US1378272A - Percussion-cap detonator - Google Patents

Description

C. F. PAULUS.

PERCUSSION CAP DETONATOR. APPLICATION FILED 1mm, 1920.

Patented May 17,1921.

INVENTOR'.

ATTORNEYS mob flaw QWW To all whom may concern."

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' Be it known that I, GHARLESF, PAU us,"

a'icitizen of the United States, residingjat East Orange, in the county of Essexand State of New'J'ersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 111'P61'011S sion-Cap Detonators; .and Ixdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains toimake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters ofreference marked thereon, which form a pa t of this specification.

This invention. relates, generally, to

provements in detonating toys; and,'the

present invention relates, more particularly, to animproved percussion or paper-cap holding and exploding means for that class of detonating toys known in'ithe art as capexploding canes or'bomb-darts."

The present invention has for. one of its principal objects toprovidev a simple and perfectly harmless toy,'in which the cap or detonator holding and exploding means is H of amost simple construction, 'the .parts thereof having been reduced. to a minimum, andbeing easily and quickly secured in their operativepo'sitions .upon the end of a stick or rod -like body of a cane 'or bomb-dart, for

the explosion'ot percussion or paper caps for children of all ages.

'Thepresent invention has forits further object: to provide a novel construction of detonating toy having a .fixed anvil in the form of an'exploding pin. or nail and a cap-receiving orholding yoke orelement mov'ablyconnected with; the stick or rodlike 'body 'of the cane or bomb-dart, said yoke with the cap placed thereon being adapted to be forcibly brought agalnst the headof the explodingpin or nail to cause f the percussion orpaper cap to be exploded with a loud report; 7 j

, :A further object 1 of "this invention is to avoid the use-'of a spring-actuated detonator rod, or to avoidjthe use of a movable igniting rod and a cup-shaped cap-holder or yoke, as heretofore made, and all of which are more or less ineiiicient'in use, but to pro- 'vide an exploding means' ot the general character and construction hereinafter more fully s et forth, which shall be very simple its construction, 'and most positive "and operative in its action, and inwhich the 0b- V specificatiionof L'etters Pat 'ent.

it v atented May 1'7, 1921'." A plicatimlfilsd January 21, 1920 Seria1N0.-'.3 5 3.008'.' i

je ctionable features heretofore existing in i at this time more particularly enumerated Will beclearlyfunderstood tromthe follow 1 ing detailed descriptionwf "Present invention; 'f.

, With the various ects of the present invention;- -i n yiew, the said invention consists, prlmarlly, 1n thenovel detonatlng toy hereinafterfiset forth; and, the invention con; 'sists, xfurthermore, the noveli arrangements. andJcOmbinatiOnS of the :variousldej vices and: parts, as wellIas' in the detailsof the construction of the said :parts, allot which will be more tullyudescribed-inl thefollowing specification and then .finally rempart of the said specification.

The inventionis clearly illustrated in i x accompanying drawings, in -which Figures 1 and 2are-a front-and side'view,

respectively,z'of portions of: a detonating fi stick or, cane provided with a percussion or paper-cap explodlng'r attachment zmade accordingto and embodying the principles of bodiedinithe' clauses of the-claim which are [appended to and whic fformsani essential 1-" the present .invention ;;.and Fig; 3 :1s a" vertical sectional representationa of the lower portion of the stick or cane and the saidcxploding attachment, Said section beingtaken on line 33 in saidEig. 1. i

Fig. 4 is a'horizontal section of the-said" device,taklen on line, 4+4 in said Fig. "1.

looking in the directionof the arrow X; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view' ot ablanktrom which the movable cap-receiving or holding. yoke.

of thedetonating-or exploding device-is bent into shape;

Figs. 6 and 7 are ,a frQnt and side view,

or cane, provided with a percussion or paper-cap explodingiattachment of respectively, of the 'loweriportion of astick e ent invention; Fig. 8 isahorizontal section.

of the same, said section being taken on: line 8-8 in said Fig. 6,- lookingin the direction Similar characters of reference. are em-l, f

of the arrow Y} in said figure and Fig." 9, is

' or holdingvmembjer 4 of any desired 0011-.

figuration, butathe' same may be dispensed ployedin all of the said above described,

views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several" figures of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates one form of complete detonating toy, shown more especially in Figs. 1 and 2 in the form of av detonating stick or cane, the

same comprising a suitably shaped body, as 2, which may be made of wood and is of any suitable lengthand any ClGSlI'BCl'ClOSS? section. .U'pon its upper end,-the said-stick V or cane may be provided-withahand-piece against the: end of said body 2, substantially in the manner illustrated in the several figures of the drawings. Extending from the marginal edge-portions'of. the said. plate or I that the lower and-exposedsurface of the element 5 are centrally disposedi projections or fingers,fas9 and 10,;and movably disposed upon saidprqections or fingers 9 and 10 are 7 the openings or, perforations 14' and 115 formed in the right- angled wings ormembers 12 and 13 with which the m'ainbodyportion ofthe percussion or paper-cap receiving and holding yoke isprovided, the

variousparts ofthe yoke being held in their assembled relation with the plate 5 and the said pin or nail 7 in the manner clearly illustrated in saidFigs. l, 2, 3 and4, and'cooper- 'ating' with said fixed plate 5"and the fixed pin or nail 7 in the manner to be hereinafte more fully described; V I In lieu of the form of movable cap'-recei ving. and holding yoke, shown in s'aidnFigs'. 1

to 5. inclusive, the said yoke may be formed from a blank16, shown more particularly i in Fig. 9 of the drawings, the said blank being provided in its opposite edge-portions with a series' of cut out' parts forming a pair of recesses 17 and 18, and 19 and 20,'upon each edge'of the blank, and therespective end- portions 21 and 22 of said blank 16 being provided with the respective guiding fingers or projections 21 and 22, and 23 and 24:. The perforated plate. or anvil to be used with this form of yoke,- and which is secured upon the end of the'stick or cane by means of the pin or nail, aswill be seen fromFigs. 6,

Y 7 and 8, in this case comprises a-main body I 25 centrally perforated, as at 26,- and formed I upon its opposite edge-portions with the cutaway portions or recesses 27 and 28, to provide the said anvil or plate with the guiding members or projections29 and 30, and-81' and 32-for-the wing- portions 33 and 3 10f the yoke-blank 16,' sub'sitantially as illustrated in the accompanying drawings In said Figs. 6, 7 and 8, I have shown the manner'ofdisposing the angularly bent portions or wings of this modified construction of yoke in connectionwith the said anvil or plate 25 whereby these various devices are held in their movably connected and operative'relation, as will be clearly evident.

Having in the foregoing described the general construction of a detonating toy, in this case in the formaof a cane, I will now briefly 'set forth the manner of operating, the device when it is desired toexplodea percussion. or

paper-cap. v By raising the cane, and. holding it. above the surface of the body with which the yoke member is to be brought into forcible'contact,

the saidyoke-mernber will assume the suspended relation with respect to the other. parts, shown in Figs. 1, 2,3, 6 and 7.0f-the drawings, thereby enabling the placing of a percussion or paper-cap in its resting. position upon said yoke and in the spacerformed between the said yoke and the anvil and exposed enlargement or head of the nail or pin. Y

By suddenly dropping the cane or stick, so

tlOIL.

While in the accompanyingdrawings, the I may be .used with ;the' bodies or sticksof bomb-darts, or the like." I

Of'course Iam. aware that some changes may be made; in the general arrangements and combinations of the several devices and paper-cap to be exploded with a loud detonad parts, as well as in the details' ofvthe construction of the said parts, without departing from the scope of the present inventionas set forth in the foregoing specification, and

as defined in the clauses of the claim which are appended thereto. Hence, I'do not limit my present invention-,tothe exact arrangements and combinations of the severaldeend of said body, said'p'late being provided with oppositely located marginal projections, and a cap-receiving: yoke, provided "with right-angled wings having openings into and vices and parts as describedin the saidspecification, nor do I' confine myself to the through which said projections extend for movably connecting said yoke with said anvil-plate. p

2. A'percussion-cap detonator comprising a main body, a perforated anvil-plate, a nail having an enlargement or head, said nail being adapted to be inserted inthe perfora- 'tion of said anvil-plate for securing sai plate in a fixed position upon the end of said main body, said plate being provided With oppositelyiocated marginal projections, and

a cap-receivmg yoke, provided with rightd this 15th day of January, 1920.

angled wings having openings into and through-Which said projections extend for movably connecting said yoke With said plate 15 r to permit its movement toward the enlargei ment of said nail.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand A CHARLES F. PAULUS.

witnessesz. I A

FREDK C. FRAENTZEL, BARBARA W. SUTTERLIN.

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