US1116911A - Toy. - Google Patents

Description

A. 'I. ORLANSKY.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1914.

3M1 3 6 1 a Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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A. I. OBLANSKY.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 19151. 1 1 1 6 91 1 a v 'Patemeii NW, 19, 1914.

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Speoiflcatiouof Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Application filed August 1, 1914. Serial No. 854,497.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM I. ORLAN- sKY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Charleston, in the county of Charleston and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and Improved Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in toys and more particularly to a game device for playing novel and amusing games requiring the exercise of skill and proving an amusement to old as well as youn folks,

Another objectof the invention is to provide a toy counting device which embodies a disk-like member mounted upon an endless strand of cord or the like passing through spaced openings in said member in such a manner that when the cord is twisted the toy can be spun or caused to revolve, while by providing a novel arrangement of numberson its peripheral edge and upon its opposite faces having cooperating pointers, games may be played requiring the'exercise of skill by bringing the member to a stop by causing it to contact with a surface, or when so stopped'the pointer will cooperate with thenuznbers on the opposite faces to try for a certain number or character, a sum total or 80 to play the ordinary games played with dice. With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the peculiar combination'and arrangement of parts to be here inafter more fully described, illustrated and 85 claimed, it being also an object to provide a device which is simple in construction, durable and efficient.

Reference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding'parts in all the views and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved toy showing the manner of bringing *the same to a stop, as when playing a game; Fig. 2 is a face view of the disk-like mem* -ber with the cord in section; Fig. 3 isa sectionnl view taken on the line 3+3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a' view similar to. Fig. 2 but showing a modified form of attaching one of the pointers; Fig. 5 is a plan view of astrip showing the arrangement of the edge numerals or characters; Fig. (i is a sectional view of a modification showing a different mannerof seduring the cords to the disk so as to project. from opposite sides thereof;

making the disk Fig. 7 is a detail view'of the securing member employed in connection with the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a face View showing a further modified way of attaching the cords; and Fig. '9 is a sectional view of the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 8.

As shown, the improved toy embodies a disk-like member 10 which more es )eciall consists of a relatively heavy or solid body made from various stufl" such as candy, chewing gum, metal, wood, rubber, paper or glass, and preferably provided at its edge portion 11 with edge faces 12 produced by hexagonal or any other multiplecornered shape depending upon the nature of the play and the material from which the device is made. The disk is made solid or can be made up of a hollow box or receptacle 13 filled with candy, gum, Wood or the like to add novelty thereto from a standpoint of market value, and each disk is provided with a pair of spaced transverse passages or apertures 14; adapted to receive opposed portions of an endless string or cord 15 therethrough. The opposed faces of the disk are provided with numbers from one to six, as indicated by the numeral 16, and-these numbers are preferably carried by opposed paper or covering sections 17 form ing parts of the box if desired. The edge of the disk is co 'ered by a strip 18 having indications such as zero, 1, 3/4, 1/2,.1/4 and Try again in succession, as indicated by the numeral 19, and are spaced apart so as to dispose one of these numbers or charactiers at each edge face of the periphery of the isk.

Fixed to the cord at opposite sides of the disk and in close proximity to the faces thereof are pointers '20 preferably .made from sections of sheet metal of such [on th as to extend as far as the edge of the disk and to point to the numbers or charactersv 16 between the division lines 21, equally dividing the opposed faces into thespaces occupied by these numbers. These pointers are adapted to turn with the cord whehthe latter is twisted by catching hold of the end lot portions of the cord in themaiiner shown in Fig. l and twisting the cord by turning the.

disk, so that byexertin' of the cord andthen re easing bringing it in sudden contact witha-su'rface.

pull upon the "ends .he-sume the disk will be caused to revolve in opposite di- 11o rections and may be'brought-to a stop by in this manner one otthe characters on the edge feces of the disk may be brought up number of trials or the like will win the game. When the zero mark appears upright the player is credited with a corresponding count, and so on, while if the words Try again appear another chance will be given to eliect the stopping of the disk in such a manner as to cause one of the numbers of value to be disposed upward.

In using" the numbers upon the opposite faces the disk is spun or turned in the same manner end brought to a stop so that the needles or pointers carried by the cord on said opposed faces will be directed toward certain of the numbers, whereby the games played with dice can be more easily played or the device in this? manner used as 2. counter. This will be permitted since the cord may never beentirely unwound or drawn entirely tent, and if so, this will only happen at diderent times and the pointer will thus be directed toward difierent numhere. As a modified mannerof atta'ching the pointers the same mey be constructed of a single section of wire, as shown at 22 in Fig. 4 of the drawings, with one end rebent and clamped on the cord to bring the same together adjacent to the passages or apertures 14%, as in the previously described construction, while the pointers ere retained in position by twisting one strand of the wire around the other, as shown M 23. By making the disk of glass or other transparent material the numbers on the opposite faces of the disk are rendered visible from one side so that it is unnecessary to look at both sides or to strain the eyes in order to determine the count.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings the disk is of the same construction but in lieu of providim spaced passages or openings therethrougl for receiving the cords so that the cords will project in opposite directions therefrom, a fastener24 is employed. the same consistingof the center of t of the edge characters rections whereby the disk may be turned in the usual manner;

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9 the disk is made up of a shell as heretofore described of metal or paper and each side of the shell is provided with a pair of cuts or slits 27 which are spaced apart to provide intermediate portions 28 and the cords are passed beneath these por tions and throu h the slits or unches near fie disk after t e same are raised to provide ears. The cords are each 7 in the form of loops.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A toy comprising a disk-likemember,

thereof engaged with said member and adapted to be twisted for spinnin or revolving the same, characters on t-e edge and opposite feces of the disk, and pointers carried by the twisting strands adjacent the opposite feces of the disk-like member to coiiperete with the characters when the disk is brought to a stop.

2. The combination with a disk supported by a cord and adapted to be turne said disk having edge faces with a plurality of characters thereon and with characters on its opposed faces; of pointers carried by the cord adjacent to said opposed faces for co operation with the characters on said faces when the disk is brought to a stop by contact with a surface, such sto pin of the disk also causin one of the ed to show upward as and for the purpose described.

3. A toy ame device, com rising a shell with a plura ity of edge faces liaving charactors thereon such as zero, 1, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 and Try again, said shell being filled to form n solid body and having spaced transverse passages, an endless strand with portions passed throu h said passages and adapted to be twistef by turning the body thus formed so that by alternately pulling and releasing strain upon the ends of the cord said body will revolve and may be brou 'ht' to a stop by contact with a surface to ispose one of the edge characters to view.

4:. A toy with a plurality of edge faces aving charectcrs thereon such as zero, 1, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 and Try again, said shell being filled to form n solid body and having spaced transverse passo cs, an cndlessstrand with portions passed throiigh said passages and ads ted to be twisted by turning the body thus ormed so that by alternately pulling and releasing strain upon the ends of the cord said body will revolve and 'ma be brought to; stop by contact with :1 surface to dispose one to view, the opposed faces of the shell being divided into spaces go o aracters .one or more endless strands having portions ame device, comprising a shell numbered from one to six, and pointers I name tothis specification in the presence of fixed tofthe cgrd to turn therewilfh agjacent two subscribing Witnesses. to said aces or e06 eration wit sai numhers to produce a coiinting device or permit ABRAHAM ORLANSKY 5 the playing of games such asplayed with Witnesses:

dice. A. W. ILDERQN, In testimony whereof I have signed my 7 L. REDINGER.

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