US1119870A - Game-board. - Google Patents

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J. R. PETTIT.

GAME BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR.16,1912. RENEWED MAY 4, 1914.

1,1 1 9,870, Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

WITNESSES 3% 4 PM I 1/ l/Vl/E/VTO M a @MC ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. PETTIT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO GEORGE DAVIDSON, OF MADISON, NEW JERSEY.

GAME-BOARD Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed April 15, 1912, Serial No. 690,768. Renewed May 4, 1914. Serial No. 836,356.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN R. Pn'r'rrr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved game board, particularly adapted for use in play ing the game of checkers, and such as may be within a cover to avoid danger of the same becoming lost when the board is not in use, and with these and other ends in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the board constructed in accordance with my improvement and illustrating the same provided with squares, each of which has formed therein an opening or receptacle to receive the piece or man; Fig. 2 is a view of a receptacle adapted for use in connection with the board either as a cover or for use as a guard to prevent the men from falling off of the board when the latter is in use; Fig. 3 is a view showing several of the men or pieces for use in playing the game of checkers; Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the board containing several pieces and the receptacle placed thereon to serve as a cover when the board is not in use; Fig. 5 is a view in perspective showing the board arranged within the receptacle when ready for use.

Referring to the drawings, A re resents a board rectangular in form and o a size to adapt it to be conveniently carried in the pocket, in order that it may be used at all times desired, as, for instance, during traveling, the board being made of any desired material, such as metal, wood, fiber, hard rubber, etc, and it may be made solid, or if desired, made hollow, as illustrated in Fig. 4. As the board is particularly adapted for playing the game of checkers, it is marked off into a number of light and dark squares.

with a shoulder or flange 0 to prevent the piece from being inserted into the board or block A too far. These pieces? E have the ends formed of cone-shape in order to facilitate the entrance of the same into the openings D, those portions immediately adjacent the flange 0 being preferably made straight in order to fit tightly in said openings D to prevent the accidental disengagement there of from the board. To distinguish the two sets of pieces I prefer to have one set painted or stained of a light color, and the other set painted or stained of a dark or contrasting color. Furthermore, each of the pieces at one end is provided with a ball or knob f, but of a size or diameter sufficiently small to allow that respective end of the piece to be inserted in the opening D, the end of the piece provided with a knob or ball being intended to represent a king.

From the foregoing it will be understood that when the pieces are arranged in the openings D to represent men the end provided with the ball or knob Wlll be mserted within the block as illustrated in 9 Fig. 4, at the left thereof, and when the piece is intended to represent a king it will be inserted in the opening as illustrated at the right in Fig. 4, that is, with the end of the piece uppermost which has the ball or knob formed thereon.

When the board is not in use the parts will be arranged as illustrated in Fig. 4, that is, with the pieces E inserted in the openings D and the receptacle F illustrated in perspective in Fig. 2used as a cover, thereby retaining the pieces E in engagement with the board A. This receptacle F is preferably made of pasteboard and of a shape corresponding to that of the board A, the sides G being of suficient height to inclose the edges 0; of the board A. When the board A is in use the receptacle 1F will be reversed, and the board A placed therein as illustrated in Fig. 5, the sides Gr of the receptacle F extending somewhat above those of the board A and acting as a flange ,or guard for the latter to prevent the men from rolling oil of said board should they become disengaged therefrom.

From the above description it will be seen that the device is exceedingly simple and can be manufactured at a small cost; that the construction of the pieces is such that they may be assembled with the board, either end uppermost, to represent men or kings and that the receptacle F may be employed either as a cover when the board is not in use or as a part of said board when the latter is in use.

it am aware that it is not new to construct a board marked 05 into a series or several series of squares and provided with openings to receive the men or pieces and hence I make no claim to such; but

1.. A game board of the character described comprising a board proper provided with openings game pieces reversible in said openings and projecting above and beneath the surface of the board, the length of the projecting portions of said pieces corresponding approximately with the thickness of the board; and a receptacle adapted to contain said board and thereby serve as a cover therefor when the same is not in use and as a guard when the board is in use, the depth of said cover corresponding approximately with the thickness of the board plus the length of the portions of said end pieces which project above the surface of the board.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an integral game piece having two oppositely extending conical portions and a projecting flange extending about the piece at its middle portion and adjacent the bases of said conical portions, the free ends of said piece being shaped dissimilarly.

Signed at New York, borough of Manhat tan, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 13th day of April, A. D. 1912 JUHN It PlElllll'lF.

Witnesses:

Susan M. Wrnroucnmr, Josnrrr BRUGGER

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