US1469301A - Game - Google Patents

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OcL- 2,1923. 1,469,301 L. F. HANKE ET AL GAME Filed April 17. 192.0 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Got. 2, 192 3.

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Application filediApril 17, -1920.':Seria1 Mevuza To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that we, LAURENCE F. HANKn and \VARREN J. 'STINSON, citi zensof the United States, and residents of the cityof Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of, which thefollowing is a specification. I Our invention relatesto improvements in games especially adapted for use indoors, and has for its object the provision of an improved game of this character which is interesting to the participants and capable of economicalmanufacture. y c I 7 Other objectswill appear hereinaften, The invention consists inthe combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described andclaimed.

The invention will be best understood by "reference to the accompanying drawings formingapart, of this specification, and in which,

Fig.1, is a plan view of aigameboard V embodying the invention,

, r Fig. 2,a side view of said board,

Fig. 3, an end view of the same,- Fig. 4, an enlarged view of one of a plu rality of wire wickets employed in conjunction with said board, and h Fig. an enlargedview of one of .a plu- V rality of counters employed in the-game.

The preferred form ofconst-ruction, as

illustrated in. the drawings; comprises a game board 6 made in two parts hinged together at a central line -7 for'folding. 'A double course is'laidout. on the field or face of this board, substantially in the form of a croquet grounds. The two courses 8 and 9 thus provided are distinctively colored and are divided into corresponding spaces by transverse lines, as indicated. Hazards, .such as wirewickets 10 are detachably mounted on the board 6 over the inner course 8, as shown, said wickets being arranged to correspond with the wickets of an ordinary croquet ground. Each wicket is provided at its ends with divergent points 11 insertible in suitable sockets provided in the board 6, and

whereby said wickets will be detachably held in place by the spring action thereof. Certain spaces 12, in the course .8, between the side and central wickets are distinctively marked, as shown. toconstitute booster spots for use in the playing of the game. Suitable dials 13 are provided in opposite corners of the board 6 and co-operate with courses-8 and 9, the subdivisions 15- being.

colored to correspond with thecourse 8, and

subdivision*16- colored to correspond with the course 9. Suitable counters or. men 17,

substantially in hemispherical form, and colored in imitation of ordinary'croquet balls,

spinning indicators 'orarrows 1 1 roughly in are-provided for use in the game, one of said counters or ball s? being-.provided-for each participant in the gameJ= In playing the game,'each participant spins. one or-the other of the indicators 14: and is entitled to move in accordance with the subdivision over wh ch the point of the indicator stops, the

course-on'which he moves-being determinedby the color of said subdivision. Thus, if

the indicator stops overasubdivision 16, the

over the course 8, and can be passed only on said course ,-so that the stopping ofthe indi cator ,over one ofthe subdivisions 16 corresponds with a had shot in a. game of croquet,

andthe-stoppage of said inidicator over one of the subdivisions 15 corresponds withv agood shot. The counters will move forward. or

back on the different courses, and are transferred from one to the other in order to make the moves or manipulations to correspond with the numbers and colors indicated' by the dial. When in the course of such moves it is possiblefor a pla'yer, by

moving either forwardly or backwardly, to bring his counter legitimately at rest on one of the booster spots 12,.thisgives him an additional advantage in the game, such, for instance, as can additionalturn or use of the indicator and another movement in correspondence with the result thereof. Various' sets of rules may be devised 'andfu'rnished, f f with :thegame, or the. participants may readily devise their own rules. The object of'the game is for the participants,- starting in from the position marked Home. to

move their counters completely around the 1 course, passing successively through the ing this in accordance with the rules adnpir 7 various wickets; and returning to, the Home position, the first one property accomplished, Winning the game While we have" illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying our invention intoeflect, this is capable of variation and modification Without departing from the spirit of the invention' We, therefore, do notWi-sh tobe limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but d'esire'to availourselves of such variations and ii difilcatioiis as come within the scope of the appended claims.

' ving described our invention, hat We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentisz *1. A'Vgan ie comprising a field having parallel courses leading to a common "d es-tination, one of said'courses being a favorablero-u-te and another of said courses; being an unfavorable route said routes being of different col and indicating means having colors'co: espondi-ng to said routes to determine the advance over one; oft'he other of saidrotates,substantially asde scribed. V

A; game comprising a fieldhaving" parallel courses, one o-fsaid courses being favorable route and another of" said courses an un favorab route, said routes being of roiite;'and' indicating means having colors corresponding to said routes to determine field a double indicator co-operati-n-g' with d fferent colors; hazards on said favorable course laid 0115911 said field substanially in the form of a croquet grounds and divider intol spaces, some of the spaces on one of said courses being distinctively marked to indicate advantage points; suitable wickets detachably mounted on said one course; and counters movable on said course, substantially as described v r I I v p 5. A game comprising a fiat board foldable at the centera double course laid out oii'said-board substantially in the form of a croquet gi'ounds, said courses being distinotivelv coloi'ed'anddivided into soaces e V l 7 some of the spaces on oneof said coursesbeiiig'distinctively marked; suitable \VlGlCQtS detachably mounted on said one course}. movable on: said course; a Vnuiricount ber'ed diali'on said board; and aspirin-111g said dial, snhst'ian-tially as described; r 1 I a p 6. A game: compris' 1g a field; double course laid out on said field, said courses being distinctively colored and dividedinto spaces; counters movable onzsaid course;

a dial divided'i ito spaces, said spaces being subdivided into subdivisions; distinctively marked to correspond with said' 'coursesyand a spinningindicator co operatiiig with said dial, substantia'l l y asidescribed.

4.. game "comprising a" field having parallel courses, one of said courses being a favorable route and'the 'ozt-heran unfavorable route; hazards on said favorable routeivhic'h, must be negotiated to permit suca cessful completion of 'said course and means for determining by chance movements on said favorable or ion said unfavorable courses, substantially as describedf- In testimony whereofwe'liave signed our names to the foregoing specification in pressubscribino; Witnesses.

LAURENCE F. HANKE. V

Yi- ARHEN J. STINSGN.

WVitnessesz? 7 p CLARENCE EPTHPVELDVY,

RosiiK. TRIB.

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