IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ARRANGEMENT AND APPLICATION OF MECHANISM TO TOY LOCOMOTIVES CARRIAGES TRUCKS CARTS AND OTHER TOY VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON WHEELS
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE COLE of 6 Falcon Square in the City of London Merchant and
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE ARRANGEMENT AND APPLICATION OF MECHANISM TO TOY LOCOMOTIVES
CARRIAGES TRUCKS CARTS AND OTHER TOY VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON WHEELS"
to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in the arrangement and application of
mechanism to toy locomotives, toy railway and other carriages trucks carts and
other toy vehicles travelling on wheels.
This improved mechanism arranged in accordance with my improvements
consists of a fly wheel (advantageously heavy in proportion to its diameter) the
axes of which are supported in a slot in a suitable frame forming part of the toy
locomotive or other toy wheeled vehicle. The ends or other part of the axes of the
fly wheel rest upon the rims or peripheries of discs pulleys or wheels mounted
upon the axis or axes of the travelling wheels of the toy locomotive or other toy
wheeled vehicle to transmit rotary motion thereto.
The rims or peripheries of the discs or pulleys are covered by india rubber or
other suitable material or means for imparting a slight degree of friction thereto.
Motion is first imparted to the fly wheel by winding up a cord upon its axis and
drawing it quickly therefrom.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, GEORGE COLE of 6 Falcon Square in the City of London Merchant and
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE ARRANGEMENT AND APPLICATION OF MECHANISM TO TOY LOCOMOTIVES,
CARRIAGES, TRUCKS, CARTS AND OTHER TOY VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON WHEELS”
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 improvements in the arrangement and application of
mechanism to toy locomotives, toy railway and other carriages trucks carts and
other toy vehicles travelling on wheels.

page_text: And in order that my Invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe the same with reference to Figures 1, 2
and 3 of the Drawings hereto annexed which represent iny improved mechanism as
applied to a toy locomotive.
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Figure 1 is a side elevation Figure 2 a back view and Figure 3 a plan of some
of the parts.
The mechanism arranged in accordance with my improvements consists of a fly
wheel a (advantageously heavy in proportion to its diameter) the axes a¹ a' of
which are supported in a slot in a suitable frame f forming part of the toy
locomotive or other toy wheeled vehicle. The ends or other parts of the axes of
the fly wheel a rest upon the rims or peripheries of discs pulleys or wheels bb
mounted and fixed upon the axis or axes 61 of the travelling wheels c of the toy
locomotive A or other toy wheeled vehicle to transmit rotary motion thereto by
the frictional contract of the axes a¹ on the peripheries of the discs b b.
The rims or peripheries of the discs or pulleys b b are covered with india
rubber or other suitable material or means of imparting a slight degree of friction
thereto.
Motion is first imparted to the fly wheel by winding up a cord upon its axis and
drawing it quickly therefrom, a hole a² being made in the axis for inserting and
holding the end of the cord whilst it is being wound upon the axis or a pin may
be substituted for the hole a² to connect the driving cord to by a loop.
A crank pin c¹ on one of the travelling wheels C gives motion by means of a
connecting rod d (see Figure 3) to the piston rod and piston e of the cylinder e¹ as
shewn.
From the manner previously described of giving motion to the wheels of a toy
locomotive it will be evident to a competent mechanic that the same arrangement
of mechanism may be readily applied to any other form of toy wheeled vehicle in
accordance with my Invention and I would remark that I make no claim to any of
the mechanical parts separately which are well known and in common use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved arrangement and combination of mechanism consisting of the
parts aa for giving motion to the discs or wheels b fixed on the axis of
the travelling wheels of a toy locomotive or other toy vehicle substantially in
the manner herein before described and represented in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of
the Drawings hereto annexed.
Dated thie 8th day of September 1884