Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 14th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 16th Dec., 1887
1 GEORGE FREDERICK LÜTTICKE, of No. 50, Cromwell Road, Hove, in the county
of Sussex, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follow :-
Hitherto mechanical toys, in particular those moving on or working with wheels,
have generally been driven by a revolving shaft, to which wheels are fixed.
My invention consists in the use of a shaft which does not revolve but is fixed in a
frame by means of weights or in any other way, the wheel or other object being made
to revolve round the said fixed shaft by means of clockwork or other motive power
acting on the said shaft by an arrangement of gearing or otherwise, the said clock-
work or the like being conveniently fixed on the wheel or object to be revolved or
moved. Thus the clockwork or other motor is carried round with the wheel or
revolving object, to which it is fixed and to which it imparts the revolving motion.
It may be necessary where the clockwork or other motor is fixed with the larger part
of its weight in one direction away from the said shaft to place a corresponding weight
on the opposite side of the wheel or object to be revolved in order to obtain a regular
rotary movement.
D
C DL1007
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

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I, GEORGE FREDERICK LUTTICKE, of No. 50 Cromwell Road, Hove, in the County of
Sussex, Merchant, 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:—
Hitherto mechanical toys in particular those moving on or working with wheels,
have generally been driven by a revolving shaft to which wheels are fixed.
My invention consists in the use of a shaft which does not revolve but is fixed in a
frame by weights or other suitable means, the wheel or other object being made to
revolve round the said fixed shaft by means of clockwork or other motive power
acting on the said shaft by an arrangement of gearing or other means, the said clock-
work or the like being conveniently fixed on the wheel or object to be revolved or
moved. Thus the clockwork or other motor is carried round with the wheel or
revolving object, to which it is fixed and to which it imparts the revolving motion.
It may be necessary where the clockwork or other motor is fixed with the larger
part of its weight in one direction away from the said shaft to place a corresponding
weight on the opposite side of the wheel or object to be revolved in order to obtain a
regular rotary movement.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can
be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawings in which by way
of example I have shown my invention adapted for operating some kinds of mechanical
toys; figure 1 is an elevation and figure 2 is a plan partly in section of a mechanical
toy circus provided with my improved operating mechanism; figures 3 and 4 are an
elevation and plan respectively showing two other toys with my improved mechanism
adapted thereto.
Similar reference letters indicate similar or corresponding parts throughout the
drawings.
Referring to figures 1 and 2, a is the fixed shaft mounted on a base b, around which
shaft a frame c is caused to revolve as hereinafter described by a motor rotating around
the said fixed shaft. The motor is here shown consisting of clockwork mechanism
which acts upon a pinion d, fixed on the shaft a. The said clockwork consists of
toothed wheels e, e a spring e¹, ratchet f, and pawl f¹, and is arranged in a case g, in
the centre of the frame c.
The frame c carries at its ends toy horses h h, which serve to balance one another,
on which can, if required, be mounted toy figures arranged to have motion given to
them by any suitable arrangement of mechanism; or other figures or objects can be
mounted on the frame c, as will be well understood.
By this arrangement if the clockwork be wound up it will revolve round the shaft a
for some time, and will carry with it the case and frame c.
jis a washer the pressure of which on the top of the case g can be regulated by a
spring k and nut o, so as to vary the speed of the frame c.

page_text: In figure 3 the clockwork is fixed to and revolves a circular fan c¹ around the fixed
shaft a which is fixed to one end of a frame c revolving on a pivot pin a' and carrying
at its other end a platform h, which serves to balance the fan c' and on which toy
figures can be arranged and caused to move by suitable mechanism as herein before
mentioned when referring to figures 1 and 2.
If the clockwork be wound up the fan c¹ will be caused to revolve and by its action
upon the air will revolve the frame c and platform h. The frame c is formed in two
parts hinged together at q, q so that they can be folded together for convenience in
packing, a key or bolt r, being used as shown to hold them rigid when opened and
in use.
In figure 4 which represents a plan of a toy road roller, the revolving motor consists
of an india rubber band e as shown, attached at one end to the arbor of the wheel e,
and at the other end to the arbor of the ratchet wheel f, to the outer end of which
arbor the winding key is applied and turned thereby twisting the band e¹.
The pinion d is fixed to the axle or shaft a of the roller g, and the axle is fixed to
the rear part of the shafts 66 of the roller, the said roller being caused to rotate by
the spring band e' untwisting itself as will be obvious.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with a shaft or axle held in a fixed or stationary position by
weights or other suitable means, of a wheel, case, roller, or the like, carrying a motor
adapted to revolve around the said fixed shaft by means of gearing or the like for the
purpose of operating mechanical toys, substantially as set forth.
2. A mechanical toy consisting of a base having a fixed shaft and pinion, a clock-
work or other motor fixed to a case and adapted to rotate around the said pinion and
a frame fixed to the case and carrying toy horses (and dolls or other suitable figures
if required), substantially as herein before described by reference to figures 1 and 2 of
the accompanying drawings.
3. A mechanical toy consisting essentially of a pivot pin carrying a revolving
frame to which motion is imparted by a fan mounted on a fixed shaft at one end of
the frame and driven by a motor working round the said fixed shaft substantially as
set forth and represented in figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
4. A mechanical toy road roller consisting essentially of a barrel mounted on a
stationary axle or shaft and carrying a toothed wheel operated by a twisted elastic
band (or by other suitable means) the said wheel gearing with a pinion or teeth on
the stationary shaft or axle and thereby revolving, with the barrel, around the same
substantially as set forth and represented in figure 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 14th day of November 1887.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.