Improved Means of Imparting Galloping or Corresponding Move- ments to Toy Horses, Boats, or Corresponding Parts Carried by . Roundabouts or otherwise Mounted so as to be capable of being Drawn About..
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Imparting Galloping or Corresponding Move-
ments to Toy Horses, Boats, or Corresponding Parts Carried by
. Roundabouts or otherwise Mounted so as to be capable of being
Drawn About..
I, CHARLES SHAW, of 21 Waterloo Road South, Wolverhampton in the County
of Stafford, Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object improved means of imparting galloping or
corresponding movements to toy horses, boats, or corresponding parts, carried by
roundabouts, or otherwise mounted so as to be capable of being drawn about either
for the purpose of giving pleasure to riders thereon or therein or merely as
children's toys.
According to one modification of this invention (and which I think is the better,
because the simpler of the two described) each horse, boat, or corresponding part, is
fixed upon the upper end of a rod or bar which is pivotted at its lower end to a crank
pin, or is connected by means of straps with an excentric. The rod passes up from
the crank pin, or excentric through a fixed guide which maintains it in position side-
ways, but causes it to rock or vibrate to-and-fro as it is raised and lowered by the
revolution of an axle or spindle which carries the crank pin or excentric. The fixed
guide is carried by the platform or framing on which the horse, boat, or corresponding
part, is mounted, and its forward and rear inside edges are rounded, or are provided
with rollers, to reduce friction and allow of an easy action of the rod as it slides
therethrough and vibrates therein, and suitable adjustment may be provided for
taking up the wear of the parts. The axle or spindle which carries the crank pin or
excentric is itself carried in bearings supported by the platform or framing aforesaid
and is driven, through the medium of spur or other gear, from one of the wheels on
which the platform or frame aforesaid runs, or from an axle of such wheels.
According to a further modification of this invention, the horse, boat, or corre-
sponding part, is pivotted on the top of a rod which slides in a vertical guide and
is moved up and down by means of a crank pin or excentric which operates a link
which is pivotted at its upper end to the lower end of the rod, or by means of a cam
which has a circular groove formed in its side face into which a pin carried by the
lower end of the rod projects, or by analogous means. The axle or spindle which
carries the crank pin, excentric, or cam, is operated in the manner of the corresponding
axle or spindle of the modification previously described. A rocking movement (in
addition to the vertical movement caused by the rod) is imparted to the horse, boat,
or corresponding part, by means of a link pivotted thereto and actuated from a crank
pin or excentric on the axle or spindle which carries the crank pin, excentric, or cam,
which operates the rod, or on other axle or spindle similarly driven. The throw of
the crank pin or excentric which operates the link for giving the rocking movement
should be greater than that of the crank pin, excentric, or cam, which operates the
vertical rod.
Two or more horses, boats, or corresponding parts may, according to either
nodification, be mounted side by side, and be operated from a single axle or spindle,
as will be readily understood.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Imparting Galloping or Corresponding Move-
ments to Toy Horses, Boats, or Corresponding Parts Carried by
Roundabouts or otherwise Mounted so as to be capable of being
Drawn About.
I, CHARLES SHAW, of 21 Waterloo Road South, Wolverhampton in the County of
Stafford, Architect, 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 has for its object improved means of imparting galloping or
corresponding movements to toy-horses, boats, or corresponding parts, carried by
roundabouts, or otherwise mounted so as to be capable of being drawn about either
for the purpose of giving pleasure to riders thereon or therein or merely as children's
toys.
One modification of this invention (and which I think is the better, partly because
the simpler of the two described) is illustrated by the drawings on sheet 1 herewith.
Referring to figure 1, which. is a side elevation of a horse mounted and operated
according to this modification, each horse A (or it may be a boat or corresponding
part) is fixed upon the upper end of a rod or bar B which is pivotally connected at
its lower end with a crank pin a revolving around the axis of an axle or spindle C
(or it may be connected by means of straps with an excentric mounted on such
axle). The rod B passes through a guide 6 fixed to the platform or framing D which
carries the horse (boat or corresponding part) or two or more horses (boats or
corresponding parts) and which runs upon the supporting wheels, and this guide b
maintains the rod B in position sideways but causes it to rock or vibrate to and fro
as it is raised and lowered by the revolution of the axle C. The axle C is itself
carried in bearings supported by the platform or framing, and is driven through the
medium of spur (or other) gear c c from one of the wheels d on which the platform
or framing runs or from the axle e thereof. The guide b is preferably fitted with
rollers f, one at the front and the other at the rear of the rod B, to reduce friction
and allow of an easy action of the rod as it slides therethrough and vibrates therein.
This guide is shown to an enlarged scale by figures 2 and 3, of which figure 2 is a
section taken on line of figure 3, and figure 3 is a side elevation. The axles or.
journals of the rollers are carried in blocks or bearings g fitted to slide within the
guide box b, and are capable of being set towards one another to take up wear, by
means of set pins h. The rollers are provided with flanges which retain the rod in
position sideways, or in lieu of such flanges the rod may be guided sideways by the
sides of the box. The blocks g may be retained in place sideways by means of tongues k
passing into shallow grooves in the top and bottom of the box, respectively. Different
positions of the horse are shewn by broken lines, figure 1, corresponding to different
positions in the revolution of the crank pin. In lieu of the guide box fitted with
rollers, a plain guide piece may be used having an opening therethrough for the
passage of the rod, with the forward and rear inside edges rounded; or a long slot
may be formed through the rod and the rod be guided by means of a round pin
carried by the platform or framing and passing transversely through the slot. The
means described of producing the vertical and vibratory movements of the rod B
I consider the most convenient for the purpose, but it is not essential that such means
be employed as other means may be adopted which will answer the purpose to some
extent, for instance the lower end of the rod may be connected with a short vibrating
arm carried on a way-shaft which is caused to oscillate in any convenient manner
from an axle of the apparatus, as will be readily understood.
A further modification of this invention is illustrated by figure 4 of sheet 2 herewith.
In this modification each horse A (boat or corresponding part) is pivoted on the top

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of a rod or bar B' which slides in a vertical guide 61 carried by the platform, or
framing D which supports such horse (boat or corresponding part) or two or more
horses (boats or corresponding parts) and which runs upon the supporting, wheels, and
this rod B¹ is moved up and down by means of an excentric a' mounted on an axle C
turning in suitable bearings carried by the framing or platform. The excentric straps
are formed of sufficient width in side elevation, as shewn, to allow for the movement
of the excentric therein; but if preferred the excentric straps may fit around the whole
circumference of the excentric and be linked with the lower end of the rod B¹ instead
of being formed rigid therewith, or the rod B' may be connected by a short link with
a crank pin carried by the axle C, or the lower end of the rod may be provided with a
stud to take into an excentric groove formed in the face of a cam carried by the axle.
The guide box b¹ is preferably fitted with pairs of rollers f¹ between which the rod B¹
is guided. A rod E is pivoted to the horse (boat or corresponding part) either
forward or rearward of the connection of the rod B' with the horse, and is connected
at its lower end with an excentric m carried preferably by the axle C, or may
be
carried by an independent axle which is caused to revolve, by any suitable mechanism,
at the same velocity as the axle C; or the rod E may be connected with a crank pin
carried by such axle C, or independent axle. The axle C may be operated in the
manner of the corresponding axle of the modification previously described, in which
case the rod E is connected with the horse forwards of the connection of the rod B¹
therewith; or such axle may itself form one of the supporting axles of the apparatus
in which case the rod E is connected with the horse rearwards of the connection
therewith of the rod B'. The cam m is set preferably to follow the cam a¹ a small
angular distance as shewn. It is desirable to give the excentric m, or crank pin in
lieu thereof, a greater throw than that of the excentric or equivalent a'. The rollers fl
may, if desired, be carried in bearings which can be set up by means for instance of
set-pins n to take up wear.
Two or more horses, boats, or corresponding parts may, according to either
modification, be mounted side by side and be operated from a single axle or spindle as
will be readily understood; and the invention is applicable, as will be obvious, either
for imparting movements to toy horses, boats, or corresponding parts carried by
roundabouts whether for being ridden or not, that is whether for use in ordinary
roundabouts or for roundabouts on a small scale used merely as toys, or for imparting
such movements to toy horses, boats or corresponding parts, capable of being drawn about
either for the purpose of giving pleasure to riders thereon or therein or merely as
children's toys on a scale too small for being ridden about. In the case of roundabouts
several sets of mechanism for imparting the movements described would of course be
arranged at intervals around the apparatus.
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. The improved means of imparting galloping or corresponding movements to toy
horses, boats, or corresponding parts, carried by roundabouts, or otherwise mounted
so as to be capable of being drawn about, substantially as described and shewn.
2. Imparting a galloping or corresponding movement to toy horses, boats, or
corresponding parts carried by roundabouts, or otherwise mounted so as to be capable
of being drawn about, by means of vibrating rods sliding through suitable guides fixed
to the platforms or framings which are mounted on the running wheels, substantially
as described.
3. Imparting galloping or corresponding movements to toy horses, boats, or
corresponding parts carried by roundabouts, or otherwise mounted so as to be capable
of being drawn about, by means of rods pivotally connected therewith at their upper
ends and sliding in vertical guides and operating by means of cans or equivalents,

page_text: in combination with rods pivotally connected with such horses, boats, or. correspond-
ing parts, either forwards or backwards of the connection of such vertical rods
therewith, and operated by suitable cams or equivalents, substantially as described for
the purpose set forth.
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Dated this 97th day of Janne 1800
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Woverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.