Top-spinning toy.
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Expired 26 April 1922, 104.4 years ago.
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4 claims: 4 independent, 0 dependent
- 1What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is— 1. In a top-spinning toy, the combination 20 of a longitudinally-movable slide, a spring for moving it in one direction, and means for setting the slide and tensioning the spring;with a laterally-movable spring-pressed plate beside the slide, means for regulating the 25 spring-pressure, and opposed frictional surfaces on the plate and slide, substantially as described.
- 2In a toy pistol the combination of the stock and barrel, the hammerpivoted thereto 30 having an arm above its pivot projecting rearwardly and downwardly when hammer is cocked, and a notch in hammer adjacent to its pivot, a trigger engaging the notch to hold hammer cocked, and a bent spring confined 35 in the handle, one end of said spring engag ing the arm of the hammer and operating therewith substantially as and for the purpose described.
- 3The herein-described top - spinning toy comprising a hammer, a spring engaging the 40 hammer, a trigger for locking the hammer when “cocked,” a slide in the barrel, a link connecting the hammer and slide, a plate in the barrel beside the slide, a spring pressing the plate toward the slide, a regulating-screw 45 therefor, a slot in the barrel adjacent to said frictional surfaces, and a top having a spindle adapted to be inserted through said slot between the said frictional surfaces after the hammer is “cocked” all substantially as and 50 for the purpose described.
- 4In a top-spinning toy pistol, the combination of the barrel, a slide therein, a springactuated hammer, connections for moving the slide with the hammer, a laterally-movable 55 presser-plate beside the slide, opposed frictional su rf aces on the plate and slid e between, which the top-spindle is held, a spring interposed between the plate and barrel and pressing the plate toward the slide, and means for 60 releasing the spring when desired to actuate the slide, substantially as described. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. GEORGE RANDALL MANN. In presence of— C. E. Westervelt, F. M. Peters.
Independent claims4
13 paragraphs, as filed
Application filed April 26,1902. Serial No. 104,850. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, George Randall Mann, of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain 5 new and useful Improvements in Top-Spinning Toys; and I hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact-description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this speciio fication.
This invention is an improved toy, and is a combined top-spinning device and cap-exploding pistol of the character shown in the patent to J. R. Cluxton, No. 561,492, dated 15 June 2, 1896; and the objects of the present invention are to provide means for adjusting the clamping tension of the top-spindle holding and turning devices, to provide opposed rubber-faced spindle-holding plates, 20 and to improve the general construction and arrangements of the trigger and sliding-plate connections and operating devices.
The invention therefore consists in the improved novel construction and combination 25 ofparts hereinafter described,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which—
Figure 1 is a side view of the piston with top in position ready to be spun. Fig. 2 is a view thereof with one side removed. Fig. 3 30 is an enlarged transverse section on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section on line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail view similar to Fig. 2, showing the hammer cocked.
The body of the toy represents a piston, and may be conveniently formed in two longitudinal halves A B, chambered to contain the operative parts.
C designates the hammer, which is pivoted 40 at c and is provided with a rearwardly-extending lever-arm C', against which the actuating-spring D bears. It will be noted that this arm extends rearwardly and is curved, so that the end of spring D acts primarily 45 against the base thereof or inner end of arm when hammer is cocked, and when hammer is released the end of spring acts farther and farther outward on the arm, so as to maintain the speed of the hammer and increase 50 the leverage of the spring. This feature is particularly useful in top-spinning toys, as the slide should be moved with equal or increasing speed until the top is discharged, so as to impart the greatest rapidity of rotation to the top-spindle before and at the time of 55 its discharge. The hammer is provided with a notch c' near its pivot, adapted to engage a trigger E, pivoted at e and depending into the guard A', as in ordinary pistols. The spring D is a loop-spring, one end being fas- 60 tened at d within the handle portion of the pistol, while the other end extends to and presses against arm C' of the hammer, as shown.
Within the barrel is a slide G, which is con- 65 nected by a link G' to the hammer C, so that the slide is reciprocated by raising and lowering the hammer. This slide is provided with a facing g of rubber or similar frictional material. Opposite the slide G within the 70 barrel is a plate H, which is yieldingly pressed toward slide G by means of a spring H', inserted between the plate and side of barrel, the plate being retained in position and the tension of the spring regulated by means of 75 an adjusting-screw H<sup>3</sup>, passing through a perforation in the side of the barrel and engaging a threaded recess h’ in the plate H, as shown in Fig. 4. The plate is, moreover, provided with a short facing .h, of rubber or 80 other frictional material, past which the facing g of slide G moves when said slide is reciprocated. Below the facings g h of the slide and plate and in the under side of the barrel is a slot δ, through which slot the stem 85 i of a top I can be inserted.
Operation: When it is desired to spin a top I, the hammer is cocked, drawing slide G back and tensioning spring D. The stem i of the top is then inserted through slot δ between 90 the facings h g and is held by the pressure of plate H against the slide. When the trigger is pulled, the ham mer is released and is thrown quickly forward by spring D pressing against arm C' of the hammer, the arm C'facilitating 95 the action of the spring .and increasing the power and rapidity of motion of the hammer and attached slide. As the slide moves outward the top-spindle is rolled along slot δ and between the facings g h until it clears the 100
706,676 latter, when the top drops by gravity. The rolling of the spindle between facings g h imparts a rapid rotary motion to the top, so that it spins when it falls. By means of 5 spring H<sup>2</sup> the tension or pressure between the facings g h can be nicely regulated to properly fit the top-spindle, and thus insure good spinning each time the device is operated. If a paper cap be placed in position it can be exploded io by the impact of the hammer in “firing.”
The manner of operating the toy and the construction thereof will be sufficiently clear from the foregoing description in connection with the drawings.
I do not restrict myself to the precise construction and proportions of parts shown.
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| US9566528B2 | Cited by | United States of America | Applicant |
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Priority claims2
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| 1902104850 | United States of America | A | |
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Numbers
- Publication, DOCDB
- 706676
- Publication, EPODOC
- US706676
- Application
- 104850
- Application, DOCDB
- 1902104850
- Application, EPODOC
- US19020104850
Titles
- English
- TOP-SPINNING TOY.
Classification
- CPC, 1
- A63H1/02