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Description

J. IRSCH.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED mus. 1919.

Patented Aug. 12,1919.

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23. 1919.

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JACOB Insert, or NEW YORK, N; Y.

TAMUSEMENTVDEVICE. c f i Specification of Letters Patent.

.-: Patented Au 12 1919.

Application filed January 23, 1919. SerialI N'o. 272,690.

To all whom it may concern:v 1

. Be it known that I, JAooB IRSCH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, Long Island City, borough of Queens, in the county ofQueens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Amusement Device, of which the following is a full,clear-,-and exact'de- This invention relates to amusement devices, and has for an object the provision of an improved construction which necessitates movement by the player, which .movement may be stopped at any time by the judge or umpire of the'device' 1 Another object of-the invention is toprovide anamusement device with anumber of workable membersifor various players arranged to operate at-diflerent speeds according to the action of the player, these various members being under the control of a single person so that when one player has reached his goal the various devices may be locked against operation and thereby indicate the winner of thegame and also the second and third places. a

A still further object of the inventionis to provide an amusement device in which an indicating member is operated by the player to the turning of a rotatable member,

these parts being associated with a figure the indicator when the through Fig. 1 on line 2"2,- the same being onan enlarged scale;- 1 r V I F1g.- 3 1s a fragmentary sectional vlew through Fig.2 online 3-3.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 2 on line 4- 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings byunumerals, 1 Land 2 indicate identically constructed" playing" members "orsections which are'connected'to rods'3 and 4 andassociated parts hereinafter fully described.

Rod 3 is connected to a lever 5 operating in connectionwith a toothed segment 6, wherein,:-if desired, a spring pressed catchcould be provid'edto engage with the teethof the wheel -18 connected to suitable cranks.

segment so as to lock the lever on and 1 off as 'deslred. The same structure is provided in respect to the lever 8 which is pivota'lly connected to rod/1. Rod i is operated for releasing the shaft 9 hereinafter fully described, which carriesa pointer 10 operk ating'over the dialllf, When the lever 8 is opposite thep'osition marked Off pointer 10 will automatically'return' to zero, but

when the lever is moved-to the position marked On-the' 'parts are connected upso that when the handwheel 12 is operated the pointer'10 will-begin tomove from zero aroundthe "dial clockwise. When the lever 5 is'at the end of the segment'6 marked-On the hand wheel 12 and'associated parts are released so that they may be-easily operated by a player, but'when the lever is at the end marked Off the wheel 12 and associated parts are locked against movement. These 7 detail'structures' are shown in Figs-2, 3 and i 4. Before describing thesedetail structures it is desired topoint'out that two devices 1 and 2 are shown, but any'number may be used and connected up with the rods 3 and 4 so that they may be operated simultaneously.

In playing the 'ame one or any number may play, prefera 1y two or moreg When more than one player is'playing each player grasps the handle 13 of the respective wheels 12 and the umpire or' starter pulls both levers 5 and 8 over to the position shown in Fig. l and gives some signal, as for instance the word go. The variousplayers' will then begin to'rotate as fast as possible the wheels 12 and the pointer 10 will move in "proportion to the speed of rotation of wheel '12, theglobe 14 will also rotate inproportion to the speed of rotation of wheel 12, the rotation of the globe causingthe rotation of the wheels-15 of the bicycle 16. As

therear wheel rotates it will move the chain 17-whichwi11 'inturn rotate 1 the sprockeAt figure19 is mounted on the bicycle 16 with "the jointed "legs'thereof connectedwith the cranks connected with sprocket wheel 18,so that the legs of the-figure as well as the wheels 'of'the bicycle will imove. The variops players continue to rotate the wheels 12 until one player hascaused his pointer to' reach the 'zeromark, whereupon the umpire movesthe lever 5 back to the position off which will lo'ck'all- 'the wheels '12" substantially instantaneously, butwill not afltect the position-'o'f'the poi-nters' 10; After the various dials have been examined to determine who was the winner the umpire may then move the lever 8 over to the position marked Off whereupon the various pointers 10 will be released and brought back automatically to the zero point.

In Fig. 2 it will beseentha't each of the devices 1 and 2 is provided with a housing 20 of any desired kind, as for instance wood,

in. order to protect and inclose the various operating mechanism except the Wheel 12 the sprocket wheel 21 and part of the sprocket wheel 22. The sprocket wheel 21 is connected to a shaft 23 mounted on. suit- ..able standard 24 and 25 secured to the auxiliary housing 26., so that when the shaft is rotated power will be transmitted from sprocket wheel 21 through'chain 27, through sprocket wheel 22 and from thence to the main power shaft 28. This power shaft car-- .ries a sprocket wheel 29 and a gear wheel 30. The gear wheel 30 is positioned to mesh with the teeth 31 of the locking lever 32 when in one position. i The locking lever is pivotally mounted at 33 near thebottom of the ho ing 20 and at the upper end is connected to the rod 3 so that-upon the operation of the lever 6 (Fig. 1) the teeth 31 maybe moved into and out of mesh with the gear wheel 30. chain 34 passes over the sprocket wheel 29 and over a comparatively large sprocket wheel 35,. Sprocketfwheel 35 .is rigidly secured to shaft 36 which carries a gear wheel 37 and the globe 14, said globe being arranged exteriorly of the casing 20 and provided with a groove 39 for accommodating the wheels 15' of the bicycle 16.

The bicycle 16 is also provided with a sup port 40 which is preferably loosely connected at 41 to the casing 20, whereby the weight of the bicycle and the figure thereon will rest on the globe 14. The gear wheel 37 is positioned to mesh with the connecting pinion 38 and also with the comparatively large gear wheel 42 when the rod 4 is inthe position shown in Fig. 1. The pinion 38 is pivotally mounted on the lever 43 which in turn is pivotally mounted at 44 on the housing 20 so that as rod 4 is moved back and forth the pinion is brought into mesh and. moved out of mesh with the respective gears 37 and 42. Whenthegears. are in mesh, as

shown in the drawing and wheel "12 is ro- I .tated motionwill be transmitted to thegear weight 47 will cause the shaft 9 and associate parts to rotate backward to their former' position and thereby bring the pointer 10 back to Zero. It will be, of course, understood that each of the devices 1 and 2, and as many more as used, are provided With a mechanism similar to that shown in Fig. 2, so that when rod 4 is moved in one direction all of the pointers 10 will be released, and when moved in the opposite direction the parts will be connected up as shown in .Fig. 3 so that when wheel 12 is turned the parts will move at a speed proportioned to the speed of the wheel 12.

In order to provide means for positively indicating the winner when two or more players are operating the machines at almost the same speed a bell or suitable gong 48 isprovided which is struck by the hammer 49. This hammer is mounted on a suitable L-shaped support 50 which is pivotally supported on the casing 1 by any suitable means, saidL-shaped support being con nected with a chain or cable 51, said chain being also connected at 52 to a pivotally mounted lever 53 which carries a signal disk 54 having a number 55 arranged thereon indicating the particular machine. As shown in Fig; 3 if machine one wins a number one 1 will appear above the machine as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3. In this way a visual signal will be provided and also an audible sound. The chain or flexible cable 51 passes over. suitable guiding pulleys 56 and 57 supported in any'desired manner so that the cable or chain 51 maybe connected to the rack 58 which is continually in mesh with the pinion 59 rigidly secured to shaft 9. This rack is held in position by suitable guiding members 60 and 61 which straddle the rack so as to prevent lateral movement while allowing a free up and down movement. A pair of set screws 62 and 63 are provided for holding the rack in engagement at all times, said set screws being provided with suitable lock-nuts so that when the parts are properly adjusted the rack 58 may freely slide but cannot get out of place. By

this construction and arrangement as the shaft 9 moves and the indicator moves from the zero point again to 'zero the rack 58 will be raised and the cable or chain 51 will be pulled downwardly so that the signal disk 54 and the hammer-49 will be both moved shaft 9 so that the pointer 10 will go back to zero and the weight of the disk 54 will pull the chain 51 and move rack 59 back to its starting point, the weight of the rack assisting in this movement. It will also be evident that the movement of the shaft 9, under the action of weight 47 will cause the return movement so that both weights act in conjunction for bringing the parts back to their former position ready for a second operation. Ordinarily after the game has been played the various locking levers 32 are left in engagement with the gears 30 while the idlers 38 are left disengaged so that the parts will assume their original neutral po-' sition and remain there. When the parts are in the position just described none of the mechanism can be operated even if someone tries to move the wheel 12. This prevents any tampering with the various mechanisms by persons not entitled to use the device.

What I claim is:

1. An amusement device comprising a plurality of stations, each of said stations having a rotatable pointer,,mechanism for rotating said pointer including a hand-operated wheel, a driving gear, a driven gear, and a connecting idler for connecting said gears, a rod connecting the connecting idlers of each of said stations together, a single lever for operating said rod for throwing in and out said connecting idlers, means connected with said pointer for moving the pointer back to zero when the connecting idlers are moved to a disengaged position, a lock for each of said stations for locking the mechanism for rotating the pointers, means for connecting all of said last mentioned locks together, and a lever operating said means.

2. An amusement device comprising a casing, a dial arranged on said casing, a pointer arranged to travel over said dial, a shaft carrying said pointer, a reduction transmission mechanism connected with said shaft, a hand-operated wheel for actuating said reduction transmission mechanism, a

lock for locking said transmission mechanism against movement, a movable member arranged in said transmission mechanism for releasing said shaft, and a weighted cable connected with said shaft for rotating the shaft in a reverse direction when the V shaft is released.

3. An amusement device comprising a cas ing, a dial mounted on said casing, a pointer positioned to travel over said dial, a shaft supporting said pointer, a globe arranged beneath said dial, a vehicle having wheels positioned on said globe, a figure on said vehicle connected to the vehicle in such a manner that part thereof will operate with the wheels of the vehicle, said wheels being in contact with said globe and rotatable thereby when the globe is rotated, a shaft for rotating said globe, a hand operated wheel arranged near the bottom of said housing, means for connecting said handoperated wheel to the shaft carrying said globe whereby when the hand-operated wheel is rotated said shaft and globe will be rotated, and driving mechanism connecting the shaft carrying the globe and the shaft carrying the pointer whereby the globe and pointer will rotate in a certain relationship to each other.

4. An amusement device comprising a dial, a pointer adapted to move over said dial from the starting point to zero, a shaft connected to said dial for operating the same, a hand operated wheel, a plurality of mechanisms for rotating said shaft connected to said hand operated wheel, a pinion arranged on said shaft, a rack meshing with said pinion, a cable connected with said rack, a pair of pivotally mounted levers connected with said rack, a hammer on one of said levers, a signal disk on the other of said levers, and a bell arranged in the path of movement of said hammer so that when the dial and parts associated. therewith have been moved to a predetermined position said hammer will strike the bell.

J AOOB IRSOH.

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