An Improved Toy Race Track or Course.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy Race Track or Course.
I, DAVID CHARLES BALLINGER GRIFFITH 112 Sloane Street London S.W.
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to toy races and tracks or courses for same, and consists in
providing a base plate or track which carries the rails or guides said platform being
supported at or about its centre upon a support or pivot upon which it may
caused to rock or oscillate.
be
The rails or guides have inclined or raised portions at desired points, at which
points representations of hedges or hurdles with or without representations of water,
are placed upon an upper table or plane having one or more grooves preferably
two, which are formed over the rails or guides. Carriages run upon these rails or
guides. These carriages carry the horses, figures or bicycles which are attached
thereto by any convenient means such as a pin of a length sufficient to carry the
horse or figure clear of the top plane or board, the pin passing through the groove
aforesaid.
The game is played by causing the platforms which are connected together to
rock or oscillate on the pivot aforesaid and the carriages and figures run upon the
guides or rails and owing to the inclines or raised portions the horses or the like
appear to jump over the hedges or hurdles which may be covered with moss or such
like, the pin carrying the horses or figures passing through an opening in the
hurdle fence or such like.
Dated this 6th day of June 1894
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
An Improved Toy Race Track or Course.
I, DAVID CHARLES BALLINGER GRIFFITH 112 Sloane Street London S.W.
Gentleman, 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 toy races and tracks or courses for same and consists in
providing a base plate or track which carries the rails or guides, said platform
being supported at or about its centre upon a support or pivot upon which it may
be caused to rock or oscillate.
The rails or guides have inclined or raised portions at desired points, at which
points representations of hedges or hurdles with or without representations of
water are placed upon an upper table or plane having one or more grooves,
preferably two which are formed over the rails or guides. Carriages run upon
these rails or guides. These carriages carry the horses, figures or bicycles which
are attached thereto by any convenient means such as a pin of a length sufficient to
carry the horse or figure clear of the top plane or board, the pin passing through
the groove aforesaid.
The game is played by causing the platforms which are connected together to
rock or oscillate on the pivot aforesaid and the carriages and figures run upon the

page_text: guides or rails and owing to the inclines or raised portions the horses or the like
appear to jump over the hedges or hurdles which may be covered with moss or such
like, the pin carrying the horses or figures passing through an opening in the
hurdle, fence or such like.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will refer to the annexed
drawings in which :-
Fig. 1. is a plan view of my invention.
Fig. 2. cross section through same.
d is a top plate having the grooves or apertures ✓ cut in same, and underneath
which the tracks or guides are secured to the bottom plate a. Upon the tracks
or guides the carriages g run and to which the desired object or figure such as
the horse & rider his attached by the pin or rod i, c are imitation hurdles or
fences placed upon the upper plate & and underneath the hurdles or fences c. The
tracks have raised portions so that the figure his raised sufficiently to clear said
hurdle or fences c, when moving round the track or guides b, thus having the
appearance of leaping or jumping over the hurdles or fences c. e is a piece of
looking glass or reflecting material to resemble water if desired. In Figure 2 the
carriages g are shown passing over the higher or raised portions of the track, the
points being the lowest. The track may be held in the hands and rocked, or
where it is too large for this purpose, it may be supported on a pivot k which rests
in a cup or socket 7 attached to the bottom plate a.
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. In toy race tracks or courses, a base plate having tracks or guides attached
thereto said tracks having raised portions or inclines, carriages carrying figures which
run upon said tracks or guides, an upper table having grooves or apertures which
correspond with, or are over the tracks or guides aforesaid; hurdles or fences
attached to said upper table so as to be over the raised portions of the tracks or
guides, said base plate having a cup or support for engaging with a pivot upon
which the device may be rocked or oscillated when desired substantially as
described & illustrated.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1894