US1666336A - Toy target game - Google Patents

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April 17. 1928.

A L. L. MALLARD Toy TARGET GAME Filed July 10. 1926 representedzzronethe facef ofthe target are,- #the letter Patented Apr. 17, 1928. i 4 v `UNITED ,STAT-ES PATENT OFFICE.'-

,Loes-N4 LHMAMLLARD, or'vnonjroLx, vxnmm TPY TABGETFAME- Application tiled .Tuly 10,1926.y Seriel No. 121,587. A .o My invention relates to newl and useful .numbered orotherwise designated 'softhat f .improvements in toys or games and more the score of ."Ahits Amay 'be kept by'fjthe i'sparti'cularlyto -a tar et`game,.theprirnary pla ers. -i uiobject-Ybeing-to provide anew and improved Secured to and diverging romtheqlower :f5 devideofethischaracter; adapted or indoor portion of the target-are the leg members 3, or outdoor usefwhich lwillfbefhighly arnusathe outer freeends o which aretape'ijed or sin ',`intere'sting:.ai1d,ohe whichrvvill test the Wedge-shaped -to fit Within an inclined ""ifskill and accuracy ofthe players. groove orrtheflike 4 formedl .in fthe-'upper a {Aiurther object foflthe invention y:resides `face of a hase' support 5.1'.The1rear ,fsfce of i inprovidinga game of,this:characterwhich -this base support-is. providedflwithajtsocket frzrnayfbe-'playedi hyfaii'y numberloi'iparties,l in vvhich1is adapted Ito' be'removablyvfitted oung or oldfffonindivi'dual `'ainusenient or a stein 65 the outer end of which isiprovided iiuiln'compefition.with* othersffand one which with abll-'shapedhead1?. 'jT-hus,it--`vvil1 be -L-'hewillfp'roveoin Iuse towhe rfan `interesting pas-f: seenthat the target 1 r'nayhe he'ld lin'uforight '.15 Itime; me fi; 1" i Q position and inclined rearwardly tofgslight rml A1. 'stillaifurthertobject resides -in roviding e`xtent-for theuse of the players, butinflview fa ndevicekw'hichisPsiniple alnd-durabllein con- 0`f. the coris'tructionfof Ythe elementsgft'hesame `ifstrnctioliginexpensive,to.lrminufacture and. may be readi'ly'dissernbledfandpacked i'n il dne whichffwill be efficient and useful for the conipact form`l for shipmentforstora'ger-purpurposes for which saxnevis designed. poses. p e. j l With fthesel and otherl objetsfiri vieWLmy Secured'tothe rear face of the target 1 invention consists in the novelffeatures of adjacent the 'u' vperf'central portion thereof constructiongcornbination 'andi arrangement lis a string; orffrexibleelement towhichis ...fof'l arts,-as1=wil1t.ibe hereinafter referred to',l Y connected'a meni'h'erLQvvhich suspended in 125 anxixmore 'pdrticularlywpointed onu-inf the` positionto ;b'e'observed through theretral Y aperture 2 ofi-the' target; so.jihat"it' 'rpresents 1 specification'. axidaclaims. uw A 5 V t 2'lnthegahconipayingdrawing forminga bstantially. a}" bul1s"eye.

.part ofthis application" invent-ion' contemplates the provision Figure 1 is a perspective vievvr-ofVY a device of Ineanstovproject'ieleinents toward-th tarl eontru'cht'edy 'njaccordance with-1 m'yfinven-x getin an endeavortstrike the bullseye ton Y Y and 'toehisjild-r reiidaybsebiqck or .iiFfigurelZjisla.fragmentary vertical section supportdes'ig'natedfgy'the vnumeral,lQjvhich throughy thel target,I i is preferably` designed in'the' forinrf an -,..-;11 `igurezr3'lr is, a' isimilar ,.@viewv through a -arrow "wiehobviosly" assists in I aligning #oilslightly modified-form :o'f they invention, the -proie'ctiong` apparatus" gnerflly-gi'nposiv uFigure 41i'saaperspective'viewLofthe protion to 'oht'ain' propereim.I Formed ing the Figures:5lto19,finc1usive, show'respective-"sofsame,' `is an inclinedopenipgilliin-whici 1y modified forms of projecting apparatus i'sadapted tobe inserted and'siipported th( and i'ojeetiles therefor".A y ""tprojection v device. if hisprojetxinw-dvicc In describing' th'e invention, I shall refer Veonprisesa 'short section-of a'f'riibherltub i-rtolthedravvings infwhchl similar reference' designated b'y the numeral'flZ'whichisl" p't ,characters designate corresponding Iparts ed to fit snugly Withinl the'jpenii'gilL'n" h1 A6 i throughoutv the several views and in-which' ends-'bf'thetube 12 areppe'ned and -itted ix f #,ithe numer'ial 1E designates the target proper, 'one endvthei-eof'afnd' removable tthefvill oi the front facefiwlii'ch is painted 'or other- "the operator, i's'fa Wedge `plo/ck 13,"vvhicli ob wise designed to represent a plurality,r p'reviously "assists in 'rmvablyfsecuring thi erablyfY three, concentric circles and the eent1 1'bi=,-12 li'n'fthe'peningl 11.' Y p oltral porticiiuo` said'target,iszformedvwth Adapted te b'l'r'e "ovably'received in th una central aperture-f2: .':The' 'colored circles -vup'pen'end ofI 'the' rojetilitlieflZjwhei 'lsfippvifde th @im ing l1 are the projectiles 14 which are in the form of tapered pegs provided with enlarged heads, the same being formed of Wood, rubber ore-any other? desired material. .5 Theuzbas'eblock lOfis provided With-a plural?r-` ity of openings in which the projectiles 14 may be disposed yvhennotzin use. A Itisw obvious that When'iaprojectilei's 'placed in the upper end of the rubber tubular member@ 12 and the latter flexed rearwardly4 and rel" leased, the projectilevill be direct-ed. for? Wardly. Obviously when the base block is placed y .in position :forwardly of the target;l Awithe projectiles will bedire'cted toward the 15 latter and the vskill of the player will be...

w; 35.-iber-l2 andcorrespondingly-change thetra-.fv-

...j lime 4 ,jectile similar to 1 that .illustrated '1fin,f;F-ig. 4.

. --wtaxedzin an effort .-tofstrike the bulls-eyel with one of theprojectilesz 'iw-The, rojectiles-14may-ibe painted oi' other-1 fasspreviously stated1ftheopening 1 -1 is inf! clined with respect to the vertical plane, so

. @will change'thefang e ofithe projectionfmem-,-

- mhlockdmtl desired ltof-be, used.

In Fig. 3 Ihaveshown a,fn iodfiedf orlnlv 40, .O.' the invention in ,which agprojection tube n y In Fig.v.,6 another -`modification.is illus-V trated in v which ,the tubular projector 24' has ,g-,abloc k25.mo,unt ed in -the outer endthereof, they outer face of Whichjs formediwith a ruba l Iprojectiles, 2 7, z i In the previously. described4 forms of= the Y, invention, it -will be observed I that al tubular y projection `memberiisrshovvrrand described. ut `it Vpossible under-the terms fof, my invention to use a springfprojectingapparatus,- such as illustrated in Figs.- 7, 8 andifand used j corresponding'ly .designed o r.. shaped .-projecf- 4 ..tiles. InfFig. "Zlhave lshown a-:col spring Projection member 28 which iS adapted to be mounted on a 'base or the like, such as the block 10, and in the use of this projector, projectiles 29, similar to the projectiles 14 may fbefwused.. In Fig. 8 a atspring 30 is illustrated#l the outer end' o'fivhich is bent angularly as shown at 31 for reception in a socketof aballlike projectile 32. In F ig. 9 i'projectorithe form of a flat spring 33 is .proyided, the outer end of which has mounted-Y thereon a block 34 designed inthe form v j ofixafcupffcw. receiving a ball projectile 35. It

is obvious in the use of these springl pro- L jectors f .that the;v same; may; -be mounted on a base block ,which is movable: .with respect to .thetaugenl yas illustrated i'n 'Eig'..f 1 sof the drawingsfand. by flexing the fprojecto'rsi, r the yprojectiles :held in the .ends f thereof; will be fdischargedtow'ard the target.' 1:-1-1' Fromy the l:foregoing ydescription of the, construction of m -improvedldevioe, thegoperation thereof ;w1ll ybe readily understood and fit :will be -seen that I have proyided.v .x1-simple',

out ftheobjeot; of the-finvention. zo .ff u i fI chave shown thel i preferred y f andi certain modifications of Ithee invention awhic'li `,may suggest various other changes, and itumill b'e understood lthat various;J changes 5in". form, rproportioniandf inthe-minori idetails-of scon- .fstructione mayf be resorted gtoif .Withoutdeparting fromuthe. fspirti Vi?sacrificing any fof; the

:i ineip'ensive .and efficient' means for: carrylng priciple'sfo'f theiinvention: wir

ffHavingithus! .describedfmy inv nti'oil', what 1 gril# :In a. target; game;l a @projectionmeans inklud'ng a imovable ba'se membera.: ilxible tubular projector.- rexnovably --mountedf on said base and a :projectilef adaptedifor-f engagement :with theendmf -saiduprojector for discharge therefromzvvhexlrtheZ s'ame is flexed and-released. l, I)

N2. Vln a; target game,=-aflexible'tubular-projector and a projectile adapted for en-gagement-with the: outer endf of :said projector to be released when the lattenis lexedfsff. .1.1

{3.-1In avta'rgetgame, a projector means including` .I a movable,- eba'se fnemben; fa atu'bular fflexible :projector removably/mounted ou said -.=base member and, a.. iprojectile 1 adapted Ito be fitted in the end of said.projector:andl dis charged-- therefrom? when; the projector is flexed and'released. mit I iii I' 4. In a taYrget.g'ame`,- a projector' means .comprisingaaumovable base* member pro- 5,5cup-l1lrer socketj26 for.. the reception' of the vided withnan aperture,- af flexible tubular 4member .fremtgvablyfitted in saidfaperture anda projectile adapted for: receptionin the outer end of said: ,projector for.; rojection therefromfwhen said' projector is exedand 4released.: 1 f y f lna target` ber, means Vthereon for supporting a Elzurality t ported: upright ons'aid ibase memberfthie upper' outer end of said flexible member llu adapted to support a projectile and discharge the same therefrom when said iexible member is fiexed.

ings of said base member, and a of projectiles adapted to be seate lurality in the openings of said base inember, said throwing member bein supported in an upright position on said ase and its upper end adapted to receive a projectile to be discharged therefrom upon the flexing and releasing of said throwing member.

In testimony whereof'I aliix my signature.

lLOGAN L. MALLARD;

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