An Improved Toy.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1895-Accepted, 22nd June,
1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy.
I, ROBERT FIELD of Byram Arcade, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Commission
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to an improved toy for shooting or projecting small
arrows, struck matches or like missiles at any surrounding object.
For the purpose of my invention I make the toy of any suitable material or
metal, stamped out in one piece with a vertical stem to form a handle, and an arm
at right angles thereto and across the top which is subsequently bent to the arc of
The stem or handle and
a circle and has a hole or opening formed in the centre.
the bowed horizontal arm or cross piece are, by suitable die or dies, stamped or
blocked concave in cross section which greatly strengthens the toy and gives it a
neat and finished appearance, the surface or surfaces being afterwards lacquered,
japanned or otherwise coated.
To each end of the bent horizontal cross piece and on the inner side thereof
Isecure by suitable clips, twine or thread, the two extremities of an elastic or
spring band, which, when drawn backwards or away from the toy, stores up
sufficient energy to shoot or project an arrow or match placed against it, a
considerable distance on being suddenly liberated.
The arrow, match or other missile to be shot or projected from the toy is
passed through the opening in the centre of the horizontal cross piece, which forms
a guide therefor, and is pressed against the elastic or spring band to force the
latter outwardly the distance required, in which position they are held by the hand
until aim is taken.
The improved toy made in the manner above set forth is a cheap and safe form
of amusement for young people, and considerable skill may be developed in
sighting and hitting some predetermined target.
1004
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield, Agents for the Applicant.
I, ROBERT FIELD of Byram Arcade, Huddersfield, Yorkshire Commission
Agent 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 refers to an improved toy for shooting or projecting small arrows
struck matches or like missiles at any surrounding object.
For the purpose of my invention I make the toy of any suitable material or
metal stamped out in one piece with a vertical stem to form a handle, and an arm
at right angles thereto across the top, which is bent to the arc of a circle and
has a hole or opening formed in the centre.
The stem or handle and the bowed horizontal arm or cross piece are stamped

page_text: or blocked concave in cross section which greatly strengthens the toy and gives it.
a neat and finished appearance, the surface or surfaces if desired, being afterwards
lacquered, japanned or otherwise coated.
The arrows, matches. or like missiles are projected from the bowed horizontal
arm or cross piece by an elastic or spring band secured to each end of said arm.
In the accompanying drawings, to which reference is hereafter had for the
purpose of fully describing my said invention
Fig. 1 is front elevation of my improved shooting toy ;
Fig. 2 is plan of saine; and
Fig. 3 is transverse section taken on line 1-2 of Fig. 1.
The toy is made in.the.shape of a cross, or letter T, and is stamped out or cut
in one piece from.sheet tin or other suitable metal or material. The perpendicular
portion a forms the handle by which the toy is held, and the horizontal portion a'
across the top of and at right angles to same, is shaped or bent longitudinally to
the arc of a circle, as shewn in. Fig. 2, to form-the-bow from which the arrows
or missiles are to be projected, a hole or opening being made through the centre
thereof to guide and support the arrows.
The perpendicular and horizontal portions a; a', are stamped, blocked.or other-
wise made concave in cross' section to strengthen the toy and improve its appearance
by giving it a convex face or front.
An elastic or spring band c to project the arrows, is stretched across the sback
of the bow or horizontal portion al and passed around the ends thereof which are
turned or bent back and up the extremities of said band tightly between them.and
the face of the bow à as shewn; or each extremity of the elastic band. may be
secured to the ends of the bow a¹ by clips, twine, thread, or wire.
A wearing pad d of canvas or other suitable material is affixed to the inner face
of the elastice directly opposite the opening to prevent injury to said band
from the pressure of the arrows thereon and to: strengthen it at the part named.
The arrow, struck match or other missile e to. be shot or projected from the toy
is passed from the front through the opening b and then pressed against the
elastic or spring band c to force the latter outwardly or away from the toy the
'distance required, or to the limit to which it will stretch, in which position they are
held by the hand until aim is taken, as illustrated in Fig. 4, the energy stored up
in the stretched band being sufficient, when liberated, to project the missile a
considerable distance.
Instead of being stamped solid out of a piece of metal, the toy may be made of
wire formed or bent to the shape herein shewn and described and provided with an
elastic band. tied to the ends of the horizontal portion, or secured thereto by any
suitable means.
When the elastic band eniployed is narrow or round in cross section, the ends of
the arrows or missiles are cut or grooved to fit onto same.
The improved shooting toy made in the manner set forth and shewn herein, is
a cheap and safe form of amusement for young people, and considerable skill and
judgement may be developed in sighting and hitting some pre-determined target.
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 :-
Toys for shooting or projecting miniature arrows or like missiles, made
substantially as herein described and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 20th day of May 1895.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.