A New or Improved Building Toy.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1993-Accepted, 15th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Building Toy.
I, WALTER STRANDERS of 123 Park Road Crouch End in the County of
Middlesex Designer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as
follows:-
The object of the present invention is to provide a cheap and amusing building
toy.
In carrying my invention into effect I take sheets of cardboard or other suitable
material and I cut or punch them into pieces which may be triangular, round,
square or of other form. In each of these pieces I form cuts or slots which
are of width corresponding with the thickness of the material used and somewhat
tightly fitting the same.
In the square pieces I preferably form four slots each of which is at right angles
to the sides and opens out at the edge thereof and in length is equal to one fourth
the length of a side.
The slots or cuts preferably extend from the centres of the edges of each side
toward the middle of the card.
These cards may be connected together or built up in many artistic and interesting
shapes by placing the cards so that the sides of the slots firmly clip press or bind
between them the substance of the cards to which they are connected.
In this way forins may be built similar to houses, towers, bridges &c. in which
the cards are not liable to become disconnected or to be knocked over.
The pieces, of cardboard or other material may be punched complete in a single
operation..
Dated this 10th day of Sentember 1892
WALTER STRANDERS,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Building Toy.
I, WALTER STRANDERS, of 123 Park Road, Crouch End, in the County of
Middlesex, Designer, 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 the present invention is to provide a cheap and amusing building
toy.
The invention is represented in the accompanying drawing in which
Figures 1 represent a face view and an edge view of a square building card, and
Figures 2 represent similar views of a circular building card both being constructed
according to my invention.
Figures 3,represent a face view and an edge view of a plain card which may be
used.in combination with those shown at Figures 1 and 2,
Eigure 4 represents two square cards such as represented at Figures 1, fitted
together,
Figure 5 represents a square and a round card fitted together and
Figures 6, 7 and 8 represent various combinations of such cards.
In carrying my invention into effect I take sheets of cardboard or other suitable
material and I cut or punch it into pieces which may be triangular, round, square
or of other form but which I prefer to make of square and circular shapes as shown
at Figures 1 and 2.

page_text: In each of these pieces ab I form cuts or slots a 'which are of width
corresponding with the thickness of the material used and somewhat tightly or
closely fitting the same.
In the square pieces a I preferably form four slots a' each of which is at right
angles to the sides and opens out at the edge thereof and in length is equal to one
fourth the length of a side. The circular cards preferably make with three
slots two of which are at right angles to each other whilst the third is at an
angle of 135° with each of the other two.
The slots or cuts a¹ of the square card a preferably extend from the centres of
the edges of each side toward the middle of the card and the slots or cuts bare
preferably radial of the circular card b.
The pieces of cardboard or other material may be shaped and slotted in any
convenient manner but I have found it both cheap and effective to first cut the
cards to the shapes required and then to place them in considerable number face to
face and tightly fitted in a suitable holder slotted at its ends and sides to correspond
with the slots required in the cards and then to pass them over a circular saw which
will cut the slots to the required depth, suitably adjusted fences being used on the
saw bench to secure the correct position of the slots.
A holder I have found to answer consists of two parts similarly formed but
fitting closely one within the other, each part consisting of end pieces connected
together on two opposite sides by side pieces the other two sides being open; thus
the cards are packed closely into the smaller of these parts and the latter with the
cards therein is then placed sideways within the larger part so that the holder
encloses and closely fits the cards on all four sides thereby holding them firmly in
position whilst being slotted by the saw.
These slotted cards may be connected together or built up into many artistic
and interesting designs by placing the cards so that the sides of the slots firmly
clip, press or bind between them the substance of the cards to which they are
connected as more clearly shown at Figures 4 and 5.
In this way forms or designs may be built similar to houses, towers, bridges &c.,
samples of which are shown at Figures 6. 7. 8, in which the cards are not liable to
become disconnected or to be knocked down.
A plain circular card as shown at Figure 3, or other conveniently shaped card
may in some cases be used to fit the slots a¹¹ and to connect together the slotted
cards or to serve as ornaments for the same.
The slotted cards may if desired be produced by punching them complete by
means of suitable dies or punches at a single operation.
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
claim is,
1. The new or improved building toy substantially as herein shown and
described.
2. The new or improved building toy consisting of pieces of card or other
suitable material slotted from their edges for use, substantially as herein shown and
described.
3. The new or improved building toy consisting of pieces of card or other
suitable material having slots extending from their edges towards the centre thereof
and of width equal to the thickness of the material employed substantially as
herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Dated Tube 0+1 1000
W. STRANDERS,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.