Improvements in Toy Shooting Galleries.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct., 1894
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Complete Specification. Left, 9th July, 1895-Accepted; 10th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL
DEBUTALIN
Improvements in Toy Shooting Galleries.
* I, ALFRED WILLIAM CARLEY 46 Elspeth Road Clapham Junction S:W.
Electric Bell Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
This invention relates to toy shooting galleries & consists in connecting the gunp
or pistol to the figure to be shot at so that the movement of the gun or piston
upon its pivot will move the figure so as to bring same into sight line. The gun
or pistol is pivotally secured to a base plate. This pivot piece has a projection
which engages with one end of a pivoted lever at the other end of which a
suitable object or figure is carried. This figure may be pivoted or hinged. Any
suitable gun or pistol may be employed such as a spring gun in which case
1 provide an aperture in the barrel so that a pea, pellet or shot may be inserted
before the spring piston when it has been drawn back so as to compress the spring
for firing.
Dated this Otheder of October 1894
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
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I, ALFRED WILLIAM CARLEY, 46 Elspeth Road, Clapham Junction S.W.
Electric Bell Fitter, 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 :-
This invention relates to toy shooting galleries and consists in connecting the
gun or pistol to the figure to be shot at so that the movement of the gun or pistol
upon its pivot will move the figure so as to bring same into "sight" line. The
gun or pistol is pivotally secured to a base plate. This pivot piece has a projection
which engages with one end of a pivoted lever, at the other of which a suitable
object or figure is carried. This figure may be pivoted or hinged. Any suitable
gun or pistol may be employed such as a spring gun in which case I provide an
aperture in the barrel so that a pea, pellet or shot may be inserted before the
spring piston when it has been drawn back so as to compress the spring for
firing.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I now refer to the annexed
drawings in which :-
Figure 1, is a plan view of my invention.
Figure 2, sectional side elevation of same.
a is the gun or pistol which is carried upon the pivot pin b passing through the
base board c. d is a pin or projection affixed to the washer e said pin or projection
engaging in a slot f in a rod or lever g which is pivoted at h to the base board i.
¡ is a figure or other object which is pivoted or hinged at k to the support 7 or the
like which is carried upon the rod or lever g. This figure or object is so weighted

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or counterpoised that when the upper part is, struck by a péllet or pea fired
from the gun or pistol the figure or object will partially rotate upon the pivot
or hinge & will be brought back to its initial position by the action of the weight
or counterpoise. The projecting sides and ends m are provided for preventing
the scattering of the pellets pens or the like. The sloping bottom n tends to
cause the pellets peas or the like to roll towards the tray or receptacle o. If
desired the sloping bottom n & tray or receptacle o may be dispensed with:
The base board c may be extended so as to fill up the opening p, in which
case a semicircular slot is cut therein for the passage & movement of the
support . It will be seen that by moving the gun or pistol upon the pivot pin
the direction of movement of the muzzle of the gun or pistol and the figure or
object will be in opposite directions. The gun or pistol may be of any suitable
kind. such as one having a piston r and spring s, t being an aperture for inserting
the pellet, pea or the like when the piston has been pulled so as to compress the
spring-s.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manuer the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
11. A toy shooting gallery substantially as herein described and illustrated.