An Improved Mechanical Toy.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 31st Dec., 1895-Accepted, 1st Feb.,
1896
An Improved Mechanical Toy.
ORLANDO HANKS 65 Mildmay Park Islington N. Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention referes to bells (preferable two) with a striking action connected
to a length of elastic thread. Said thread to work the striking action when
stretched.
One convenient manner of carrying my invention into effect. I fix a tube
with a longitudinal slot through the centre of the two bells. The base of each
bell faceing and nearly touching, (semicircle bells prefered) thereby resembling a
ball. Inside the bells and on the tube I fix the action and hammers. A short
spindle works up and down the fixed tube. In the centre of the spindle a pin is
fixed. This pin projects through the longitudinal slot and into the action. At
one end of the spindle is a spiral or elastic spring, which is attached to the extreem
end of the tube. The other end of the spindle is connected to the end of a length
of elastic thread. The other end of the elastic thread is attached to the finger by
a loop. To work the bells the bells are thrust from the hand which stretch and gives
power to the elastic thread sufficient to overcome the strength of the spring at the
other end of the spindle, bringing the action into motion and ringing the bells.
When the bells are returning to the hand. The spring at the extreem end of the
tube draws the spindle back to its original position. Thereby the bells ring
again.
Dated 2nd of April 1895.
ORLANDO HANKS.
ORLANDO HANKS Engineer, of 65 Mildmay Park Islington N. 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 referes to bells (preferable two) with a striking action connected
to a length of elastic thread. Said thread to work the striking action when
stretched.
One convenient manner of carrying my invention into effect, I fix a tube with a
longitudinal slot B. through the centre of the two bells A. the base of each bell
facing and nearly touching (semi circle bells prefered) thereby resembling a ball.
Inside the bells and on the tube I fix the action C. and hammers E. A short
spindle D. works up and down the fixed tube. In the centre of the spindle a pin is
fixed. This pin projects through the longitudinal slot and into the action. At
one end of the spindle is a spiral or elastic spring which is attatched to the extreem
end of the tube at G. The other end of the spindle is connected to the end of a
length of elastic thread H. the other end of the elastic thread is attached to the finger
by a loop Fig. 4 & 5.

page_text: To work the bells the bells are thrust from the hand which stretch and gives
power to the elastic thread sufficient to overcome the strength of the spring at the
other end of the spindle bringing the action into motion and ringing the bells.
When the bells are returning to the hand the spring at the extreem end of the
tube draws the spindle back to its original position thereby the bells ring again.
To meet the requirements of a cheap article I purpose useing my patent
bell 14,523 July 28th 1894.
I now refere to the accompanying drawings which form part of this Specification
and in which
Figures 1 and 2, represents section and cross section of bells A. tube B. action C.
spindle D. hammers E. spiral or elastic spring F. tube at G. elastic thread H.
Fig. 3, section with spindle-out of tube after ringing
Fig. 4 is the bells being thrust from the hand stretching elastic thread H.
Fig. 5 is the bells returned to the hand.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
-claim is
Bells rung by or through the stretching of a length of elastic thread whilst the
bells are receding and returning to the hand substantially as set forth.
Dated this 31st day of December 1895.
ORLANDO HANKS.