US1040616A - Toy theatrical device. - Google Patents

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W. J. BURKE.

TOY THBATRICAL DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 1a, 190e.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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APPLxoATIoN FILED snPT.1,19oa.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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APPLIOATION FILED SEPT.1`6,1908. 1,040,616.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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il l upemhrg: ly supgngzjement with Shoulders, f, of wackis, ff 'pm''nd fm hf o. 1. by n'uukets, C, Figs. whereby the tonguea; :md Shouders cupf L S and 8, '..fhu hmck's are secured imy ae, in h nf suga, B, in a vief paghi in h has@ and nxcnd nnwfudlv therefrom x11-lathe to hase, a, and pmscenium, im, in rem' mi pinScannm, The making rod The pl'ocenum has thv usual stage oplen- 753 )d fru'ajf in Said hzafckets, and it ing. f, through which he miem. :md Ac-is L ih@ side, d', 0f on 'he 5mg@ may he viewed 'by the muf fence. During ihs operations (if changing;

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ti l) latter being provided in Stage, li, substantially as Shown in l'ull and dotted lines` in 2 and ti.

lt i5 f irelerred to employr a number ol openings, lc', which oeenpyv di'l'l'erent posilions in the fitage. substantially as; india-ated by the rnnneinlaI l to l() inclusive, in Fig. (L Said nun'iberA being provided on the stalenA and elose to the apertures, c, in order lo` anx-aal the operatin- 111 (.leternunine the poeh time; which the movable lig'ilresfll" and (l. .'he'nld oeenpy on the stage in dei'neting the dill'erent, neenes and avis, it being tindex-aloud that huid liguress.y F and (l, or their equiralent-z7 are numbered eorrespondingly to lite apertnrea, l". in the Stage.

"the operation ol the deviee in manifest. fi-nn the preeeding deseription taken in eonnes-lion with the drawings. but il may he deaerihed an follower-Jhr Setting' the apparatus up loi' use, the forwardlyextending,r nies-idler. M, f/l1 are unfolded and loeltedy in puntino; wage, l, in nnlolffled and adjufated on rod, th so that the stage will rest on base, u. and engage with proaeeniluu, A, the trngxjues, ll". being' moved into engagement with vhonldets, f, tot' lol'king' said stage in poailion, and lmell'grouinh lil, is adjuated to enlflglje with proseeniiuu and real upon the ldage. "lrilr la delivering;- l'he leelure, talhY or other explanatifnfi, the operator einem doors. l). D. and places; the required liglul'es, il and (il. in Vpoailion on etage. lj lo depiet the arene or aeli. Preferably. the appa atar-i in used in a` room or apartment which Should he lhirliened during the setting of the stage :'f'onerv. "When the apartment is ilhuninated liv a p 4oper display ol lights; the op eratoi: yhould open doorn. l)` IY` and proreed with the leetut'e, tall( or explanation, thereby expoaing' the eeeneiv lo the view of the aufflieine 'lhv rhein niav he darkened again. l'lie doora elosed. and other movable` objeets plafed on the etage. the haeltg'round beine ehaneed lo elnrlaspo'ln'l with the new evene o` art.. i

'l`he proseeniuin. ila Vtorwarllly extending' inenibern. door4 and llnI baeltgrolunl Should :lll la ornaiuenled or detorated in any snitalile nl vle lo repreezenl. Srenery. -lnl'errlianeyrilile ohieets and backgrounds are provided at: `irl ot thapparatus` lor depielirrel the d 'ferent Scenes and aets, but' these mallen-4 niay he niodilied and varied Within vrille limite as will be r adily understood.

l laving thurwl Inlly described the inv'linlion,

whaty I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. ln a toy theatrical device, a prose@ niuin, a boxlilce otage, and means eoiperating with Said hoxlile stage and with the ,'n'oseeniinn 'for retaining said l@lage in operative relation `to the prlisl'eniuln, Said nieanfj' operating to permit, the stage to bo novell bodily in a horizontal direelien relative to the proseenilnn, whereby the` front edge of Vaid stage is adapted to have abutlin;r engagenunl willi the proseeniuni.

in a toy lheatrieal device. a proseeninm, a boxlilte stage, and retaining;` devieef; operatively eonneelinyr Said boxlilie stage-with the proseeninm, aaid retaining deviees 0in-rating lo permit: a relative n1oveinenl between the stage and the proseeniuln, whereby the 'l'ronl ol the stage in adapted to be positioned into abutting! engagement with the proaeeniuni.

il. AIn a toy theatriial deviee. a prob-eenium, a boxlilte stage, and retainingr devieea t'or eonneeling' said stage and the proseenimn. said deviees retaining` the stage, in liletlaehable relation to the prom'eniuin. said devices ope 'atinglr to permit bolli a lbldable n'iovenlent ol" the Stage relative to the proseeninni and bodilyr movement ot the stage in a horizontal direction relative lo the proseenilnn, whereby the l'ront edge o'l.' the Stage ia adapted to be positiormd into ahntting engagement with the pro -1eeninn1.

l. A toy lhealrieal deviee embodying' a proseeninrn, a l'ioxlilnstage @epa ale Jfrom `aaid pl'oseeninni, retaining' devitfeal operatively li'oilneel'iner the stage and the proseeniiun, slid retaining devices permitting the Stage ttl be lolded relative to the 'presea ninnl, and ineuzliers extending forwardly ol, and l'oldahle relative tol` Haiti stage and the. prose-.elli u n1.

A toy thealriezl deviee enihodyiing a }no. l'-eniniu, a boxlilce Stage :iepa 'ate l'roin said proseeniuni, retaining;r deviees operativel)f connecting; lhe stage and the proseeniunl, Said retaining;l devil-.ea` permittingr the Stage to be lolded relative lo the proseeniuni, Foldable membersy extending' `orn'ardly willy referenee to said proslfeniinn, and nieans vl'or retaining said Foldable niemherl in their extended positions.

ninni, a boxlilte stage separate 'l'l'otn` .Said proseeninnn retaining devil-.es connecting' the `etage and the platform, `aid 'retaining de vit-es ope'ating to perniil a relative movenienl ol said stage to the proseeninni, whereby said Stage may be poaitioned at rightl angles; to the plane ol the proseeniuin. or it may he lolded into a position substantially parallel lo the plane of said proseenium, and slidahle door` lguided on Said proseenilun.

7. nIn a toy theatrical device, a proseenimm, side members exending rearwardly of said proseenium, said Side members being provided wh openings, o boxlike stage sopor-:lie from, and foldzible relziiive to, the proseonioin, means for retaining szii stage in operative position substantially :et av right angle to the proseeniunn and siiriable doors for closing the opening in the proseeniom, said. eloore being provided with operating means which extend through the openings in said Side membersn 8. A toy Atheatrical device embodying a prosoeniurn, :1 boxlilre slag-e separate from Ythe peoseeniuin, @retaining devices on said stage and J(he proseenium, respectively, for retaining the stage in operative position relntive to the prosceniuin, said retaining devices operating to permit the stage to loe folded .into u posiion substantially parallei to the plane of die proseenium, a boekground positioned upon the stage, and Wings extending in o, 'forward direction and 'from the respect-ive sides of ille background.

9. A toy theatriel device embodying a,

proscenuni, :i boxlilie stage separaie from www@ iie, proscenium, retaining. eviees on ie stage and be proseeninm 'whereby sfogo is oidabio bodiiy with reieion ibo foroseenium, and is; adepied io loe detached therefrom, a background reinovabiy supported on the stage, and ineens positioned imerinefiioie the 'proseeniom emi the baelo groun for retaininggnres upon the Siege,

10. A toy theatrical device embodying e grosor-minos, o, boxiike Siege separate from he proseenium, remining devices on the siege and the prosseeniuni whereby the singe is Connected to che prosoenieln so as to be folluble into o position parallel thereto, siiding doors cooperating with he etage, and a background positioned upon ihe Stage :incl detachable therefrom.

in testimony whereof have signed my nome to this specification in the presence of {,Wo subscribing Witneesesn ii/vLLfilf l BURKE.

Witnesses Jim H. Gemein, H. i., Brennern.

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