US295083A - Anton trunk - Google Patents

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No. 295.083. Patented Mar. 11,1884.

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Unites States ANTON TRUNK, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTIGUT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,083, dated March 11, 1884.

Application filed January .13, 1854.

To (i /Z5 whom it ntrty concern;

Be it known that I, Arron TRUNK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairlield and State of Connec tic-ut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will on able others skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in toy knives, and has for its object to provide a cheap and durable toy which shall combine the features both of a knife and toy; and with these ends in view my invention consists in arranging an independent piece or plate of lead, or any other suitable'niaterial, over the rear end of the knifehandle, and then over this plate placing a cap and securing it to the handle proper'in such manner that a free rotation of said cap is allowed, while at the same time the contact between the cap and plate is constant; and, also, my invention further consists in the details of construction and combination of ele ments herei nafter fully and in detail explained, and then specifically designated by the claims. In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may more fully understand the same, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, forming a part oi'this specification, in whicl Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionof a knife constructed in accordance with my invention; 2, a detail perspective of the knife-handle proper, showing the rear on d thereof adapted to accommodate the plate; Fig. 3, a similar view of the cap;.Fig. 4, a perspective illustrating the front of the plate, which fits into the handle; and Fig. 5, a similar view of the rear end of the plate, which is adapted to enter the cap.

Similarlctters denote like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Ais the handle of the knife, and B the blade, secured therein in any ordinary manner. This handle I preferablyconstruct of wood, and form a recess, 0, in the extreme rear end.

D is a plate or dish of lead, or any other suitable material, having projections E F on its front and rear faces, respectively. A cen- (No model.)

trallongitudinal opening, G, is made through this plate, for the purpose presently explained.

H isthe cap, which I preferably make of wood.

I is a recess formed in the forward end of said cap, and J a central opening extending longitudinally th rough th e latter, and enlarged and adapted at the front portion to accoinino date the projection F.

In assembling the several. parts of my iinprovenient, I place the plate over the handle,

ticular point to correspond with the lateral contour of thisproj ecti on. A screw, K, threaded only atits forward extremity, is then passed through the openings in the cap and plate into the handle, and the parts thereby secured in operative position. I'he opening through the cap is considerably greater in diameter than the screw, so that it will be readily understood that there is no friction between said screw and cap. 7

Inoperating rnyimprovement, the cap is turned around by the hand, and the friction between the projection F and the cap will produce a sound varying in pitch and loudness, according to the manner in which the cap is turned around. In fact, by expert manipulation, the singing of a canary or the chirrup of a squirrel may be almost accurately imitated. It will be observed that the cap does not extend to the base of the projection 1 the reason for this being that there is more or less wear on said cap and projection,which is readily compensated for by simply driving the screw farther into the handle, and thereby insuring enough contact to bring about the desired result.

I am aware that devices of various descriptions have been constructed to produce all sorts of sounds; but they are, without exception, independent toys; and I do not wish to be understood as laying claim, broadly, to any such device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters at-ent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a knife IOU knife, of an independent cap secured to the having attached at the rear portion of the hair dle a cap adapted to be turned around, and thereby produce, by friction against a leaden or other plate or disk, a series of sounds, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the handle of a handle in such manner as to turn freely, and aleaden or other-suitable plate or disk placed between said handle and cap, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with a knife-handle, the plate or disk, of lead or other suitable mate rial, adapted to be attached over said handle, and having a projection extending within an independent cap secured to the handle so as to turn freely, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 4. As a toy, a leaden or other plate or disk adapted to be placed over the rear end of a l knife-handle, and having a projection on its rear face, in combination with a cap adapted at its forward portion to accommodate said projection, and secured in position by a screw or ANTON TRUN K.

\Vitnesses:

' S. S. WiLLIAMsoN, WILLIAM J. HAVILAND.

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