US1279409A - Die. - Google Patents

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T. J. MURRAY.

DIE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 191B.

1 ,279,4Q9. I Patented Sspt. 17, 1918.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY TIMOTHY J. MURRAY, on WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK.-

DIE.

Specification of. Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

Application filed Apri1 6, 1918. Serial No. 227,004.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TIMOTHY J. MURRAY, a citizen of United States of America, residing at White Plains, in the county of West chester and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dice, of which the following is a specificatlon.

This invention relates to dice for the playing of various games and has for its principal object the provisionof a die consisting of a cubical or rectangular shaped body having each one of its surfaces provided with the same number of recesses so that the die will be evenly balanced at all points from its center, thereby eliminating possibility of the player resorting to trickery in the playing of the game, which would otherwise permlt him to outplay his opponent by careful and skilful manipulations of the die, particularly where the die is provided with different numbers of counting recesses on its respective surfaces which causes the die to be overbalanced and enables the player to be frequently assured of obtaining the number desired. My improved die is provided, as stated with the same number of recesses in each surface and in order that they may be divided into a set possessin a play or counting value and a second dlstinguished set of no particular value, except to give proper balance to the die, I prefer that those recesses of a counting value be painted White, while those of a no counting value are colored in some suitable manner to render the same readily discernible from the others.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement of parts which will hereinafter be fully, described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, has been illustrated, a single and preferred form of v the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitations are necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims ma be resorted to when desired.

figure l. is a p r p t ve v ew of a d e transparent material.

constructed in accordance with my inventlon.

Fig. 2, is a conventional illustration of the die showlng the respective faces thereof marlied 1n accordance with the invention.

Fig. 3, 1s a vertical section taken through a portion of the die.

The die 5, is of cubical or rectangular formation as illustrated and each of its flat surfaces is provided with recesses 6, possessing a counting or play value and a second set of similar recesses 7 the latter being in the nature of balancing recesses. Each of the flat faces is provided with a total of seven of such recesses including those of a counting value and those of no counting value. In this manner it will be manifest that each surface of the die is uniformly balanced and in playing a game, it will be observed that the chances of a layer utilizing the, die by resorting to trickery in the manipulation thereof to throw a particular number will be reduced to a minimum.

In order that the respective sets of re cesses, namely those of a counting value and secondly those of no counting value can be properly distinguished from each other, the

latter are preferably coated with a paint of.

a distinguishing color such as blue, while the recesses 6, of a counting value are coated white. a distinguishing color and preferably of This combination is found best in that the recesses of an actual counting value are always readily distinguished from those recesses of no counting value.

The actual counting recesses range in number from one to six on the respective faces of the die. The recesses of no counting value also range from one to'six and the total number of both recesses .on each face of the'die is seven, as illustrated.

What is claimed as new is:

The die body is constructed also of 1. A die comprising a cubical body pronumber ,of recesses, the arrangement of recesses in the respective surfaces being identical, the recesses in each surface being divided into distinguishing sets.

3. A die comprising a cubical body provided With fiat surfaces, each of said surfaces having a number of recesses therein divided into diiferent sets one of said sets possessing a counting value and those of the other set simply acting as balancing re- 1 TIMOTHY J. MURRAY.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 0

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