Year: 1893

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Date of Application; 21st Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1893--Accepted, 30th Sept., 1893

page_text: Figure 5 shows a form of target or stand representing by the firm lines an
equivalent for the "
peg." in tent pegging and by the dotted lines a means for
hanging a ring for tilting.
In these figures A is the upper portion or body of a figure representing a lancer
the lower part of which is bifurcated or slotted at. B to admit the flattened and
rounded head C of the securing pin or rod D which is passed through the saddle E
and tube and secured by milled thumbscrew G after being jointed to the
figure by a pin or the like at H by which also the legs II are secured to the body.
The right arm is made somewhat fat and is pivotted to the body at the shoulder J
and to a lance at the hand K.-
Near the front of the body and in the right hand side is a small pin L or
projection engaging with another pin or catch M fixed on the lance, see Figure 4.
At the rear or heel of the lance is a hook N by which one end of a small rubber
band is held the other end being passed over a hook or the like P on the
platform or carriage.
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We will now describe the action of the toy when it is desired to imitate tent
pegging.
The weighted stand Q, Figure 5, is placed on a table or floor and the bent-
wire R having a slotted end or boss S is secured therein by the set screw T and a
piece of wire with a ring, eye, or bent head U, to represent a tent peg, is placed
loosely in the slotted boss S. The figure having been put together and secured to
the pin or rod D as before described the said pin is passed through saddle E and
tube F (Figure 3) and secured by milled screw or head G firmly to the horse.
The figure is now ready to assume various positions. The body is bent forward
from the hip joint at Hand-slightly turned on central pivot or rod D so as to
bring the lancer into the usual position for this exercise, the lance is then (after the
rubber spring O has been secured thereto) fixed in rest and adjusted by means of
the projections L and M (Figure 4). The propelling gear is now wound up and
the toy directed towards the target or stand Q which has been placed on a table
or the like and its projecting arm R. If the lance has been adjusted with care and..
judgment and the toy placed on the table or floor in such a manner that the point
of the lance is in line with the eye of the tent peg.U the said point will enter the
eye and the concussion: will-cause the projections Land M to disengage whilst the
rubber band or spring will depress the heel of the 'lance elevating the point and
carrying up the tent.peg U as shown in Figure 1.
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Various figures of a like nature or different targets may be used as modifications:
of our invention..
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
;
1. A mechanical toy representing a lancer or mounted soldier constructed and
arranged substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
2. In mechanical toys the combination of the figure of an animal mounted on a
carriage or platform supplied with means of propulsion in a desired direction with
the figure of a horseman or rider secured to the back of the animal in such a
manner as to enable the said figure of a rider to assume various positions, said
figure baving pivotted thereto the representation of a lance or weapon adjustable
as to its upward or downward direction and capable of being elevated (as, to its
point) on striking an object substantially as herein before described and as
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated 27th den of 1005
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POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants...