An Improved Mechanical Toy.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Mechanical Toy.
I, JULIUS BENNO SCHREINER, of No. 49 Annen Strasse, in the City of Berlin,
Germany, Draughtsman, 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 :-
My Invention relates to a mechanical toy which can be made in the form of
animals, human and other figures and such like, the legs of which are so operated by
means of air pressure that the animals or other toys are caused to make a springy,
hopping or running movement, said movement being effected either by means of a
pair of bellows connected by means of an elastic tube to an india rubber bag or ball,
so that when the bag or ball is compressed the bellows will, be extended, the elastic
or flexible tube also serving to guide the toy, or the bellows can be replaced by a
suitable india rubber bag or ball.
In the accompanying drawings
spinging of running nare, and
Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section and Fig. 4 a transverse vertical section
on line a a of Fig. 3 of a modification in which the bellows are replaced by an india
rubber bag or ball.
The front legs of the animal are attached to a crank axle a arranged to turn in the
body of the animal, whereas the hind legs are firmly attached to an axle b carried in
suitable bearings in the body or casing. The said axle b is preferably made of wire
and so bent at c that the same reaches beyond the cranked part of the axle a.
A pair of bellows d is arranged above the arm c, the upper part of which is fixed,
the lower movable and is operated upon by a spring i attached to the casing of the
toy. The movable board of the bellows acts on the bent arm c and causes in this
manner the operation of the axles a and b, and consequently the extremities of the
animals attached to the same. When figures are constructed on my improved system
the arms can be attached to the axle a. and will then be moved simultaneously with
the movement of the legs, or the legs can be moved alone.
The mouth piece e of a flexible tube is attached to the upper board d of the
bellows, the said flexible tube f being provided at the other end with an elastic ball
whereby the flexible tube falso serves for guiding the direction of the movement of
the animal or figure. When the india rubber or other ball is compressed the air will
cause the bellows to be extended, thus overcoming the power of the weak spring i and
causing the movement of the axles a and b, so that the animal or figure is caused
to make a springing or running movement. This movement is caused as often
as the ball is compressed, the spring i returning the bellows to their original
position as soon as the pressure is removed from the bag or ball. A vibrator can be
arranged beneath the mouth piece of the flexible tube f, so that simultaneously with
the extension of the bellows and the consequent movement of the feet of the animal
musical or other iones can be produced.
In the modification shown in Figure 3 the bellows are replaced by an india rubber
bag or ball attached to the mouth piece e¹ of the flexible tube /¹, which carries at its
other extremity an india rubber ball g', as shown in the previous figures. The hind
legs turn on the axle 6' and are connected to a bell-crank lever el against one end of
which
presses the india rubber bag or ball d¹ when it is inflated. As soon as the
pressure is removed from the india rubber bag or ball, the lever c¹ will be brought
back into its original position by means of a spring or piece of india rubber or flexible
cord i, and the legs made ready for again being operated.
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page_text: The front legs are, in this case, not movable, but the forward movement of the
figure or animal when the india rubber ball g' is compressed is caused by weighting
the front part of the animal with a piece of lead or other weight k, so that when the
hind legs are operated, the animal will be caused to fall forwards.
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 1
claim is
1 A mechanical toy in the form of an animal or other figures in which the
extremities or legs are in connection with extensible bellows d, operated by means of
an india rubber or other elastic ball g and flexible tube f, the lower board of the
bellows being movable and causing the simultaneous movement of the axles a and b
carrying the hind legs or extremities, so that when the india rubber or other flexible
ball g
is compressed, the animal or figure is caused to make a springing or running
movement and, if desired, also to produce a tune or tunes by means of metallic or
other vibrator.
2: The application of an india rubber bag or ball d' instead of the bellows d, said
india rubber bag or ball operating on a lever c¹ of the movable legs and being
connected to a suitable spring or piece of rubber or elastic cord to return the parts to
their original position, said animal or figure being weighted so as to automatically
cause a forward movement of the same, substantially as and for the purpose set forth,
and shown.
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