Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov., 1896-Accepted, 2nd Jan., 1897
I, JAMES HENRY COGHLAN BOIG, of 8, September Road, in the City of
Liverpool, Master Mariner, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to
be as follows:
A puzzle toy according to this invention consists of a disc or plate having a
number of perforations arranged in certain formations or groups. To solve the
puzzle each of said perforations must be threaded by a cord, the threading to
commence at a certain perforation, to pass once through each and every other
perforation in the plate, and to terminate at a predetermined perforation. The
threading must follow certain lines connecting the perforations.
In one form of puzzle under this invention a disc of cardboard, celluloid or other
material is perforated as follows:-Three rows of perforations pass across the
disc diametrically. Three similar rows pass across it at right angles to the rows
first mentioned. In the segments of the disc formed by the intersecting rows single
perforations are made. Threading commences at the centre hole (marked C-
centre) and terminates at one of the perforations (marked O-omega) of the rows
of perforations. The perforations are connected by lines indicating the direction
in which threading may only be done.
Dated this 1st day of April 1800
J. A. COUBROUGH,
Registered Patent Agent,
10 St. George's Crescent, Liverpool, Agent for the Applicant.
I, JAMES HENRY COGHLAN BOIG, of 10, Rossett Avenue, formerly of
8, September Road, both in the City of Liverpool, Master Mariner, 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 :-
A puzzle toy according to this invention consists of a disc or plate having a
number of perforations arranged in certain formations, or groups. To solve the
puzzle such perforations must be threaded by a lace or cord which accompanies
the disc, the threading to commence and terminate at certain perforations and to
follow certain lines connecting the perforations.
In the example of my invention illustrated at Figure 1 of the drawing hereto
annexed, a disc (a) of metal, cardboard, celluloid, or other suitable material, is
pierced with thirty-seven perforations, arranged in lines-and-cross-lines to form a
St. George's Cross, with a peripheral line of perforations.
The perforations are threaded by the lace (b) which is provided with a metallic
point (d) and a knot or stop piece (e)

page_text: Threading commences at the central perforation-marked C (centre)-aud
terminates at the perforation marked O (omega). In passing from one perforation
to another the threading must take the direction indicated by the lines which
connect such perforations, and the lace must pass through each perforation, and
once only, although the central perforation C may be threaded inore than once.
Directions to this effect are printed, impressed, or otherwise delineated upon
the disc.
Figure 2 illustrates the course which the threading must follow in order to solve
the puzzle.
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 :-
The employment for the purpose of a recreative puzzle, of a disc or plate having
perforations arranged substantially as shewn in the accompanying drawing, and
adapted to be threaded by a cord or iace accompanying the disc, the solution of
the puzzle consisting in the lacing or threading of such perforations in the manner
herein described and shewn in the drawing.
Dated this 21st Jav oEN
how 100
J. A. COUBROUGH,
Registered Patent Agent (Qual. by Exam.),
10 St. George's Crescent, Liverpool, Agent for the Applicant.