Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 16th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Sept., 1887.
We JAMES MELVILLE of 7 Hodgson Street Oswaldtwistle, in the County of
Lancaster and THOMAS SMITH of 29 Albert Street Oswaldtwistle, aforesaid Engravers
to Calico printers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The toy consists of a stand or table of wood or other suitable material, or materials
having fastened to it a goal, and opposite to the goal a doll, which doll is fixed to the
stand by one rigid leg, its other leg being hinged or jointed, at its upper end. In
connection with the jointed leg is a spring which moves or tends to move the leg
forwards as in the action of kicking a football. The jointed leg is or may be detained
by a suitable catch and when this catch is removed, the leg is moved forwards rapidly
by the action of the aforesaid spring, and the moving foot kicks a ball which is placed
loosely in a position suitable for this purpose.
Connected with the rigid portion of the doll is a stopper which prevents the jointed
leg kicking too high. The ball may be made with a flattened side, or with one or
more projections to act as a foot or feet and to keep it from rolling from the position
in which it may be placed upon the stand. The ball may be fastened to another
portion of the toy by a string or other suitable means.
Dated this 16th day of Novembar 1886
JAMES MELVILLE.
THOMAS SMITH.

page_text: Toy Representing a Football Player.
We, JAMES MELVILLE, of 7, Hodgson Street, Oswaldtwistle, in the County of
Lancaster, and THOMAS SMITH, of 29, Albert Street, Oswaldtwistle, aforesaid,
Engravers to Calico Printers, 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 toy consists of a stand or table of wood or other suitable material, having a
goal fastened to it, or in connection with it, and opposite to the goal a doll, which
doll is fixed to the stand by one rigid leg, its other leg being hinged or jointed at its
upper end, or both legs may be hinged or jointed and the doll fixed to the stand by a
support connected to the back or other convenient part of the doll. In connection
with the jointed leg is a spring which moves or tends to move the leg forwards as in
the action of kicking a football.
The jointed leg is or may be detained by a suitable catch, and when this catch is
removed the leg is moved forwards rapidly, by the action of the aforesaid spring, and
the moving foot kicks a ball which is placed loosely in a position suitable for the
purpose. Connected with the rigid portion of the doll is a stopper which prevents
the jointed leg kicking too high. The ball may be fastened to any part of the toy, by
a string or by other suitable means.
Such being the nature and particulars of our invention we will now proceed to
describe the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accom-
panying sheets of drawings, wherein sheet 1 is geometrical view of our toy or
machine, which is composed of a stand or table a at one end of which is a goal bor
upright board provided with a hole at the upper part thereof, or instead of the goal b
forming part of the table a it may be made separate therefrom so that it can be moved
to any distance or height, as desired. The doll or performer is represented at c, where
the left leg is fixed by any suitable means upon the footboard a, or may be hinged
or jointed; whilst the right leg which is suitably hinged, is held out so as to occupy
the position a person assumes when the leg is raised to kick the football d, such leg
being held until released by means of spring e.
In using the toy the football d is so placed, that in the judgement of the person
using the toy, the ball is in a proper position to be kicked through the hole or over
the goal. The right foot of the performing toy is then placed so as to be caught hold
of by the spring catch e, and when this is done, the spring catch is depressed for the
purpose of releasing the foot of the doll, which immediately strikes out and kicks the
ball, the object being to get it through the hole or over the goal.
The mechanism for causing the right leg of the performning doll to operate when
released may be accomplished by several mechanical devices, one of which is shewn
in sheet 2, which consists of a clock spring connected with the top of the legs, so
that when the foot is out in a kicking position as shewn in Fig. 2, the said spring is
somewhat tightened, so that when the holding catch e is depressed to release the toe

page_text: of the doll, the clock spring operates and throws the foot of the doll outward as shewn
in Fig. 3, a stop g being employed, against which the leg of the performer comes so
as to prevent the leg going too far forward. The catch e may be placed inside the
doll and connected with a knob or handle projecting out from the head or other
convenient part of the doll, so that when such knob is pressed, it operates the catch
and releases the leg.
In order that the football may be easily adjusted, one side of the said ball may be
flattened, or there may be enlargements or projections thereon which would prevent
it from rolling from its position when once adjusted.
Having now particularly described our invention and shewn how the same may be
carried into practical operation, we would have it understood that we do not confine
ourselves to the exact details shewn and described, as many modifications may be
made therein without departing from the essential feature of the invention, but what
we claim is :-
Firstly. A toy, comprising an automatic doll, which, on being set in motion, kicks
a ball in manner substantially as herein described and illustrated.
Secondly. An automatic ball kicking doll in combination with a goal for purposes
set forth.
Thirdly. The manufacture of a ball with a flattened side or with projections
thereon for the purpose of adjusting the ball and preventing its rolling about,
substantially as described.
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A 1007
JAMES MELVILLE.
THOMAS SMITH.