Improvements in Mechanical Toys.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 14th July, 1890-Accepted. 16th Aug.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanical Toys.
I AMY EMILY LUTTICKE Roseville, Gipsy Hill London S.E. Married do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I provide a box or the like made of any suitable. material in or about which I
arrange a suitably toothed disc or wheel or the like fixed on a shaft and to revolve
which I may employ any suitable motor including the use of the hand on a simple
handle. The teeth of the said disc or wheel or the like are shaped and arranged, when
heing moved, to alternately lift one end of a lever or the like, conveniently arranged,
the other end of such lever or the like carrying a jointed figure or any other toy
object.
That end of the lever or the like, which is acted upon by the said toothed disc
or wheel or the like, is by means of a suitable arrangement of a weight, spring
or the like pressed on to the periphery of the said toothed disc or wheel or the
like. The teeth of the latter may be of any suitable and irregular shape and
size. In the case of a spring with clockwork gear being used I may use, as a speed
regulator, a worm on a shaft gearing with a toothed wheel, the shaft carrying a fly
wheel or the like and such fly wheel or the like may be made to represent a toy figure
or other toy object. Instead of a lever or the like, I may use a shaft only, held by a
spring or weight or the like, with a pin or the like suitably fixed to it, such pin
being lifted by the action of the teeth or the like, as aforesaid, and a toy figure or
object being conveniently mounted on the said shaft.
Dated this Lith day of October 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanical Toys.
I, AMY EMILY LUTTICKE of Roseville, Gipsy Hill in the County of Surrey
Gentlewoman 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 Improvements in Mechanical Toys, and has for its object to
simplify and lessen the cost of production of mechanism for actuating the same and
also to produce novel effects.
For this purpose I employ a box, case, frame, or support in or upon which I mount
in bearings, with capability of revolution a shaft or spindle upon which I fix a suitably
toothed or roughened disc or wheel or its equivalent and I give rotary motion to such
disc or wheel by means of a crank handle fixed upon the shaft or spindle, or I may
employ any suitable motor for this purpose as hereinafter referred to.
In connection with this disc or wheel I employ a rod or lever provided with a stud
or arm and which is normally held by means of a spring or weight with the stud or
arm in engagement with the roughened periphery of the disc or wheel so that in the
revolution of the wheel it will receive an oscillatory or vibratory movement corre-
sponding with the toothed or roughened periphery or surface of the wheel or its
equivalent, the teeth or roughening of which are of any suitable, and preferably
irregular, shape and size.
Upon the free end of the rod or lever I mount a jointed toy figure, so that the
movements imparted to the stud or arm in the revolution of the disc or wheel
will be conveyed through the rod or lever to the jointed toy figure.

page_text: If desired I may employ several of such rods or levers and toy figures in connection
with one disc or wheel and I may give motion to the disc or wheel by means of a
spring or other motor a suitable governor or speed regulator being employed in con-
nection therewith if required as will be readily understood.
Instead of giving a vibratory motion through the stud or arm to a rod or lover
carrying or conveying motion to a toy figure, I may fix the stud or arm to a shaft
mounted with capability of rocking or oscillating in bearings, and I may arrange
the jointed toy figure upon one end of such shaft, or upon an arm carried
thereby.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings, more fully to
describe the same.

page_text: the rods or levers c in this case being located above and below the disc or wheel b so
as to produce an up and down movement of the figures d.
By this arrangement of parts the up and down jerking movement given to the
figures, aided by the contact of their feet with the platform a² will give to the figures
a very life-like action.
In the example given at Figures 5 and 6, I have substituted the figures of a
policeman and a dog. for the boxers.
In this case, the rod or lever c to the upper end of which the figure d of the
policeman is attached, is at its lower end mounted upon a centre of motion and a
separate spring c² is employed to press the rod or lever c forward with the stud or
arm e' upon the periphery of the disc or wheel b and the figure of the dog is attached
to the rod c which is mounted with capability of vertical movement in bearings and
a separate spring 2 is employed to exert its force upon the arm or stud c¹ for the
purpose herein before described.
By this arrangement of parts the figure of the dog will be caused to jump at
the policeman, and the latter will move forward and backward, as in the act of
battling with the dog.
In the example given at Figure 7 instead of giving a vibratory motion through the
stud or arm c¹ to a rod or lever c carrying a toy figure das hereinbefore described, the
rod or lever c is mounted upon an axis of motion cat right angles to the disc or
wheel band one end of the rod or lever c directly engages the toothed disc or wheel b
whilst the other end carries the figure d which is of sufficient weight to retain the
lever c in engagement with the disc or wheel b or if desired a spring or a separate
weight may be employed to effect this object.
In the example given at Figure 8 a rod or shaft c is mounted with capability of
rocking or oscillating in bearings a and the stud or arm c¹ is fixed at right angles
thereto and engages the disc or wheel b whilst a figure d is attached to an arm c* pro-
jecting at right angles from such shaft c or the arm c* might be dispensed with and
the figure attached directly to the end of the shaft c.
In lieu of giving motion to the disc or wheel 6 by means of the crank handle 6*
I may employ a spring or other motor for that purpose, a suitable governor or speed
regulator being employed in connection therewith if required, as will be readily
understood.
For some purposes I may find it convenient to arrange the disc, wheel or its
equivalent upon a vertical or inclined axis and I may if desired, form the teeth
or roughening upon the side or face of the disc wheel or its equivalent instead of upon
the periphery thereof, and I may employ a weight in lieu of a spring to exert the
necessary force upon the arm,
lever or rol or the figure itself may form the weight as
described with respect to Figure 7.
I would here remark that I do not confine myself to the precise details of arrange-
ment herein shown and described, as it will be evident that the same may be varied
without departing from my invention.
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. In a mechanical toy the combination of a box case or platform, a toothed or
roughened disc, wheel or its equivalent fixed upon a shaft or axis of motion capable of
rotation means for rotating such shaft, a rod or lever held in engagement through the
stud or arm or otherwise with the toothed disc, wheel, or its equivalent, by a spring or
weight and a jointed figure receiving motion through a rod or lever substantially as
herein shownd described.
2. In a mechanical toy, the combination of a box case or platform, a toothed or
roughened disc wheel or its equivalent fixed upon a shaft or axis of motion capable of
rotation means for rotating such shaft, two or more rods or levers held in engagement
through a stud or arm or otherwise with the toothed disc wheel or its equivalent by a

page_text: spring or springs, or weight or weights and several jointed figures receiving motion
through the rods or levers substantially as herein shown and described.
3. In a mechanical toy, the combination of a box case frame or platform, a toothed
or roughened disc, wheel or its equivalent fixed upon a shaft or axis of motion capable
of rotation, means for rotating such shaft one two or more rods or levers held in
engagement through a stud or arm or otherwise with the disc, wheel or its equivalent
by a spring or springs, or weight or weights, one or several jointed figures receiving
motion through a rod or rods, lever or levers and suitable pins or stops to limit the
movement of the limbs of such figures substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 14th day of July 1890.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.