines
of marking powder or other suitable material at their ends.
This type of projectile I construct preferably with a tube, at one end of which
is fitted a metal disc perforated with fine holes, and some powdered chalk or other
suitable material is placed in this tube and a piece of rod preferably of wood is
fitted into said tube sufficiently loosely to act as a piston, and so as to compress' the
powder between the disc and end of rod; said: rod. being longer than the tube.
A small piece of india rubber may be fixed outside the perforated end of metal
tube so that it slightly projects beyond same the use of this being to act as a buffer
when the projectile strikes the target to prevent it being damaged.
In practice when the dart strikes the target the rod pushes out from the
perforated end of tube sufficient powder to leave a mark where the projectile struck
the target.
Dated this 8th day of December 1894.
CHARLES EDGAR GYNGELL.
Improvements in Toy Projectiles.
1, CHARLES EDGAR GYNGELL of 54 Shirlock Road, Gospel Oak London, N.W.
Manager of Athletic Goods Depôt, 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 :-
My invention relates to projectiles preferably to be used with toy guns or other
projectile propellers and has for its object the recording of the position where the
projectile strikes the target or other object aimed at.
I carry out my invention in a variety of ways, one of which consists of attaching
a disc or pad of fibrous, absorbent or adherent nature such as leather, felt, india
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page_text: rubber or other suitable material, to the tip of the striking end of a bolt or similar
projectile, and 1 coat the faces of such pads or discs with chalk, whiting or other
suitable marking material either in a solid or liquid form.
When the projectile is discharged and strikes the target it leaves a mark thereon
and records the position where it struck, such records being easily effaced when
desired.
I also carry out my invention by the construction of projectiles carrying
magazines containing marking powder or other suitable marking material, and
consisting of a tube with one end closed with the exception of some small
perforations into which is fitted a plunger or piston which fits in through the open
end beyond which it may project. The tube. is partly filled with powdered chalk
or other suitable marking powder, and the projectile is discharged with the
perforated end foremost, and is suitably balanced so that it will travel in that
position.
When the projectile strikes the target the momentum of the plunger forces a
small quantity of powder out of the tube on to the target thus indicating the
position where it struck.
I also construct projectiles of felt or other suitable absorbent material and of
globular or other suitable shapes which are rubbed against suitable marking
material in order that they may leave a record of where they strike the object
aimed at.
I also construct projectiles or parts of projectiles in the form of bags made of
porous material which are filled with marking powder some of which will be driven
through the pores on striking the target.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is―
1. The construction of toy projectiles which leave marks on the target or other
object aimed at when & where they strike such object, such marks being easily
effaced.
2. The construction of toy projectiles carrying marking matter on or in their
ends for the purpose of leaving a record on the spot they hit.
3. The combination of toy projectiles with marking matter for the purpose of
'leaving records on the spots they strike.
Dated this 29th day of August 1895.
CHARLES EDGAR GYNGELL.