GB277146A - Improvements in or relating to appliances for playing games - Google Patents

Abstract

277,146. Truss, T. F. J. July 22, 1926. Outdoor games.-Relates to appliances for playing ball games of the kind wherein a level playing surface on which the players stand and propel the balls is provided on a foundation laid on the ground and surrounded by cushions with or without pockets, and comprises the combination of a bed, a carpet or the like thereon to provide the playing surface, a foundation frame braced by longitudinal and transverse members supporting the bed with a ledge around it, rails secured to the ledge and clamping the carpet, and cushions carried by the rails, with or without pockets across gaps between the rails. A wooden framework 14, 15, 16, Fig. 1, resting on the ground, supports a concrete bed 20, Fig. 4, preferably made in reinforced sections. The framework may be provided with recesses 17 to receive the pockets. A cushion rail 21 carrying a cushion 23 is secured by bolts 22 to the framework 14 which projects beyond the bed 20 to form a ledge for the cushion rail to rest upon. Carpet 26 or linoleum is used to cover the bed. The cushion may consist of a resilient rib 23, Fig. 13, on a canvas strip 36 which encloses a tube 39. The strip 36 is clamped to the cushion rail by means of beaded edges 37, 38. In playing a game, the players stand on the playing surface and bowl hard balls thereon or project the balls by means of mallets such as those shown in Figs. 5, 7, 9 and 10, or by means of a galosh, 31, Fig. 8, attached to the player's boot or shoe and provided with a resilient striking tip 28.