US1027539A - Game apparatus. - Google Patents

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I Patented May 28, 1912.

Invento A I I IL 3 6 5 as v6 of! M W. HALL.

B APPARATUS. 01w FILED JAN. 25, 1912.

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"Be it known that I, VERNON W. 'HALL, of .l?ortland, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new ing at a v as .in the ordinary target shooting.

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and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a speci'ficatlon. .My invention relates to a game apparatus 4 to be used in connection with. riflepractice or target shooting and particularly in con-' nection with indoor shooting with small caliber rifles or revolvers.

The object. of ,'y'.invent-ion 1s to'devise A a target for rifle practice by ,which 'a game maybe played whlch will give a greater variety than merely countingscores by shoot- 'target made up of concentric rings w this end in view I- have constructed a target made'up of a-plurality of spaces each containing the representation ofa playing card.

In practice I arrange the target intofiftytwo equal squares in each one of.wh1ch is a.

I centrally disposed spotwhichi's eithera heart,

club, diamond'or spade as used in ordinary In the "corners of the squares playing cards. are auxiliary letters or figures which indicate the value ,ofthe card. 7

The game is played in simulation of any game .where the. comparative value of the hand is determined by. the cards held in the hand such as poker and. cribbage.

according to the game being played..

The game'creat'e's interest and gives variety to target practice and encourages the cultivation f the art of shooting. 7

'In' the accompanying drawing'I show a .representationof a target constructed a'c-' cording ,to my invention.

A re resents the target -two squares" a each of which has or figures in the-corners of the squares to indicate the value of the card., Bullet holes are re resented at b;

a If t egame beingplay d-was poker, the

Specification. otfiett ers ratent, Application filed January 25, 1912.-. Serial No. 878,477.

hearts and three of clubs.

Each a bullet is counted as acard and when the necessary number of shots are made to fill the-hand the hand is valued which is divided Batented May 28.1912.

'five shots fired would indicate the hand to a of hearts, the king to diamonds, three of This would indicate what is known as a full hand In be made up of the kin of spades; the three the sameway the opponent of the player would shoota' hand and the one getting the 55. "hand of highest -value would be the winner.

Injthe same way; the hands may be valued according to th'e rules of the game 0i cribbag e or any other like game.-

The spaces may be-of any may be of unequal. size,- thehigher cards having the-smaller spaces ,so thatthey will be more diificultto get. This latter arrange ment isv indicated .bydotte'd lines at c and d where the ace of hearts is shown as inclosed in asquare smaller thanthe normal size and the king of hearts in a square-somewhat larger-than: that inclosing the ace.

I .claim? A l. A game appar tus consisting of a target having a serles of spaces eachofwhich "contalns devices representing a playing card.

2. A game apparatus conslstlng Of'fi. target having a SBI'lS' of spaces of unequal size '15 each space containing devices indicatinga playing cardtthe smaller spaces representlng tlflhigher cards.

ame apparatus consisting of a -tar-' get-havmg a series of spaces each of which.

hasin the center thereot one-of the spots of I aplaying'card with auxiliary characters indicatlng the value of the card.

4. A game-apparatus consisting of a tar- 7 get divided up mto square spaces and having in the. center of each space a,- one. of the spots of a playing card with letters and figures in'the corners ofsaid squares indieating the value of'the cards.

In testimony whereoi I have aflixed my. signature; in presence of two .witnesses.

- V vEnNoiaw-HALL.

Witnesses: i j

- S. W. Barns,

C. B. Cnmen'roN;

desired, smi o arrangementand number'and if desired they

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