An Amusing Toy with Cars or Carriages Ascending and Descending an Inclined Plane.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1887
Complete Left, 29th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 20th Apr., 1888
An Amusing Toy with Cars or Carriages Ascending and
Descending an Inclined Plane.
1, EDWARD JOHN ADAMS of 16 Broomhall Street Sheffield, Physician and Surgeon
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Upon an inclined plane are two small cars or carriages so constructed as to alter-
nately travel up and down the inclined plane, the two cars are connected together so
that the one descending shall cause the other car or carriage to ascend and so on
alternately. At the top or highest part of the before mentioned plane is a reservoir or
reservoirs or receptacles containing sand water or other substance capable of runing
easily through outlets to supply weight to either car or carriage that may be at the
top portion of the inclined plane-until the car or carriage descends, at the same time
the outlet of the receptacle is closed.
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Each car or carriage it may readily be understood has a receptacle to contain the
sand, water, or other substance which as soon as the car or carriage arrives at the
bottom of the inclined plane the contents of the cars or carriages are liberated.
Thus by becoming lighter, whilst the topmost car or carriage becomes heavier,
causes the cars or carriages to travel the inclined plane in the manner unnecessary to
further explain.
The toy can be made of any ordinary material, size, or ornamentation according
to fancy.

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I EDWARD JOHN ADAMS, of 16 Broomhall Street Sheffield in the County of
Yorkshire, Physician and Surgeon, 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-
Upon an inclined plane are two small.cars or carriages so constructed as to alter-
nately travel up and down the inclined plane, the two cars are connected together
so that the one descending shall cause the other car or carriage to ascend; and so on
alternately.
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At the top or highest part of the beforementioned plane is a reservoir or reservoirs,
or receptacles containing sand, shot or other suitable substances capable of running
or passing easily through outlets or valves to supply weight to either car or carriage
that may be at the top portion of the inclined plane until the car or carriage descends;
at the same time the outlet or valve of the receptacle or reservoir is closed.
Each car or carriage it may be readily understood has a receptacle to contain the
sand, shot or other suitable substance which as soon as the car or carriage arrives at
the bottom of the inclined plane, the contents of the cars or carriages are liberated,
thus by becoming lighter, whilst the topmost car or carriage becomes heavier, causes
the cars or carriages to travel the inclined plane alternately up and down until the
sand, shot or other suitable substance in the receptacle or reservoir is exhausted.
The toy can be made of any ordinary material size, or ornamentation according
to fancy.
Fig. I. represents an amuseing toy with cars or carriages ascending and descending
an inclined plane.
Fig. II. represents an enlarged drawing of the car or carriage with a portion of the
side broken off to shew the action of the slide at the bottom of the car or carriage.
Fig. III. represents a view of one half of the receptacle or reservoir to contain the
sand, shot or other suitable substance, with a slide or valve affixed to the bottom for
controlling or regulating the passage of the sand, shot or other suitable substance to
the cars or carriages.
Fig. 1. consists of a base or stand A, and upright framework B. B' of any design
or pattern, to which is attached and supported thereby, an inclined plane C.
At the top portion of the framework B. and over the head of the inclined plane C.

page_text: receptacles or reservoirs E, are fixed to contain the sand, shot or other suitable
substance. At the bottom of each receptacle or reservoir E. Fig. III. a plate V. is
fixed with a hole cut or punched in the centre; immediately beneath the plate V,
another plate or slide valve F, is attached, capable of sliding backwards and forwards
in a parallel direction, and also having a hole cut or punched in the centre so that
when the valve F, is open the hole or slit exactly coincides with the one in the
plate V, above; affixed to the end of the slide valve, or plate F, is a hinged tongue, or
depending flap O. the hinge being so constructed as to allow the depending tongue
or flap O. to swing or move in an inward direction only; on the other or top side of
the receptacle or reservoir E. fig. III, hanging bar or lever R. is fixed working
upon a jointed centre at U, the hanging bar or lever R, being also jointed and
attached at W. by means of a short arm to the slide valve or plate F.
The cars or carriages G. fig. II, are so constructed with an inclined bottom N, that,
as the shot, sand or other suitable substance falls in the car or carriage from the
receptacle or reservoir above it gravitates to the lower end of the car or carriage G,
and when the car or carriage arrives at the bottom of the inclined plane C. the pin or
rod L, fig. II. strikes the buffer K, fig. I, thus causing the sliding portion H, to move
inwards releasing the sand, shot or other suitable substance which, flowing through
the holes M, at the bottom of the inclined plane C, is received or falls into the lower
receptacle or drawer D. fig. I.
The two cars or carriages G. G¹ fig. I, are connected together by means of string,
catgut or other suitable material which passing over a pulley or pulleys P. P. at the
top of the inclined plane C. permits the cars or carriages to travel alternately up
and down.
A buffer Y, is fixed to the framework B. fig. I, behind the hanging bar or lever R.
to prevent the upward shock of the car or carriage G, straining the slide valve or
plate F; sufficient space being allowed to permit of the valve or plate F, being
opened.
The action of my toy is as follows. The receptacle or reservoir E, being filled with
sand, shot or other suitable substance, and both ears or carriages, G. G¹, being empty
the lower car or carriage G³ is pulled by the hand to the bottom of the inclined
plane C, in order to start the toy, this causes the front part of the top car or carriage G.
to pass the hinged tongue or flap O. Fig. III. and strike or push the hanging
bar or lever R. and opening the slide valve F, thus releasing the sand, shot or
other suitable substance from the receptacle or reservoir E, at S, when a sufficient
amount of sand, shot or other suitable substance has fallen into the car G. to
give it weight and overcome the balance of the other car or carriage G', the
car G. commences to travel towards the bottom of the inclined plane C. and in
so doing it pushes the hinged tongue or depending flap O. closing the slide
valve F, and shutting off the supply of sand, shot or other suitable substance ;
arriving at the bottom of the inclined plane C. the pin or rod L, strikes the
buffer K, opening the sliding portion H, fig. II, and releasing the sand, shot or
other suitable substance; at the same time the other car or carriage G¹ arrives
at the top of the inclined plane C. and passing the hinged tongue or depending
flap O. on its own side, it in the same manner pushes a similar hanging bar or
lever R. and opens the valve F, when a sufficiency of shot, sand or other suitable
substance has been released the car or carriage G₁ also passes down the inclined
plane C, closing the slide valve F, by means of a similar hinged tongue or flap O.
The cars or carriages G. G', continue to travel up and down the inclined plane C,
alternately, until all the sand, shot or other suitable substance has been conveyed from
the higher receptacles or reservoirs E, to the lower receptacle or drawer D, fig. I.
The length of the hinged tongue or flap O. Fig. III. is so arranged that the
end of the car or carriage G, in passing down the inclined plane C, shall close
the valve F. and clear the hinged tongue or flap O. at one and the same time.
The automatic action of the cars or carriages is secured by means of the sliding
portion H, fig. II. and the slide valve F. and its connections to fill each car or
carriage as described, and attached to the bottom of each receptacle or reservoir.

page_text: 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 :
1. The construction of an automatic amuseing toy, as hereinbefore described.
2. The application and arrangement of sliding plates or valves at the bottom of
each receptacle or reservoir, as herein before described.
3. The construction and application of the inclined bottom of car or carriage with
sliding portion or valve, as herein before described.
Dated this 28th day of February 1888.