US1467726A - Aerial serpent toy - Google Patents

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' Sept. 11, 1923.

1,467,726 T. G. HlTT AERIAL SERPENT TOY INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 11, 1923..

warren s'raras THOMAS G. HITT, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

AERIAL SERPENT TOY.

Application filed January 7, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. Him, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aerial Serpent Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toys, and particularly to a toy for use with fireworks, and fireworks displays.

The objects of the invention are to provide a simple and inexpensive form of toy for use in fireworks aerial displays, by which an imitation serpent may be projected into the air in a burning and exploding condition, and to appear in the air as a burning serpent, Or as asun spot in the darkness of night.

A further object is to provide a simple and inexpensive device in the form of a portable tube and supporting frame for holding and projecting the form of serpent, which frame may be deposited on the ground or any fioor surface and provided with suitable footings to hold the projecting tube at any angle desired with the supporting surface on floor or pavement, etc.

A further object of this invention is to provide a simple and safe device for holding fireworks, (particularly those made in the form to resemble serpents) for the purpose of igniting the same when ready to be projected into the air in a burning condltion, and thus to avoid injury to the persons igniting the same. The tube being sufliciently open at its lower end to permit the igniting of the lower end of the serpent, and the sides of the tube forming a guide and passageway for directing the course of the serpent, and also to guard the user from being burned by discharge of fire and sparks, from the serpent while starting flight.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a. holder constructed in accordance with my invention Serial No. 527,694.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation, and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the frame.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the base of the frame preferably constructed from pliable metal and bent into triangular form. lflach corner of the frame 1 is bent downwardly to form leg portions 2 to provide suitable rests for the frame to insure a steady position of the frame when in use. The ends of the metal which form the base are twisted together as at 6 and one end adapted to project upwardly at an oblique angle from the base and suitably coiled at its outer end to form loops 5. From this it will be apparent that the arm 4 having the coils 5 formed at the outer end thereof will provide a suitable support for the main containing tube 7.

In order to retain the tube in its proper position relative to the base frame 1, one of the triangular side portions is provided with a U-shaped bend as at 3 adapted to be inserted into the lower end of the tube 7 to retain the tube in position and also to serve as a supporting base for any form of fireworks that may be fired or discharged from the tube. The tube 7 may be adjusted to various upright positions by moving the coils 5 along the length of the tube, one of the positions being illustrated in full lines in Fig. 1, and another position being illustrated in dotted lines, and from this it will be apparent that by moving the eye or coils 5 along the tube, the tube will be caused to assume various positions in accordance with the fireworks to be discharged therefrom.

In discharging some forms of fireworks to be projected by their burning contents it is found diflicult to ignite them without some danger to the operator, by reason of their uncertain line of travel, and also by reason of the fire and sparks thrown out by the burning contents as the piece is beginning to burn or travel, and in this tube the piece is first supported on the bend 3 and an opportunity provided for the operator to ignite the piece from the lower end of the tube and be safe from fire, also safe from the flying exploding piece, as the walls of the tube cause the issuing fire and sparks to strike down to the ground and also to guide the line of flight of the exploding piece for a certain distance above the top of the tube.

The device is particularly useful in firing the pieces generally known as serpents, or

such pieces as usually move zigzag and in other erratic directions while exploding, and the device is further useful in directing the upward flight of pieces which are provided with a variety of explosive contents, such as a separate bag of: brilliant burning explosive placed in the head of the piece to become ignited when the piece has reached the upward limit of flight, and which when exploding, resemble a brilliant sunburst in the dark, similar to the pieces and may be used for discharging the pieces provided with such separate bags of explosive as described in my patents of the United States, numbered 1,253,596 and 1,253,597, and generally known as Flashcrackas.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described including a base frame, an arm extending up wardly from said frame at an oblique angle, a loop at the outer end of the arm, a tube arranged within said loop having its lower end resting upon the base, a supporting element extending upwardly from the base and projecting into said tube for supporting the tube in an upright position.

2-. A device of the class described including a rectangular base member formed of a single piece of material, one end of said material projecting upwardly above the base at an oblique angle forming a supporting arm, a loop at the outer end of said arm, a tube supported within said loop and a loop formed within one of the side portions of said base and projecting into the lower end of said tube to support the tube in an upright position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

THOMAS G. HITT.

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