US1226028A - Game apparatus. - Google Patents

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W. C. TAYLOR.

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Patented May 15, 1917.

P playing board to catch aballrolled WILLIAM G. TAYLOR, OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 25, 1916. Serial No. 74,270.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing in the town of Bloomfield, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, United States of America, have invented a certain new and useful Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, and which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The invention relates to games played upon a game board or table with balls or marbles, and the object is to provide a novel game in which two play simultaneously at opposite ends of the board, one projecting the balls thereon from a toy cannon, spring gun or other suitable projectile-throwing mechanism pivotally mounted to oscillate horizontally over its playing surface, or marbles may be shot by hand, from one end toward pens at the opposite end of the board, such pens having scoring values; while his opponent at the same time at the opposite end of the board, attempts by means of a ball-catching device, to catch him out or score against him; and my invention also furnishes means for a player to circumvent his opponent so guarding the pens from entrance in front, by a skilful shot directed against a deflecting pen-partition and through a universal tubular deflector, to deposit a ball from the rear into a pen so guarded.

I accomplish these results as shown in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1, represents in perspective a game board with my improvements upon it; Fig. 2 repre sents another form of my invention with ball course inclined instead of horizontaL' marginal flanges inclined inward'iustead of perpendicular, and converging toward the tubular deflector and extending upward to inclose the ends'of the tubular deflector, and without subdivision of the ball course or floor of the deflector into sections or pens, thewhole as represented in Fig. 2, comprising a single ball course and ball catching device. In this form it may be used as a game board or may be made small enough to be used in the hand of a player upon a upon its shaped tubular deflector board overlap in their floor,

surface. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section across the tubular deflector F and its base or floor L, along the line P of Figs. 1 and 2, and parts similar to those shown in Figs. 1 and 2, are similarly lettered.

A represents the playing surface of a board, B, B, B, marginal flanges thereto, O, C, the pivotal points of a toy spring gun, E, E, partitions attached to the board and extending vertically above its surface and forming therewith a series of pens extending across the opposite end of the board from the pivotal points C, C, the forward part of such partitions located radially to said pivotal points and the rear part curved or bent to a course diverging laterally from such radial course. F'represents a scrollcommencing to curve upward at G in the floor of the pens or immediately back of them and continued in an upward and forward scroll to a point above the starting point indicated at H, after describing a spirally circular course vertical to the face of the board. This tubular deflector is universal to and opens from and into all the pens and furnishes an unobstructed path fora ball from any pen to any other pen between itand the center pen. It is represented as joined to the under side of the board by a lap at I, and the edge of the ping it extends laterally through the series of pens forming a step K as an obstacle against the es cape of a ball after deposit from the tubular deflector F. Such deflector may, however be formed as a continuation of the board, or may be joined with its upper sur face flush, or overlapping, and such step may be added thereto in the form of an in clined plane extending upward into and terminating in such pens as such an obstacle step K, or such. obstacle to escape may be formed by a trench or pocket. The pens and tubular deflector as shown in Fig. 1, form ball catching devices. InFig. 2, parts similar or corresponding to parts in Fig. 1 are similarly lettered, except that the ball course, corresponding to J in Fig. 1, is represented .in Fig. 2 in the inclined plane form and marked J. In Fig. 2, the two side walls of the ball course, marked B, B, are

Patented May 15, 1917.

'tion of a point back shown as extended upward to inclose the ends, of the tubular deflector F. My device in this form is best adapted for use upon another ball course as a catcher and is hereinafter so referred to.

The advantages and interest in the several games which may be played with my apparatus are described as follows:

Preferably the part of the partitions, E, back of the radial course, I curve in a direcof the central pen leading through the tubular deflector; I give the central pen the highest value and those on each side, sively. The opponent will therefore guard the pen of highest value from entrance in front and by a quick shift of his catcher as soon as he perceives the course of the ball, will endeavor to catch the player out or score against him according to the game in play. The player will endeavor, by directing a shot against the partition of a lowerscoring pen to cause the ball to travel in the tubular deflector in a spiral and longitudinal course and to be deposited in the rear of the guarded pen or of a pen of higher value than the one it entered; or by a feint of such a play, he will endeavor to cause his opponent to uncover the central pen leaving it open for direct entrance.

I am aware that game apparatus have been made consisting of a board with flange or border walls to keep projectiles upon the board, with a ball projecting device, pens to receive the balls, and deflectors, and I there fore do not claim such a combination broadly, but what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A game apparatus including a ball course and a ball catching device formed of metal or other suitable material, comprising a pen formed with for retaining a ball and having two side walls, and a scroll shaped tubular deflector extending from such floor in a curve forming an upward and forward scroll continued sufficiently to pitch a ball backward after a complete circular course therein.

2. A game apparatus including a ball course, a series of pens extending across one end of such course and formed by setting partitions upon and vertical to its playing surface, backed or hacked and surmounted by a scroll-shaped tubular deflector extending from the rear end of such course in an upward and forward scroll continued sufficiently to pitch a ball backward after a complete circular course therein.

3. A game apparatus including a ball course, a series of pens extending across one end of such course and formed by setting partitions upon and vertical to its playing surface, the forward part of such partitions being located radially to the pivotal point of a projectile-throwing device swiveling values decreasing progres-- floor having means therein;

partitions upon and vertical to its playing surface, the forward part of such partitions being located radially to the pivotal point of a projectile throwing device swiveling horizontally upon said course, and the rearward part of such partitions being curved or bent in a course divergent from such radial course, said pens being backed or backed and, surmounted by a scroll-shaped tubular deflector extending from the rear end of such course in an upward and forward scroll continued sufficiently to pitch a ball backward after a complete circular course therein, and means for retaining a ball in such pens after deposit from such tubular deflector.

5. A game apparatus including a ball course, aseries of pens extending across one end of such course and formed by setting partitions upon and vertical to its playing surface, the forward part of such partitions being located radially to the pivotal point of a projectile-throwing device swiveling horizontally upon said course, said pens being backed or backed and surmounted by a scroll shaped tubular deflector extending from the rear end of such course in an up ward and forward scroll continued sufficiently to pitch a ball backward after a complete circular course therein, the floor of said pens having an inclined plane section, or a step, or trench or pocket therein to prevent the escape of a ball when deposited from such tubular deflector, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. A game apparatus including a ball course, a series of pens extending across one end of such course and formed by setting partitions upon and vertical to its playing surface, the forward part of such partitions being located radially to the pivotal point of a projectile-throwing device swiveling horizontally upon said course, said pens being backed or backed and surmounted by a scroll-shaped tubular deflector extending from the rear end of course in an upward and forward scroll continued sufliciently to pitch a ball backward after a complete circular course therein, the floor of said pens having an inclined plane section, or a step, or trench or pocket therein to prevent the escape of a ball when deposited from such tubular deflector, substantially as described, after a complete circular course therein, suband a ball-catching device formed of metal stantially as and for the purpose described. 01' other suitable material, comprising a pen In testimony whereof, I have signed my formed With floor having means therein for name to this specification in the presence of 5 retaining a ball, and having two perpendiew two subscribing Witnesses.

lar side-Walls inclosing the ends of a seroll shaped tubular deflector and such tubular de- WViLLIAM TAYLOR fleetor extending from such floor in a curve Witnesses: forming an upward and forward scroll con- RAYMOND TAYLOR,

10 tinned sufliciently to pitch a ball backward LILLIAN TAYLOR.

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