CA1042474A - Disc bowling game - Google Patents
Disc bowling gameInfo
- Publication number
- CA1042474A CA1042474A CA248,091A CA248091A CA1042474A CA 1042474 A CA1042474 A CA 1042474A CA 248091 A CA248091 A CA 248091A CA 1042474 A CA1042474 A CA 1042474A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- turntable
- game
- deflecting member
- base
- respect
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F7/22—Accessories; Details
- A63F7/24—Devices controlled by the player to project or roll-off the playing bodies
- A63F7/28—Devices controlled by the player to project or roll-off the playing bodies using gravity, i.e. apparatus for rolling off the ball, e.g. a slope, ramp or slant
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F7/0023—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks played on a table from all sides, e.g. marble games
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F7/0023—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks played on a table from all sides, e.g. marble games
- A63F2007/0029—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks played on a table from all sides, e.g. marble games with a playstation for each participant sharing a part of the playing field
- A63F2007/0041—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks played on a table from all sides, e.g. marble games with a playstation for each participant sharing a part of the playing field for three or more players
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F7/22—Accessories; Details
- A63F7/30—Details of the playing surface, e.g. obstacles; Goal posts; Targets; Scoring or pocketing devices; Playing-body-actuated sensors, e.g. switches; Tilt indicators; Means for detecting misuse or errors
- A63F2007/3005—Obstacles, obstructions
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F7/22—Accessories; Details
- A63F7/30—Details of the playing surface, e.g. obstacles; Goal posts; Targets; Scoring or pocketing devices; Playing-body-actuated sensors, e.g. switches; Tilt indicators; Means for detecting misuse or errors
- A63F2007/303—Parts of the playing surface being movable, replaceable or removable
- A63F2007/3035—Parts of the playing surface being movable, replaceable or removable with movable playing surfaces rotatable about a vertical axis
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/02—Shooting or hurling games
- A63F9/0278—Projectiles
- A63F2009/0282—Projectiles with shapes other than balls
- A63F2009/0286—Discs
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
- A63F2009/2483—Other characteristics
- A63F2009/2492—Power supply
- A63F2009/2494—Battery, e.g. dry cell
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A disc bowling game employing a rotatably mounted turntable provided with a playing surface, a multi-faced de-flection member rotatably mounted on top of the turntable, and adjustable bowling chutes for directing disc-shaped game pieces onto the playing surface of the turntable. The turntable rotates in one direction while the deflection member rotates in the opposite direction with an eccentric motion sweeping the playing surface of the turntable. The playing pieces are bowled down the chutes at angles selected by the players to strike the faces of the deflection member and/or to be deposited directly on the playing surface of the turntable. The object of the game is for each player to deposit as many of his playing pieces as possible in selected target compartments adjacent the rotating turntable.
A disc bowling game employing a rotatably mounted turntable provided with a playing surface, a multi-faced de-flection member rotatably mounted on top of the turntable, and adjustable bowling chutes for directing disc-shaped game pieces onto the playing surface of the turntable. The turntable rotates in one direction while the deflection member rotates in the opposite direction with an eccentric motion sweeping the playing surface of the turntable. The playing pieces are bowled down the chutes at angles selected by the players to strike the faces of the deflection member and/or to be deposited directly on the playing surface of the turntable. The object of the game is for each player to deposit as many of his playing pieces as possible in selected target compartments adjacent the rotating turntable.
Description
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The present invention relates to the general class of amusement devices whexein players compete with each other in attempting to deposit their res-pective playing pieces within target areas.
According to the present invention, there is provided a game, comprising a base, a turntable mounted to rotate with respect to the base, a de-flecting member mounted to rotate with respect to the turntable, means rotating the turntable and lQ deflecting member in opposite directions, a plurality of chutes sloping downwardly towards the vicinity of the turntable and deflecting member, and a plurality of game pieces adapted to move down the chutes onto the turntable.
Preferably, the deflecting member is an angularly shaped, multi-faced deflection member ec-centrically mounted to rotate above the turntable, each chute defining a runway down which the pre-ferably disc-shaped game pieces are bowled by the players. The sloplng bowling chutes may be manually - rotatable to thereby change the direction at which the game pieces strike the deflection member and/or the playing surface of the turntable.
, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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Fiyure 1 is a perspective view of a disc bowling game embodying the present invention;
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Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment o~ the present inven-tion with the turntable and deflecting member ro-tated from their normal position so as to expose the structure of the underneath sides thereof; and :~
Figure 3 is a sectio:nal view illustrating the mechanism for rotating the turntable and the deflection member.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREE'ERRED EMBODIMENT
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The disc bowling game illustrated in Figure 1 has a base 10 which houses the battery, motor and gearing mechanism for driving the vari-ous components, as explained in detail herein-after. A turntable 12 is mounted on the base 10 for rotation within the circular wall 14 while a multi-faced, angularly configured, deflection mem--ber 16 is mounted~eccentrically for rotation above the turntable 12. As illustrated in Figure 2, the . . deflection member:16 is provided with a depending ;~
post 18 which passes through the opening 20 pro-vided withiD the turntable 12. Although it will be apparent hereinafter that the deflecting mem-ber 16 may be of virtually _ ~ _ ~ ' ,~ ' .
;: ~.:.. . . . . . -. -Z~74 any configuration, in the preferred embodiment disclosed herein it is configure~ as an equi-angular, six-point star haviny twelve deflecting sides 22 of equal dimension.
A plurality of sloping, bowling chutes 24 are positioned along the base 10 at equally spaced intervals along the circum-ference of the turntable 12. Each of the bowling chutes 24 is provided with a trough-like portion 26 and a stem 28. It will be apparent from Figure 2 that the stems 28 of the chutes 24 are positioned within sockets 30 within the upstanding turrets 31 permitting the chutes 24 to be rotated from side to side.
The ridges 32 of the base 10 define separate target com-partments 34. In the preferred embodiment, there are four bowling chutes 24 and four corresponding target compartments 34.
Disc-shaped game pieces 36 are bowled down the trough-like portions 26 of the sloping chutes 24 onto the turntable 12.
~ Sometimes the game pieces 36 that have landed on the playing ; surface of the turntable 12 are subsequently deflected by the eccentrically rotating deflection member 16 to the outer edge of the turntable 12 and fall downwardly into the compartments 34.
As will be explained in detail hereinafter, other times the game pieces strike the faces 22 of the deflection member 16.
With reference to Figure 2, it will be apparent that a miniature electric motor 36 and source of energy 38 are provided within the base 10. Energization of the motor 36 causes the meshing gears 40 and 42, suitably journalled within the base 10, to rotate in opposite directions. It will be apparent that any suitable gearing mechanism may be employed to operably connect the driveshaft (schematically shown in Figure 3) of the motor 36 to the meshing gears 40 and 42. The gear 40 is provided at the top thereof with a smaller gear 44 which meshes with the teeth ''". '' '~ ' ' ''', ' ' '. I ~ '` ' ' . ', ' ~42~7~
of a contlnuous ~ack 46 formed wi-thin the depending circular flange 4~ of the turntable 12. The depending post 18 of the deflecting member 16 after passing downwardl~ through the opening 20 within the turntable 12 enters into fitting engagement with the upstanding support 48 formed as an integral part of the ~- gear 42. Thus, as -the gear 42 rotates the deflecting member 16 is caused to rotate in a direction opposite to that of the turntable 12, and eccentxically with respect to the turntable 12 as a result of the post 18 being off-set from the center of the deflecting member 16.
The game of the present invention is played in the fol-lowing manner. Each player is issued a predetermined number of ~: the game pieces 36 which may, for example, be of different ~ colors for each player or of different colors to indicate : different values. Each player then places a predetermined number of game pieces 36 on the playing surface defined by the outer circumference of the turntable 12, as illustrated in Figure 1.
Thereafter, the motor 36 is energized causing the turntable 12 and the deflecting member 16 to rotate in opposite directions. :~
Each player, in turn, bowls a playing piece 36 down his respective chute 24. Depending primarily upon the direction the player has aimed his chute 24, the playing piece 36 will . either strike both the turntable 12 and one or more of the surfaces 22 of the deflecting member 16 or roll directly onto the turntable 12. It is to be understood that the eccentric motion of the deflecting member 16 relative to the turntable 12 serves not only to continuously change the angles at which the surfaces 22 are exposed to the chutes 24 but in addition to push certain of the playing pieces 36 that are located on the surface of the turntable 12 to the outer edge thereof to , .
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eventually be pushed off -to the turntable 12 into the compart-men-ts 34. When each player has bowled the last of his playing pieces 36 the game is terminated. The player who has accumu-lated the greatest number or value of playing pieces 36 within his own target compartment 34 wins. It will be apparent that skill is required since the eccentric rotation of the deflect-ing member 16 results in the angles of deflection of the sur-faces 22 being continuously changed, and by rotating the chutes 24 the playing pieces 36 may be directed towards the changing deflecting surfaces 22 at different angles.
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The present invention relates to the general class of amusement devices whexein players compete with each other in attempting to deposit their res-pective playing pieces within target areas.
According to the present invention, there is provided a game, comprising a base, a turntable mounted to rotate with respect to the base, a de-flecting member mounted to rotate with respect to the turntable, means rotating the turntable and lQ deflecting member in opposite directions, a plurality of chutes sloping downwardly towards the vicinity of the turntable and deflecting member, and a plurality of game pieces adapted to move down the chutes onto the turntable.
Preferably, the deflecting member is an angularly shaped, multi-faced deflection member ec-centrically mounted to rotate above the turntable, each chute defining a runway down which the pre-ferably disc-shaped game pieces are bowled by the players. The sloplng bowling chutes may be manually - rotatable to thereby change the direction at which the game pieces strike the deflection member and/or the playing surface of the turntable.
, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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Fiyure 1 is a perspective view of a disc bowling game embodying the present invention;
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Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment o~ the present inven-tion with the turntable and deflecting member ro-tated from their normal position so as to expose the structure of the underneath sides thereof; and :~
Figure 3 is a sectio:nal view illustrating the mechanism for rotating the turntable and the deflection member.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREE'ERRED EMBODIMENT
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The disc bowling game illustrated in Figure 1 has a base 10 which houses the battery, motor and gearing mechanism for driving the vari-ous components, as explained in detail herein-after. A turntable 12 is mounted on the base 10 for rotation within the circular wall 14 while a multi-faced, angularly configured, deflection mem--ber 16 is mounted~eccentrically for rotation above the turntable 12. As illustrated in Figure 2, the . . deflection member:16 is provided with a depending ;~
post 18 which passes through the opening 20 pro-vided withiD the turntable 12. Although it will be apparent hereinafter that the deflecting mem-ber 16 may be of virtually _ ~ _ ~ ' ,~ ' .
;: ~.:.. . . . . . -. -Z~74 any configuration, in the preferred embodiment disclosed herein it is configure~ as an equi-angular, six-point star haviny twelve deflecting sides 22 of equal dimension.
A plurality of sloping, bowling chutes 24 are positioned along the base 10 at equally spaced intervals along the circum-ference of the turntable 12. Each of the bowling chutes 24 is provided with a trough-like portion 26 and a stem 28. It will be apparent from Figure 2 that the stems 28 of the chutes 24 are positioned within sockets 30 within the upstanding turrets 31 permitting the chutes 24 to be rotated from side to side.
The ridges 32 of the base 10 define separate target com-partments 34. In the preferred embodiment, there are four bowling chutes 24 and four corresponding target compartments 34.
Disc-shaped game pieces 36 are bowled down the trough-like portions 26 of the sloping chutes 24 onto the turntable 12.
~ Sometimes the game pieces 36 that have landed on the playing ; surface of the turntable 12 are subsequently deflected by the eccentrically rotating deflection member 16 to the outer edge of the turntable 12 and fall downwardly into the compartments 34.
As will be explained in detail hereinafter, other times the game pieces strike the faces 22 of the deflection member 16.
With reference to Figure 2, it will be apparent that a miniature electric motor 36 and source of energy 38 are provided within the base 10. Energization of the motor 36 causes the meshing gears 40 and 42, suitably journalled within the base 10, to rotate in opposite directions. It will be apparent that any suitable gearing mechanism may be employed to operably connect the driveshaft (schematically shown in Figure 3) of the motor 36 to the meshing gears 40 and 42. The gear 40 is provided at the top thereof with a smaller gear 44 which meshes with the teeth ''". '' '~ ' ' ''', ' ' '. I ~ '` ' ' . ', ' ~42~7~
of a contlnuous ~ack 46 formed wi-thin the depending circular flange 4~ of the turntable 12. The depending post 18 of the deflecting member 16 after passing downwardl~ through the opening 20 within the turntable 12 enters into fitting engagement with the upstanding support 48 formed as an integral part of the ~- gear 42. Thus, as -the gear 42 rotates the deflecting member 16 is caused to rotate in a direction opposite to that of the turntable 12, and eccentxically with respect to the turntable 12 as a result of the post 18 being off-set from the center of the deflecting member 16.
The game of the present invention is played in the fol-lowing manner. Each player is issued a predetermined number of ~: the game pieces 36 which may, for example, be of different ~ colors for each player or of different colors to indicate : different values. Each player then places a predetermined number of game pieces 36 on the playing surface defined by the outer circumference of the turntable 12, as illustrated in Figure 1.
Thereafter, the motor 36 is energized causing the turntable 12 and the deflecting member 16 to rotate in opposite directions. :~
Each player, in turn, bowls a playing piece 36 down his respective chute 24. Depending primarily upon the direction the player has aimed his chute 24, the playing piece 36 will . either strike both the turntable 12 and one or more of the surfaces 22 of the deflecting member 16 or roll directly onto the turntable 12. It is to be understood that the eccentric motion of the deflecting member 16 relative to the turntable 12 serves not only to continuously change the angles at which the surfaces 22 are exposed to the chutes 24 but in addition to push certain of the playing pieces 36 that are located on the surface of the turntable 12 to the outer edge thereof to , .
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eventually be pushed off -to the turntable 12 into the compart-men-ts 34. When each player has bowled the last of his playing pieces 36 the game is terminated. The player who has accumu-lated the greatest number or value of playing pieces 36 within his own target compartment 34 wins. It will be apparent that skill is required since the eccentric rotation of the deflect-ing member 16 results in the angles of deflection of the sur-faces 22 being continuously changed, and by rotating the chutes 24 the playing pieces 36 may be directed towards the changing deflecting surfaces 22 at different angles.
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Claims (9)
1. A game, comprising a base, a turntable mounted to rotate with respect to said base, a deflecting member mounted to rotate with respect to said turntable, means rotating said turntable and deflecting member in opposite directions, a plurality of chutes sloping downwardly towards the vicinity of said turntable and deflecting member, and a plurality of game pieces adapted to move down said chutes onto said turntable.
2. A game as in claim 1, wherein said turntable is mounted to rotate in a substantially horizontal plane.
3. A game as in claim 1, wherein said deflecting member is mounted to rotate eccentrically with respect to said turntable.
4. A game as in claim 1, wherein said deflecting member comprises a plurality of flat faces intersecting each other.
5. A game as in claim 4, wherein said intersecting flat faces of said deflecting member define a star.
6. A game, comprising a base, a turntable, means mounting said turntable on said base for rotation in a substantially horizontal plane, a deflecting member, means mounting said deflecting member for rotation with respect to said turntable, at least one game piece, at least one chute mounted to said base extending downwardly to said turntable and adapted to permit said game piece to roll downwardly onto said turntable to be deflected by said deflecting member, and at least one compartment formed within said base outside and below said turntable for receiving said game piece after deflection by said deflection member.
7. A game as in claim 6, including means rotating said turntable and deflecting member in opposite directions, and means causing said deflecting member to rotate eccentrically with respect to said turntable.
8. A game as in claim 7, wherein said game piece is disc-shaped and wherein said chute is provided with an elongated trough permitting said piece to roll freely therealong.
9. A game as in claim 1, wherein said means rotating said turntable and deflecting member in opposite directions comprises a motor mounted within said base, a source of energy for said motor, first and second meshing gears, said first gear operatively connected to said deflecting member, said second gear operatively connected to said turntable, and means driving one of said gears by said motor.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| JP4033875U JPS5244152Y2 (en) | 1975-03-26 | 1975-03-26 |
Publications (1)
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| CA1042474A true CA1042474A (en) | 1978-11-14 |
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Family Applications (1)
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| CA248,091A Expired CA1042474A (en) | 1975-03-26 | 1976-03-17 | Disc bowling game |
Country Status (7)
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| JP (1) | JPS5244152Y2 (en) |
| BR (1) | BR7601860A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA1042474A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE2612413A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2305213A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1490829A (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1065328B (en) |
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| DE3640630A1 (en) * | 1986-11-27 | 1988-06-09 | Paul Gauselmann | Ball-game device with a playing bowl recessed in the manner of a dish |
| US5029862A (en) * | 1990-08-30 | 1991-07-09 | Azrak-Hamway International, Inc. | Overhead spinner |
| GB2299947A (en) * | 1995-04-12 | 1996-10-23 | Harry Levy Amusement Contracto | Amusement apparatus |
| CN109663319A (en) * | 2019-01-10 | 2019-04-23 | 项奕 | A kind of junior school student's athletic training shot apparatus for placing |
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| US3643954A (en) * | 1969-08-08 | 1972-02-22 | Marvin & Associates | Game with projectile launching rotor |
| US3643955A (en) * | 1969-10-10 | 1972-02-22 | Marvin Glass & Associates | Skill-type game |
| US3642281A (en) * | 1970-04-07 | 1972-02-15 | Wolverine Toy Co Inc | Rotating game with peripheral catching members |
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- 1975-03-26 JP JP4033875U patent/JPS5244152Y2/ja not_active Expired
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| JPS5244152Y2 (en) | 1977-10-06 |
| FR2305213A1 (en) | 1976-10-22 |
| FR2305213B1 (en) | 1981-04-30 |
| JPS51121695U (en) | 1976-10-02 |
| BR7601860A (en) | 1976-09-28 |
| DE2612413A1 (en) | 1977-02-24 |
| GB1490829A (en) | 1977-11-02 |
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