US989829A - Toy torpedo. - Google Patents

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J. BERG. TOY TORPEDO. APPLIGATION FILED JAN.17, 1910.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

R742 72% Zia UNITED STATES. ATEN FFIoE.

JOHN BERG, OF WEST PULLMAN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AIR .TORPEDO COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TOY TORPED 0.

I Application filed January 17, 1910. Serial No. 538,405.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, JOHN BERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Pullman, in the county (if-Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy. Torpedoes, of

which the following is a specification".

This invention relates to improvements in a device or toy of a type designed to pro-' duce, without the use of dangerous and'in jurious explosives or chemicals, a loud, quick,

' and resonant report or sound, similar to that struction,.novel arrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as will be here of a istol shot, or to the explosion of a torpe o, fire-cracker, and the llke, and 1t consists in certain'peculiarities of the coninafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed. v v

The principal object of the invention is to furnish .a'n absolutely harmless, and 'perfectly safedetonatin'g device or toy, which shall be simpleandinexpensive in construction, strong,.durable and eflicient in operation, and if desired, may have its handle equipped with a sound producing instrument. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a detonating device or toy, of the abovei .7 '30 named character, which shall'be of such con structionthat thereport or explosion will be..;produced pneumatically and without y creating sparks or flying fragments, which have heretofore proven so injurious, danger.- ousand objectionable; Y

A still further object of the invention is to provide the device with a receptacle for holding a roll of paper ribbon to be used as the ammunition. for the :instrument, from which receptacleor holder, the paper ribbon or strip, may be readily withdrawn, and

placed in position for bursting.

use the same, I will now proceed to describe Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoineddescription and explanation.

In order to enable other skilled in the art to which my invention pertains, to make and it, referring to the accompanying drawings,

in which' a Figure 1, is a perspective view partly in section of a toy'torpedo embodyingthe invention, showing the cap for closing one end of the receptacle for the roll of paper ribbon removed and illustrating the spring holder or disk for the paper in its elevated position;

.Fig. 2, is a plan view of the complete device;

Fig. 3, is an enlarged perspective view of the receptacle for the roll of paper employed as ammunition for the toy; Fig. 4, 1s a crosssectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3,

arrows; Fig. 5, is a perspective view partly in section of the hemispherical resilient body of the toy; Fig. 6, is a sectional view of the front part of the frame to which the resilient showing the parts for creating the explosion 1n their operative positions.

Llke numerals of reference, refer to corbody is secured; and Fig. 7, is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the device responding parts throughout the difierent views of the drawing. n

The reference numeral 10, designates the handle of the device, which may be'of any suitable'size, form and material, but preferably of a size and shape to be conveniently grasped by the hand. This handle may be a suitable noise producing instrument, such as a whistle or horn, and in the-drawing I have shown a horn provided with a mouthpiece 11, which may have suitable reeds (not shown) for producing the noise or sound desired.

Secured to the front portion of the handle 10, and usually within the same by means of solder or otherwise, are the extensions or arms 12', and 13, of the body supporting framel i, and the holder or disk 15 for the paper respectively. Each of these arms or extensions is preferably formed of spring or resilient material, and as is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 6, and 7 of the drawing, the arm 12, is formed integrally with the frame 14:, which frame is annular in shape, that is, has a central opening 16, and is formed angular in cross-section, and has an enlargement or widened portion 17, at the lower portion of its vertical flange 18, to'which the front part of the arm 12, is joined. The enlarged portion 17 of the frame is provided with a slot 19, for the purpose to be presently explained. Secured to the frame 14, is a hemispherical body 20, of rubber or other suitable resilient material, which material is of suitable thickness to cause the body to resume its hemispherical form after it has been compressed by being struck. The upper portion of the body 20, is provided with an annular face having upper and lower flanges 21, and 22,

v the frame, thus firmly securing said respectively to embrace the horizontal portion of the frame 14, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1, and 7, of the drawin By thus securing the body 20, to the frame 14, it is apparent that the upper flange 21, will lie closely on the upper surface of the frame 14,

while the lower flange 22,'will lie closely against the lower surface of the'horizontal part of the frame, and the walls of the body will contact with the vertical flange "18, of parts together and in such a manner that a slightly resilient covering for the frame will be presented to the strip or piece of paper which is used to close the opening in the body and strip used for closing the opening in the body of the device and for creating an explosion. This receptacle is provided with a slot 25, which is open at one of its ends as shown in Fig. 3, to permit the strip, of paper to, be readily inserted in said slot, and each of the ends of the receptacle 24, is closed by means of caps 26, one or both of which may I be removable. The upper portion of the re- Lceptacle 24,- is provided with a clip 27, which is extended across the arm 12,- and maybe soldered or otherwise secured there- I to. Whenin position on the arm 12, it is apparent that the slot 25, in the receptacle 24, will be located near the slot 19, in the enlarged portion 17, of the frame, so that the strip of paper 28, may be passed up through said slots and then forwardly over the opening in the body of the device, where it may be securely and tightly held by means of the apertured disk or holder 15, through the instrumentality of the cap 26. Whenthe parts have thus been secured in place, it is apparent that the opening 29', in the disk or holder 15, will be located directly over the piece of paper which is extended over the opening in the body and its frame,

, when'by striking the body 20, against an object, the air confined therein, will-be compressed until the pressure in the body causes the paper to explode or burst, thereby producing a noise similar to a shot or explosion of a fire-cracker, or torpedo, or the like. After the explosion has been produced, it is evident that the'body 20, will resume its normal inflatedcondition.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent isl. A toy torpedo, consisting of a handle,

piece of paper in position ribbon.

an arm extended from said handle, an aperturedframe on the arm, a hollow resilient body secured to said, .frame, a-spring-supported apertured. holder; above the frame, means to secure the holder in position on l tured frame having a widened portion provided with a'slot and an arm extended from said widened portion, the said frame being angular in cross-section and integral with said widened portion and arm, a hollow resilient body having a peripheral groove in its upper portion to receive a portion of the frame, a spring-supported apertured holder above the rame, and means to :secure the holder in position on the frame.

cross-section and integral with said wi-.

dened portion and arm, a hollow resilient body having a peripheral groove in its up. "per portion to receive a portion of the frame,'a spring-supported apertured holder above the frame, means to secure the holder in position 'on the frame, and a .paper ribbon or strip-holding receptacle mounted on the frame-supporting arm and provided with a slot for the passage of the paper or 4. In a toy torpedo, the combination with an annular frame angular in cross-section, of a res ilient body having. a peripheral groove in its upper portion'to engage the horizontal portion of said frame. 5. In a toy or noise producing device of the, character set forth, the combination with a bag supporting member comprising an annular ring having a flange around the outer periphery thereof, of a bag formed of resilient material, said bag having its upper end engaging with the flange on said holding member and having an inwardly turned web. engaging with the ring portion of said holding member, and means for securing said holdingmember and bag together.

6. In a noise producing device of the character set forth, the combination of an the frame, and -a paper ribbon or stripannular ring having a flange. thereon, and

an air-compressing bag of resilient material,

vHaving one end engaging with the inner walls of said flange and having an integrally formed web resting against one side of said ring, said web terminating in a central neck connecting with an outwardly extending web resting against the opposite side of said ring.

7. In a device of the character set forth, the

combination of a ring, and an a1r-co1npres wardlj extendin flange or web tenninating 1 0 sing member of resilient material having with an upward y extending neck or tubuone end formed to engage with one side of lar portion, said neck terminating at its the ring, the inner periphery of said end upper end with an outwardly extending having a neck connecting with an outwardly -'flange. extending flange resting upon the opposite side of said ring. 1 a Witnesses! -8. A resilient bag for'anoise-producing r CHAS. G. TIILMAN,

JoHN BERG.

device, having one end provided with an in- J. E. HANSEN.

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