Models, Landscapes, Figures and other Objects.
Year: 1885

page_text: Models, Landscapes, Figures, and other Objects.
I GEORGE COLE of the firm of George Cole and Company of No 19 Nicholl
Square Hamsell Street in the city of London Merchants and Manufacturers do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MECHANISM FOR
ACTUATING MECHANICAL TOY MODELS, LANDSCAPES, FIGURES AND OTHER OBJECTS
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 improvements in the arrangement and application of
mechanism for actuating mechanical toy models landscapes figures and other
objects represented as in action or motion where reciprocatory or rotary motion is
required.
And in order that my Invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe the accompanying Drawings which show
several examples of the manner in which my improved mechanism is arranged
and constructed in accordance with my Invention and applied so as to actuate
mechanical toy models, landscapes, figures and other objects.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows the back view and Figure 2 an end view of a toy workman
represented as in the act of hammering.
The mechanism for actuating the moving parts consists of a weight a fixed or
hung by means of an arm 6 (advantageously long or the weight may be connected
by a cord) to a shaft or axis c. The shaft c rests at c¹ upon a smoothe plate ď
fixed to a base or stand d having at its end a handle d¹¹.

page_text: to crank c by means of an eyelet or loop is a connecting rod f the other end of
which is hooked into an eyelet or loop formed on the long arm of a bent lever g its
fulcrum being a pin g¹.
To the short arm g¹¹ of the bent lever is fixed the arm h (or other part) of the
figure . The weight a and cranked shaft c being set in motion as before described,
the crank c by means of the connecting rod f moves the bent lever g thus causing
the arm h of the figure i to move up and down as in the act of hammering.
In a similar manner 2 or more figures may be introduced and 2 or more cranks
used as required.
A plane file saw or any other reciprocatory tool may be substituted for the
hammer or a toy stationery Engine or mill may also be actuated by the same or
similar arrangement of mechanism, a pulley or friction wheel being mounted on
the crank axis to transmit rotary motion when required.
Figure 3 shows a back and Figure 4 a side view of a model windmill and
See-Saw the sails of the mill being in the act of turning and the figures in the act
of see-sawing.
The arrangement of driving mechanism employed for actuating the sails and
figures in this toy is the same as that previously described corresponding parts
being marked with corresponding letters of reference.
E is the walls of the mill in the form of a cylinder inside of which are the
works. The weight a, fixed in the roof b being set in motion as before described,
turns the shaft c and crank c¹¹, the connecting rod f moving.
To the short arm of the lever g is fixed the see-saw plank h upon which sit the
figures thus causing them to appear as if in the act of see-sawing (or swinging).
"A toothed wheel is mounted on the shaft c in such a manner as to give motion
to a larger toothed wheel k fixed to the axis or shaft of the wheel that carries the
sails &
I make no claim to any of the mechanical or other parts separately which are
well known and in common use neither do I limit myself to the application of my
improved driving mechanism to the particular mechanical toys represented in the
Drawings annexed as such improved driving mechanism may be applied to a great
variety of working models landscapes, theatres, figures, musical turnrounds and
other objects in accordance with my Invention.
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
The improved arrangement and construction of the driving mechanism consisting
of a b c c and d arranged and combined for actuating mechanical toy models,
landscapes, figures, musical-turn rounds and other objects substantially in the
manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described and represented in the Drawings
hereto annexed.
Dated this tenth day of November 1885