A New or Improved Device for use with Inanimate or Toy Figures

101,747. Troubridge, J. L. Feb. 4, 1916. Mechanical toys; targets.- Relates to a device for releasing toy figures at predetermined intervals and allowing them to run down an inclined plane, the figures serving as moving targets, for example, or representing animals moving into or out of a Noah's Ark. The device consists of an inclined tray or casing b having an upturned rim b which is formed with a gap at b leading on to an inclined track f. A rotary disk c mounted within the tray is provided with peripheral compartments c' in each of which a toy soldier d is placed. The disk c is rotated by clockwork mechanism e , the speed of rotation of which may be varied. As the disk rotates, the figures in turn slide through the gap b and down the track f.