US237543A - Toy wheel - Google Patents

Description

( No Model.)

J. McA. JONES.

Toy Wheel.

No. 237,543. Patehted Feb. 8, 1881!.

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JOHN MGA. JONES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 237,543, dated February 8, 1881.

Application filed December 27, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN McA. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toy Wheels, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy wheel embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section thereof in line a; w, Fig.1. Fig. 3 is a per to the wheel.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the wheel, and B the string or cord attached thereto for rolling the same, as shown in Fig. 3.

The wheel is formed of two stamped dishshaped plates or disks, a a, of metal, having circumferential flanges b b, which lap each other and are soldered or otherwise secured to each other, so that the flanges provide a rim, 0, on which the wheel may be rolled. At the center of one disk is an opening, d, and at the other an opening, 0, of larger diameter, the object whereof is to apply the cord B. A knot, f, is formed on one end of the cord, and the other end is easily passed through both openin gs, d e, the cord being drawn out to full extent. The opening 6 permits the passage of the knot f, and the opening d, being of smaller diameter than said knot, has its walls hold the knot, whereby the cord is securely applied.

Within the hollow or space of the wheel formed by the two disks is placed one or more loose, hard balls, O, which, when the wheel is in motion. roll freely on the inner rim of the wheel and impart to it a ringing and musical sound, the sweetness of which is increased by making the disks of metal of a resonant nature suitable for the purpose.

It will be seen that I produce an interesting and amusing toy.

Having thus described my,invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is g l. The toy Wheel constructed of two dishing plates, a, with circumferential flanges b b lapping each other, forming the rim a, substantially as and for the purpose set' forth.

2. The disks to a, with openings d e of different diameters, adapted for operation with the knotted cord B, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The hollow wheel A, containing one or more loose balls, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN McA. JONES. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. P. GRANT.

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