A New or Improved Toy which may be used for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 31st Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Toy which may be used for Advertising
Purposes.
I, FRANK RICHARD THOMAS LARBALESTIER of 12 Queen Street Jersey
Tradesman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to a toy in which a parachute of paper or other suitable
material, and having a doll or other weight attached, is carried up the string of a
flying kite and automatically released when it reaches a certain point.
A metal ring is attached to the string of a kite which serves to release the
parachute and other articles as hereinafter described.
The apparatus to which the parachute is attached consists of two pieces of bent
wire, the first one formed with a horizontal loop at the top, and bent round at its
lower part so that it will extend upwards again for rather more than half its
height. The second wire is bent into a horizontal loop at each end and a vertical
loop at about the middle, the first wire passing through both the horizontal loops,
its own loop being at the top projecting a little distance above. The parachute is
attached by means of a cord passing through the vertical loop in the second wire
and over the leg of the first wire which rests against the vertical loop.
The three horizontal loops are passed over the string of the flying kite, and the
wind carries the parachute up until the upper loop meets the ring, tied at a suitable
height. This ring causes the first wire to stop, and the parachute carries the
second one up a little higher until the vertical loop passes the end of the leg and
releases the cord allowing the parachute to go free and float away or come to the
ground.
Advertisements may be attached to the parachute or may be set free in the same
manner and fall to the ground.
The ring should not be placed too near the kite as the tail might interfere with
the parachute, and a second ring may be tied as the kite is flying if the first one
should be thought too high.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Toy which may be used for Advertising
Purposes.
I, FRANK RICHARD THOMAS LARBALESTIER, of 12, Queen Street, Jersey,
Tradesman, 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 relates to a toy in which a parachute of paper or other suitable
material, having a doll or other weight attached, is carried up the string of a
flying kite or similar article, and automatically released when it reaches a certain
point.
A metal ring or other obstruction is attached to the string of a kite which serves
to release the parachute and other articles as hereinafter described.
The apparatus to which the parachute is attached consists of two pieces of bent
wire, the first one formed with a horizontal loop at the top and bent round at its
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page_text: lower part so that it will extend upwards again for rather more than half its
height.
The second wire is bent into a horizontal loop at each end and a vertical loop at
about the middle, the first wire passing through both the horizontal loops, its own
loop being at the top projecting a little distance above. The parachute is attached
by means of a cord passing through the vertical loop in the second wire and over
the leg of the first wire which rests against the vertical loop.
The three horizontal loops are passed over the string of the flying kite, and the
wind carries the parachute up until the upper loop meets the ring, tied at a suitable
height. This ring causes the first wire to stop, and the parachute carries the
second one up a little higher until the vertical loop passes the end of the leg and
releases the cord, allowing the parachute to go free and float away or come to the
ground.
Advertisements may be attached to the parachute, or may be set free in the same
manner, and fall to the ground.
The ring should not be placed too near the kite as the tail might, interfere with
the parachute, and a second ring may be tied as the kite is flying if the first one
should be thought too high.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1. is a side and Fig. 2. a front elevation of the releasing device in its closed
position,
Fig. 3. a side elevation of the same after it has been operated,
Fig. 4. a view to a smaller scale showing the parachute attached, and
Fig. 5. a view of the parachute after it has been released.
The wire A is provided with a horizontal loop a at the top, and a bent leg or
hook a' the lower part being bent over to form the hook.
The second wire B is furnished with two horizontal loops band one vertical
loop 6 through which the card c, attached to the parachute C, passes, hooking
over the arm a' of the wire A. As shown the cord cannot escape from the holder
until the arm a' is slipped away from the loop b as shown in Fig. 3. To enable
this to be done automatically the card D. to which the kite is attached is provided
with the ring d against which the loop a will abut, when the device has been carried
far enough up the cord. The wire A is thus caused to come to a standstill and the
second wire B continuing in its motion te loop is carried beyond the end of the
arm a¹.
A small doll c' is shown, carried by the parachute C, which acts as a weight to
keep it vertical, but any other weight may be used, such as a number of advertise-
ment bills.
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 :-
A device for releasing a small parachute intended as a toy or for advertising
purposes, from the string of a kite or similar article, consisting of two wires A
and B. with horizontal loops a & b threaded on the string, arm a¹ and loop b', the
device being released by a ring or other obstruction on the string, substantially as
described and shown.
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GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.