Improvements in Babies' Soothers.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 31st Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Babies' Soothers.
I, MARTIN DUNPHY ARMSTRONG, of 24 Christie Road, South Hackney, in
the County of London, Manager of Indiarubber Works do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to that kind of infant's toy known as a "soother," com-
prising a teat such as is used with feeding bottles, or a pad, or the like, and some
object to which it is attached.
Some such toys have been made consisting of a teat or a pad, attached to a ball
made of celluloid, but as hitherto made they soon break or come to pieces, as the
celluloid, although strong when in the form of and used as a ball does not afford a
sufficiently firm attachment for the teat or the pad.
Now my invention relates to the method of attaching the pad or the teat or
teats, on pads, to the ball and other appurtenances in the manner following that is
to say:-
I pierce the celluloid ball with two holes diametrically opposite to each other
and I provide a rod of wood, or other like or suitable material, of rather greater
length than the diameter of the ball and having at one end a knob or shoulder
which will not pass through the hole in the ball and which is so turned or formed
as to be of proper shape for the attachment of a teat such for instance as the shape
which is usually given to the piece over which the teat is fitted to the tube of a
feeding bottle.
This rod is to be passed through the holes in the ball so that one side of the ball
rests against the above mentioned knob or shoulder and the other end projects a
short distance from the opposite side of the ball. Another knob which may corre-
spond in shape with that above described but pierced through its centre is made to
fit on to the small end of the rod over which it may be made to fit tightly so as to
be fixed by the friction of the surfaces, or it may be glued on or attached by means
of a screw thread or otherwise. A teat may then be placed on each knob or a
teat on one and a pad on the other or a ring or other device for the amusement of
the baby.
By this arrangement it will be observed the ball is subject to but little strain,
this being borne by the rod connecting the pads, teats, or the like on the opposite
sides of the ball.
Dated the 18th day of August 1892.
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Babies' Soothers.
I, MARTIN DUNPHY ARMSTRONG of 24 Christie Road, South Hackney, in
the County of London, Manager of Indiarubber Works 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 :-
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My invention relates to that kind of infants' toy known as a soother," com-
prising a teat such as is used with feeding-bottles, or a pad, or the like, and some
object to which it is attached.

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Some such toys have been made consisting of a teat, or a pad attached to a ball
made of celluloid, but as hitherto made they soon break, or to come to pieces, as
the celluloid, although strong when in the form of and used as a ball does not afford
a sufficiently firm attachment for the teat or the pad.
Now my invention relates to the method of attaching the pad, or the teat, or
teats or pads, to the ball, whether the same be of celluloid or other like material,
and other appurtenances in the manner following and shown in the annexed sheet of
drawings in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation of one form of my invention having a teat at both ends.
Fig. 2, is a longitudinal section of the same.
Fig. 3, is an elevation showing teat at one end and a ring at the other.
Fig. 4 is an elevation showing teat at one end and a pad at the other.
Fig. 5 is a like elevation showing pad at one end and a ring at the other.
I pierce the ball A with two holes diametrically opposite to each other and I
provide a rod B, of wood or other like, or suitable material, of rather greater length
than the diameter of the ball and having at one end 1, a knob or shoulder C which
will not pass through the hole in the ball, and which is so turned, or formed on, or
attached to the rod as to be of the proper shape for the attachment of a teat,
such for instance as the shape which is usually given to the piece over which the
teat is fitted to the tube of a feeding-bottle, or, as shown in the drawings, a
small ball.
The rod B is to be passed through the holes in the ball A, so that one side of
the ball rests against the teat, pad, ring, or the like attached to the knob, or
shoulder C, and the other end 62 projects a short distance from the opposite side of
the ball.
Another knob D which may correspond in shape with that above described and
pierced through its centre is made to fit on to the end of the rod-over which it
may be made to fit tightly so as to be fixed by the friction of the surfaces, or it
may be glued on or attached by means of a screw thread or the like. Knob C may
either be formed of one piece with the rod B, or may, as shown in the drawings,
be attached thereto in the same manner as knob D.
A teat E, and a shield may then be placed on each knob, as shown in Figs. 1
and 2; or a teat on one end and a pad E on the other, as shown in Fig. 4; or a
ring G as shown in Figures 3 and 5 or other device for the amusement of the
baby.
By this arrangement it will be observed the ball A is subject to but little strain,
this being borne by the rod B connecting the pads, teats, or the like on the opposite
sides of the ball.
It will be obvious that if the knob C is made of suitable size and shape the toy.
may be made with one teat, pad, or the like only, instead of two, but I prefer to
place some device, pleasing to the infant, at each end..
It is obvious that the method of attaching the ring or the pad to the rod 'B may
be varied slightly but I prefer to attach them in substantially the same manner as
a teat i.e. by stretching an opening over the knob, but of the pad, ring, or the like
be of ivory or other hard material 1 may either pass the rod B through a hole in
it, or preferably, a thread may be cut therein so that the rod B may be screwed
thereto.
Having now fully described and ascertained the nature of my invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1. Constructing babies' soothers consisting of a teat, or teats, or pad, or ring, or
some of them or the like, and a ball with a rod B passing through the ball, and a
knob C and D at the ends of the rod over or to which the teats pads or the like
are attached, substantially as described.
2. Attaching the teats, pads, or the like to the ball of a baby's soother,' by means

page_text: of a rod passing through the ball for the purpose of rendering the ball independent
of any strain applied to the teats or pads.
3. Rabies' soothers consisting of a ball A of celluloid, or the like, a rod B with
knobs C and D, and a ring, pad, or teat E, or the like, substantially as hereinbefore
5 described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 11th day of November 1892.
M. D. ARMSTRONG.