US392240A - Agate-spinner - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

D. S. TYLER.

I AGA'IIB SPINNER. No. 392,240; Patented Nov. 6,1888.

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Nrrn'o DARIUS S. TYLER, OF CLIO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE VIBE GOODS COMPANY, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

AGATE SPlNNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 392,240, dated November 6, 1888.

Application filed May 14, 1888. Serial No. 273,843. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, DARIUS STYLER, of Clio, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Agate-Spinners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 representsaside view of my aforesaid agate-spinner, showing the same applied to an agate or marble in position for spinning the same. Fig. 2 is an end view of the bottom end of the spinner. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section thereof; and Figs. 4 and 5 are certain modifications in the construction of the spinner hereinafter more fully described.

My invention consists of a rotatable body whose bottom end is adapted to fit over the top of the agate, and having a handle in which said body may freely turn, the said rotatable body also being adapted to be turned by means of a string or other suitable means, whereby when the lower end of the device is placed over an agate, then turned or spun, and while in motion lifted from said agate the rotary motion is imparted to the agate, thus causing it to spin as well as to roll about, as and for the purpose hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order that others may better understand the nature and purpose of my said invention, I will now proceed to describe it more in de tail.

In the drawings, the part a is the rotatable body previously referred to, which is made at its lower end of the proper shape to fit over the surface of an agate, b, as shown in said drawings, and at its upper end is adapted to carry the handle c,in which it turns,the handle being held in position thereon by means of the collars or enlargements d d or other suitable means.

Various constructions may be adopted in forming the bottom of the rotatable part a, so

as to fit the top of the agate, as previously stated, as well asin the handle, and the application thereof to said rotatable part, and I therefore reserve the right to make such modifications therein as are deemed advisable.

In the first three figures of the drawings the bottom a of the spinner is shown as being made of sheet metal in the form of an inverted funnel, or bell-shaped, andlined upon the ininside with rubber, felt, or similar material, 6, so as to obtain a better hold upon the surface of the agate, and thus cause as little loss of power as possible in spinning said agate. A cheaper construction may be adopted by making said bottom end of wire, as shown inFigs. 4 and 5, with very good effect; and still other shapes might be illustrated, as will be apparent, for producing the same result, but it is deemed unnecessary to do so.

The handle a is preferably made of wood with a central vertical opening, 0', therein a little larger than the vertical shank or spindle a so that the rotatable part may freely turn therein. When thus made,it is held in position between the ring or collar (Z at its lower end and the riveted upper end, d,of said shank orspindle a In Fig. 5 the whole device, including the handle, is represented as being made of wire, said handle being made bow-shaped and projectinglaterally from the vertical shank of said device. It is held upon the shank by making sharp lateral bends in said shank, which fit in horizontal eyes formed on the inner ends of the handle, as is fully shown in said Fig. 5. Al though this construction effects the same purpose it is not as desirable'as that first described, and is shown by way of example only to illustrate another way of making the spinner without departing from the principle of my invention. 8 5

The spinner is preferably operated by means of a string, f, in like manner to some kinds of spinning tops; but, if desired, other means suitable for the purpose may be employed to accomplish the same result. In operating the spinner the handle 0 is held in one hand with the lower end or mouth of the rotatable part or placed over the agate. Said rotatable part is then spun with the other hand, and while in motion is lifted from the agate, leaving said 5 agate to spin. Ifthe agate is composed of various colors,spinning will cause it to change colors rapidly and produce a variety of forms at the top,as it is constantly changing its axis, owing to its spherical shape, the effect of 100 the various colors thus produced at its constantly-changing axis being similar to that of the kaleidoscope and very pleasing to the eye, tatable body having its lower end made to lit and when several agates are spinning at the the surface of the agate and its upper end same time the interest is increased. adapted to turn in a suitable handle, in com- The spinner is adapted to be operated on bination with said handle and means for im- 15 5 agates of differentsizes. lhelarger said agate parting a rotary motion to the said rotatable is theinore pleasing willbe the efiectproduced. body, substantially as shown and specified.

The most desirable size to use is from one r 1 to two inehesin diameter. DARTUB PYLER' \Vhat Ielaim as new and of my invention, Vitnesses: [O and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is \V. H. DAVIS,

An agate-spinner consisting of a central ro- LUCY A. DAVIS.

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