Improvements in Automaton Toys.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 7th June, 1890--Accepted, 11th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automaton Toys.
We WALTER STRANDERS of 1 St. Thomas's Road, Finsbury Park, Designer, and
JOSEPH JOHN PERRY, Managing Director of Perry and Company, Limited, of Holborn
Viaduct, Steel Pen Manufacturers, both in the County of London, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention we cause a doll or other toy to be propelled along the
floor or other surface by applying pulling strokes by the hand to one end of a string
while the other end of the string is held by the other hand, or otherwise held or fixed.
The string is passed through an eye or guide under or through the length of the
doll then back through an eye or hole in a double armed lever having its fulcrum
under or within the doll, then forward through the first named eye and then to the
pulling hand. A spring or springs say a piece of elastic brings the lever back to the
original position after each pulling stroke. By each pull the doll or other toy is
drawn forward a short distance and the acting hand is next allowed to be drawn
back again by the spring ready for another pull; the friction of the doll or part of
same against the floor or other surface keeps the doll in the advanced position or
nearly so between each two pulling strokes.
As applied to a baby doll or to a toy toad or other toy animal we combine the
aforesaid double armed lever with the hands and feet or legs of the toy figure and
thus cause them to move therewith and imitate a creeping crawling action. The leg
and arm on each side of the body may be connected by a suitably guided metal frame.
Or we may apply the invention to imitate a swimming, rowing, or other reciprocating
action. Sometimes we connect the head and tail or other parts of toy animals so as
to move them in a similar manner.
Dated this Eleventh day of September 1889.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automaton Toys
We WALTER STRANDERS of 1 Saint Thomas's Road, Finsbury Park, Designer, and
JOSEPH JOHN PERRY, Managing Director of Perry and Company Limited, of Holborn
Viaduct, Steel Pen Manufacturers, both in the County of London, 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 :-
According to this invention we cause a doll or other toy to be propelled along the
floor or other surface by applying pulling strokes by the hand to one end of a string A
while the other end of the string A is held by the other hand, or otherwise held or
fixed.
The string is passed through an eye or guide B under or through the length of
the doll then back through an eye or hole in a double armed lever D having its
fulcrum E under or within the doll, then forward through the first named eye B and
then to the pulling hand.
A spring or springs F say a piece of elastic brings the lever D back to the original
position after each pulling stroke. By each pull the doll or other toy is drawn forward
a short distance and the acting hand is next allowed to be drawn back again by the
spring F ready for another pull; the friction of the doll or part of same against the
floor or other surface keeps the doll in the advanced position or nearly so between
each two pulling strokes.

page_text: As applied to a baby doll or to a toy toad or other toy animal we combine
aforesaid double armed lever D with the hands and feet or legs of the toy figure a
thus cause them to move therewith and imitate a creeping crawling action. The leg
and arm on each side of the body may be connected by a suitably guided metal
frame, G. Or we may apply the invention to imitate a swimming, rowing, or other
reciprocating action. Sometimes we connect the head and tail or other parts of toy
animals so as to move them in a similar manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
An improved automaton toy as for instance a doll which can be propelled along the
floor or other surface by applying pulling strokes by the hand to one end of a string
while the other end of the string is held by the other hand or otherwise held or fixed.
The string is passed through an eye or guide under or through the length of the doll
then back through an eye or hole in a double armed lever, having its fulcrum under
or within the doll, then forward through the first named eye and then to the pulling
hand.
A spring or springs say a piece of elastic brings the lever back to the original
position after each pulling stroke.
We claim also the further applications of the double armed lever as applied to a baby
doll or to a toy toad as herein before described.
Dated the 5th day of June 1890
J. W. MILLIGAN,
Agent.