US1578708A - Game device - Google Patents

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March 30,1926. 1,578,708

G. G. BECKHARDT GAME: DEVICE Filed oct. 5, 1923 and on which they can rotate.

Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

UNlTED STATES man@ PATENT OFFICE'. 1

n 'GENE QBECKHARDT, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY'.

GAME DEVICE.

Application filed octpber 3,1923, seriai No. 666,226.`

discs, legendary matter, that onthe bottom disc being read through an opening in the top disc, whereby only certain matter on the bottom disc can be uncovered and legendary matter being arranged on the top discV which is read in conjunction with indicia, on which registers an arrow' which can be spun and which is mounted on the pivot on which the discs themselves, are pivoted. Y

The device is also adapted for use as a fan, each of the discs having tabs by means of which the discs can be rotated one on the other, and which, when assembled, form a handle so that the device can be used as a fan. Furthermore, one of the tabs can be made easily separable from its disc so that when vnumbered similarly to the retainedtab, acts as a check in lucky number contests andthe like. i

Thev invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,.in which Figure 1 is a front view of a device made according to my invention. Figure 2 is a face view of the bottom disc thereof. Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view Vof a column of the legendary matter on the bottom disc. Figure l is an enlarged section through the center of the device and Figure 5 is a detail view showing a tab of detachable form.

Itwill be evident that many different subjects can be covered in the legendary matter placed on the discs and they can be made either educational or can be of what is commonly known as a fortune telling character and for the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown and will describe the device as made to present fortune telling and character reading matter.

The article consists of a top disc 10 and a bottom disc 11 which are pivoted at the center and in the construction shown, I illustrate an eyelet 12 which connects the discs An arrow 13 is arranged so that it spins easily and registers on indicia on the top disc. The preferred Way of mounting the arrow 13, is to place it on the end ofthe eyelet yor other pivotalconnection of the two discs. vIn the illustration, I show the eyelet having a reduced part 14 around whichfth'eihub of the arrow 13 fits loosely andthe flange 15 holds the arrow on. Ihe arrow is thus preventedy from engaging the top disc when the device is laid on a table and theV arrow is spun.

The indicia 16 I show as a series of numbers arranged at the foot of the series of columns 17 which columns in i the form f shown, relate to certain matters of personal interest, such as health, business and vhorneland in these columns I arrange numbered lines of legendary matter in the form of information so that these lines are read in view of the indicia indicated by the arrow. For instance, if the arrow is spun and stops at 3, and in the game one -of the players wished or had referred to Finance, he would read as the answer, the third line under Finance which says Will win out. This description is simply indicative of the method of using the device. Y f Y I preferto arrange a series of indicating matter 18, at the tops of the columns, each one referring to a constellation and containing commonly accepted information, such as appropriate gems and which are eventful years for persons born under such constellation. One of the columns on the top disc is cut away as at 19, to uncover successive simi`lar columns 2O on the bottom disc 11. For

example, I show an enlarged setQO, in the column in Figure 3 which purports to read the character and qualifications of a person born between February 19th and March 21st, indicating also the constellation set forth,

also in the lower part thereof what is commonly known Ias the readers fortune.

The device is adapted to cover a wide range of information and is subject to many different readings due to the indicia indi'- cated by the arrow which can be read in the columns on the front or top disc and then turning the top disc so that it uncovers the constellation on the bottom disc which is indicated in the column at which the arrow points on the'top disc, so that. Gemini, for

instance, is indicated by the arrow pointing `to the number v9. After the 9th line, under Success was read, the top disc would be turned unt-il the opening 19v uncovered the Gemini column shown at 21 on the bottom,

disc. @ther forms of selection can be employed, auch as dates of birth and' the device is therefore used to provide much amusement.

I prefer to arrange tabs such as 22 on the top dise and 23 onxthe bottom disc iivh'icl'r, when placed in register, form a handle for the discs so that the device can be used. as a fan. When the tabs are separated as shown in dotted outline in Figure l,y they torni handlesby means of which the discs are rotated and they can also`l be used for directions', hou;7 to use the" device or for a,dverisingniatt, the space 24 around the outside of the top dise, also being available for advertising matter.

@ne or"- tlie tabscan be made readily detachable as shown in Figure 5' along a perorated or scored line 25 and' when the two tabsere sin'rilarly n'u'bered,y oi dan be detached is a cheek and tlie otlie retained as identification in drawings or in lucky nurnee contests'.

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fan and when separated being usable as handles for the relative rotation of the dises. 2. Arr amusement device comprising a. pair of discs pivoted :it `the centre7 the top having' opening to uncover parts of the lbottoni disc',V tabs on the; edges of the discs which tabs When' in register forni a handle to' enable the 'device to be used as a fan and when separated being usable as handles for the relative rotation of the discs, one of the tabs being readily detachable so as to' :torni an identifying cheek.

In teStiifnonjf tliat I claim the foregoiiig, l yhavel hereunto Set 'my' hand; this 14th day of September, 1923`` Y p GENE Gr'. BEGKH-A'RDT.

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