GB1008765A - Gyroscope toys - Google Patents

Gyroscope toys

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Publication number
GB1008765A
GB1008765A GB25651/62A GB2565162A GB1008765A GB 1008765 A GB1008765 A GB 1008765A GB 25651/62 A GB25651/62 A GB 25651/62A GB 2565162 A GB2565162 A GB 2565162A GB 1008765 A GB1008765 A GB 1008765A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
rotor
housing
gear
toy
gyroscope
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Expired
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GB25651/62A
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Louis Marx and Co Ltd
Louis Marx and Co Inc
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Louis Marx and Co Ltd
Louis Marx and Co Inc
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Publication of GB1008765A publication Critical patent/GB1008765A/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H1/00—Tops
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/12—Gyroscopes
    • Y10T74/1204—Gyroscopes with caging or parking means
    • Y10T74/1207—Rotor spin and cage release type
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/12—Gyroscopes
    • Y10T74/1282—Gyroscopes with rotor drive

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Abstract

1,008,765. Gyroscopes. LOUIS MARX & CO., Ltd. July 4, 1962 [Jan.29, 1962], No. 25651/62. Heading G1C. [Also in Division A6] A toy gyroscope having a rotor 16, Fig. 2, within a housing formed from two moulded plastic members 12, 14, is driven by a crank handle 24 whose end 26, Fig. 4, is detachably received in a socket in a main gear 20 engaging a train of stepup gearing within a gear box 18, the gear 44 which drives pinion 22 on the rotor spindle being mounted in a bearing slot 30 and pressed by a light spring 32 so that when the handle 24 is rotated, the gear 44 is pressed against pinion 22 to accelerate the rotor 16, but when the handle 24 is not operated the rotor 16 free wheels. The housing 12,14 has opposing poles 50, 52, apertured at 59, and slotted at 58, so that the toy may be threaded on a wire or stood thereon, or alternatively a pole 50 or 52 may be received in a concavity 48 at the top of a post 46 carried by base 45. To demonstrate the use of a gyroscope in gimbals, a yoke 60 is flexed so that trunnions 62 thereon engage apertures 66 in the housing 12, 14 the yoke 60 having a bearing 64 which is freely rotational fit about the upper part 68 of post 46. Toy rockets and space men may be received within pockets 106 in the housing member 14.
GB25651/62A 1962-01-29 1962-07-04 Gyroscope toys Expired GB1008765A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US169517A US3137966A (en) 1962-01-29 1962-01-29 Gyroscope toy with free wheeling drive and heavy duty bearings for the flywheel

Publications (1)

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GB1008765A true GB1008765A (en) 1965-11-03

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GB25651/62A Expired GB1008765A (en) 1962-01-29 1962-07-04 Gyroscope toys

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GB2440205A (en) * 2006-07-15 2008-01-23 Kevin Alan Stevenson Toy, wargaming cradle display means with multi axis movement

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US3683526A (en) * 1970-06-08 1972-08-15 Tibor Horvath Optical display device
US4343203A (en) * 1977-07-01 1982-08-10 Sperry Corporation Rotor structure for gyroscopic apparatus
US6406349B1 (en) 1999-07-30 2002-06-18 Toyinnovation, Inc. Gyroscopic toy
US10960316B2 (en) * 2019-04-12 2021-03-30 Mechanical Design Labs, Inc. Gyroscopic desk curios
USD993326S1 (en) * 2022-08-24 2023-07-25 Shenzhen Xinaosheng outdoor products co. LTD Fidget gyroscope

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US484960A (en) * 1892-10-25 John j
US788041A (en) * 1904-07-28 1905-04-25 Aug H Wehmeyer Top.
US1185210A (en) * 1912-03-14 1916-05-30 Bliss E W Co Gyroscope-spinning mechanism.
US1351630A (en) * 1919-12-20 1920-08-31 Harry E Block Gyroscopic top
US1701136A (en) * 1927-06-03 1929-02-05 Louis V Aronson Sparking toy
US1772208A (en) * 1928-11-20 1930-08-05 Colwell Robert Cameron Top
US2082256A (en) * 1935-04-13 1937-06-01 Oscar A Netschke Mechanical movement
US2173031A (en) * 1938-07-18 1939-09-12 Voorhis F Wigal Gyroscopic toy
US2364117A (en) * 1943-07-23 1944-12-05 Voorhis F Wigal Gyroscopic toy
US2736557A (en) * 1954-03-24 1956-02-28 Androsiglio Lucio Paddle with indicator
US2747326A (en) * 1954-08-02 1956-05-29 William J Doyle Toy gyro saucer
US2991584A (en) * 1958-07-07 1961-07-11 Roy Mfg Company De Gyroscopic toy

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2440205A (en) * 2006-07-15 2008-01-23 Kevin Alan Stevenson Toy, wargaming cradle display means with multi axis movement

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US3137966A (en) 1964-06-23

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