Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 9th Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted. 14th Oct., 1887
I, ARTHUR GEORGE BINGLEY, of 53 Beeston Road, Lenton, in the County of
Nottingham, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention is a contrivance applicable to roundabouts of any size, by which the
jumping action of animals is imitated.
The circular movement of the whole contrivance may be effected in any of the ways
usually employed. The animals are attached to radial arms, which are connected by
link joints with, or pivoted on to, a lower central revolving disc, or attachments on
the said disc. At a distance between the central revolving disc and the animals is a
circular track supported in any convenient manner.
To each radial arm is attached
a loose slieve supporting the animals and a pair of wheels, which wheels are placed
circumferentially so as to move on the said circular track. At intervals in this track
are elevations over which the wheels move; there is also an upper revolving disc under
which run friction wheels for balancing the radials arms. At intervals in the outer
track of the animals corresponding to the elevations already mentioned are placed
barriers obstructing the course of the animals. As the wheels move over an elevation
the radial arm is raised and the animals lifted over the barrier. The elevation may be
so framed that a very exact imitation of the act of jumping is produced.
It will sometimes be convenient to have the central revolving discs, the radial arms,
the pairs of wheels, and the circular track in an elevated position, and the animals
attached firmly to the loose slieve by vertical bars.
In either case there will be room for structures in the centre of the roundabout
either over or under the central revolving discs, and either fixed or moving.
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W. H MUNNS,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I ARTHUR GEORGE BINGLEY, of 53 Beeston Road Lenton, in the County of
Nottingham, Engineer 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 is a contrivance applicable to roundabouts of any size by which the
jumping action of animals is imitated, and may be applied to any roundabout carrying
animals, boats, or other seats. It is also applicable as a toy, and can have a musical
box attached when required.
The circular movement of the whole contrivance, may be effected in any of the
ways usually employed.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood, and carried into
practical effect, I will now proceed to describe the same, with reference to the
accompanying drawings, in which similar parts aro indicated by the same letters in
all the figures. Fig. I is an elevation, partly in section and Fig. II a part plan of my
mproved roundabout.
The animals, boats, or other seats, are attached to radial arms C, which are connected
with Link Joints, or pivotted at E. onto a lower central revolving disc F, or to attachments
on the said disc, the arrangements being so adjusted that the end of the radial arm C,
may travel vertically. At a distance between the central revolving disc and the
animals, boats, or other seats, is a circular track G, supported in any convenient
manner. To each radial arm C, is attached a loose sleeve B, supporting the animals,
boats, or other seats, and a pair of wheels H. H. which wheels are placed circum-
At intervals in the track are
ferentially so as to revolve on the said circular track G.
elevations N. N, shewn in Fig. I over which the wheels H. H, move and at corre-
sponding intervals in the outer track of the animals, boats, or other seats, barriers are
placed obstructing the course of the said animals, boats, or other seats.
There is also an upper balancing disc A, with similar elevations to those on the
track G, the radial arms C, are provided with friction rollers D, so arranged that as
the wheels H. H, move up the elevations N. N, on the track, the said friction rollers D.
follow on the under surface of the similar elevations on the upper disc A.
By this arrangement the radial arms C are kept balanced horizontally. As the
wheels H. H. move over an elevation N., the radial arm is raised and the animals,
boats, or other seats, lifted over the barrier. The elevation may be so framed that a
very exact imitation of the act of jumping is produced.
It will sometimes be convenient to have the central evolving disc F, the balancing
disc A, the radial arms C, the wheels H. H. and D, and the circular track G, in an
elevated position, and the animals, boats, or other seats, rigidly attached to the loose
sleeve B. by vertical bars.
In either case there will be room for structures in the centre of the roundabout
either over or under the central discs.and either fixed or moving.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
I. The wheels H. H fitted to a loose sleeve B working on a rod C for the purpose
of giving a jumping motion to animals boats or other seats attached to a roundabout
substantially as described.
II. The construction of a circular track with elevations over which the wheels H. H.
pass substantially as and for the purpose specified and illustrated.
III. The revolving disc F. fitted with an attachment to allow the vertical travel of
the radial arm C substantially as and for the purpose specified.
IV. The friction rollers D fixed to the radial arms C. running on the underside of
the disc A for the purpose of balancing the radial arms C. substantially as described
and illustrated.
V. The combined arrangement of wheels H. H. loose sleeve B. radial arms C
circular track G. with elevations N. revolving disc F. friction rollers D and balancing
disc A all substantially as and for the purpose specified and illustrated.
Dated this 9th day of September 1887.
W. H. MUNNS,
Agent for the Applicant.