Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 5th Jan., 1888
Complete. Accepted, 10th Feb.,
1888
1, GEORGE FREDERICK Lutticke, of No. 50, Cromwell Road, Hove, in the county
of Sussex, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists in an improved arrangement of mechanism for operating
toys in a novel manner.
In carrying out my invention I employ a suitable case or other receptacle in which
is arranged a clockwork or other suitable motor, the driving axle of which is adapted
to rotate a bar, rod, or disc of convenient shape, the said bar, rod, or disc extending
outside the case or receptacle in a perpendicular, horizontal, or other direction; the
said axle passes through a tube fixed to the said case or receptacle, and on the tube is
fixed a grooved, toothed, or other suitable wheel adapted to drive another wheel on a
shaft placed at any convenient point of the bar, rod, or disc; the said shaft carries a
top, a doll or dolls, a disc or discs, or other toy, figure, or object. The mechanism
can be worked either direct from the motor or by intermediate gearing..
It will be obvious that by having one or more shafts one or more tops, figures, discs,
or other objects may be made to rotate on the bar, rod, or disc by employing suitable
gearing.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, GEORGE FREDERICK LUTTICKE, of No. 50, Cromwell Road, Hove, in the County
of Sussex, Merchant, 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 consists in an improved arrangement of mechanism for operating
toys in a novel manner.
In carrying out my invention I employ a suitable case or other receptacle in which
is arranged a clockwork or other suitable motor, the driving axle or shaft of which is
adapted to rotate a bar, rod, or disc, or bars or rods, of convenient shape, the said
bar, rod, or disc extending outside the case or receptacle in a perpendicular, horizontal,
or other direction; the said axle or shaft passes through a tubular portion of the said
case or receptacle, and on the tube is fixed a grooved, toothed, or other suitable wheel
adapted to drive another wheel or wheels on a shaft or shafts placed at any convenient
point of the bar, rod, or disc, or bars or rods; or the tubular portion may itself form
the grooved wheel; the said shafts each carry a top, a doll or dolls, a disc or discs, or
other toy, figure or object. The mechanism can be worked either direct from the
motor or by intermediate gearing.
It will be obvious that, by having one or more shafts, one or more tops, figures,
discs, or other objects may be made to rotate on the same bar, rod, or disc by employing
suitable gearing.
Further by placing the motor so that it directly operates the shaft on the bar,
rod, or disc, the latter will be rotated in the same manner as that hereinbefore
described.
The bar, rod, or disc can if required be connected to a handle carrying the grooved
wheel so that the required motion can be given to the toy by a circular or backward
and forward movement of the hand whilst grasping the said handle.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
how it can be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawings, in
which
Figure 1 represents by way of example an elevation of a mechanical toy circus
arranged to be operated according to my invention, clockwork being employed as the
motor.
Figure 2 is an elevation showing my arrangement of mechanism adapted to be
operated by drawing the toy along the ground or other surface.
Figure 3 is an elevation of my arrangement of mechanism adapted to be held in
the hand and operated by the movement of the same.
Similar letters in all the figures indicate similar or corresponding parts.
I will first describe my invention by reference to figure 1.
a is the case or base of the toy in which the clockwork (not shown in the drawing)
is arranged; b is the driving axle or shaft of the motor and c, c are the bars or rods
which are adapted to be rotated by the said axle or shaft and are for this purpose
fixed to a cap or cover d, enclosing the motor and carried by the axle b; e is the
tubular or grooved portion of the case a, and f, f are the grooved wheels or pulleys
driven by endless cords a¹, a', passing around the same and around the part
the case.
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page_text: 9, 9 are the shafts of the pullies f, ƒ passing upwards through the bodies of the
horses h, hand cranked at their upper ends as shown at i, i; j, j are the dolls or
figures fixed to the said cranked shafts.
By this arrangement if the clockwork be wound up the bars or rods c, c will be
caused to revolve and this revolving movement will cause the cords a', a¹ to rotate the
pullies, and consequently the dolls or figures j, j.
By adding suitable mechanism to be operated by the shafts 9, 9 it will be evident
that a variety of movements could be communicated to dolls or figures, for instance,
they could be made to turn somersaults and perform other evolutions.
The arrangement of mechanism shown in figure 2 is similar to that hereinbefore
described by reference to figure 1 except that the driving axle b is operated through
gearing by the shaft of travelling wheels m, m on which the case a is mounted,
a third wheel n being employed to assist in supporting the case.
The toy figures
are omitted in this figure but any suitable figures can be attached to the cranks i, i.
It is evident that if the toy be drawn along the ground or other surface the
wheels m,.m will rotate by friction with the ground and through the shaft / and
gearing communicate to the bars or rods c, c, grooved wheels f, f and cranked
shafts g, i, g, i like movements to those given to the corresponding parts in figure 1.
In figure 3 a is the handle to which the grooved wheel e is fixed. The axle or
shaft is arranged to revolve in the handle a and carries the bar or rod e in
which the shaft g carrying the grooved wheel f, and a musical top j or the like is
mounted.
By grasping the handle a with the hand and moving it in a circular or backward
and forward direction the bar or rod c will be caused to rotate and a revolving move-
ment will at the same time be imparted to the top j or other object mounted on the
shaft g.
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 :-
1. The herein described arrangement of mechanism for operating mechanical toys,
consisting essentially of a central axle or shaft carrying a bar, rod, or disc, (or bars or
rods) arranged to revolve round a fixed central wheel or its equivalent in communi-
cation with a wheel on a shaft situated on the bar, rod, or disc, at some distance from
the central axle or shaft, the motor being arranged to drive the mechanism from the
central axle or shaft or from the shaft on the bar, rod, or disc, substantially as set
forth.
2. A mechanical toy consisting of a motor, arranged to rotate a bar, rod, or disc
in combination with a fixed central wheel or its equivalent adapted, by the rotation of
the bar, rod, or disc to drive another wheel on a shaft which communicates movement
to a doll, disc, figure or object substantially as set forth and represented in figures 1.
and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
3. The modified arrangement adapted to be operated by a movement of the hand,
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in figure 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
4. The improved mechanical toys hereinbefore described with reference to the
various figures of the accompanying drawings.