Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 15th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd July, 1887.
I ANTONIO LUIGI MORA of 116 Edgware Road, in the County of Middlesex, Music
Composer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a new or improved toy and consists of an arrangement
whereby a doll or dolls is or are made to "skip" in similar manner to that in which
children skip with a rope."
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I provide on a stand two upright pieces or pillars or figures through and between
which passes a rod of metal or other suitable material provided at one or each end with a
handle. At each end of this rod I fasten between and near to the pillars a thin piece
of wire or wire rope which forms the "skipping rope" and between the pillars I fix
on said rod one or more eccentrics as desired and according to the length of the rod.
The body of the doll is made hollow to receive the excentric and in each of the sides
a slot is cut through which the centre rod passes and allows of the up and down
movement of the doll. Through the body of the doll and just above the slots, a pin
or short rod is fixed, the ends whereof are turned down and engage against the afore-
said centre rod. The turned down ends of this fixed rod rest against the centre rod
and keeps the doll upright.
The action of this improved toy is as follows:-
On the handle being turned the centre rod is rotated and at the same time the
skipping rope
rises. The turning of the centre rod rotates the eccentrics or
eccentric which catch or caiches against the fixed pin or rod in the body of the doll
and raises the doll and the rope passes under the feet thereof and when said eccentric
passes the said fixed rod the doll returns to its normal position.
It will be understood that the number of skipping dolls may be increased as desired
or be arranged in any desired position or manner.
11.1 J... of 1987
HUGHES & Co.,
131, Fleet Street, E.C..
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, ANTONIO LUIGI MORA of 116 Edgware Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Music Composer, 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 is an arrangement whereby one or more dolls can be made to move
so as to resemble the action of persons skipping with a rope.
Upon a horizontal stand I erect a vertical pillar or support through which passes a
rod which can be rotated by a handle or wheel attached to or forming part of the said
rod. At one or more points of this rod I attach eccentrics rotating with this central rod
or I make the eccentrics in one piece with the rod. The other end of the central
rod may be supported if desired by a second vertical erection. A tube fixed to the
vertical support encloses the central rod to within a short distance of the first eccentric
and all other portions of the central rod are similarly covered except at short distances
on either side of the eccentrics. A rod shaped like three sides of a rectangle is
attached to these stationary tubes and passes under the eccentric. This serves as a
guide for the doll. The skipping rope is made of metal wire, or other material
possessing sufficient rigidity, and is attached at one or both ends to the rotating rod
and rotates with it. The central rod, tubes, guide rods, and eccentries may be formed
of metal, wood, or any other material used for similar articles. The shape of the
skipping rope is a semicircle or approximately so. A simple modification of the
apparatus dispenses with the use of a second erect support. The central rod in
this case can be bent back in a curved shape starting from the end of the straight
portion and its end can be fitted over the covering tube or central rod, or secured
in any other way which will not interfere with the rotary movement or a separate
rope may be attached to the unsupported end of the central rod, and secured at the
other end in the manner already described.
Another form of the apparatus has a stationary rod fixed to an erect support with
the guide rod attached to it or in one piece with it. The rotating rod is passed
through two loops of the guide rod and supported at one end in the way above described.
The frame of the doll is furnished with slots so as to allow it to be fitted over the
central rod, eccentric, and guide rod. A pin of metal or other hard smooth material
is in the top of a slot and on this the eccentric acts causing by its revolution an
upward movement of the frame, the frame falling by its own weight. The lower part
of the frame of the doll is made removable and attached to the upper part by slots or
pins or other simple method or the frame may be all in one piece.
To show more clearly how my invention is carried out, I furnish drawings in which
similar letters represent corresponding parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is a view of skipping rope with central rod and covering tubes, two eccentrics
and two guide rods together with two erect supports.

page_text: Fig. 2 shows the central rotating rod supported at one end in the loops of the guide
rod which is in one piece with a stationary rod attached to a support.
Fig. 3 is a view of apparatus showing the skipping rope formed by doubling back
the central rod.
Fig. 4 is a very simple form of the frame of the doll showing slots and pin. The
lower part of the frame is removable and if desired can be dispensed with and the legs
attached to the upper part of frame.
Fig. 5 shows the eccentric in one piece with central rod.
Fig. 6 is a plan of the lower surface of the upper part of the frame of the doll
showing the cross slots.
Fig. 2 shows the central rotating rod supported at one end in the loops of the guide
rod which is in one piece with a stationary rod attached to a support.
Fig. 3 is a view of apparatus showing the skipping rope formed by doubling back
the central rod.
Fig. 4 is a very simple form of the frame of the doll showing slots and pin. The
lower part of the frame is removable and if desired can be dispensed with and the legs
attached to the upper part of frame.
Fig. 5 shows the eccentric in one piece with central rod.
Fig. 6 is a plan of the lower surface of the upper part of the frame of the doll
showing the cross slots.
A is erect support for the central rod.
B is the flat stage.
C is the central rotating rod.
D is handle of same.
E is wheel for turning central rotating rod.
Fis stationary tube.
G is guide rod.
His skipping rope.
is upper part of frame of doll.
K is pin in J on which the eccentric acts.
Lis the lower part of frame of doll.
M is slot in frame of doll.
N is tenon in frame of doll.
O is eccentric fixed on, or a part of central rod.
Pis stationary rod in one piece with guide rod.
A rotary movement is communicated to the rod by turning the handle D or the
wheel with the rod rotate the eccentric O and the skipping rope H. The eccentric O
acting on the pin K moves up the frame J of the doll. The rope H and eccentric O
are so adjusted that the rope is at its lowest point when the eccentric is at its highest.
As the frame is fitted over the stationary guide rod G, the up and down movement of
the figure is kept straight.
my said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. A toy in which the act of skipping with a rope is represented, substantially as
described in the foregoing specification.
2nd. The arrangement consisting of central rotating rod and eccentric, with
stationary guide rod, with or without covering tubes, substantially as described in the
foregoing specification.
Brd. The modified form of the apparatus in which the skipping rope is formed by
doubling back the rotating rod.
4th. For use in combination with the said rotating rod, eccentric, and skipping
rope, and with the said stationary guide rod, the frame of a doll, substantially as
described and shown in Fig. 4.
117 LI
ALLENTANTO
117 LL MITATAS
Agent for the Applicant.