US1031395A - Game apparatus. - Google Patents

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L. 0. SUTTON.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLIoATloN FILED JULY zo, 1911.

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GAME APPARATUS.

specialisation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1912.

applicati@ mea my ao, i911. serial m. 639,546.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I,- LoUIs 0.*SU'T1oN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, in the county of Newcastle and State of Delaware, havev invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apy paratus, of which the following is a specilication.

AMy invention relates to improvements in game apparatus, an object' of the invention beingY to provide an improved game, table designed especially for playingl the game of baseball, and which will automatically record on the board by means of electric lights, the representation of a base runner moving along the base lines, and at the several bases. i

A further .object is to provide an improved dial 4containing arms adapted to be moved in accordance with the operation of the ball operated contacts, whereby .the electric lights under the base lines and at the bases are controlled in accordance with the base hit values of the contacts operated to .give the appearance of base runners moving from base to base, as is customary in the ordinary game of baseball.

A further object is to provide an im? Aproved arrangement of arms, vreleasing means and contacts on the dial, together Awith an improved arrangement of electromagnets controlling the operation and limiting 'the movement of said arma-.whereby the movement of the .arms properly c ontrols the operation of the lights in accordance with the'hitvvalues of the-several-ball operated contacts. v

A further object is to provide an improved table indicating thereon the re r'esentation of a baseball field with the ase lines transparent, and electric lights under the base lines and at the bases, said lights movement of cue balls in accordance with the movement of the latter.

A further object is to provide a game board or table havng a cushion against which cue balls are adapted to be driven by means of the ordinary cue, and provideelectric contacts in-circuit with electric Ii lits, said contacts moved together by the ba as it is deflected from the cushion, so as to cause the illumination of certain` of said lights.

to engage the contacts above referred to, and A1n which position said balls record outs in the game off baseball, and provide below A further object is to provide a game apparatus of this character in which openings -are provided in the board or table through which the cue balls pass when said balls fail said openings, alleys joining a common alley for the care of the balls Vpassing through said openings, said openings being located on the field at the positions, ordinarily occupied 'by the players.

Wit-h these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arragements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1, is a ments. ig. 2, is a view in longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a viewin transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is an inverted longitudinal lan view illustrating my improvetion through the dial and its coperating mechanism. Fig. `8, is a diagrammatic view of the electric circuits. Fig. 9, is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating one of the ball operating platforms and its mountin angles to Fig. 9. Fig. 11, is a' erspectlve view of one ofthe platforms. y .1 12, is a perspective view of one of the pla orm supporting levers. Fig. 13, 1s a perspective view of one of the contact arms. Fig. 14, is a view in section rillustratin the contact arm releasing mechanism. i ig. 15, is a view in section at right anglls to Fig. 14, and Fig. 16, shows an or ary cue and three cuel balls with which the game is played.

. he game ap aratus comprises a box-like' body having a ottom 1, `sides 2, 2, ends 3` Fig. 10, is a view at right .able legs '5; andV 'is tmp mimmly he dinar') illiard\ or poolA .lights 8, and*for'conveniencey of description j' to' I shall hereinafter refer' to these lights as A base .line lights and f base lights. YAt :one end of .the table' is"a deliec'ting cushion 9 "which is of general heart shape cut under as ing 14, so that any cueball which may fall and in fact to control the entire operation .shown more particularly in Fig. 2,- and adapted to be struck by an ordinary cue ball 16 vwhen operated by an ordinary cue 17 illustrated in Fig. 16. v

Back of the representation of the diamond, and at points which would ordinarily be occupied by players on an ordinary baseball field, openings 10 are provided in the top 4, blocks 11 being located back of said openingsv to serve as abutments, and the walls of said openings removed from said 1fectually direct the cue balls into the open- Below the several openings 10, chany blocks, being beveled or inclined to more efin s.

neil or passages 12 are provided which ineline downwardly to a common passage 13', andthe latterdischarges through an openthrough any 4of said openings will pass into a'receptacle 15 provided for. their reception otside ofthe table.

To control the lights above referred to,

'of ,the device, a dial 18 is supported in a suitable `box 19 below table .4, and is provided 4with a central opening 20, through whichv a verticalshaft 21 projects. ,Thisi shaft'21 is supported in a bracket 22 fixed to a base' 23. 1 On this base 23, a motor 24 is supported, and .the shaft of this motor drives 'a worm 2 5 which transmits motion' to a worm wheel 26 on shaft 2l. The upper'end of this shaft 21 is reduced in diameter and made rectangular in cross section -to receive ythereon a series of disks 27, having angular openings. so as to compel the` disks to turn `with thesh'aft. Each A -of these disks 27 is provided on its upper face with a circular groove 28 to receive the ring' like end 29 of a contact arm, and as there are a plurality of these contact arms having diderent functions, they .will be hereinafter given separate reference characters.

`It' is.v to .befunderstood that the rings 2,9 are thicker than the grooves 28 are' deep, so that the ringsyhave frictional engagement the above and below. On top' of the seeshf'rings 29, a disk 30 is located,

and A'the' extreme'upper 'end of shaft. 21 is' screw-threaded for the reception of a nut .31 which exerts downward pressure on a spring 32 bearing on 30. -By yadjustingthe y nut :frictional engagement'of the several r 1 29* may be varied so as to exactly suit con tions.;

. The contact arms above referred to, con- Lstituth' four sets of varyinglengths, the

shorter arms 33- which I Yterm one base hit. arms being lowermost when in normal position'. The next series of arms 34 above term two base hit arms. The third series .of arms 35 I term three base .hit arms, and the slngle uppermost arm 36, I

term home run arm. It is to be understood that in operation, all. of these arms move throughout the eater portion .of the dial in the same horizontal plane,I but aty their .starting point are at different elevations, so that t e arm of any of said series may move out ahead of the others. To thus position the arms, inclined platforms 37 are provided, upon which the outer ends of the arms 34, 35, and 36 ride as they near the end of their movement.

It is to be understood that the first base hit arms'33 are the shortest, the two base hit arms 34 slightly longer, thethree base hit arms 35 slightly longer than the arms 34,

and the home run arm 36 the longest for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

It is to be understood that all of the arms are of metal, and good electric conductors. The first base hit arms 'are of one piece, while the other arms comprise two members ivotally connected as shown at 38, and hav- 1ng springs 39 exerting downward pressure on thearms to normally press them into" tight engagement with the dial.

On the face of the dial,..circular contacts 40 are rovided, which are in an electric circuit w1th the, motor 24, and on the several platforms 37, similar contacts 41 are provided in circuit with the motor, so that the several arms maintain the circuit closedwith the motor until they reach the end of their movement. Circular contacts '42 are also provided on the face of the dial, which 'are in circuit with the lights 8. Three upwardly spring-pressed plungers 43, 44, and 45, respectively normally project through and a ove thesurface of dial 18, and these plungers I shall term first base plungers, second base plunger, and third base plunger respectively.

At thestartingpoint of the several arms, four pivoted catches 46, 47, 48,and 49 respectively are mounted, and control the operation of the several arms. For convenience of description, these catches will be hereinafter referred to as one base hit catch,two base hit catch, three base hit. catch, and home run catch respec-A tween the two forks of the catch ready for release, and when one arm is released, the second one will be held back until the catch moves upwardly to normal position. When the pressure of the spring 50 on a plunger 51 connected to said catch will be sufficient on rebound to move the catch far enough to allow the next arm to move into set position, said next arm will be ermitted to move int-o the lace of the arm just released.

. Tiie plungers of the several catches are controlled by electro-magnets 52, and the4 plungers 43, 44, and are controlled Vby electro-magnets 53. Between the starting point and the first base plunger 43, curved contacts 54 are provided in the face of the dial, which terminate short of the first base plunger43, uand are located radially between said plunger 43 and the center of the dial. Outside of the plunger 43, and extending from a point in advance of said plunger to a point in advance of plunger 44, are two electric contacts 55. In an arc outside of contacts 55, and extending from a point in advance of plunger 44 to a point in advance of plunger 45, are two contacts 56, and similar contacts 57 extend from a point in advance of plunger 45 to a point beyond the same. The home run arm 36 is sufficiently long to engage all of these contacts 54, 55, 56, and 57 in regular order, and as all of these contact-s are inclined in the electric circuit which controls the several magnets 53 operating plungers, the several plungers will remain depressed throughout the movement of the home run arm 36, allowing the latter to make a complete turn of the dial.

The three base hit arms 35 are sufficiently long to engage contacts 54, 55, and 56, but not long enough to' engage contacts 57, hence j when said arms ride off of the ends of contacts 56, the electro-magnet 53 below plunger 45 will be open circuited, so that t-he plunger 45 will rise and stop the three base hit arms.

The two base hit arms will engage con- *acts 54, and 55, only, while the one base hit arms are long enough to engage contacts 54 only. It will also be noted that the plungers 43, 44, and 45 are not spaced an equal distance apart, butl have varying spacing between them. In other words, it will be noted that the plunger 43 is spaced a relatively long distance from the starting point, the space between plungers 44 and 43 being less than that between plunger 43 and the starting point, and the space between plungers 43 and 45 being less than the space between plungers 43 and 44. This is to permit a base runner which is on one of the bases to advance two bases when a one base hit is made in the game, so that the apparatus carries out the normal results which take place upon the making of base hits in an ordinary ball game.

In the sides 2, and ends 3 of the box like ,a supporting bar 72 body, tracks 58 are provided for the reception and passage of cue balls 16, and said passages are inclined to a pocket 59 at the end of the table, so that these balls which do not enter the openings 10, are returned for further use. Beside these tracks 58, vertically movable platforms are located, and are given separate reference characters for clearness of description.

4 The sides 2 at oints in line with the first and third base lmes of the diamond, illustrated by the transparent sections 6, axe curved or projected inwardly as shown at 60, so that balls which do not come inside of the lines 6, in other words foul balls, are

Vdeflected back into the field. Between these inwardly projecting ortions, 60 and the playing end of the fie d, and at both sides of the table, are two latforms, and at the player end of the tab e, are three of these plat-forms, making seven in all.

The first two platforms, or those adjacent the representation of a diamond, I give ref- Aend of'the table, I term home run platform. These platforms 61, 62, 63, 64, 65,

66, and 67, are all constructed precisely alike as shown most clearly in Figs. 9 and 10. Each Y platform is provided with bracket arms 68, which are secured to a knife edge 69, the latter is mounted in the grooved end of alever 70. Lever 70 is provided between its ends with a knife edge 71, mounted in and the inner end of` said lever is screw-threaded for the reception of a weighted nut 73. By adjust-ing this nut 73, the platform may be nicely balanced so that the weight of the cue ball will cause the same to move downwardly, and direct the ball onto the track 58.

Various ways of closing the electric circuit through the motor 24 and the proper magnet 52 may be provided, a simple structure being illustrated in Fig. 9, in which the contacts 74 are brought to ether by the downward movement of t-he .p atform.

75, represents the linel wires. The several contacts below the platforms 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, and 67 are included in an electric circuit with one of the line wires, and their proper magnet 52, all of said magnets 52 being in circuit through the motor 24 to the other of said line wires as clearly shown in the diagram, Fi 8. As soon as any of the As soon as the motor starts, the proper ball, the motor is started. At the same closes the circuit between contacts 54, the

magnet 5 2 will have released the proper arm, so that the arm will close the magnet contacts 40, and-as the latterl are included in an electric circuit between the line wires and the motor they will keep the motor in operation untilsaid arm aga-in reaches its starting point. The contacts 54, 55, 56, and

Y r57 are included in an electric circuit with byfthe arms serve to close the circuits to the respective lights. -The diagram shown in clearly sets forth these circuits and' Fig. s

l. the operation of the device through the medium of said electric power transmission, will now be described.

The player standing at -one end of the table posit-ions a cue ball on the table, and with the cue impels the ball against.' the 4cushion 9, from which it is deflected. By

reason of the peculiar shape of this cushion,-

the game becomes avery scientific one. Each inning the player starts with three balls,

, anduntil these balls disappear through the their springs,

`40, and the light contacts 42 to cause ypockets 10, which register outs, he continues toy play. We will assume that the first ball finds its way into one of thel openings 10. We `will next assume that the second-ball moves onto the first base hit plat-form 61. As soon as this platform is depressed by the time, the proper ymagnet 52 operates catch 46 to releasey one of the one base hit arms As soon as this arm is released, the frictional contact of the disks 27 will com- 'pel this arm to turn with shaft 21. lAs the arm moves, it closes the magnet contars t e lights between the home plate and first base to light up in regular succession.

magnets 53 and depress the plungers 43, 44,

minate before the arm reachesrthe plunger 43, these several plungers will be elevated by so that the first base hit arm will be stopped by theplunger 43, but will maintain lighted the light at the first base. IVe will next suppose the player operates the ball so .that it again depresses the same I vplatform .61. .As soon as this happens, the l i ffsecond arm 33 will begin its movement;A rIt operates p arm .with the exception that'as'soon as it precisely as the above`described arm which has been held by the plunger 43, Iwill move with the shaft 21, and as the distance between plungers 43 and 44 is less than the distance between the plunger 43 This movement of the arm also closes the circuit y between the contacts 54 to energize/the'- and the starting point the arm first referred to will have fore the arm last re rred to reaches plunger 43, so that the first named arm will move on unt-il it is stopped by plunger 45. The lights on .the table will then show a man on first and a man on thirdbasc. We will suppose that the next ball operated falls into a vpocket 10,- which will make two sont. -We will assume that the next `cue ball is Amanipulated so that it depresses the two base hit platform 64. When this takes place, the two base hit arm is released by its catch 47. As soon as thisarm closes the 'circuit between the contacts A54, the plunfpassed plunger 44 begers 43, 44, and 45 will all be depressed, so

that the arms held by plungers 43, and 45 will begin to'. turn. As they move, the lights under the base lines will be illuminated,.so that. the field will give the appearance :of base runners running from third home, from first 'toward second, and from home toward first. arm is long enough to reach the contacts 55, the several plungers 43, 44, and 45 will remain depressed until the arm rides off the contacts 55. This will give sufficient time for the arm which was held bythe plunger 43 to pass the plunger 45, so that' both menwhich were on base will ltravel home, while the two base hit arm will be stopped by" plunger 44. Thus, the player has 'scored two runs, and has a man 'on second base. If the next ball hit passes into one of the openings 10, it will make three out, and the 'inning is over for this player.

, It will be noted that innumerable combinations may take place in accordance with the platform operated by the cue ball. In any event, suchy combinations will be such as normally take place on a ball field in accordance with the value of the hits. In other words, a single willl advance aman onthe bases two bases, a double, a triple or a home run will` clean the bases', and this is brought about by reason of the spacing of theseveral plungers 43, 44, and 45, and vthe length of the several arms which close the-circuits through the several contacts 54, 55', 56, and 57, respectively.` In order to enable these arms topass each other, the t-Wo base hit, three base hit, and home run As the second base hit arms ride up the platforms 37, and assume different elevations, which is permitted by the hinged sections of said arms. This movement up the inclines,y of course, elevates the arms from the contacts 40 but the circuit with the motor is maintained closed by reason of the contacts 41. When the magnets 52 areoperated, and the arms move 'olf of their platforms, the springs 39 force thea-rms flat down upon the dial, so. that it closes the several contacts as above explained.

Various slight changes might be made` in vention, and hence .accuses the general form and arrangement o'f parts described without dparting from my indo not liinimmyself t0 the precise details set forth, but consider myself at libertfy to make such changes and alterations as airly fall within thevspirit 'and scope of the appended claims.

4. Having thusdescribed my invention, what If claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 4

` '1. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of the character described, comrisin a dial, electric contacts on the surace o said dial, a plurality of arms mounted to turn' on said dial,.said arms comprising sets of different lengths, platforms elevating the longer arms above the shorter arms at the starting point, all of said arms constructed to close certain of said contacts, and the longer of said arms only constructed to close all of said contacts, substantially as described. l

"i 2. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of the character described, comprising a dial, electric contacts on the surface of said dial, a plurality of arms mounted to turn on said dial, saidarms comprising sets of diil'erent lengths, platforms elevating the longer arms above the shorter arms at the starting point, all of said arms constructed to close certain of said contacts, the longer of said arms only constructed to close all of said contacts, all of said longer arms comprising two sections hinged together, and springs exerting downward pressure on said arms, substantiallyas described.

3. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus ofthe character described, comprising a dial, electric contacts on the surface of said dial, a plurality of arms mounted to turnon said dial, said arms comprising sets of different lengths, platforms elevating the longer arms above the shorter arms at the starting point, all of said arms constructed to close certain of said contacts, and the longer of said arms only constructed to close all of -said contacts, a motor driven shaft having an angular end, disks having angular openings positioned on said shaft,

said disks having circular grooves therein,

rings on the ends of said arms positioned in said groovesand thicker than the depth of the groove, aspring exerting pressure on said disks and rings, and a nut screwed .onto said shaft against said spring, substantially as described.

4. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of the character described, comprising a dial, electric contacts on the su'rface of said dial, a plurality of arms mount-` ed to turn on said dial, said arms comprising sets of different lengths, platforms elevating the longer arms above the shorter arms atthe starting point, all of said arms prising constructed to close certain of said contacts, the lon er of said arms only constructed to close a of said contacts, all of said longer arms comprising two sections hinged together, springs exerting downward pressure on said arms, a motor driven shaft having an angularend, disks having angular o nings positioned on-said shaft, saiddisks avin circular grooves therein, rings on` the en s of said arms ositioned in said grooves and thicker than t e depth of the roove, a spring exerting pressure onsaid isks and rings, and a nut screwed onto said shaft against said spring, substantially as described. v

5. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of thev character described, comprisin a dia1, electric contacts on the surace o said dial, a plurality of arms mounted to turn on said dial, said arms comsets of different lengths, platforms elevating t-he longer arms above the shorter arms at the starting point, all of said arms constructed to close certain of said cont-acts, and the longer of said arms only constructed to lose all of said contacts, spring-pressed plungers projecting throughl said dial, spaced different distances apart, and adapted to be engaged by and limit the movement of sai arms, electro-magnets controlling' the movement of said plungers, and the said contacts on said dial engaged by the `said arms respectively for controlling the operationof saidl last-mentioned magnets,- substantially as described.

6. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of the Vcharacter described, comprisin a dial, electric contacts on the surface o said dial, a lurality of arms mounted to turn on sai dial, said arms comprising sets of different lengths, platforms elevating the longer arms above the shorter arms at the startin point, all of said arms `constructed to c ose certain ofy said contacts, the lon er of s aid arms only constructedv to close al of said contacts, all of said longer arms comprising two sections hinged together, springs exerting downward pressure on said arms, spring-pressed plungers projecting through said dial spaced different distances apart, and adaptj i ed to be engaged by and limit the movement of said arms, electro-magnets controllin the movement of said plungers, and the sai contacts `on said dial engaged by the said arms respectively for controlling the operation of said last-mentioned magnets, substantially as described.

7. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of the character described, comprisin adial, electric contacts on the sur.- face o said dial, a plurality of'arms mounted to turn on said dial, said arms compris-l ing sets of different lengths, plat-forms elevating the longer arms above the shorter i arms at the starting point, Aallyofsaid arms rings on the ends of said arms positioned in said grooves and thicker than the depth of the saidy dlsks and rings, a nut screwed lonto said shaft against said spring, springpressed plungers projecting through said dial, spaced diierent distances apart, and

adapted to be en aged by and limit themovement of sai arms,- electro-magnets controlling the movement'fof said plungers` and the said contacts on said dial engage 'by the said 'arms res ectivel for' control- 20 ling the operation o said ast-mentioned magnets, substantially as described.-

8. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of the character described, comrlsing adial, electric contacts on'the surace of said dial,\a plurality of arms mounted to turn 'on said dial, said arms comprising sets of. different lengths, platforms ele-4 vating Athe longer arms above the shorter arms at the-starting point, all of said yarms constructed to close certain of. said contacts, the longer of said arms only constructed to close all of said contacts, allfof said longer arms comprising two sections hinged together, springs exerting. downward ressure-on -,sa1d arms, a motor driven shaft avingan 'angular end, disks .having angular openings position on said shaft,

said disk having lclrcular 'grooves'thereim rings on the en s of said arms positioned in said grooves, and thicker than the depth of the groove, a spring exerting pressure on said disks and rings, a nut screwed onto said shaft against said spring, springpressed plungers projecting through said means, substantially as described.

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dial, spaced different distances apart, and adapted to be engaged by and limit the movement of said arms, electro-magnets controlling the movement of said plungers,

land the said contacts on said dial engaged by thesaid arms vres `ectively for controlling the operation o said last-mentioned magnets, substantially as described.

.9. A game-apparatus, comprising a field,

transparent base lines on said field, electric lights below the'sad base lines normally extinguished, a dial, contacts on said dial' arms mounted toturn Aon the dial to engage the contacts and closethe electric circuits to said lights, devices normally holdin said arms against movement, and contact c osing platforms 'on the field constructed to close electric circuits to release said arm holding 10. A game'apparatus, comprising a field, transparent base lines on said eld, electric ysaid arm holdingmeans', said arm hol oove, a sprmg exertingpressure on,

lights below the said baselines 'normallyv extinguished, a dial, contacts A on said dial, armsmounted to turn on the dial to en gageythe 'contacts and close the. electric circuits to 'said lights, `devices normally holding said arms againstmovemenaf-and contact closing platforms on the eld constructed to close electric circuits. to release Y lights below lsaid base'liiiesnormally eX-v tinguished, almotor, a shaft driven by the motor, a dial, a lurality of arms-frictionally connected w1th said shaft'and adapted [to move about the face of the dial, contactsv on said dial included in a circuitwith said motor, contacts on said dial. includedv in circuits with said lights, said arms adapted to close said circuits, Aand means for normally holding said armsl against movement, substantially as described. a',

12. A game apparatus comprisidg-fa field, transparent base lines on said liel'&,electrc' lights below said. base 'linesf normally ex l tinguished, a motor, a-shaft driy'en by-"the motor, a dial, a plurality oi friction# t ally connected with said shaftand adapted y to move about the face of' thedial, contacts 'o n said dial included in a cirouitfwithsaidf included in circuits with saidlights, said arms adapted to close said circuits,l means holding said motor, contacts on 'said-dl arms against movement, electro-magnets constructed to operatefsaid holding'meals' vto release the arms, and platforms on `eld controlling the operation of'said mag-v nets, substantially as escribed.`

13. A game apparatus comprisinga iie'ld,

transparent base lines on said lield,`lectric lights below said base lines normallyiexmotor, a dial, a plurality of arms tionally connected with said shaft and' adapted to move aboutthe face of the dial,.

contacts on said'dial included inv a circuit `with said motor, contacts on said dialin-A cluded in circuits with said lights, said arms adapted to close said circuits, said arms of varying lengths, a plurality of catches normally holding said arms against movement, electro-magnets adapted to release said arms, and platforms on the field controlling in tinguished, a motor, a shaft d1'iven'byh1 ihe A the operation of said magnets, substantially as described.

14. A game apparatus com rising Aa yield,

transparent base lines on. sai field, electric lights? below said base lines normally extinguished, a motor, a shaft driven by the motor, a dial, a plurality of arms frictlonally connected with said'shafts and adapted,

maman to move about the face of the dial, contacts on said dial included in a circuit with said motor, contacts on said dial included in circuits with said lights, said arms adapted to close said circuits, said arms of varying len hs, a lurality of catches normally hol ing sai arms against movement, electro-magnets adapted to release said arms, plat-forms on the field controlling the operation of saidlmagnets, inclined latforms on the said dial supporting the onger`of said arms at their starting point, whereb any of saidwarms may move on the dial in a Vance of the others, substantially as described.

15. A game apparatus, com rising a field, transparent. base lines on sai field, electric lights below the said baselines normally extinguished, a dial, contacts on said dial, arms mounted to turn on the dial to engage the contacts and close the electric circuits to said lights, devices normally holding said arms against movement, and contact .closing platforms on the field constructed to close electric circuits to release said arm holding means, 'and electrically controlled means on saidA dial limiting the movement of said arms, substantially as described.

16. A game apparatus, comprising a field, transparent base lines on said field, electric 30- lights below the said base lines normally extinguished, a dial, contacts on said dial, arms mounted to turn on the dial to engage the contacts and close the electric circuits to said lights, devices normally holding said arms against movement, and contact closing platforms on the field constructed to close electric circuits to release said arm holding means, said arm holding means comprising pivoted spring held catches, electro-magnets adapted to move said catches in one direction, and electrically controlled means on said dial limiting the movement of said arms, substantially as described.

17. A game apparatus comprising a field,`

transparent base lines on said field, electric lights below said base lines normally extinguished, a motor, a dial, a shaft driven by the motor a plurality of arms frictionally connected with said shaft and adapted to move about the face of the dial, contacts on said dial included in a circuit with. said motor, contacts on said dial included in circuits with said lights, said arms adapted to close said circuits, means for normally holding said arms against movement, and electrically controlled means on said dial limiting the movement of said arms, substantially a described.

' 18. A game apparatus comprising a field, transparent base lines on said field, electric lights below said,base lines normally extinguished, a motor, a dial, a shaft driven b the motor, a plurality Qif arms frictionaily connected with said sha-ft and adapQed 55 tovmove about the face of the dial, contacts on said dial included in a circuit with said motor, contacts on said dial included in circuits with said lights, said arms adapted to close* said circuits, means holding said arms against movement, electro-magnets constructed to operate said holding means Vto release the arms, and platforms on the field controlling the operation of said magnets, aud electrically controlled means on said dial limiting the movement of said arms', substantially as described.

19. A game apparatus comprising a field, transparent base lines on said field, electric lights below said base lines normally eictinguished, a motor, a dial, a shaft driven by the motor, a plurality of arms frictiona ly connected with said shaft and adapted to move about the face of the dial, contacts ,on said dial included in a circuit with said motor, contacts on said dial included in circuits with said lights, said arms adapted to close said circuits, said arms of varying len ths, a lurality of' catches normally holingsai arms against movement, electro-magnets adapted to release said arms, platforms on the field controlling the operation of said magnets, and electrically cont-rolled means on said dial limiting the movement of said arms, substantially as described. 20. A game apparatus comprising a field, transparent base lines on said field, electric, lights below said base lines normally extinguished, a motor, a dial, a. shaft driven by the motor, a plurality of arms frictionally 'connected Wlth said shaft and adapted to move about the face of the dial, contacts on said dial included in a circuit with said motor, contacts on said dial included in circuits with said lights, said arms adapted to close said circuits, said arms of varying lengths, a plurality of catches normally holding said arms against movement, electromagnets adapted to release said arms, platforms on the field controlling the operation of said magnets, inclined platforms on said dial supporting the longer of said arms at their starting points, whereby any of said arms may move on the dial in advance of the others, and electrically cont-rolled means on said dial limit-ing the movement of said arms, substantially as described.

21. A game apparatus, comprising a field, transparent base lines on said field, electric lights below the said base lines normally extinguished, a dial, contacts on said dial, arms mounted to turn on the dial to engage the contacts and close the electric lcircuits to said lights, devices normally holding said arms against movement, contact closing platforms on the field constructed to close electric circuits to release said arm holding means, spring-pressed plungers projecting above the surface of sald dials, and spaced different distances apart, electro-magnets the contacts vand close the electric circuits` to said lights, devices normally holding said arms against movement, and contact closing platforms on the eld constructed to close electric circuits to release said arm holding means, said arm holding means comprisingl i pivoted spring held catches, electro-magnets adapted to move said catches in one direction, spring-pressed plungers projecting above the surface of said dials and spaced different distances apart, electro-magnets constructed to move said plungers out of the path of movement of the arms, and contacts on said dial closed by said arms e011-, trolling the movement of said last-mentioned ma.gnets substantially as described.

'23. A game apparatus comprising a field,

transparent base lines on said field, electric lights below said base lines normally extinguished, a motor, a dial, a` shaft' driven by the motor, a plurality of arms frictionally connected With said shaft and adapted to move about the facevof the dial, contacts on said dial included in a circuit with said motor, contacts on said dial included in circuits With said lights, said arms adapted to close said circuits, means for normally holding said arms against movement, springpressedplungers projecting above the surface of said dials and spaced different distances apart, electro-magnets constructed to move said plungers out of the path of movement of the arms, and contacts on said dial closed by said arms controlling the movement of said last-mentioned magnets, substantially as described.

y24C. A game apparatus comprising a field,

transparent base linesl on said field, electric lights below said baselines normally eX- ltinguished, a motor, a dial, a shaft driven by the motor, a plurality of arms frictionally connected with said shaft and adapted to move about the face of the dial, contacts on said dial included in a circuit with said motor, ,cont-acts on said dial included in circuits with said lights, said arms adapted to close said circuits, electro-magnets normally holding said arms against movement, platforms on the field controlling the operation of said magnets, spring-pressed plungers projecting above the surface of said dials and spaced different distances apart, electromagnets constructed to move said plungers outI of the path of movement of the.arms, and contacts on said dial closed by said arms controlling the movement of said last-mentioned magnets, substantially as described.

25. A game apparatus comprising aV eld, transparent base lines on said field, electric lights below said base lines normally extinguisheda motor, a dial, a shaft driven by the motor, a plurality of arms frictionally connected'with said shaft and adapted to move about the face of the dial, contacts on said dial included -in a circuit with said motor, contacts on said dial included in circuits With said lights, said 'arms adapted to close said circuits, said arms pf varying lengths, a plurality ofv catches normally holding said arms against movement, electro-magnets adapted to release said arms, platforms on the field controlling the operation of said magnets, spring-pressed plungers projecting above the surface of said dials and .spaced different distances apart, electro-magnets constructed to move said plungers out of the path of movement of the arms,` and contacts on said dial closed by said arms controlling the movement of said last-mentioned magnets, substantially as described. l j

26. A game apparatus comprising a field, transparent base lines on said eld, electric lights below said base lines Vnormally extinguished, amotor, a dial, a shaft driven by themotor, a plurality of arms frictionally connected with said shaft and Aadapted to move about the face of the dial, contacts on said dial included in a circuit With said platforms on the field controlling the opera- .tion of said magnets, inclined platforms on said dial supporting the longen of said arms at their starting point, whereby any of said arms may move on thedial in advance of the others, spring-pressed .plungers projecting above the surface of saidr dials and spaced different distances apart, elect-romagnets constructed to move said plungers out of the path of movement of the arms, and contacts on said dial closed by said arms controlling thel movement of said lastmentioned magnets, substantially as described.

27. A game apparatus comprising a field, transparent base lines on said field, electric lights below said base lines normallyextinp ofarms frictionally engaging said shaft,

said arms of four different lengths, the short-er three constituting first base hit arms, the next longer two constituting tWo base msi-,sos

hit arms, the next longer two constituting dial, whereby all of them are engaged by' the home run arm only, and electric means'.

controlling the release of said arms, substantially as described.

28. A game apparatus com rising a field,4

transparent base lines on sai field, electric lights below said base lines normally extinguished, a dial, a shaft projecting through said dial, a motor constructed to turn said shaft, contacts on said dial included in electric circuits with the said lights, a plurality of arms frictionally en aging said shaft, said arms of four di erent lengths, the shorter three constituting rst base hit arms, the next longer two constituting two base hit arms, the next longer two constituting two base hit arms, and the longest arm constituti a home run arm, plungers in the path o movement of said arms, electromagnets controlling said plungers, contacts through which the circuit is closed by the respective arms controlling the movement of said plungers, said contacts spaced varying distances from the center of said dial. whereby all of them are engaged by the home run arm only, and electric means controlling the release of said arms, said controlling means comprising pivoted catches, electro-magnets controlling the operation of said catches, and contact closing ball operated platforms on said field controlling the circuits to said last-mentioned magnets, substantially as described.

29. A game ap aratus comprising a eld,

transparent base ines on said field, electric lights below the base lines normally extinguished, circuit closing means controlling the illumination of said lights, downwardly movable platforms on said field 'controlling the said circuit closing means, brackets secured to the bottom of said platforms, a knife edge bearing connecting said brackets, a lever having a knife edge bearing between its ends, and a knife edge recess at one end to receive said first-mentioned bearing, screw-threads on the opposite end, of said lever, and an adjustable weight screwed,

onto said lever, whereb said platform may be adjusted to proper y balance, substantially'as described. i

30. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of the character described, comprisin a dial', electric contacts on the surface o saidy dial, a lurality of arms mounted to turn on said dial and` adapted to engage certain of said contacts, and means iiormall holdin said arms eainst movcment, su Astantia y as describ 31. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus 'the character described, comprising al dial, a rotary shaft, contacts on the dialLarms of different lengths in frictional engagement with said shaftland adapted to engage the said contacts,and

'means normally holding said arms against movemennsubstantially as' described? 32. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of; the character described, com rising electric contacts,a rotary shaft, a p urality of` arms frictionally engaging said shaft and constructed toengage certain of said contacts, and means normally holding said varms against movement, substantially as described. l 1 33. A circuit controllingl mechanism 4for an apparatus of the character described, com rising electric contacts, a rotary shaft, a p urality of arms frictionallyengaging said shaft and constructed to engage certain of said contacts, said arms of differentl lengths, and the longer of 4said arms only constructed to engage all of said contacts, substantially as described..

34:. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of -the character described, comprising a dial, electric contacts on the surface of said dial,and a lurality of arms mounted to turn on said dial and adapted to engagel certain of said contacts, vmeans holding the arms against movement with the shaft, and electro-magnets adapted to operate said holding means to release the arms one at a time, substantially as described. v

35. A circuit cont-rolling mechanism for an apparatus of the character described, com rising a dial, a rotary shaft, contacts on t e dial, and arms of different lengths in frictional engagement with said shaft and adapted to engage the said contacts, means holding the arms against movement with the shaft, and electro-magnets adapted to operate said holding means to release the arms one at a time, substantially as scribed.`

36. A circuit controlling mechanism for an apparatus of the character described, comprising electric contacts, a rotary shaft, a plurality of arms frictionally engaging said shaft and constructed to engage certain of said contacts, means holdin the arms against movement with the sha t, and-electro-magnets adapted to operate said hold- ,in means torelease the arms one at a time,

lengths, and the longer of said arms only l In testimony whereof I have signed my constructed to engage all of said contacts, name to this specificationn the presence of means holding 'the arms against movement two subscribing witnesses.

with the shaft, and electro-magnets .adapted LOUIS O. SUTTON. tooperate said holding means to .release the Witnesses: l

arms one at a time, substantially as de- R. H. KRENKEL,-

scribed. CHARLES E. Po'r'rs.

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