US1401844A

US1401844A - Game device

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Publication number: US1401844A
Application number: US412824A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frederick C Westphal
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1920-09-25
Filing date: 1920-09-25
Publication date: 1921-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 1938-12-27

Description

F. C. WESTPHAL.

GAME DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. |920.

Pfsented Dec; 2 7, 192,1.

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FREDERCK C. WESTPHAL, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY.

GAME DEVICE.`

T0 all w wmz't 'may concern: y

Be it known that l, FREDERICK C.' 7n-str- PHAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gaine Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gaine apparatus.

More particularly the invention relates to devices or apparatuses with which the well known game of baseball is played.

Some of the objects of the present invention are: to produce a game device of the character mentioned in the simplest possible form; to produce a simple game device with which, and an understanding between opponents, as regards rules, the divers offensive and defensive acts and plays, on the one hand, may be indicated by the turning of a card, and the placing on, and the removal from the bases forming a part of the device, of elements representative of base-runners, in accordance with the indicia on the turned card, on the other hand; to roduce a game device in which there is utilized what will hereinafter be referred to as an eXtra set of cards7 having indicia thereon, the extra set of cards being brought into play when a particular card having particular indicia thereon of another set of cards is turned up to minimize the number of cards and at the same time having the advantage of making substantially all possible plays. With these and other objects in view the invent-ion resides in the particular provision of parts and the rules which govern in the playing of the 'game hereinafter more fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

The figure is a plan view of the device of the present invention showing the playing field and the cards used in playing the game, which playing field and cards are shown as forming parts of a single blank; the cards to be cut from the blank. The gaine device may be marketed in a single blank or the saine may be marketed in parts as will be understood.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, it will be seen that, the device of the present invention consists preferably of piece of any suitable material 10, such as paper-board or the like, which is marked off in

sections

11 and 12. The section 11 has defined Specification of Letters atent. Patented Dec. 27, 1921. Application filed September 25, 1920. Serial No. 412,824. i

thereon a playing field 13 in simulation of a baseball playing field of the regulation type. The said field 13 consists of an infield 141-,

-and an outfield 15,*and'thev usual bases 16.

The playing field is done in colors and it includes `representations of players and players benches. The section 12 is marked o in smaller sections 17, and sections 18. The

Out at Third, Long Fly Hit. rThe sections 18 bear indicia 20, viz; Foul, Out, Three Base Hit, and Home Run. The sections 17 and their indicia constitute one set of cards,

and the sections 18 'and their indicia constitute an eXtra set of cards. Elements 21 which may be of any preferred Shape are representative of and are used as base runners.7 v

The indicia that appears upon the cards is self explanatory of what will occur, or what must occur in the playing of the game in accordance with promulgated and recognized rules and regulations. It therefore goes without saying that the individuals participating in the game must have knowledge of such rules and regulations, but not necessarily each and every rule and regulation` Base Hit is turned over, one of the elements 21 is placed on second base. If that is followed bythe turning over of the card. bearing the indicia Home Run, then of course, there shall be two scores, etc. one side is retired the other side is on the offensive with the opportunity to score. The cards that are turned over are not put back into the pile until three out has been registered. Then a card bearing the indicia Long Fly Hit has been turned over, the participant is entitled to pick from the eX- tra set of cards hereinbefore referred to, and after reading and playing as that card indi- Cates, the participant replaces it with the remaining four carts of the eXtra set face down. It Out at First Card7 is turned over and a base runner is on lirst hase, that means that there is one out, Whereas if first base is unoccupied, then it is assumed that the batter hit but was put out. Baserunners on second and third loa-ses Would'be aiected only hy the turning over of the cards Out at Second and Out at Third, as will be understood.

lWhat is claimed is:

l. ln a game device as characterized, a plurality of elements representative ot' baserunners, a playing,` field including basesJ L set of 50 cards each hearing` indicia in accordance with which one of said elements is placed on or removed from one of said bases, and an eXtra set of 5 cards each bearing indicia which construed with certain .indicia of cards of said lirst set indicate that one of said elements should he placed on or should be removed from one of said bases.

2. In a game device as characterized, a plurality or" elements representative of baserunners, a playing ield including bases, a

lurality of sets of 50 cards one of saidsets Eeing an eXtra set, each card of each set bearing indicia7 certain 5 cards of one'set bearing indicia requiring the exposition of the indicia of a certain card et the other eXtra set to be construed therewith'to indicate the placing of one of said elements on one of said bases or the` removal of one ot said elements from one oiE said bases.

In testimony whereof hereby aix my signature.

FREDERICK C. WESTPHAL.