An Improved Skirt Dancing Toy or Figure.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Apr., 1894
ompl.te Specification Left, 18th June, 1894-Accepted, 21st July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Skirt Dancing Toy or Figure.
I, ARTHUR PEARSE Flitwick Ampthill Bedfordshire Gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a dancing figure or toy for imitating a skirt dancer and
is carried out as follows:-
To a support or upright I attach the body of the figure to which the legs are
pivotally attached. The arms and head are also pivotally attached to the body
& support. The legs are connected to the arms by cords or the like. A loose
skirt of suitable material is provided which covers the figure and is attached to the
hands of same. A rod or lever is attached to the arms and by operating same the
legs, arms and head of the figure are moved so as to resemble the movements of a
skirt dancer. The body and limbs of the figure may be formed of suitable material.
such for instance as cardboard or the like.
Dated this 10th day of April 1894.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
An Improved Skirt Dancing Toy or Figure.
I, ARTHUR PEARSE Flitwick Ampthill Bedfordshire Gentleman, 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 a dancing figure or toy for imitating a skirt or ballet
dancer and is carried out as follows:-
To a support I attach the body of the figure to which the legs are pivotally
attached. The arms and head formed in one piece are also pivotally to the body
and support. The legs are connected to the arms by cords or the like. A loose.
skirt of suitable material is attached to the figure and the hands of same. A rod
or lever is attached to the arms and by operating same the legs, arms and head of
the figure are moved so as to resemble the movements of a skirt or ballet dancer..
If desired instead of a loose skirt I may form the skirt and body in one piece.
The body and limbs of the figure may be formed of suitable material such for
instance as cardboard, wood or metal.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I annex drawings to which.
I now refer.
Figure 1. is a front elevation of my invention.
Figure 2. is a side elevation
Figure 3. front elevation of a modified arrangement in which the skirt is formed.
in one piece with the body.
a is the support to which the head b and arms c are pivoted at d being formed in
one piece. The legs i are pivoted at e, and are connected by cords for the like to
the arms c.
The rod or lever g is attached to the part / formed in one piece with.
the head band arms c and by rocking the lever g the arms and head will move
& the legs i will be moved by the cords or such like f.
In Figure 3, the skirt is formed or stamped in one piece with the body the
head and arms & legs as before.

page_text: 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 dancing toy or figure substantially as herein described and illustrated.
2. In mechanical dancing toys or figures; a figure in which the head and arms
are in one piece and pivoted to a support, said arms being connected to the legs by
cords or the like in combination with a fixed or movable skirt, substantially as
described and illustrated herein.
Dated this 18th day of Anzil 1901