US169882A - Improvement in kaleidoscopes - Google Patents
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- toys such as kaleid 850.
- themeansiorchangz -rll irrors have either been very expensive or inconvenient and easily broken, or, as has commonlyvbeen the case, no means at all have been used to permit such change.
- Such toys therefore, after a short time, become uninteresting, and are either destroyed or thrown aside by the user.
- the object of my invention is to produce a toy which shall multiply the colored objects any number of times within a certain limit, to produce symmetrical figures, and yet permit, without the removal of any of its parts, the changing of the objects, and consequently the design, which can be cheaply made, and can be taken apart and packed in compact form, when desired, for shipment, 850., and which can be enjoyed by more than one person at a time. It consists in the construction of the toy, as will be more fully hereinafter described.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my toy ready for use.
- Fig. 2 is a top-plan view of the same.
- Fig. 3 is a vertical section through lines 00 00, Fig. 2.
- Fig. 4 is a plan view, partly in section, of a peculiarly-formed hinge used to connect the mirrors.
- Two mirrors, a a, formed of glass or other suitable reflecting material, are secured in frames, made of wood or other suitable substance, by any of the common modes of fastening in use.
- Each frame, at one end, is provided with a downWardly-projecting support, 0, which fits in a recess, H, made in the cover of the box D.
- the other ends of said frames are each provided with a leaf, E, the two on the two frames forming a hinge, which, when the mirrors are in the position shown in Figs.
- the disk projects beyond the mirrors, as shown in Fig. 2, and is rotated by hand, or by any suitable means-such as friction disks or gearing, journaled in the box, and operated without by a crank or equivalent device.
- a plate sliding in suitable guides on the box may be employed, which may be moved backward and forward beneath the mirrors, to vary the design formed by the objects upon it.
- the box D is made of sufficient size to receive the disk, the mirrors, and objects used in forming the designs, and afford protection when not in use.
- the frames are raised above the disk to permit its free movement beneath them by the pin and supports described. Instead of said pin and supports, other equivalent means, such as projections upon the box, 850., may be employed for this purpose.
- the bevel of the frames B may be so varied as to cause the mirrors in position to form any desired angle with each other, and therefore any desired multiplication of the design formed by the objects upon the disk.
- Fig. 1 I have shown a disk of paper of one color for a ground, and a strip fitting over the same, which has a ring concentric with the disk, and bars radiating from its center, and crossing each other, and the ring, together with parallel bars, forming chords of the disk, which produces a six-pointed star, having circles and bars at its points.
- This design may be varied, the colored disk and strips being retained.
- Any objects such as are used in kaleidoscopes, pieces of textile material, buttons, and scraps of all kinds, such as are found in every household, may be used instead of the objects which are furnished with the toy as part of its outfit.
- my toy The advantages possessed by my toy are, that it can be cheaply manufactured; it en- .ables the designs to be constantly varied without the removal of any of its parts; those portions of it which are easily broken, and which enable the design to be multiplied and changed, are secured from injury when not in use by being packed in the box, and the whole forms a useful and instructive toy, which more than one person may enjoy at a time. Its size may be varied, to adapt it to the use of designers in calico, carpet, and other factories, without changing the principles of its construction.
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J. F. ADAMS.
KALEIDOSCOPE. No.169,882. Patented Nov.16,1875.
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JOHN 1 ADAMS. OF IRVINGTON, NEW YORK.
IMPRQYEMIENT IN KALEIDOSCOPES.
Specification forming part of Letter;
: September 27, 1875.
. declare the following to be a full, clear, and
exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making a part of the -specification.
Heretoforefin the construction of toys, such as kaleid 850., in which mirrors are used to'mliltilgyan arbitrary design formed red objects,themeansiorchangz -rll irrors have either been very expensive or inconvenient and easily broken, or, as has commonlyvbeen the case, no means at all have been used to permit such change. Such toys, therefore, after a short time, become uninteresting, and are either destroyed or thrown aside by the user.
The object of my invention is to produce a toy which shall multiply the colored objects any number of times within a certain limit, to produce symmetrical figures, and yet permit, without the removal of any of its parts, the changing of the objects, and consequently the design, which can be cheaply made, and can be taken apart and packed in compact form, when desired, for shipment, 850., and which can be enjoyed by more than one person at a time. It consists in the construction of the toy, as will be more fully hereinafter described.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my toy ready for use. Fig. 2 is a top-plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through lines 00 00, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view, partly in section, of a peculiarly-formed hinge used to connect the mirrors.
Two mirrors, a a, formed of glass or other suitable reflecting material, are secured in frames, made of wood or other suitable substance, by any of the common modes of fastening in use. Each frame, at one end, is provided with a downWardly-projecting support, 0, which fits in a recess, H, made in the cover of the box D. The other ends of said frames are each provided with a leaf, E, the two on the two frames forming a hinge, which, when the mirrors are in the position shown in Figs.
1 and 2, leave a recess, into which a pin secured to the box D fits. The ends of the frames are beveled at such an an gle as to cause the leaves E to impinge upon them, and permit the adjacent edges of the mirrors to touch, and yet prevent their being fractured by contact. The hinges are constructed as shown in Figs. 2 and 4;, to permit the frames, when raised from the box D, to befolded back to back, so as to enable them to be packed in a small space in the box D, and easily cleaned. Adisk, K, which receives the objects for the design, is provided with a pin, L, journaled in the box D at M, Fig. 3, so as to turn freely therein. Its perimeter is provided with a rim of any convenient height to prevent objects placed upon said disk from'being thrown off by centrifugal force, or from other causes. The disk projects beyond the mirrors, as shown in Fig. 2, and is rotated by hand, or by any suitable means-such as friction disks or gearing, journaled in the box, and operated without by a crank or equivalent device. Instead of this disk a plate sliding in suitable guides on the box may be employed, which may be moved backward and forward beneath the mirrors, to vary the design formed by the objects upon it. The box D is made of sufficient size to receive the disk, the mirrors, and objects used in forming the designs, and afford protection when not in use. The frames are raised above the disk to permit its free movement beneath them by the pin and supports described. Instead of said pin and supports, other equivalent means, such as projections upon the box, 850., may be employed for this purpose.
The bevel of the frames B may be so varied as to cause the mirrors in position to form any desired angle with each other, and therefore any desired multiplication of the design formed by the objects upon the disk.
In Fig. 1 I have shown a disk of paper of one color for a ground, and a strip fitting over the same, which has a ring concentric with the disk, and bars radiating from its center, and crossing each other, and the ring, together with parallel bars, forming chords of the disk, which produces a six-pointed star, having circles and bars at its points. This design may be varied, the colored disk and strips being retained.
Any objects, such as are used in kaleidoscopes, pieces of textile material, buttons, and scraps of all kinds, such as are found in every household, may be used instead of the objects which are furnished with the toy as part of its outfit.
The advantages possessed by my toy are, that it can be cheaply manufactured; it en- .ables the designs to be constantly varied without the removal of any of its parts; those portions of it which are easily broken, and which enable the design to be multiplied and changed, are secured from injury when not in use by being packed in the box, and the whole forms a useful and instructive toy, which more than one person may enjoy at a time. Its size may be varied, to adapt it to the use of designers in calico, carpet, and other factories, without changing the principles of its construction.
Having thus fully described my invention and the merits it possesses, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-- 1. The combination, with a pair of mirrors,
of an open movable receptacle for the objects forming the design moving beneath the mirrors, substantially as shown and described.
2. The frames holding the mirrors, provided with leaves E, forming a hinge, substantially as shonn and described.
3. In'zombination with the frames, the supports H, the pin secured to the box, over which one hinge of the frames rests, and the box D, substantia ly as'shown and described.
4:. In com bination with the mirrors and disk, the box D, constructed to support and receive the same, subst'a1, 1tiall y as shown and described.
5. The frames raised above the disk, in combination with the hinges and the box, substantially as shown and described.
In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.
. JOHN F. ADAMS. Witnesses:-
M. J. BAXTER,
WILLIAM B. PHILIPPQXW
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Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2430318A (en) * | 1945-12-08 | 1947-11-04 | Zimmerman Naoma | Kaleidoscopic toy |
US2900867A (en) * | 1956-09-17 | 1959-08-25 | John E Beatman | Kaleidoscope |
US3357768A (en) * | 1963-09-17 | 1967-12-12 | Kenneth W Cox | Apparatus and method for viewing prospective manufactured rug patterns and the like in three dimensions |
US4854591A (en) * | 1987-02-06 | 1989-08-08 | Mark Setteducati | Three dimensional puzzle employing a reflective surface |
US4915663A (en) * | 1987-07-20 | 1990-04-10 | Magers R G | Image expanding apparatus |
US4952004A (en) * | 1989-06-02 | 1990-08-28 | Steve Baird | Improved kaleidoscopic device |
US4989355A (en) * | 1989-05-22 | 1991-02-05 | Robb Thomas | Display card |
US5864973A (en) * | 1994-05-27 | 1999-02-02 | Kenzie Company, L.L.C. | 3-D greeting card |
US6120295A (en) * | 1998-01-29 | 2000-09-19 | Technovation Australia Pty Ltd | Visual puzzle toy |
US20040190145A1 (en) * | 2003-03-31 | 2004-09-30 | Henry Oloff | Mirror angle gauge |
US6976678B1 (en) | 2002-01-08 | 2005-12-20 | Mark Setteducati | Amusement device completing composite image by reflection |
US10068497B2 (en) * | 2015-10-30 | 2018-09-04 | Edx Education Co., Ltd. | Reflection teaching aid |
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Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2430318A (en) * | 1945-12-08 | 1947-11-04 | Zimmerman Naoma | Kaleidoscopic toy |
US2900867A (en) * | 1956-09-17 | 1959-08-25 | John E Beatman | Kaleidoscope |
US3357768A (en) * | 1963-09-17 | 1967-12-12 | Kenneth W Cox | Apparatus and method for viewing prospective manufactured rug patterns and the like in three dimensions |
US4854591A (en) * | 1987-02-06 | 1989-08-08 | Mark Setteducati | Three dimensional puzzle employing a reflective surface |
US4915663A (en) * | 1987-07-20 | 1990-04-10 | Magers R G | Image expanding apparatus |
US4989355A (en) * | 1989-05-22 | 1991-02-05 | Robb Thomas | Display card |
US4952004A (en) * | 1989-06-02 | 1990-08-28 | Steve Baird | Improved kaleidoscopic device |
US5864973A (en) * | 1994-05-27 | 1999-02-02 | Kenzie Company, L.L.C. | 3-D greeting card |
US6120295A (en) * | 1998-01-29 | 2000-09-19 | Technovation Australia Pty Ltd | Visual puzzle toy |
US6976678B1 (en) | 2002-01-08 | 2005-12-20 | Mark Setteducati | Amusement device completing composite image by reflection |
US20040190145A1 (en) * | 2003-03-31 | 2004-09-30 | Henry Oloff | Mirror angle gauge |
US10068497B2 (en) * | 2015-10-30 | 2018-09-04 | Edx Education Co., Ltd. | Reflection teaching aid |
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