Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 21st Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 19th Jan., 1895
I, Veuve ALFRED FAYAUD, née Louise Annette Marie Girardin, of 77, Rue
Saint Denis, Paris, France, Manufacturer of India-rubber Goods, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an india-rubber toy whereof one portion is caused to
receive a combined rising and revolving movement by the compression of the air
contained in another part of the toy.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein
Figure 1 represents the toy in its normal position.
Figure 2 represents the toy after the compression of the air contained in the
bulb.
My improved toy is composed of
(1) An india-rubber air chamber or bulb a;
(2) A suitable subject b made of india-rubber or other simple or compound
material, for example a two-faced head, as shewn ;
(3) A spirally-pleated bellows-like portion c of flexible rubber, uniting the
movable portion b to the bulb or handle portion a.
On compressing the bulb a, the air contained therein causes the head portion b
to rise by the longitudinal expansion of the bellows-portion c which owing to the
spiral direction of its pleats imparts a rotating movement to the head b. On
ceasing to press the bulb a, the air which was expelled therefrom returns, and the
spiral bellows c and head & will resume their original position.
The subjects may be greatly varied, for example the head of the figure may
normally be wholly received in the trunk or body and made to protrude suddenly
therefrom on compressing the air contained in the body; or the toy may comprise
several such moving parts. For example the compression of the air may be made
to erect a bird and further pressure to produce a movement of the wings, the bird
being connected to the bulb, and the wings to the bird, by spirally-pleated bellows
as before described. The bulb or air chamber may have an internal air-inlet.
valve to enable the bulb to rapidly re-expand to its initial volume. In addition to a
valve the bulb may have a small musical device which would be sounded by the
air entering.
The manufacture of this kind of toy is very simple. The two parts a and b are
formed by moulding in the usual way, but while they are still soft, and before they
are finally vulcanized, they are cemented to opposite ends of the spiral bellows c.
But after final vulcanisation the parts a 6 which are cemented together are
separated, either by means of a knife or by interposing between them before

page_text: curing and after placing the spiral bellows in position, two half rings of some
material to which the india rubber is not liable to adhere and which are afterwards
removed when the toy is completely finished.
Dated this 21st day of March 1894.
VEUVE A. FAYAUD,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
I, Veuve ALFRED FAYAUD, née Louise Annette Marie Girardin, of 77, Rue
Saint Denis, Paris, France, Manufacturer of India-rubber Goods, 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 relates to an india-rubber toy whereof one portion is caused to
receive a combined rising and revolving movement by the compression of the air
contained in another part of the toy.
The invention is illustrated in the drawing accompanying my Provisional
Specification, wherein
Figure 1 represents the toy in its normal position.
Figure 2 represents the toy after the compression of the bulb.
My improved toy is composed of
(1) An india rubber air chamber or bulb a;
(2) A subject b made of india rubber or other simple or compound material, for
example a two-faced doll's head, as shewn ;
(3) A spirally-pleated bellows-like portion c of flexible rubber, uniting the
movable portion 6 to the bulb or handle portion a.
On compressing the bulb a the air contained therein causes the head portion b
to rise by the longitudinal expansion of the bellows-portion e which owing to the
spiral direction of its pleats imparts a rotating movement to the head b. On ceasing
to press the bulb a the air which was expelled therefrom returns, and the spiral
bellows e and head b will resume their original position.
The subjects may be greatly varied, for example the head of the figure may
normally be wholly received in the trunk or body portion and made to protrude
suddenly therefrom on compressing the air contained in the body; or the toy may
comprise several such moving parts. For example the compression of the air may
be made to erect a bird and further pressure to produce a movement of the wings,
the bird being connected to the bulb and the wings to the bird, by spirally-pleated
bellows, as before described. The bulb or air chamber may have an internal
air-inlet valve to enable the bulb to rapidly re-expand to its initial volume.
addition to a valve the bulb may have a small musical device which would be
sounded by the air entering.
In
The manufacture of this kind of toy is very simple. The two parts a and b are
formed by moulding in the usual way, but while they are still soft, and before they
are finally vulcanized, the spiral bellows c is interposed between them and they are
cemented to opposite ends thereof. If in final vulcanization the parts a, b, become
united they are separated by means of a knife, or'their union may be prevented by
interposing between them, before curing and after placing the spiral bellows in
position, two half rings of some material to which the india rubber is not liable
to adhere and which are afterwards removed when the toy is completely finished.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
An india rubber toy consisting of a head or other subject connected with a
compressible air chamber or bulb by a spirally-pleated bellows-portion which when
expanded by air expelled from the bulb causes a rising and twisting motion to be
imparted to the head or other subject, substantially as herein specified.
Dated this 14th day of December 1894.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.