An Improved Toy.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 24th Jan., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy.
1, GEORGES CARETTE, of the firm of Georges Carette & Co., of Nuremberg,
Bavaria, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, 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 :—
My invention relates to a toy comprising a figure which by reason of the peculiar
arrangement and movableness of one of its arms can move automatically along an
inclined rod or rope.
As shown in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing the figure
is suspended from the rope f by means of hooks A and B attached to the arins a and b.
The arm a and the leg a form with the body e a rigid whole. In or on the body at d
is pivoted the lever 1, the upper end 6 of which constitutes the arm the lower
end, the leg of the figure. By causing the figure to oscillate in the longitudinal
direction of the plane of motion it will automatically move along the rope f.
The action which takes place in this motion is indicated in Figures 2 to 6. In these
diagrams the red a, a¹ indicates the body of the figure to which the obtuse-angled
rod b, & is pivoted at d. The circle c is to indicate that the lower half of a, a' is
heavier than the upper, that is to say, that the heavier weight is far below the pivot d
and the rod a al may be regarded as a pendulum. Also the lower part 1 of the
rod is much heavier than the upper part so that when the figure is at rest the
rod occupies the position shown in Figure 2.
When the figure is carefully placed upon the inclined rope f it can be readily put
in a position in which no movement takes place, Figure 2. On giving a push to the
body of the figure that is to say, to the rod a a' below the pivot d, to the left hand
side the rod will oscillate like a pendulum upon the pivot d, as there is at first no
occasion for the rod b, b¹ to leave its position of equilibrium or to materially change
the same.
The rod a, a' in its oscillation to the left hand side passes to the position
shown in Figure 3 and in the following backward oscillation of a a¹ the rod bowing
to its small weight is carried away, so that the system consisting of the two rods will
now oscillate upon the upper point or hook B of the rod b. In this manner the upper
point or hook A of the rod a is caused to bear upon the rope fand the system now
oscillates upon A (Figure 4). In the further oscillation to the right hand side the
hook B is raised from the rope f (Figure ), and whilst a a' terminates its oscillation
to the right hand side, in which 6 b¹ does not completely participate owing to its
small weight, this rod by reason of the greater weight of the lower half b', falls
back again, turning upon the point d (see the position of bb shown in dotted lines in
Figure 5). In the backward oscillation of a a' the hook B is again caused to bear
upon the rope (Figure 6) and a position similar to the original position (Figure 2) is
obtained, whereupon the action is repeated substantially in the manner indicated, any
deviations depending only upon a change in the inclination of the rope f on a change
in the proportions of the weight of the parts relatively to each other. The part of the
friction which offers resistance to the movement is overcome by' reason of the inclined
position of the rope and the weight of the figure.
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:-
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A toy comprising a figure adapted to move automatically along an inclined rope or
which consists of the arun a firmly connected with the body e and provided with

page_text: the hook A, and the obtuse-angled lever bb constituting the second arm 6 and the
leg 61, and adapted to turn upon the pivot d.
Dated this 29th day of November 1890.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.