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US3640019A
US3640019A US9891A US3640019DA US3640019A US 3640019 A US3640019 A US 3640019A US 9891 A US9891 A US 9891A US 3640019D A US3640019D A US 3640019DA US 3640019 A US3640019 A US 3640019A
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  • the main body member includes a plate mounted for rotation about the base having a graphic surface of sequential pictures peripherally mounted thereon.
  • the body member further includes a transparent dome located over the graphic surface and rotatable therewith having a plurality of dark surfaces intermittently spaced about the periphery thereof.
  • the intennittent spaces form viewing slots and are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the operator to the graphic surface extends through the viewing slots.
  • the present invention relates to toy tops, and more particularly to means for incorporating a moving picture apparatus on the toy tops.
  • tops have been'a source of amusement for children for hundreds of years. Such tops have been made in countless shapes and forms.
  • One type of top that still remains very popular is the type that is rotatably driven by mechanical drive means.
  • These drive means usually include an elongated helical screw reciprocably mounted within the top body and threadedly engageable therewith to impart a rotary motion in one direction to the top upon a downward movement of the screw.
  • the top body usually includes bright colors and designs located thereon which emit blurred patterns when the top is rotated.
  • the present invention includes another feature; i.e., incorporating a moving picture apparatus within the top structure to enable the child viewing the apparatus to get the illusion of natural and continuous movement from a series of sequential pictures drawn on a surface of the top.
  • the Zoetrope included a revolving drum having a series of sequential pictures mounted on the inner rim of the drum with the picture being observed through slots formed on the periphery of the drum. As the drum revolves the viewer instantaneously looks through one of the slots and observes one of the pictures. The drum then continues to rotate with an in termittent dark space next coming into the line of sight. The next picture then comes into view showing the next phase of motion. The intermittent dark spaces and slots showing the progressive phases of motion of the sequential pictures continue to come into view with the viewers persistence of vision filling the dark intervals and the action of the series of pictures appears continuous.
  • a modern motion picture projector functions in the same manner with a slotted disk rotating in a timed relationship with the movement of the film to produce the illusion of continuous movement on the screen.
  • the present invention obviates the above shortcomings by incorporating a moving picture apparatus on a toy top structure to enable the apparatus to be easily rotated at a sustained speed.
  • the toy top includes a main body member rotatable about its base.
  • Conventional screw drive means are threadedly engageable with the main body member to impart a rotary motion to the top upon reciprocation of the screw.
  • the main body member includes a plate mounted for rotation about the base having a graphic surface of sequential pictures peripherally mounted thereon.
  • the body member further includes a transparent dome located over the graphic surface and rotatable therewith having a plurality of dark surfaces intermittently spaced about the periphery thereof.
  • the intermittent spaces form viewing slots and are oriented with respect to the graphic surface to permit a viewer to look through the slots while the body member is revolving and see the sequential pictures located on the graphic surfaces with the images of these objects giving the illusion of continuous motion.
  • the rest of the dome is clear to enable ambient light to enter therethrough to illuminate the pictures.
  • the primary object of the invention is to provide a motion picture apparatus incorporated in a top structure utilizing the top driving means to maintain the apparatus in a sustained rotary motion.
  • Another object is to provide a toy that is easily operable and that can provide many hours of enjoyment to the user.
  • Another object is to provide an educational toy which will clearly illustrate the basic principal behind motion picture machines.
  • FIG. I is an elevational view partially in section of the toy top of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary view of a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. I shows a toy top, generally indicated by arrow 10, having a main body member 11 rotatably mounted on a support shaft 13 which is fixedly mounted on a stand 15.
  • the base 17 of the main body member 11 is journaled on the shaft 13 and is supported by means of a washer and tongue means 19.
  • the base 17 is integrally connected to a dish 21, the periphery of which is flanged to supportingly engage the outer extremities of a plate 23 and a dome 25.
  • the plate 23 is rotatable with the base assembly and includes a graphic surface 27 having a sequential series of pietures 29 peripherally mounted thereon.
  • the pictures may depict any object with each sequential picture progressively representing a phase of a continuous motion.
  • the plate 23 is apertured to receive a pole 31 which is adapted to receive the support shaft 13 at its lower extremity and a screw drive means at its upper extremity.
  • the dome 25 is transparent and includes a plurality of dark sections 33 intermittently spaced about the periphery thereof.
  • the intermittent spaces form viewing slots 35, the operation of which will be described hereinafter.
  • the dark sections can be made of any opaque paint of other cover material.
  • the top 10 is driven by a conventional drive assembly 37, comprising a handle 39 connected to an elongated helical screw (not shown) extending through the top cowling 41 and through the pole 31.
  • the helical screw is reciproeable within the cowling 41 and is adapted to drivingly engage a threaded portion thereof to impart a rotary motion to the top 10 upon a downward movement of the screw.
  • the top 10 is driven in the conventional manner with the helical screw rotatably driving the top 10 as it is reciprocated by the operator.
  • the viewing slots 35 and the graphic surface 27 are oriented in such a manner that the line of vision of the operator extends through the slots to the graphic surface 27 It should be noted that the graphic surface 27 is inwardly inclined to enable the sequential pictures 29 to be perpendicular to the operators line of sight. Another important advantage is that the dome 25 has clear areas 44 to permit ambient light to enter therethrough to sufficiently illuminate the pictures 29.
  • FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment where the graphic surface is located on a flat plate 45 with the the operation of the top being the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
  • a toy top comprising:
  • a rotatable base having an upwardly facing surface displaying sequential pictures about the periphery thereat which depict progressive segments of movement;
  • a dome mounted on said base and rotatable therewith, said dome having a plurality of slots formed about the periphery thereof which are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the viewer extends through the slots to the upwardly facing surface, said slots functioning as a shutter, whereby, upon rotation of said base and dome, the sequential pictures, when viewed through the slots, give the illusion of natural and continuous movement.
  • a toy top comprising:
  • a rotatable base having an upwardly facing surface displaying sequential pictures about the periphery thereat which depict progressive segments of movement;
  • a dome mounted on said base and rotatable therewith, said dome having a plurality of slots formed about the periphery thereof which are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the viewer extends through the slots to the upwardly facing surface, said slots functioning as a shutter, whereby, upon rotation of said base and dome, the sequential pictures, when viewed through the slots, give the illusion of natural and continuous movement.
  • said hand operable means includes reciprocable screw means drivingly engaged to said toy top.

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A toy top is disclosed having a main body member rotatable about its base. Conventional screw drive means are threadedly engageable with the main body member to impart a rotary motion to the top upon reciprocation of the screw. The main body member includes a plate mounted for rotation about the base having a graphic surface of sequential pictures peripherally mounted thereon. The body member further includes a transparent dome located over the graphic surface and rotatable therewith having a plurality of dark surfaces intermittently spaced about the periphery thereof. The intermittent spaces form viewing slots and are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the operator to the graphic surface extends through the viewing slots. Upon revolving the top, the sequential pictures thereon when viewed through the slots, give the illusion of natural and continuous movement.

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United; States Patent Jones et al.
5] Feb. 8, 1972 Gerald W. Schmidt, Woodland Hills; Jay Smith, III, Pacific Palisades, all of Calif.
[73] Assignee: California R & D Center, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Calif.
[22] Filed: Feb. 9, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 9,891
[52] US. Cl ..46/49, 46/65, 46/68 [51] Int. Cl. ..A63h 1/22 [58] Field of Search ..46/48, 49, 52, 59, 64, 65
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,717,868 6/1929 Zick ..46/49 1,393,148 10/1921 McQuarrie ...46/47 1,985,716 12/1934 Bueschel ...46/68 2,752,816 7/1956 Austing ..46/59 Primary ExaminerLouis G. Mancene Assistant ExaminerRobert F. Cutting AttorneyJackson & Jones [57] ABSTRACT A toy top is disclosed having a main body member rotatable about its base. Conventional screw drive means are threadedly engageable with the main body member to impart a rotary motion to the top upon reciprocation of the screw. The main body member includes a plate mounted for rotation about the base having a graphic surface of sequential pictures peripherally mounted thereon. The body member further includes a transparent dome located over the graphic surface and rotatable therewith having a plurality of dark surfaces intermittently spaced about the periphery thereof. The intennittent spaces form viewing slots and are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the operator to the graphic surface extends through the viewing slots. Upon revolving the top, the sequential pictures thereon when viewed through the slots, give the illusion of natural and continuous movement.
8 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures TOY TOP UTILIZING A MOVING PICUTRE APPARATUS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to toy tops, and more particularly to means for incorporating a moving picture apparatus on the toy tops.
2. Description of the Prior Art Revolving tops have been'a source of amusement for children for hundreds of years. Such tops have been made in countless shapes and forms. One type of top that still remains very popular is the type that is rotatably driven by mechanical drive means. These drive means usually include an elongated helical screw reciprocably mounted within the top body and threadedly engageable therewith to impart a rotary motion in one direction to the top upon a downward movement of the screw. The top body usually includes bright colors and designs located thereon which emit blurred patterns when the top is rotated. Although these blurred patterns are pleasing, the present invention includes another feature; i.e., incorporating a moving picture apparatus within the top structure to enable the child viewing the apparatus to get the illusion of natural and continuous movement from a series of sequential pictures drawn on a surface of the top.
The teaching of observing moving" pictures through slots on a revolving drum is, of course, very old. In fact, the devices utilizing this teaching were a precursor of the modern motion picture machines. These devices evolved from a theory expounded by Peter Mark Roget in 1824 in his paper Persistence of Vision With Regard to Moving Objects. In his paper Roget theorized that an image of a moving object is retained by the eye for a fraction of a second longer than it actually appears. In other words, when an eye sees a brightly lighted object it continues to record what it has seen for a fraction of a second after the light goes out.
. In 1832 Joseph Antoine Plateau of the University of Kent and Simon Ritter von Stampfer of Vienna simultaneously discovered a method for viewing a series of pictures representing phases of motion. The work of Plateau and von Stampfer gave rise subsequently to the invention of the Zoetrope or Wheel of Life, a familiar parlor toy in which bands of drawings of clowns, jugglers or frisking animals were brought to life when viewed through slots of a revolving drum.
The Zoetrope included a revolving drum having a series of sequential pictures mounted on the inner rim of the drum with the picture being observed through slots formed on the periphery of the drum. As the drum revolves the viewer instantaneously looks through one of the slots and observes one of the pictures. The drum then continues to rotate with an in termittent dark space next coming into the line of sight. The next picture then comes into view showing the next phase of motion. The intermittent dark spaces and slots showing the progressive phases of motion of the sequential pictures continue to come into view with the viewers persistence of vision filling the dark intervals and the action of the series of pictures appears continuous. A modern motion picture projector functions in the same manner with a slotted disk rotating in a timed relationship with the movement of the film to produce the illusion of continuous movement on the screen.
All of these moving picture devices up to the present day usually had motor means for rotating the drum or else the drum was merely rotated by hand. The first method was un satisfactory because it was usually expensive, and the drive means was complex. The second method was also unsatisfactory since the operator could not maintain the drum at a suffieiently sustained speed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention obviates the above shortcomings by incorporating a moving picture apparatus on a toy top structure to enable the apparatus to be easily rotated at a sustained speed. The toy top includes a main body member rotatable about its base. Conventional screw drive means are threadedly engageable with the main body member to impart a rotary motion to the top upon reciprocation of the screw. The main body member includes a plate mounted for rotation about the base having a graphic surface of sequential pictures peripherally mounted thereon. The body member further includes a transparent dome located over the graphic surface and rotatable therewith having a plurality of dark surfaces intermittently spaced about the periphery thereof. The intermittent spaces form viewing slots and are oriented with respect to the graphic surface to permit a viewer to look through the slots while the body member is revolving and see the sequential pictures located on the graphic surfaces with the images of these objects giving the illusion of continuous motion. The rest of the dome is clear to enable ambient light to enter therethrough to illuminate the pictures.
The primary object of the invention is to provide a motion picture apparatus incorporated in a top structure utilizing the top driving means to maintain the apparatus in a sustained rotary motion.
Another object is to provide a toy that is easily operable and that can provide many hours of enjoyment to the user.
Another object is to provide an educational toy which will clearly illustrate the basic principal behind motion picture machines.
The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The present invention, both as to its organization and manner of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is an elevational view partially in section of the toy top of the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary view of a second embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawings, FIG. I shows a toy top, generally indicated by arrow 10, having a main body member 11 rotatably mounted on a support shaft 13 which is fixedly mounted on a stand 15. The base 17 of the main body member 11 is journaled on the shaft 13 and is supported by means of a washer and tongue means 19. The base 17 is integrally connected to a dish 21, the periphery of which is flanged to supportingly engage the outer extremities of a plate 23 and a dome 25.
The plate 23 is rotatable with the base assembly and includes a graphic surface 27 having a sequential series of pietures 29 peripherally mounted thereon. The pictures may depict any object with each sequential picture progressively representing a phase of a continuous motion. The plate 23 is apertured to receive a pole 31 which is adapted to receive the support shaft 13 at its lower extremity and a screw drive means at its upper extremity.
The dome 25 is transparent and includes a plurality of dark sections 33 intermittently spaced about the periphery thereof. The intermittent spaces form viewing slots 35, the operation of which will be described hereinafter. The dark sections can be made of any opaque paint of other cover material.
The top 10 is driven by a conventional drive assembly 37, comprising a handle 39 connected to an elongated helical screw (not shown) extending through the top cowling 41 and through the pole 31. The helical screw is reciproeable within the cowling 41 and is adapted to drivingly engage a threaded portion thereof to impart a rotary motion to the top 10 upon a downward movement of the screw.
In operation the top 10 is driven in the conventional manner with the helical screw rotatably driving the top 10 as it is reciprocated by the operator. The viewing slots 35 and the graphic surface 27 are oriented in such a manner that the line of vision of the operator extends through the slots to the graphic surface 27 It should be noted that the graphic surface 27 is inwardly inclined to enable the sequential pictures 29 to be perpendicular to the operators line of sight. Another important advantage is that the dome 25 has clear areas 44 to permit ambient light to enter therethrough to sufficiently illuminate the pictures 29.
Upon rotation of the top the viewer looks through the viewing slots 35 as they revolve before him, and is able to see the sequential pictures 29 with the illusion of continuous movement created thereby in the manner earlier described.
FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment where the graphic surface is located on a flat plate 45 with the the operation of the top being the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
It should be noted that various modifications can be made to the apparatus while still remaining within the purview of the following claims.
What is claimed is:
l. A toy top comprising:
a rotatable base having an upwardly facing surface displaying sequential pictures about the periphery thereat which depict progressive segments of movement; and
a dome mounted on said base and rotatable therewith, said dome having a plurality of slots formed about the periphery thereof which are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the viewer extends through the slots to the upwardly facing surface, said slots functioning as a shutter, whereby, upon rotation of said base and dome, the sequential pictures, when viewed through the slots, give the illusion of natural and continuous movement.
2. A toy top comprising:
a rotatable base having an upwardly facing surface displaying sequential pictures about the periphery thereat which depict progressive segments of movement;
hand operable means for rotating said base; and
a dome mounted on said base and rotatable therewith, said dome having a plurality of slots formed about the periphery thereof which are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the viewer extends through the slots to the upwardly facing surface, said slots functioning as a shutter, whereby, upon rotation of said base and dome, the sequential pictures, when viewed through the slots, give the illusion of natural and continuous movement.
3. The invention of claim 2 wherein said dome is transparent.
4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said slots are formed by a plurality of elongated dark sections intermittently spaced about the periphery of said transparent dome.
5. The invention of claim 4 wherein said dark sections extend partially down the surface of said dome to permit ambient light to illuminate the graphic surface of said base.
6. The invention of claim 4 wherein said graphic surface of said base is inwardly inclined to enable the sequential pictures to be perpendicular to the operators line of sight.
7. The invention of claim 4 wherein said graphic surface of said base is flat and rotates in a horizontal plane.
8. The invention of claim 2 wherein said hand operable means includes reciprocable screw means drivingly engaged to said toy top.

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1. A toy top comprising: a rotatable base having an upwardly facing surface displaying sequential pictures about the periphery thereat which depict progressive segments of movement; and a dome mounted on said base and rotatable therewith, said dome having a plurality of slots formed about the periphery thereof which are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the viewer extends through the slots to the upwardly facing surface, said slots functioning as a shutter, whereby, upon rotation of said base and dome, the sequential pictures, when viewed through the slots, give the illusion of natural and continuous movement.
2. A toy top comprising: a rotatable base having an upwardly facing surface displaying sequential pictures about the periphery thereat which depict progressive segments of movement; hand operable means for rotating said base; and a dome mounted on said base and rotatable therewith, said dome having a plurality of slots formed about the periphery thereof which are oriented in such a manner that the line of sight of the viewer extends through the slots to the upwardly facing surface, said slots functioning as a shutter, whereby, upon rotation of said base and dome, the sequential pictures, when viewed through the slots, give the illusion of natural and continuous movement.
3. The invention of claim 2 wherein said dome is transparent.
4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said slots are formed by a plurality of elongated dark sections intermittently spaced about thE periphery of said transparent dome.
5. The invention of claim 4 wherein said dark sections extend partially down the surface of said dome to permit ambient light to illuminate the graphic surface of said base.
6. The invention of claim 4 wherein said graphic surface of said base is inwardly inclined to enable the sequential pictures to be perpendicular to the operators line of sight.
7. The invention of claim 4 wherein said graphic surface of said base is flat and rotates in a horizontal plane.
8. The invention of claim 2 wherein said hand operable means includes reciprocable screw means drivingly engaged to said toy top.
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