An Improved Toy Puzzle.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 12th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy Puzzle.
I, JAMES NELSON, of Holme-next-the-Sea, King's Lynn, in the County of
Norfolk, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an improved toy puzzle, which consists of a glazed box,
with a spherical ball and a cone perforated at the highest point.
This invention is constructed with a suitable box, and in the interior on the
bottom of the said box I fix a cone of thiu card board or metal, with an orifice at
the top of the cone. In the box I place a spherical ball and then glaze the top
of the hereinbefore described box.
The object of this invention is to endeavour by the manipulation of the box, to
roll the spherical ball up the cone and into the orifice at the top.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration and that
the shapes, materials and parts may be varied in many ways within the scope of
my invention.
Dated this 10th day of December 1891
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy Puzzle.
I, JAMES NELSON, of Holme-next-the-Sea, King's Lynn, in the County of
Norfolk, Gentleman, 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 an improved toy puzzle, which consists of a glazed box,
with a spherical ball and a cone perforated at the highest point.
I attain this object by the illustrations in the accompanying drawing, in
which―
Fig. 1 is a plan of the top of the glazed box;
Fig. 2, is a vertical section of the puzzle.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the views.
This invention is constructed with a suitable box c of card-board or other
material covered with paper or linen b, and in the interior on the bottom of the
said box c I fix a cone e of thin card-board or metal, with an orifice at the top
of the cone.
In the box I place a spherical ball a and then glaze the top at f, of
the herein before described box. The glass is secured to the box c by the
lapping of a part of the outer covering b.
The object of this invention is to endeavour by the manipulation of the box c,
to roll the spherical ball a up the cone e and into the orifice at the top, and
thereby the spherical ball a is imprisoned inside the cone e. The spherical ball a
will resume its former position if the box c is turned up side down.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration and
that the shapes, materials and parts may be varied in many ways within the scope
of my invention.

page_text: 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-
1. In a toy puzzle, the combination of the box covering glass of cone e
perforation and the spherical ball a, substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination of the toy puzzle to be constructed of any material, size or
shape and with any modification of the various parts, substantially as herein
described.
Deted this 6th day of Wohm 1005
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.