US1497556A - Game - Google Patents

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WILLIAM BRENNAN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application filed January 29, 1923. Serial No. 615,701.

T 0 all whom t may concern Beitknown that I, WILLIAM BRENNAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

`My invention relates to improvements in games having a spinning pointer and a substantially annular series of legends or the like with which said pointer co-operates, the present disclosure being directed to a baseball gaine in which the series ot legends represent possible occurrences in an actual game, the actions ot the imaginary players being dictated by spinning the pointer and reading the legend at whichl it stops.

@ne object oi the invention is to provide a game 0i:l the character set forth in which the chances ot' the supposed players and the number of plays which they may make are varied as the game progresses, by the introduction of other legends into the series above referred to, making it possibleA to produce certain plays as the game advances, which would obviously `be impossible Vat earlier stages` of thegame. y

Another Objectis to provide a baseball or similar game in which some of the additional legends are introduced into the annular series of legends on a main or front board, by movement of a supplemental board, in a manner toshow the consecutive batters.

` A'still further object is to provide a baseball or similar game in which the main board is formed with openings representing the bases of a diamond or other playing eld, av supplemental boardV being associated with the main board and provided with distinctive areas adapted to be displayed through said openings to represent base runners, provision being made Vwhereby moveduce additional legends into the series above referred to. l

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawings. Y Y Y Y Figure l is a front elevation of a game constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional View as ing o1e a plurality of circumferentially spaced y legends 3 showing possible occurrences, particularly those occurrences which may happen at the start of any inning ot a baseball game. The chart 2 also includes a pair ot blank spaces which are here constituted by slots 4C and 5 formed through the board 1, these slots being provided in order that additional legends or supplemental boards behind the ina-in board l, may be introduced into the series oit legends with which said mainboard is provided.

1lWithin the-annular. chart, the board l is provided with a'pictorial representation of a baseball diamond. and the portions of the board representing the positions of the several players are preferably identiiied by suitable abbreviations 6. AAdjacent the representations of first, second and third base,

the boardV 1v is formed with openings 7 through which distinctive areas of one ot the supplemental boards are visible, according to the supposed number of men on base. The board 1 is also formed with a air ot indicating openings 8 and 9 estab ishing predetermined points at which certaincliaracters on the supplemental boards are positioned at different stages of the game.

An arrow or other spinning lpointer l() `is pivotally mounted at the front side of the board 1 to co-operate with the annular series of'legends so that the actions of the supposed players may be dictated by spinning the pointer and reading the legend at which it stops. f.

Immediately behind the board 1 and movably connected with the latter by the pivots 11 of the pointer 10, is a supplemental board l2 shown most clearly in Fig. 4this board having a suitable operating handle or other portion 13 extending beyond the edge of the board 1, whereby it may be manipulated in the desired manner. The supplemental board 12 is formed with a series of numbers or other symbols 14 adapted to be succesico sively presented at the opening8 to represent the consecutive batters. Furthermore, the boa-rd 12 bears a plurality oi` spaced legends 15, one or more of which are visible through the slot f1 according to the number of the supposed player at the bat. The number of legends 15 exposed through the slot increases s or the counting value of these legends increases as the consecutive batters come to the bat andeither advance around the. diamond orare put out by one play or another.` It will thus be seen that as the game progresses, additional chances are added, at which the pointer 10 may stop.

Y. second supplemental board 16 which is ferably of the ,disk 'form shown in Fig. 1s rdisposed behind the supplemental boa-rd'lQ Iand the main board 1with its edges pro eting beyond thela'tter topermit turnupon the Ipivot 11V which passes through tlieflcenter ofthe disk. At circumferentially spac'edfpoints, thefboard'l bears symbols 17 forpresentation atthe slotor opening 9, accordiii'g tolthe number of players supposed to been base. Then, distinctiveareas 1S of the board 16 or` .one of these areas, will. be v isibleadjacent the 'pictorialr representations ofthe bases, for which purpose, the openings 7 are provided.. For instance, if the disk 16 is turnedto showthat one man is on base, by'loking through ,the opening 9, one ot theareas 18 will appearfin the opening 7 at firstbase. Similarly, if men have supposed- Vly beenadva'nced to first, second and third base or to first', and second base, the openings 'That ythe proper points, will displaythe disi tinctiveareas 18 to represent the actual base runners.U4 i

y .lhenever :the board 16V is turnedV to show the numberof men on base and the bases at whiclithey fare positioned, legends 19 with uhifelhfthisiboard is provided, vare displayed through the@ slot `5 and consequently the chances orfplaces at-which. the pointer 10 maybeead, are further varied.

.Afb ack board I 2,(lcontacts `with the rear side o.i..the supplementalboard 16 and is preferably of the same size vand shape as the frontboard 1, .thetwo being ,connected with each.o therbyfipivets. or the like 21. A neat andgfcompactfarticle is thus provided. .,Whilethe operation of `the game will probably be understood withoutaspeciiic description, an examplel may be given. To start anI inning, thez supplemental board 12 ispa-djustedby means of the handle 13 so thfttfthe first etilie serieso'f symbols 14 appears. at the opening 8, indicating vthat the first man. is at the ,'bat. Either before or afterthis is done, ,the board. 16 isset to disclosefa Zero in the `opening 9, indicating that no,men are on base. .The pointer 10 now spun andwe will assume `that it stops a t one of the legends 3 indicating a one base hit The board 16 is nowV turned so that the symbol 17 in the o )eniirigQ ywill indicate'one man onbase. Tins movement of the board 1G displays one ot the distinctive areas 18 in the opening 7 at first base and thus shows that this base is occupied. Turning of the disk 16 also moves the legends 19 to display a greater or lesser number thereof in the slot 5, so that the chances for the next batter are changed. The board 12 is now set to indicate the second man at the bat, when looking through the openingS, and this adjustment will shift the legends A15 within the slot et to further changethe chfancesof the second man at the bat. The arrow v10 l i now again spun and assummg that 1t stops at a legend 3 indicating that the batterhas been hit by a pitched ball, the disk 1G will be turned to'radvance the man on `iinstba'se to second and to position a supposedly hit player upon first base, this being shown "by appearance of two of the areas lSthrough the openings 7 at first and second base, when the disk 16 is turned to indicate men on first and second.

Suitable rules maybe provided for'glay ing the game, but disputes arenot liab e to occur, as the arrangement of legends and 19 is suoli that the pointer can at no time sto at an impossible play. The legendsf base, when he has not yet reached firstl base,

etc. Such occurrences as these ofteirlia en in connection with similar games hereto pre devised, but are impossible in connection with the present invention. A,

The device is simple andinexpe'nsive, yet will be very amusing and entertainin and as excellent results have been `o btaine from the details disclosed, they are preferabl followed. However, it is to be understoo that the present disclosure illustrates ,one f oitn only of the invention and that within the scope of the latter as claimed, numerous changes may be made. Furthermore, while I have disclosed a toy baseball game, it is to be understood that my invention could be used in playing other games.

1. A game comprising a board' 'having`a substantially annular chart, said chart haying circumferentially spaced legends showing possible occurrences in a baseball game and being formed with a blank space; a supplemental board movably associated with said first named board and havingsyinbols indicating the consecutive batters, said seeond board being movable to position the nin leo

proper symbol at a predetermined point according to the player supposed to be at the bat, said supplemental board having legends displayed in the above mentioned blank space by the movement of said supplemental board and representing possible occurrences in a game; and a spinning pointer mounted to coact with said chart.

2. A structure as speciiied in claim l; said supplemental board being mounted behind the first named board; said blank space and said predetermined point being constituted by openings in the front board through which the supplemental board is visible.

3. A game comprising a board having a substantially annular chart, said chart having circumferentially spaced legends showing possible occurrences in a baseball game and being formed with a blank space; a supplemental board movably associated with said first named board and having symbols indicating the number of men on base, said supplemental board being adapted to be moved to dispose the` proper symbol at a predetermined point according to the number of men supposedly on base, said supplemental board having legends displayed in the above mentioned blank space by the movement of said supplemental board and representing possible occurrences in a game, and a spinning pointer mounted to co-act with said chart.

4. A structure as specified in claim 3; said supplemental board being mounted behind the first named board; said blank space and said predetermined point being constituted by e openings in the front board through which the supplemental board is visible.

5. A structure as specified in claim 3; said supplemental board being mounted behind said iirst mentioned board and having distinctive areas representing base runners; the front board having openings representing the bases of a diamond through which said areas are visible.

6. A structure as speciiied in claim 3; said supplemental board being mounted behind said iirst mentioned board and having distinctive areas representing base runners; the front board having openings representing the bases of a diamond through which said areas are visible; said front board also having openings constituting the aforementioned blank space and said ypredetermined point.

7. A baseball game comprising a front board provided with a substantially annular chart having circumferentially spaced legends showing possible occurrences in a baseball game, said chart having two blank. spaces formed by slots in said Jfront board, the latter also having openings representing the bases of a diamond and two indicating openings; a pair of supplemental boards movably connected with the rear side of said front board concentric with said annular chart; one of said supplemental boards having symbols representing the consecutive batters and being adapted to be turned to successively display said numbers through one of said indicating openings; the other supplemental board having symbols representing the number of men on base adapted to be presented at the other of said indicating openings, and also having distinctive areas representing base runners; both of said supplemental boards having legends exposed through said slots by movement of the supplemental boards and showing possible occurrences in a game; and a spinning pointer mounted for co-action with said annular chart.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

WILLIAMv DRENNAN.

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