claim: 1. A toy comprising a, motor a fractional gear clr-ii,en by the inotor, ,t second geir driven iiiteriiiitteiitly by the fractio i'lal gear, t clrtin-i rotated by the second gear, a, tape tdftpted to be wouncl on the clruin, a weight aftachecl to the free en(I of the tape and re- 11)0 sisting -@%,indin(y of the tape, meaiis for supporting the t,,ipe adjacent tl'le weight to suspei-icl the weiglit at ,t 1-ieigl-it, saicl fractional o-etr releasing the second q-ear and weight, t ribbon of percussion c,,Ips alid meqns for 105 feecliiig the caps periodically beneath the falling iveigl-it. 2. A toy comprising a iiiotor, a fractional gear clrivei-t by the motor, a secoiid gealr driveii ii-itei-initteiitly by the fracti.onal ge,,tr, 110 a druin rolat.ecl by tl-ie -econd gear, a tape adapted to be wouiid on the drum, a iveight attacl-ied to tl-ie free end of tl-ie t,,ipe and r-esisting windijig of tl-ie tape, means for supnt the weight to sus- 115 porting a tape adjace pend the weiglif@ at a height, said fractional gear releasiiig the seconcl gepr aiid -,weiaht, a ribbon of percussioii caps, meai-is for feedo c,, s p riodically be eath the falling th p e n ing weight, aiid means for rettirnincr the 120 feeding means to a norn-ial iiio perative position. 3. A toy comprisiiig a motor, a fr,,ictional gear driven by the motor, a second gear driveii intermitteiitly by ti-ie fractional gear, 12f) a drun-i r6tatecl by the second gear, a tape adapted to be wouiid on the drum, a weight attached to the free encl of the tape and resistiiig -vvindiiig of the tape, ineans for supporting the tape adjaceiit the weig4t to sti - 130
pen'd tli6 @weigh-t ,ii a hei@ht, said @raotional goar ielo-Et@iiig the seco@d gear @nd 'weic@ht' a@ribb6n of perclission caps, means for feed.in- @6@e caps peri6dicaRy b6ne@th ilie@. @falliilld,@]@leans ior reiyul,,@t,ini@ the @n feedin@, of the'ribb@6n of c,aps. :'4. -Z toy comprising a mot6r a . 'driving gear operated -by the @motor and li@vin@A groulis of s@ac@d,teeth,, a'second 'gear in io meshing relation'wit.h the dri@ing gear and adapted to be rot,,tted a@d 're-'Leased 'by the driving @gear, a dr@am rot@te'd by the secoiid 'd gear, a tower.; a, tape, havin(y one I en @conneoted t'o the drum and tlie@ otl-ier ena 'sij@- 1 594@,@104 i 3 wei@h't @eiiig el6v@t@a@@ @vhen tl-ie ei3@nd @ge'dr is 're"volved@ @Lnd pern@itted to fall when, said@ gear is i6leased, a ribboli of @ercussioh cap@, and mearts f6r fe6ding,.the c.dps peiiodi6@llv bolow -the fallino- weights, @iv otally,@aoilnt- 70 tn ed @rbas ad@@ted to be :moved for actu':itih(r the fe6'diiqblmeans and M' eans on.the w@i,,i@t the a:,rm for operating'said @arms. A toy comprising a inoto r@ a d@ii,ing g6-6ar operated by the iilotor and liaviiag 75 oi,oups 0 f I s@acei@ teetb d a s e c o n ' g e a r i n ieshing rel,,ition with the, driviiio,'-.Ellai@@ancl @!, LI adapted to be rotated tind releas d @ by @ th e e d@ivino(ye,.ir a driini @'otated'by the secol-i@l 15 @port6d by the to@wer a weicht ecured, to :ge'ar,; d, t6wer, ',t tape bavinl, oiie end cbn'the eiid of the tape suppoitea by,the toi@er, ncl nected to ti-leidrilm tiid ti-le I '@tlier (@,id siipsaid Neig@t being elevo@ted -,@he@ th@'s@c6 poi-ted. by the tov,7ei,, a @weight se6u@6d to o,,ear @is revol-@,ed @nd permitted to fallwl@e@ the @en'd of the tape sii rte d:bv' the io'wer, PPO s@id @),ear is re!6dsed, d ribbon f pereiis i6ii s 0 aid - wei6,ht beina elevated wli6n tlie sedoiid 20 caps, and means for fe6ding the e'aps -ear , is rev,olved qhd @ermitted io fall wlien'!i5 periodically belo-W th6 falliiig @wei-ht said oear is P61eas6d a ribb6n of pere @ussion risin,T 9 n r,- 5.A toy @ comp r@ot,6r, "ti!' d'rivin @aps, a@d me@ @s for fe,@dih'cr the c@,Lps . pe e i 4 @ t s , s , op6rate d by the motor and havin 0-dically b6loiv the f allina, W 'II g d :feed groul)s. of space@l teeth' a'sec()nd g6ar in ing means being.coiii@os'e(l,of PIUD6, ei@,@'de15 @mesliing -elation- with tK@ dtivin-a gefir and pressibl e arms pivotdd on 'the toive,- 'a7nd Oon- $)o @adapted to be' rot;@ted and re@lea;ed by the nected t6 the, plun' ger, a pin o n the v@,ei(ylit driviiio, oe@r a drlini rotated b@ the, seco)ad 'eno-aging and de@ressihg saiti tiri-ii to ac'iiiI zn @n 5 o,ear a to-wer, a tape having @ne end con-@ at@@tl-ie @plunger, ih@ fr6e 'end@ of the pluja-- 6r en-(r hgin- the caps and forcing th6 sanie -tlon a@de.-nite path. ''9.;-A toy comprising a mot@i, a di@ivin 9 oper@tlbd b@ the motor having groups of spiced teetli,, a @ -seednd gear in in6-hii@o, relation with:@the driving o-ear @,nd "I c @b te lt@t6@N to e rota@ d ancl@ i-eleased by @ @the 100 drivino, o,6ar a druin i-otated by the secohcl e towei-, a ta ha@vin@,r @ne end;con9 ar, a pe nected to the dirurii and,'the other end sup@orted by the tonver, a wei6-ht:secured to tl-ie -end 6f, the t@pe supp6rti@ci b@ tl-ie tov,,er, ioasaid w-eight being'616-vat6d'wl-ien th6 secoiad ge@r i@ revolved and pe@mitti@d t6 fall -vvheii, said gear is i6leased, @: ribboii cf- p'er@-u'@s@sion cal)s, and metns for feeding the c@,tps reti6di6ally below the f-allilio- Weight , l)il7(5-t- Ito ally'niotint6d irms'adaptea to b6 move'cl 4j'or ae,ttitlting tl-ie, feedini@ n-ieans, a@@l n-ieans @011.1 the wei@,ht n 'a-ina th(@ ,trii3s f6r ouei@atilag 9 said arii@g, a ted W19,@)rlng izoiiiiec i.tb arin@ for the arilis to@ a@:tioriaal ino@erativl, posi.ii(@ii - ,vhell tl-i6 wel'uht is rl;sed 10. A to @ co nl@ risi @; d n @ oto r a dri v'n . l @ g @ear o@erated b, @a'iid ha@in(y y t h e r i i o t o r ' ' groups I 'Of Sp I Llced -teetl-t, a second 'ae,,ti ipinesliing rel-,tti6n with tlie drivino, o@e,,Lr and 1'-'o A toy 'comp rising, a. motor, a d'riviiig @'adi@t6d to be rotated an-d - x,-e]6as-e8 b.y' tli.e gear ope@at@ci by the motor and. havihg @dp!viilu oear a drum rotated bv the:s@6ond 6f @spa6ed ieet@ a s@cond o-e,,t'r a towe,' (I @ C6 grouj)s gear in, r, h tape, hdving one eii nmeshing relation with the drivin- aear and 'nected to ili6 drum "Ind the other@:end supt6d @ b@ th6 towel, a w e i u h t s e c u r e d t o 1 2 , 3 1 e 63id of 'the t. a I Pe to,,(I@bv @he t6wer, s ' - ' p o r . W e h : t h e s e c o n d said weight b6ing elevatpe-d h is revo lved and, pern aitte d@'t 6 fdll v,,he ii; aid ed,: a: @ibbon of per I cussio I n@ S, 'O.'ellr@ is re eas caps:,m6an @ f6r feediii(,@ the caps De@i6di@a llv nectecl@ to the 'driim and the other en--I su@j@) p6rted by t@he t6wer b, @@eight secured to the e@d 6f the tap'e su@ported by the tower, said weio,,@it being elevated wheii ihe second gearis revlolved and permitted to fall when s,,iid ge,ir is r@leased 'a ribboii of.percussion caps and m a e caps e ns f6r ieedii-i@@ th periodic@ll@ beloin,. tl-ie f@illing -,@@eight, @aid to-@ve@ being prov'de- 1 J with a @, )-uide for 6ontrollina the downward movement 6f the.weignt. 6. .& tciy coinprising a@ 'm'o'Lo'r a drivin&, 40 gear operated by the; mot6i . and haviag gi-oul)s of spaced te--th a se6ond gear 1-Ti meshii@g ielation witl.-i tKe dri-@ing g6:ir and adapted to be roiatecl and rele@sed by the driviiig, gear, a drum rotated b,7 the se@ond 4.5 gear a towet a t@ape having 6iie end :conn6eted to the @ drum aii I d the other en'd supporte,cl by.-the tower, a,@weiaht se6,ur6d to the encl'of the t,ap@ s@ p'orted by the tower'said p when th(@ %veiglit beiiio, P , second g@@r Ievated 5t) is revolved and permitted to fall when@ said o,ear @is @61-eased, a-ribbon of p6re'ussion cap a'nd means for feedii-i-Y the cap@ peri6dicall s' y .below ti-le f.auing weights, said feedino, mean@s being actuated by the' weight when 55 de@ce@ding., 'n ad,,tpted to, b.e iotated and r6le@ased bAT thd driviia@- ge@r, a aruii@ rotated by the secoi@d gear, a 'io-@@@r; @, tap6 haviiig one: enci .6o@116eted to the 'drtim and th6 6th6r end suppor,ted,by'the tower, a weight secured to tli'6 05 end of the ta e 8u-pl)6rted, by the,to-vver, said p
b@elow @the f,,LIlingweight,,and a,firing -plate -n of @'he tower to r c ive the e e at the ;bottol i-noving,c,,Lp,s.and,the -falling weight. A,toy coinprisliig;a,!-noto-r t drivip-Ly gear operated by t@he n-iotol. a@'d h,-tvi@ 'groups of - spaced teetli, a secoiid gear @in ,mesl@iii@z i-el@tion .%vitli -the cl ' ' r and ad@ipte(i @to bc, -i,,otated and =,Sgegeltly the drivino,c,,,tr,;a driiiii rrota-tecl,by the S@cond -i,,iving one end Icon@,oear, a toiver, a tape nected -to the drum and the oti-ier eiid.-si-iported by the to t see-Lir d to ,the Nver, a ivei@@-,,h e :p .end of the tape sLipi:)ortcd-by tlae.towei@, saicl ,W(,io-ht - beino- elev,-lted wheii the secoiid,(rea r 15 is revolved:aiid, ,perm;tted to fall wlien-stiid gear is released, ,L !,ribboii of percussioii,caps, ,mea,ns for feediilg the CF-.PS pei@iodictity,b-,- low til-ie if alling weigl-it, and a imalILiall I y @gp,erate-d -bralze ;ad@i@pte@l tc, engag- -the -cli.@iiin 20 :and,control the s ,Peed of,the .117ei,711t. J2. A to 'Y 'Cam ri@sing ct i-.qotor a p @tional gear driven by the ii)otor, a @secolid ,gear driven intermitteiiti.),,b.y @tlie Tract-ionil gear a,drum rotated,by the-secondgepr a 25 tape adapted to ;be wolind.,on th @dutiir,, e weigl-it -attaci-ied,to the fi,ce,eiid o:f @tlie De t@,nep,-Tis,for f.eedin,@, th e cap,s,pe-i2ip,(Iically beDeatl-i -tlie fdllii@g' @ve igh@;,ai@@t,,meanF,.for,retLii-hino--tlie,feedin MLl,inopg.meaus to.a,.nor @po.sition. 15. .1@ -toy compris ing a Rlotor, a clruiii, 70 meaiis ol)erative@y conneeted between the i-@iotor@,an-cl the,drum foic.aLi(,@ino,-iiiterinittent r,ot,atioi-i @of the driini @and @rl-61]ease df the @li-uni, 11 ,t tape coniiected at ono- end of the dr e top of 75 ni Lim,,@ii,dabl-y otinted at th the tolvier,, a -iv,6@ghi coniie@Qted Ito,,tl-ie 6ther Trec, end o.-I the tqp,e.,,Lndx ada tetl.to'be..guide.4 do,wnivardly i,-i ."c:he.toNver vvhen --t4o -tape is e r lease@l., ,i,'@.ibbon,of,c,4ps Tp@aLns 'for feedino, of t@eD so th6,ribblon c,,f caps thi-6@Tgh the'b:ottom . , toiiter in tiiiied r6lation ivith t4e 'fdlling )vei,@zlit -,o thtt.a ctp -w@ill be dispos d,i-n line e Y,7,ith the iveiglit,)v'li,en.the.wei(,@ht'has reached the -bottom of the tower for e);ploding the c @lp. 85 A toy coin prising a inotor, a drum c ; iue.ans olp6rativoly 6oiineQted botween @the @p@totor@and fhe (Iriiin for cati, ing intermitteiit i,otaliol'i @of tlae drvirn anti - release of the @di-u@i,,a to.@ver,;a.ta,pe conn @ed ,Lt one end f)o o,f the drum i@lidibl @ ounted qt thp- @to of y I rg @ P n,nd resisting,win-din(y of tlie tape, m@aiis for @tlie toiaor -,t @%-eio@ht @cQn eted to the, other Dg I zn t!l @ I Ae .@'upporti tlie -tape - a(Ij ace-it tli e v-jei (yht -to fi-ee ;end of tlie tape and adapted to be SillqDend the weight Iieiglit, s,@tic guide.0@.doiA7nwardly the to I Nver ivhen the 0 tional ci t,.ipe is released, a ribbon of caps, means for gear releasina the tin -Nvei.ght @a ribbon of percussion caps, means ps pei-i.od'Icillv benett for @feediiig tlie ea h the ftilling weight, a goi-ei@iior coniiectecl with the,:inotoi Tor reo-tilat@ii@,@ the speed,,,f n 5the -drivi g gear, and a -brak(. @tpt@ed,to ii-o @ze tlae drum to co IC -Qf ;a ntrol tl @pe!erl desc(@it,of the wei-ht. .13. A toy comprisiii.g a @iuQtor, @a .@Iri-im, pperatiiig means leonnected between the 40 dri,im and tl-ie li'lotor Tor intermittently cal@,sing:rotation of tlie d@.uiii, ,t:t@ape adal@te(I'to be ivolincl on 'Llie driini, a - we@gl-l@ I'@tt,,t@3hed,@to -the free,end of.tile tape anci,resisti p. wincl-g 4 inr O'f the t,,tpe, ineans 'for stipportiiig,, @the @ @us tal-)e adjacent the weight to -oen-d thoweight at a @predetermiiied 13-cight, @-iqans ineluded :in @tlie operative me,.tiis betnveen,tbe drtim .,,tnd the inotor @i,-!,,Lpt@edto.c,,,tise rele,'Ise of the,motor To,,! releasiiig tl-ie tape ,Lnd-tl-ie 50 iid -vveight, a ribbon oL Ijercu@lsioln @C9,IP@,@ a means for, feedirig tli.e . cai@)s p,-@,iodically beneat,h tlie weigl-it. 14. A toy c.oraprising a motor, a-drum,.!Dp eretting m@aiis coiinected betw-een the drum and-,tlie n-iotor for:intermit'Lentlv.caLISITIg ro-the -druni, a t-ape , adapted to I .tation of be -wolind on the dru-Tn, a weight attached to tl.-ie free end of tlie tape and resisting winding of @the tape, means for slipportiii,(r the,tape C)O I , adjacei,it,tbe weight to suspend,tl-ie weiglit at a predetermined height, means inel-Lided @in :the operative meaiis between the drlim :and the motor adapted to cause releLse of 't-he motor for rel.easing the tape and the @,v@eight, a ribbon of percussion caps and the of ,caps throucl-i tlie' bot-he tower ii-i,tiliied rolation with the tom of -t so that a cap,will lb,e di@posed in Iiiie' iiitl-i the,Nveig'lit, -when the weiuht has tlie bQttoin I of the towei- for explod- i(O @cqp,, sai@l f eecliiio, nieans,beino@ adapt@ing tl-le Ct et! to b,(, qperated@bv@ti@e' welght when it appi@oa6hes -fiie'bottom of 'the.to@wor@ :17.,A toy ,coi-nprjsino, a v,7ei(),ht actuated .. t@ by,-ravity, qp-eratin97 mean-, -,,to@r -raisinothe 105 c tD rnea-ns for fe-eding a ribbon of caps I)eit@'dicill"v b@eneath tl-ie fallino- weight, s'aid I i ' 9 a ide' or sup@'feeding means com Pr sin gti @f ID,Qi@tir@g t,lie ribboii of caps, a plunge adaptn f re @thelil @pe- 110 'ed to pngage :th-e @oops a d @ o e riodically 'beiie,,i-th 'the ",eight, said guide hti7in- a ]poi@tion of.its;bo.dy 1-iino@edly r@OLInted ivliei-oby.-said'hin.gedly iho-Lint@ed @ortion lnty @be s-wung aivay from the auide to perii4it the,proper insertion of the c-@ 115 ps. .18. ,A-,toy,CQM veio@ht @ctuated by prisino, ct - VI me for rai o,.raiT@ty, opei@atiiig "ans sin, t& Nveig t, means T-@oi feeding a ribboii of caps h' perioclic.a-Ily beneath the falling ",eight, said feedinu means coiiiprisin(,y a Yuide for s@p- 120 tps,,a. 1:)orting.t,he,ribbon of -c, plunger adapt ,6d to en.gage the caps @and force them I)eriodically b6neath tl-ie wei(,@ht, said guide havin a portioii !Df its body hingedl mo y , , unted wliereby,,,@aidhing,odly'mounted portioii may 125 be swuno, away from the Quide to permit the, proper insertion of -the caps, means T-Or operatin @g t4e @plunger,adapted to'be set in motioii by thefalling 7eig,,ht. 19. A toy comprisi a weight actuqted 1,3( R9
1 594,104 by gravity, operating inea-ns for @aising the riodically beneath the weioht, E,,aid guide -,@eight and for releasing the weight period- 1-iai,ing, a, portion,of its body hingedly'mountically, means for f e6ding a ribboia of caps ed -@vl-iereby s@id hin4@6d!y mounted portion I 0 periodically be@neath the falli-no,,weight, said maytbe siv ung away -from I the gliide to per5 feeding means comprisino, a gui.de for supm e proper inseitio@n of ti-le caps. porting the ribbon c)f ca-p@, a plunger adapted to ongage t-lie.caps and force, them peJOHN T. MILLER.
