US1458468A - Game - Google Patents

Description

`lune l2, 1923.

' R. DON ER GAME Filed Oct. 5. 1922 Patented .lune l2, 1923.

rasate ROBERT BONER, OF CHICAGO, LLNOIS.

GAME.

Application iled October 5, 1922. Serial No. 592,650.

ticularly that type of game in which certain moving parts are manipulated in a manner to ascertain the score of the players.

An lobject of `my invention is to provide a device of the type described having a dial andan indicator hand` bot-hol:` which are movable relative to one another and to their supporting means.

A further object of my invention is to provide a ldevice of the type described in which moving parts may be brought to a stop practically instantaneously7 even though they lare moving at a relatively high rate oi speed. y

Another object of my inventionis to provide adevice otthety'pe described in which the score ,may not ybe predetermined by an unfair manipulation of the device.

A. ,further object of my invention is toprovide a device of the type described which maybe operated upon a base or Which may be held in the hand and operated by each player at Will.

Other objects and advantages ivill'appear in the ,followingspecification, and the novel eaturesof the invention Will be particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

Myinvention is 'illustrated in the accompanyingfdrawings forming part ot' this application in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an embodiment ofmy invention, y p

.Figure 2 is a sectional view ofa portion of the mechanism illustrated in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the dial and indicator hand, p

Figure 4;y is a sectional view al 4 4 of Fig. 1, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view along ythe line 5--5 of Figure 1. f

In carrying out my invention, I make use of a base 1 and an upright supporting memong the line ber 2. This base and supporting member is employed for supporting the movable parts oi' my device ywhen the device is used upon a tableor other' suitable supporting device.

The movable parts of my device .consist in a body member 3 having an opening 4 transversely disposed therethrough for refceiving a'bolt 5 projected through the supporting member 2, whereby the body member 3 may be pivotally supported upon the member 2 as shown in Figure 1. The body member is provided with `a hand grip portion 6 which gives the body member the general appearance of the jhilt ojfa sword. lt is obvious that' if the `body member is vremoved fromvthey member 2 that it maybe gripped in precisely the manner as the lhilt of a svvord. This mannervof Vholding the device is especially yWell adapted for use when it isnot desired to use the game on ya table or. the like. A relatively long sleeve 7 'is rotatably mounted in the body member B and extends outwardly at either end' thereof. A shaft 8 is rotatablymounted Within the sleeve 7 and its ends project beyond the outer ends of the sleeve 7 A pair of tubular members 9 and 10 are loosely ydisposed concentric the sleeve 7 on either side of the body member 3. .These members 9 and 10 each are disposed with their ends shortoi" the outer ends olf the lsleeve 7.

The sleeve 7 is provided at what I choose tocall the rear end of the device with ahand Wheel 11 having much the shape 0i a six pointed star7 (see Figure 5,) and at its for- Wardend with an indicating member 12.

The hand Wheel member andthe indicating member 12 are each secured upon the sleeve 7 by means of set screws 13. The Aindicating member 12, (see Figure l) consists in a metal member having the shape of an arrow and'havingits mass disposed so that each end of thearrow is of the same Weight. One end of the indicator 12, ythat end re sembling the head of an arrow 14, is pro? vided with an opening 15 therethrough and a shaft 16 diametrically disposed in ythe opening. Afsteel ball 17 is rotatably mounted upon the shaftl 16. rlhe headportion 14 is provided With a ypoint 18 that is bent `back upon the main portion of the head inthe manner shown in Figure 2. The point 18 is therefore in a plane slightly away from the plane of the main portion of the arrow. rlhe shaft 8 is provided at its rearward end with a dial 20, (see Figure 3). rllhe dial is divided into a plurality of equal sectors 21 and each sector is given a certain value that is indicated by the printed legends 22 thereupon. The dial 2O is further provided with an opening 23 adjacent the periphery thereof in registration with each of the sectors 21. In the particular dial shown in Figure 3 there are 36 sectors and the numorals or legends assigned to the sectors range from 1 to 12 inclusive. 1t should be understood at this time that various other divisions of the dial 2O could be made and the legends varied to suit the particular requirements or rules of the game.

Further inspection of Figure 3 will show that the steel ball 17 will travel in a circular path theindicator arrow 12 is rotated with the shaft 8 and that this path will be in exact registration with the openings 23 in the dial plate 20. 1n the present device I choose to construct the dial plate 20 of hard 'steel' so that constant contact with the steel ball 17 will not mutilate the plate.

From the foregoing description of the various'parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. Ordinarily I prefer to use my device upon the supporting base as shown in Figure 1. ln operation the device is irst moved to the position shown in full lines in Figure 1, or perhaps more preferably the way of operating the device would be to tilt the forward end downwardly to insure the disengagement of the dial 2O with the steel ball 17. However, under ordinary circumstances the vmain portion of the device may rest in a horizontal plane. The player lirst grasps the hand wheel 9 and with a swift movement of the hand rotates this wheel, which in turn will cause the shaft 8 to turn and the relatively heavy dial plate 20. The dial 2O because of its own mass' will possess considerable moyinentum and therefore continue in its rapid rotation for some time. The next movement of the player is to move the star shaped hand'wheel 11 so that the sleeve 7 turns. rThis willl cause the indicating hand 12 to rotate about the rapidly rotating shaft S and the indicator hand 12 will move relative to the plate 2O as well as the base member 1. The player than grasps the portion 6 and moves the device to the position vshown in dotted lines in Figure 1. This movement will cause the relatively heavy plate 20 'of its own weight to move into forceful contact with the slidable outwardly projecting ball 17 and the ball 17 lwill engage one of the openings 23 which movement will bring the dial plate 2O to a sudden stop. The legend opposite that opening 23 in which the ball finally rests, (see Figure 3), will indicate the value of the score head.

lf the player does not desire to use the base 1, he merely grasps the body member 3 in the hand as he would grasp the hilt of a sword and operate the moving parts ofV the device in precisely the same manner as though the device were mounted upon the support`2 of the base 1.

An important advantage of my present invention is that when the device is tipped downwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, and the dial 20 rotated in the manner described, the player is unable to observe the legends upon the dial and therefore is unable to ascertain by observation just when to tilt the device to cause the indicator to register with a predetermined legend. fit should be noted that the device is so balanced that the dial normally rests downwardly,.the handle portion being elevated for ready access thereto. Aresilient stop 25 is provided andis shown at the base of the upright member' 2 by means of which the handle 19 may be limited in its downward movement as the dial is elevated.

l claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a movable dial, a movable indicator hand for said dial, means for manually moving said dial and said hand independent of one another and means lfor moving saidl dial into engagement with said hand, whereby the dial and the hand become set against movement relative to one anpther and both may come to a quick standsti l. l

2. A device of the character described comprising a base, a body member pivotally supported on said base, a dial rotatably mounted on said body member, said dial having a plurality of legends on its outer face adjacent the periphery thereof, and openings 'through said dial adjacent each of said legends, an indicator hand for said dial 1'0- tatably mounted on said body member, a ball rotatably supported on said indicator hand and in registration with the openings in said dial when said dial is rotated, and means for manually rotating said dial and said indicator hand independent'of one another, said dial being arranged so that the openings therein may engage said steel ball on said indicator hand when said body member is tilted relative to said base/and said ball will linally rest in one of the' openings in said dial.

A device 'of the character-described comprising a body member, a dial rotatably and slidably mounted on said body member, said dial having a plurality of legends thereon having given values, and openings through said dial, one for each of said legends7 the openings being arranged iny annular alignment adjacent the periphery of the dial, an indicator hand for said dial rotatably mounted on said body` rnemloer'7 a metal ball rotatably mounted on Said indio cator hand and arranged lto register With the openings in said dial as said dial is ro; tated, and means for manually rotating said dial and said indicator hand independent of one another, said dial `being arranged kso that in said indicator handvwheny the body `member is tilted manually.` i

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`it Willslide into engagement'with the ball 10

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