An Improved Toy Hoop.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov. 1888
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy Hoop.
We, FRANK BOULTON HILL of Market Place West Ham Lane Jeweller and
WILLIAM EDWARD HUTCHISON of Vicarage Lane both of Stratford in the County of
Essex, Boot Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to an improved toy hoop and consists in fitting within
the centre of an ordinary iron or wooden hoop an oblong or oval frame and keeping
the same firmly in its place by means of two thin steel spokes, an axle being also
fixed in the centre of the frame upon which a small lamp is hung, the lamp having a
loose bearing so that it retains à perpendicular position whilst the hoop is being
bowled along. If necessary instead of the frame being used the steel spokes can be
made concave and one fixed on each side of the hoop, and the spindle placed in the
centre between the two.
Dated this 28th day of November 1888.
B. F. WEATHERDON & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy Hoop.
We FRANK BOULTON HILL of Market Place West Ham Lane, Jeweller, and
WILLIAM EDWARD HUTCHISON of Vicarage Lane, Boot Manufacturer both of Stratford
in the County of Essex 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 :-
Our Invention relates to an improved toy hoop which we call a bicycle hoop and
consists as follows-We employ an ordinary iron or wooden hoop but fit within the
centre of same an oval or oblong frame the same being kept in its place by means
of thin steel wire spokes, or in place of the frame we use two three or more spokes
only concaved the same as an ordinary bicycle wheel, this last method being pre-
ferred for iron hoops, in either case we fit an axle in the centre and on which a
lamp is suspended working upon a hub or loose bearing in the same manner as
bicycle lamps, any number of spokes can be used and also fitted to the hoop in
various ways but in practice we prefer to use for iron hoops, three spokes on each
side made and fitted as shown and described in the drawings, this method being
the most simple and efficient.
The accompanying drawings represent at Fig. 1 a perspective side view of the
hoop shewing the mode of fixing the spokes and axle with lamp attached.
Fig. 2 detached view of spoke and hollow axle with screw and nut for tightening
up and securing the spokes to the axle. Fig. 3 detached elevation of the lamp and
hub or loose bearing, with axle in section. In each figure the same letters of
reference denote similar corresponding parts, a, the hoop, 6 flat raised projection
stamped upon the inner side of the hoop and in which holes are punched to receive
and hold the spokes, c the double steel wire spokes formed as shown at Fig. 2 and
which are threaded through the holes in the projecting pieces b, the two ends being
bent as at c and these ends fit into the hollow axle d and the screw e is passed
through the axle and the nut e' being tightened up the whole of the spokes are
firmly and rigidly secured, the lamp and, g, the hub and frame the ends of the
frame g being made to fit and work into sockets formed in the front and back
portion of the lamp shewn at f¹ and by this arrangement the lamp has a lateral

page_text: motion so that if the hoop should fall on the ground the lamp will still retain a
perpendicular position and thus prevent the light from going out, and the hub or
loose bearing likewise retains the lamp in an upright position, whilst the hoop is
being bowled along, the lamp is of course made sufficiently small to always work
within the concave of the spokes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said Inven-
tion and in. what manner the same is to be performed we claim
For toy hoops, the exclusive use and employment of a lamp fitted and retained in
the centre of the said hoop by means of the spokes and axle, in the manner sub-
stantially as above set forth and described.
Dated 90th day of Angust 1880
B. F. WEATHERDON & Co.,
11 & 18, Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.