US1118912A - Puzzle. - Google Patents

Description

H. G. TAYLOR.

PUZZLE. APPLIGATloN FILED mals, 1914.

Patented Nov. 24, v1914;

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iifUGiiG. TAYLOR, or DENVER, ooiioimno;

" v RUZZLE To all L/Omit may concern citizen of the `Unitedy States, residing at w Denver, inthe county' of Denver and State ofl'Coloradd'haye invented a new' and useful Improvement ini ljuzzles,l of which" they `fol-av lowing is a specification.V

The` object of this inyention istoprovide afsim'p'le and inexpensiye pnzale in which one or niore hollow 'elements such as balls" provided Jwith apertures'or openings V.arev employed inV a` suitabley casing; 'havingA one or n moretransparentsidesfaiufl one or more smaller elements or hallsflare adaptedto pass through said openings into the A"interior of saidhollow elements upon` su'liiciently turning Yor shaking the casing containing` them,

said hollow element being .provided "with means for engaging the smaller element to prevent Vit fromescaping fromV the larger eleifnent afterlit: has been Mplaced therein.

Thev invention. furtherprovides incidental features'oi fconstruction which serve to preline XfX; Fig. 3 is a section of thelarge hollowelement or ball; Fig. lis a perspective View of the spring vwhich is placed in` the large hollow element forvpreventing the smaller element from escaping after it has been placed' therein; Fig. 5 is a p lan of an lalternative .construction of my invention,

and Fig. 6 is a section taken `on the line `Y-Y Fig. 5. .40 i `tangular frame made from a single piece of metal or any other suitablematerial.` This f In the drawing, A indicates a suitable rec# frame is provided with an inwardly pro# jecting rim Barc-und its entire inner surbetween' its `outer ends.

face, and positioned substantially midway Placed against the outer ends of the frame are two'opp'osite sides C and D made of glass or other suit'-` `abletransparent material which may bev secured to the frame by gluing directly thereto or by securing a strip of leather, paper or other suitable material E over thel rim of the frame and the edgesof said sides. The frame A and sidesy C' and D form an inclosure withinwhich `are placed a pair of puzzle elements F and G which areadapted l "'*S-pecfcaton of Letters atent. Patgnted NOV. 24, 1914 i Appiicatioa aid rbiiary ie; i914. .seriai No. 818,863. `A I to be manipulated in the puzzle frame or inclosure as will be hereinafter described.

The element F is in the form of a large ball i having an opening H inone side extending intotheball and forming a freceptaclerfor the 4element @,which is in the form yof a small ball of slightly less diameter than" the diameter of the openingll. 'y n In use the frame is held in horizontal position and by tilting it the large and small balls are rolled aro-und in the frame into position, so 'that the smalllballmay sometimes roll into the large ball, the object of the same being to cause the small ball toenter the passage H. The inward projection B acts'asa guard for the `large ball around the frame, which permits the small ball Gr to 'escapefrointhe large ball, and makes iteXtremely difficult to cause the small ball to enterthe large ball.v .lt will be noted that the distance between either side wall C'or. D of the frame and the guard is suilicientto allow the small ball to escape below the guard. rlhe passage H is provided with a 'spring catch' I, `which is cut from` a thin strip of'spring material and formed with a lateral circular inner end 2, an outwardly inthe passage H with its circular innermost end 2 first, the diameter of said end being substantially the same diameter as the passage so as to .form a tight engagement and "prevent the catch from becoming disengaged `from the ball. 4 is adapted to be sprung down by the small ball G to allow it to pass into the passage H,

The backwardly inclined end but blocks the small ball from becoming disengaged from the passage, `after it has been captured. The small ball is of su'liciently small diameter to sweep over the end 4l of the catch in the passage in the large ball.

rIn rare instances the small ball can be captured in the large ball although the task is difficult to accomplish.

The frame lor inclosure may be of any suitable shape, that illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 being only one of many forms that may be employed. In Fig. 5 is illustrated a cross sectional View of an alternative form showing another construction of the frame. In this View the parts J and` K are made o glass or other suitable transparent material and formed with telescopinginarginal sides L and M, which have secured between them, an inwardly projectingguard N. After the tapering shank 3,"an"d a backwardly'inclined `spring outer end Ll. This catch is inserted Kto` uses otherL than those above set forth In accordance with the patent statutes, I-

have described the principles of operation of my invention together with the apparatus which I nowconsider to represent the best'4 embodiment thereof but I desire to have it understood lthat the construction shown is only ,illustrative and thatv the invention can be carried out by other means and applied within the scope of the following claims.

Having described Imy invention, what l claimas new'and desire to protect-by Let-r ters Patent is 1. A puzzle comprising, in combination, an inclosure case having a transparent side and a guard around its inner wall projecting inwardly in the inclosure, an independent freely movable element in the inclosure having an aperture in its side, a smaller independent freelymovable element in said inclosure adapted to pass into the interior of said. .hollow element and a spring catch in the aperture of said hollow element adapted ,to permit said smaller element to sweep past and enter said aperture but block it against l'Copies of this patent may be obtained for mme escaping from said aperture afterit has been j captured, said-guard permitting said' small element escaping below it from entering the large element. f I y v 1 v- 2. A puzzle, comprising, injcombination, an inclosurecase having a transparent-side, an independent freely movable element in the inclosure' havingan'aperture inits side,

a smaller independent freelyjmovable lele-` ment in lsaid linclosure vadapted to pass into the interior of .said hollow element-and va spring catch in 'the aperture of said hollowr element adapted to rpermit said smaller ele-A y ment to 'sweep pastand, enter said aperture, but block it against escapingffrom said aperl ture after it has been captured. p

an rinclosure case 'having a transparentv side `and a guard around itsl inner wall "projecting inwardlyinthe incls'ure, an' indepen'd` ent freely ymovable element in the vinclosure having anapert'ure in yitsside, a smaller independent freely movable element in said inclo-sure and adapted to pass into'tlieinterior of saidhollow element,` said guard permitting said smaller 4element escaping froml entering the larger element.l

In testimony whereof,1 have signed my name to this specification, two `subscribing witnesses. v

.a y HUGH G. TAYLOR.V Witnesses:

EVELX'N' HAMiLroN, lFroiznlvcn J. ALLEN,

ive cents each, by'v addressing` .the.,4CnimissicnerV ofjPatlentus`, i

Washington,D.C. l' f in the presence of

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