Improvements in Merry-go-rounds.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd' Sept., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Feb., 1895
Improvements in Merry-go-rounds.
We, THOMAS GARE; of 25, Booth Street, Edgeley, Stockport, in the County of
Chester, Engineor, and THOMAS. SEPTIMUS HARDEMAN, of 7, Back George
Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Cloth Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The object of this invention is to render merry-go-rounds more attractive and
amusing than heretofore has been the case.
To this end our invention consists in the first place in the employment of figures
in imitation of human beings so formed or furnished with means as to provide a seat
or seats for carrying people.
Our invention consists in the second place in forming the limbs of the said figures
and of those in imitation of animals with joints and imparting motion thereto so as
to imitate the said figures walking, running, trotting, or galloping respectively.
Our invention consists in the last place in rendering the heads of the said figures
and the tails in case of animals mechanically movable and also to provide the said
figures with suitable means for issuing musical or other sounds.
The figures in imitation of human beings are formed so as to carry people on the
shoulders, back, arms, or knees, or otherwise, as may be found most attractive or
convenient, or two or more of the said figures may be arranged to carry a sedan-chair
or draw or wheel a vehicle or the like.
The joints of the said limbs and also those of animals may be of the ball type or
of any other suitable form and the desired motion imparted to the said limbs by
means of suitable cranks, eccentrics, cams, or eccentric pins acting upon levers
attached to the said limbs and positioned partly out of sight say below a moving.
platform or the like, or any other suitable motion may be employed to produce the
desired effect. The said cranks, eccentrics, cams or eccentric pins may be arranged
relatively adjustable so as to permit of varying the movements of the said limbs as
may be desired and serve also to impart motion to the head or tail of the figures by
suitable connections such as rods or levers..
In some cases the said joints may be covered with india rubber or other suitable
flexible material, or flexible material may be used as a joint itself. The menus
aforesaid for producing musical or other sounds may also be operated from the
aforesaid oranks, eccentrics, cams, or eccentric pins by suitable connections.
Dated this 1st day of November 1893.
F. BOSSHARDT &¸Co.,
Agents to Applicants.

page_text: improvements in merry-go-rounus.
We, THOMAS Gare, of 25, Booth Street, Edgeley, Stockport, in the County of
Chester, Engineer, and THOMAS SEPTIMUS HARDEMAN, of 7, Back George
Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Cloth Merchant, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to render merry-go-rounds more attractive and
amusing than heretofore has been the case.
To this end our invention consists in the first place in the employment of figures
in imitation of human beings so formed' or furnished with means as to provide a
seat or seats for carrying people.
"
Our invention consists in the second place in forming the limbs of the said figures
with joints and imparting motion thereto so as to imitate the said figures walking
or running.
Our invention consists in the last place in rendering the heads of the said figures
mechanically movable and also to provide the said figures with suitable means for
issuing musical or other sounds.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused to be
appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference indicating
like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a merry-go-round platform furnished with figures
in imitation of human beings formed according to our invention."
Figs. 2 & 3 show two different forms of joints for the legs of figures in imitation
of human beings which joints are also applicable for the legs of animals and
Fig. 4 shows the head of a figure in imitation of human beings rendered' movable
and provided with means for issuing musical or other sounds.
In carrying out the first part of our invention and referring to Fig. 1, a are the
figures in imitation of human beings fixed upon a platform b by means of columns c
and formed or furnished with seats.d-which serve to carry people on the shoulders,,
back, arms, or knoes, or otherwise,, as may be found most attractive or convenient,
or two or more of the figures a may be arranged to carry a sedan-chair d', or draw
or wheel a vehicle d'or the like. The limbs e, e', of the figures a may be formed
rigid with the body thereof or with joints f,f"
The joints, of the limbs e, e¹, may be of the ball type or of any other
suitable form and the desired motion imparted to the limbs e, e, by means of
suitable cranks g, eccentrics, cams, or eccentric pins acting upon rods h connected
with the limbs e, e'. The said mechanism is arranged out of sight, say in the body and
column e of the figure a and below the moving platform b or the like, or any other
suitable motion may be employed to produce the desired effect. The said cranks,
eccentrics, cams, or eccentric pins may be arranged relatively adjustable so as to
permit of varying the movement of the said limbs as may be desired. The said
means may also serve to impart motion to the head of the figures by suitable
connections, such as rods, and to bellows i adapted to issue musical or other sounds,
Bee Fig. 4.
Some of the figures:described in imitation of human beings may be arranged to
waltz between the others.
Some of the joints f, f, may be covered with india rubber or other suitable
flexible material k, see Fig. 2, or flexible material may be used as a joint itself,
Bee Fig. 3.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare. that what we
olaim, is-
"In merry-go-rounds,"
1st. The employment of figures in imitation of human beings so formed or
furnished with means as to provide a seat or seats adapted to carry people,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. The figures specified in the preceding claim, formed with jointed limbs or
heads moved mechanically, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3rd. The figures specified in the preceding claims, furnished with means for issuing
musical or other sounds, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 1st day of September 1894.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.