Improvements in Toys.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1891-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL BLEUITION
Improvements in Toys.
I, RUDOLF THALMANN, 79, Charlottenstr., Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my present invention is a toy consisting of two figures having
movable limbs, worked by a peculiar arrangement of strings, and the said figures
represent two fighting men.
In order to make my invention clearly understood I refer to the accompanying
drawings:
Fig. 1 shows an elevation of the toy.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the wires on which the two figures are mounted.
Each figure consists of a body a, to which the legs and arms are pivoted at b.
Both figures are mounted on a platform c consisting of two wires or rods d d lying
e. The feet
in a direction parallel to each other and connected by the middle piece e
of the two figures are pivoted to this platform at ff, in the manner clearly shown
in the drawing, each leg being pivoted separately and at a different point in the
platform.
Strings are attached to the arms and lead upwards, having their upper
ends attached to a balancing rod h, which lies parallel to the wires d d of the
platform.
The strings of the left hand figure are attached to the left end of the balance
rod, those of the right hand figure to the right end of the pole.
On swinging rod h which may be effected by means of a cord i attached to the
middle of the rod, the strings g g transfer the motion to the arms of the figures,
which will be raised or lowered correspondingly. In addition to the motion to the
arms the other parts of the bodies are also set in action, as the legs are loosely
pivoted at band f. Thus by continually swinging the bar h all parts of the figures.
are set in motion.
Dated this 28th day of May 1890.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toys.
I, RUDOLF THALMANN, 79, Charlottenstr., Berlin, Germany, 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 :-
The object of my present invention is a toy, consisting of two figures having
moveable limbs, worked by a peculiar arrangement of strings, & said figures
represent two fighting men.
In order to make my description more clear I refer to the drawing left with my
Provisional Specification in which similar letters of reference denote similar parts
throughout the several views.
Figure 1. shows an elevation of the toy.
Figure 2. is a plan of the wires on which the two figures are mounted.
Each figure consists of a body a, to which the legs and arms are pivoted at b.
Both figures are mounted on a platform c, consisting of two wires or rods d, d, lying
The
in a direction parallel to each other and connected by the middle piece
feet of the two figures are pivoted to this platform at f, f, in the manner clearly shown
TDi Bl
e.

page_text: in the drawing, each leg being pivoted separately and at a different point in the
platform.
Strings g, g, are attached to the arms and lead upwards, having their upper ends
attached to a balancing rod h, which lies parallel to the wires d, d, of the platform.
The strings of the left hand figure are attached to the left end of the balance rod,
those of the right hand figure to the right hand end of the pole.
On swinging rod h, which may be effected by means of a cord i attached to the
middle of the rod, the strings g, g, transfer the motion to the arms of the figures,
which will be raised or lowered correspondingly. In addition to the motion to the
arms, the other parts of the bodies are also set in action, as the legs are loosely
pivoted at b, & f. Thus, by continually swinging the bar h, all parts of the figures
are set in motion.
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 I
claim is :-
(1) A. toy consisting of two figures having the arms and legs pivoted to the body
at b, b, in combination with a platform d, d, e, to which the feet of the figures are
pivoted at f, and a balancing or swinging rod h, to the ends of which the arms
of the figures are connected by strings g, g, for the purpose substantially as
described.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1891
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.