US1401952A - Spinning top - Google Patents

Description

S. ASATURIAN.

SPINNING TOP.

APPLICATION FILED APR- 3.1920.

Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

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Application filed April 3,

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that-I, SETRAK ASATURIAN,

a citizen of the United State's, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spinning :Tops of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relatesfto toy spinning tops,

aiidflia forits objectto provide such tops with means for automatically raising or proj ecting afiag" over the "same-when spinning. The invention will be" first hereinafter described in connection "with theaccompanying drawings, whieh'constitute part of this s eci fi'cation, and then more specifically de ned in theclaims at the 'endof the description. In the accompanying drawings," wherein similar reference characters are usedtodesignate corresponding parts 4 throughout the several views 'J x Figure 1 is a sectional view of a top made substantially in accordance with this inven tion, showing the parts in the positions they occupy before spinning. '7 Figure'2 is a similar'view showing the positionsofjtheparts when spinning,and Figures 3 and 4" are-corresponding views of a modified form of the top. Referring first to Figures 1 and 2, the sphericalhollow casingorjbo dy of the'top is preferably made in two sections 1 and 2 fastened together in any 'suitable manner along the median line 3. In the'bottom of the lower section 1: there I is preferably secured :a weighted member 4 for retaining" the top an upright 'positionwhenat rest as well as when spinning. Said weighted iinemb'er 4 has a central opening 5 through which the spinningfoot or "lug 6 extends, the latter also-extending through a' concentric hole 7 Y in the center "of the base section" 1. Said spinningfoot 6 is attached at its upper end by a'pin'8 to the lower'extreniity of a lazytongs 9, the pin8 also 'being'guided in a vertical slot 10 in a plate or strip 11 ar ranged in the centerof'the'top casing and suitably supported by connection: to a horizontal partition 12 'whic h is fastened" between the meeting edges of the upper and lower sections 1"and 2' as by the screws 13, Figurel. The plate 11 extends through aslot let in'the partition 12, throughi'which slot the'lazy-tongs 9 also extend' into theupper portion of the casing. The upper portion of l Specification of Letters Patent.

v Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

1920. Serial No. 371,073.

serve as a guide fora tubular standard 16 which is pivotally connected to the upper extremity of said lazy-tongs by a pin 17,

'said'pinworking insaid slot 15.

' The'standard'ldis mountedto slide-v'e'rti: eally'in a tubular stem 18 fitted in an openlng in the center "of the" top section 20f the the'platellis also centrally slotted at 15 to casing and extending above the same for some distance; On "this stem 18 a cord holder 19"i'sf loose'ly mounted and held in'p'lace' by a collar 20 secured to the'stem by a set-screw 21i"f The' cordholder has ahole in one side thereof," as at22, through which the end of the cord 23 extends to be grasped by the operator, the inner end portion of said cord being wound upon the stem 18 in the usual manner, as shownx The cord holder 19 may alsohave'a detachable projecting arm 24 to be grasped bythe other hand of the operator while the end of the "cord is being pulle'd'ior spinning the top.

A pair of governor arms 25 are connected" at their innerends pivotally to'the lazy-, tongs'9 just above the partition 12, said arms having oam-shaped lateral projections 26 adapted to rock'on said'partition." The outer endsofsaid'a'rms are weighted, as at27, and

said weights are connected together by a coiled spring28 tending to draw them'togeth'er, as shown iniFigure I, when the top is' at' rest. When 'the top isspinning, how ever, centrifugal force'causes said weights 27 to moveawayfrom each other against the tension of thespring28, during which movement the arms25x'iswing downward from their normal inclined positions so as to approach the horizontal, as indicated in Figure 2, the oarn-shapedprojections meantime" rocking onethe partition 12' and extending the lazy-tongs as shown. Said lazy-tongs are "connected to the plate 11 by a fixed pivot tained theistaiiclard by sto 11g on p 33 Working'in a slot 84 in one side of said and is adapted to be*ilnfurletl tvhen"the staff is "rejected from the standard as shown in igure 2. When the top is at rest; in rFigure 1 the flag stall, withthe flag furled thereon; may be telescoped into the standard 16 and retained in; that;43ositi on;

by a V-shaped head 36 on a leaf spring 37 which is soldered at 38 to the insidewofi the upper; seetio=n-2 of the casing and extends into thestem 18 and througha; slot 3 9 in' tlie engage the blockiy3lmfor holdingit-doxvn.

V l Justyas sOon-asthetop starts. to: spin and I thelazy-tongsbegin; CO bfi extended by the;

a governor weights as explained, the standard whereupon: the spring 32 1imrned iatelyv I j eats the flag staff: fully above the standard,';

is raised and? with it; the; block 31 is moved u 'iwvard past the. \kshaped springs head '36; PI'OI- asfshownin Figure2 afteriwhiehan increase; in the speed i of rotationo'f the top will furtherproject theystandard and spinning foot;

until theqlirnit 01": their projection 'isireaohed It will be! understood, however, that the flag will be fully; projected or raised" above 1 the:

upper endaof the standard as soon-asf said Inthis case; the spheridalcasingisalso made standard is slightly, .projeetedl above the stem 18,'so that the flagraisingis sureto take "place upon spinning the topiieven ataslow,

I lniF'gures 3; a si nplerand less ex pensive inform of the lnvention is illustrated miwa sectionsailn; and :42 suitably secured together at 431 Thefspinninggfoot44 isrfiiiedw in the hottomofthelower sectionrtl-ofthe a casing, andihas a tubular "portion 45 with. a flared. weighted upper end 46; 1 a A twisted; wire flaw? staff 47 1 has: its; lower" end portion 4:70,. wlneh" is twisted Fina reverse direction:

from: the :u oper ipart, seated in we tubular portion 45 of the spinning foo-t, saidstafi'. engaging"andrextend'ing;through a slot 481 in: the base iof saiid flared Weighted parts, 46 the upper end -oftrtheitubularportion so: that relative niovenientof: the staff andspin ning :foot will? causeithe stafi'i'to be rotated; andfed upWa-rdly. through said slot 48; An

enlargement 4:9 'onthe lower endeof saidstaffx T preventsit from being entirely withdrawn:

from saidfooti F "a thelcenter of theupperseetiqn 2 ofthe CElS-R A tubular stem 50 proj ects upwardlyl from ing, and on. said stein isloosely "mountedthe 'cord holder 515T the same o being: retained thereon" bythe collar 52. Within said'stem is-mounted to slide a tubular 11161111361'356i2ttcached to the top of a s'eini-splieriealbell or drurn' 53 having a; slot 54 through Whiehthe upper-portion of: the twisted flag stafi' lil is passedancl with which it -i'has operative en-. 'gagement similar 1 to i that which the slot A8:

standard, so that. saiclHV-shaped head may i the l floyverportion470' of saidstaff. The flag 55 standard. A flag 35 1s carrled-bythestaii on theupper end ofthe stalf 47 is raised and unfurled when-*the top-begins to spin by reason, of the relative rotation of the casing the drum or hell 53 andispinning foot 44, said staff being raised from the position will" be understood that any suitable object may be substituted for the flag staff in either form of my invention. .t ,The-armior handle 2tshown in lTigs,,l

ehowaia Figure 3*to that in Figure 45. *It 7 and ;2:may be detaehablyrseeured to theeord;

such handle is; notused; the operator may grasp said cord holder 51 while p-ullingither cord.forspinningathetop Having thusdescribe 1; my,

ters IPatentelofi the United States is 1 I". 'Eliezr'oxnbiMtiorraWrth: a SPLIIIIIIIg-JEOP,

Holden- 19in any a suitable manner, and if de siredsueh a "handle may be attached tothe cordigholder 51 of, Figures 3 and 4-. When} invention vl at I- claim as new; and desire to secure by .Let-- toprislat'restemeans for retraetingthe stand- 7 V ardi into? the top: when the latter is at rest; and means: tor positively @Pi'O] eetinge; ;theg standard from the-top and the object; f m V the.standard;when theitopspinsi an The combination WIt h a spinning 2'." The} comb"nat'oui withaa spnning oft-an objeetz'telescopieallyg mounted. there n; a lazy-tongs in the topand'connected' to said ttaehedi to said lazyi-tongs ijfor aui-.

of a -horizontal? partition! therein; an object teleseopically; mountedsin thefitop, la y-i tongs'extendingithrough the partition in thetop-andeonneeted tos-aid stafflanda governori comprising Weightediarms. attached to the lazyetongs for projecting the L sameaflnd the objeetwthenthetopspinsg saidiarms have ingi1eam+shaped5lateralgirojections:to roekon saidr partition: for the purpose specified.

- lflThei combination r withi 'a spinningsetopy of a horizontalpartitioni therein, ,an: object: telescopically mounted in the top 'a lazye V tongs -extending through: the partitioI'1-.- andconneoted to; the object," and governor for projecting: they lazy tongs and objectwhen the." top spins; said zigOVGIDOI comprising a pair of" "oppositely inclined levers connected .at-tl1'eir inner ends to the lazy-tongsandhav-a 111g weights on ttheir outer ends ithere being:

dam-shaped lateral projeetionsonsaid levers intermediate of their. end to rock on" said' nartition, and a 1 spring .eonneotingw said levers; for automatically returning-them to normal position when the top stops spin 5. The combination with a spinning top, of a lazy-tongs therein, an object telescopically mounted in the top and connected to the upper end of the lazy-tongs, a spinning foot also telescopically mounted in the top and connected to the lower end of the lazytongs, and a governor for extending said lazy-tongs when the top spins, whereby the object is projected from'the upper end of the top and the spinning foot is simultaneously projected from the bottom of the top.

6. The combination with a spinning top, of a tubular standard telescopically mounted in the same and having a longitudinal slot therein, a block mounted to slide in said standard, an object mounted on said block, a spring catch to engage said block for retaining the object in retracted position, and

from the standard when the top spins.

7. The combination with a spinning top, w of atubular standard having a'longitudi- I nal slot therein, a block mounted to slide in said standard and having a lug extending into said. slot .to limit the outward movement of the block,ran object mounted on said block and adapted to be retracted into the standard, means for retaining said block and object in retracted position, means for releasing them when the top spins, and a spring arranged below the block in the name to this specification.

SETRAK ASATURIAN.

projecting the object when re-

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