US1448415A

US1448415A - Game device

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Publication number: US1448415A
Application number: US540384A
Authority: US
Inventors: Maximillian A Miller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-03-02
Filing date: 1922-03-02
Publication date: 1923-03-13
Anticipated expiration: 1940-03-13

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' M. A. MILLER 'Mam'. 13

GAME DEVICE 4' sheeos-sheei, l

Filed Mar. 2, 1922 Mar. 13, 1923. 1,448,415

M. A. MILLER GAME DEVICE Filed Mal?. 2, 1922 4 Sheets-sheet 2l 3151x2114' oz,

MAM/LER Mar. 13, 1923. g 1,448,415

M. A. MILLER GAME DEVICE Filed Mar. 2, 1922 4 sheets-sheet 5 Hoz vw 14 n Patented Mar. 13, i923.

MAXIMILLIAN A. MILLER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

saam DEVICE.

Application ledlarch 2, 1922. .Serial No. 540,384.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, MAXIMILLIANiA. M IL- LER, a citizen of the United States, residmg at Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland,l have invented certain new and useful lm provements in Garne Devices, of which the `following is a specification.

centage of operation; that is, approximate,

percentage of profit accruing to the operator for a given sum collected as fees or tolls.-

A further lobject of the invention l1s to provide a game board of this character with a traveling unit or member, means for def taining this member at a starting point or station, and means to vary the paths 'of travel of this member so that it may chance to end its travel at. any one of any appropriate number of goals or divisions of a goal.

A further object of thisv inventlon is to I so modify the game of skill'disclosed in '1 1 of rig. 2.

Patent No. 1,203,852 (issued Nov. Y, 1916) or any similar game' device, and to so correlate and connect my game-board or field therewith, that they co-operate toproduce a combined skill and chance game which may take form as a base ball game or other game.

A further object is to provide a plurality of racers, an automatic means for registering or indicating the winning racer, a goal representing each racer, and a traveling member common to all these racers, this traveling member being automatically releasable from a starting station by the win"- ner of the racers, and when released, will travel to and stop on. one of these goals.

Other objects and ladvantages will be pointed out or implied in connection with the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a sectional view along the line Fig. 2 is a sectional view along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View alongy the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. l

Fig. 4 is a detail view of a part of the' operating and controlling mechanism.

Fig. 5is a top plan View of my improved 60 game-board or field.

Fig. 6' 1s a vertical sectional viewof the game board, the section being taken along the line 6,-6 of Fig. 5, the electrical parts being diagrammatic. f

Fig. 7 is aA detail view of one of the goals or goal-sections slightly dilierent from 'that shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is anl elevation of a un or ball placer such as described in atent No.

1138865, or of any appropriate construction, 1n connection with a' tube 4or ltrack along which the ball or traveling member passes to its starting station.

Fig. 9 is a somewhat diagrammatic view 75 of an electric switch mechanism by which the racers control the annunciatlng and profit-registering 0r value registering member, also the electrical adjuncts.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view along the line 80 10--10 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a detail view of a governing or controllingI mechanism w'hich may be employed in connection with or in lieu of certain governing elements shownvin Fig. 4.

Referring t0 these drawings in detail, in. which similar reference' g characters correi -spond to similar parts throughout'thesevl eral views; the invention consists, in the construction and arrangement or .combina-- tion of devices which will now be fully'described; b-ut I will first give a general, description of thestructure defined by the above mentioned Patent, No. 1203852. -as

modified to form .part of a base ball game device: That patent shows and refers to .a number of units such as carriages,` dolls,

horses or the like adapted to be propelled along a race courseby the manipulation of a corresponding number oi hand wheels, each operator or player striving to be first to bring his unit to the winning post and thereby win the race. .It lsstated2 as' an objectof that invention, that the obJect 1s to-render such device more attractive and p entertaining by enabling the units to get out of control of the loperators under certain conditions and remain stationary or actu ally turn and move in a direction away from thevwinning post. Moreoventhat the ll x automatically return to the starting point.

. units are adapted to be freed or disconnected from their corresponding hand wheels when the speed of rotation of the latter exceeds a predetermined value, so they remain stationary or actually turn and move in an :oppositedirection out of the control of the operators or players. Also, that when the race has been won by one ofthe units, the attendant is able to disconnect all the units l from the hand wheels, s0 that they may In a similar manner when the race is to be started, the attendant can connect the units to the corresponding` hand wheels.7

For the sake of clearness, the word unit will be hereinafter employed in the specificationf to designate the member which traverses the course but it is to be understood that suchv term is intended to cover a carriage, horse,

doll or any other figure that may be used with the device. The foregoing features also apply to the present invention.

Details of the foregoing and of my modiications are as follows: Thev traveling or racing units, in -the resent instance, are represented at 1 as do ls or puppets in imitation of base ball players. Each of these is preferably mounted on a springy or yielding element 2 which isA united with a pivot 3, the latter being united with a sheave or wheel 4 having lines or

cables

5 and 6 .connected thereto and adapted to operate there on in the manner described in connection with Fig. 6 of the Clorius Patent, No. 1203852, above referred to. The pivot 3 is journaled in a carriage 7 which is caused to travel along a track or course 8 by means of the

lines

5 and 6 andthe correlated means shown in Fig. 1 of these dra-Wings, but

`shown separatelyin Fig. 1 of the Clorius Patent (above referred to).

At' the end of -this trackv or race-course i a special switch mechanism which forms part of an electric circuit. This circuit is shown diagrammatically in Fig. 9, and in- `cludes a battery orother electric generator,

lamps 10, and solenoids or other electrically controlled elements 11 and 12, also a conducting base or plate 13 to which 'the

switches

14 and 15 are secured and to which the battery is grounded at 16. There may be any appropriate number of the switches 14 and any appropriate number of the units. 1, but there must be at -lea-st one switch 14 for. each unit-1, and there is a universal switch 15, that is, one switch which is coin'- mon to. all the switches 14 and operable or controllable by any one of these separately operable and independent switches 14. Referring to Figs. 9 and 10, it is seen that each switch 14 includes a movable member 17 and a fixed member 18, the latter being mounted on an insulation 19 which is supported on uprights 20 that are united with the plate 13, and a spring-21 is provided 23-24 with the naa-aars for eachv switch 14, to hold it in open relation. Each switch-element 17 is provided with a forward extension against which'the corresponding figure or unit. 1 is adapted to strike when it reaches the end of the race or track. A notch 22 (of each unit 1) may receive the front end of the member 17 so that the operation of the switch by this unit is assured when the unit thus engages the switch while being propelled by the mechanism hereinafter described in connection with the line 6. As themember 17 is swung to the switch-closing position by the unit 1, thespring 2 yields to permit an upward movement of the member 1. The spring 2 and the springyupper part of' the switch member 17 (of each switch 14) co-operate to cushion theimpact of the unit 1 against the switch.

The( universalA switch 15 includes a. bar or beam 23 and an arm 24 as the movable switch-member, and an element 25 as the fixed switchmember, the latter being mountA ed on the insulation 19, whilethe member 23-24 is pivoted at 26 to the uprights 20, insulating bearings 27 being provided to prevent electrical connection of the member y plate or base 13. The bar 23 is in the path of all the switches 14, so that any one of the latter will close the switch 15 when this switch is itself being closed. A spring 28 bears against a suitable insulation 29, on the bar 23, 'so as to vreturn thev switch 15 to the open position. l

Each of the lamps 10 is electrically con nected to a 4conducting wire 30 and to a corresponding one of the switch members 18, the wire 30 being a part of the electric circuit above referred to'. is such that if all the switches were closed at` the same time, the lights wouldb'econ- 'nected in parallel. They may be thus coneaA The arrangement race may be'indicated or announced, and to y render this enunciation more graphic, the units 1 may be of different colors to correspond to those of the lights. This correlation of colors of the lights, racing units and goals of the game board, enables each operatoror player to be identified graphically with the racing units andthe valueindicating goa-ls which/will presently be describedin detail.

. Referring now to Figs. 1 and 5, my improved game-board 31 is forwardly and downwardly inclined, being supported above the traclrs 8 by means of posts 32 or other appropriate means. A starting station 33 BSO for a ball or other traveling member 34v may be provided with a track or tube 35' for conducting the ball or member 34 thereinto from the hand of a person at a 'distance from the starting point or station 33. A gun 36 such as shown in Fig. 8, or in Fig. 2 of the Hagerty Patent No. 1138865,

-may be connected with the tube 35 so as to `closure or detent 38 may-be hinged at 39 and provdedwith a weight which closes the closure but permits it to swing open, under pressure or 'weight of the member 34 thereagainst, when the closure or detent is released from an electrically operated latch 41. The latter is an extensionof a solenoidcore which is drawn away from the detent 38 by the solenoid 11. A spring 42 may bey provided to hold the latch in engagement with the detent 38 when the solenoid 11 is notl energized. More broadly considered, the elements 38 to 41 inclusive may constitute the detent, or this detent may be ofany appropriate construction. As seen in Fig. 9, the solenoid 11-is interposed inthe electric conductor 30 or forms a part of this f conductor, so that it is energized as soon as any one of the switches 14 closes the switch 15. Therefore, as soon as the race has been won by any unit 1, the ball 34 is immediately released from its detaining means and starts rolling downl the game-board towards the goal or goal-sections 42. `While thus rolling or traveling, it encounters numerous staggered pins or studs 43 which may broadly be termed deflectors, for they deflect the member 34 from yside to side, so that it is as likely to stop at one part of the goal as another. lt may also stop in diiferent parts of any particular goal-section, and thus it indicates different values,

as will presently appear.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 7, it w1ll be seen vthat each goal-section 42 is subdivided by the provision of a row of pins or studs 44 which are spaced a distance less than the diameter of the .ball 34, and therefore, the ball will lodge in one of the spaces between two pins or goal-stops 44, resting against two of these goal-stops. These destinations of the ball (after traveling from the station 33) represent different values, for-instance, 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively, as shown in Fig. 7, while the larger numeral 3 of this figure and the numerals'or ordinals 1 to 9 of Fig. 1 may be used in lieu of or in connection with the differentcolors to identify the respective players. ln

this device used as a base ball ame, the goal-

stops

1, 2, 3 and 4 may in icate, respectively, a run to first base, to secondl jbase, to third base, or to the home plate.

The station 33 represents the batters plate, and, of course the ball 34 represents the base ball, and the units 1 represent the base-runners. The. diamond 45 and pitchers stand 46 merely lend a realistic appearance toltilhe game-board, as imitating a base ball e l Referring again to the operating mechanism shown in Figs. 1 to 4 and to the detail description v thereof in the Clorius Patent No. 1203852, a more general or less detailed description is lows: A

There is one'of these operating mechanisms for each one of vthe units l, and these mechanisms are separately and independently operable by hand-wheels or actuators 47 which may be considered as parts, respectively, of the operating mechanisms. Each hand-wheel is geared to a pulley 48 lthrough the medium of a shaft 49 (or, two axially alined shafts, Fig. 11), two intermeshing gears or

wheels

50 and 51, and two

alined shafts

52 and 5 3 which are provided with a clutch 54 for locking them together, or free-` ing the shaft 53 from control of the shaft 52. Each of these clutches is provided with an operating and controlling member 55,

here given as l foland all of these members are elastically` mounted for radial movement on a shaft 56, but being non-rotatable with respect tothe shaft 56, so that when any one of these members 55 is operated the others are thereby voperated in the same manner. One of these members is provided with an operating lever` or handle 57 having three operative posltions. viz, the rightward position (Fig. 3), the leftward position and the central position. When the lever 57 is in the central position, it frictionally engages the clutch member 54 and holds it out of clutch.

ing relation with a radial stud\58 of the shaft 53, at the same time causing the sleeve 54 tolfrictionally engage the shaft 53 and exert a braking action to prevent retrograde movement of the shaft 53. This braking action is relieved by shifting the lever to the leftward position in which it continues, however, to hold the sleeve 54 and stud'58 disengaged so the shaft 53 can have retrograde movement for permitting all the units 1 Yto return'to their starting placeas will presently be shown. When the lever is moved tothe rightward position, it throws all the sleeves 54 into engagement with the respective studs 58, thereby locking all the pairs of

alined shafts

52 and 53 together, the sleeves 54 being non-rotatably secured to the shafts 52. The lever 57 is preferably held in the centra-l position by apair of equalizing springs 59, and one of theseA Istr springs automatically shifts the lever from the rightward position to the central position immediately upon the arrival of Aany one of the units l to the end of the race. Until the arrival of a winning unit at the end of the race7 the lever 57 is held in the rightward position by an electrically controlled detent or lever 60 pivotally mounted at 61. rllhe same is shown in detail in Fig. 9. llt may be provided with a spring 62 `for holding it in the detaining position, and its detaining end may be beveled at 63 to permit the lever to slide thereon into itsde'-n corresponding switch lll, this unit and all ingk whether 'the real or actual first winner,

the other are automatically stopped, so theplayers may properly inspect the relative positions of these units for definitely decidthe' indicated irst winner is also decide which has second and third place in the race. When this has been decided to the satisfaction of all players, the lever 57 can be swung to the lettward position, thereby releasing the shaft 53' and permittingE it to `turn backward under the impulse of a weight on the line 5 (Fig. l). rll`he struc- -ture whereby the units 1 are caused to tace about79 while returning is clearly described in the said Clorius patent, also the connection of the line 6 with the drum or pulley 48 whereby the latter winds the line 6 thereon so as to pull the unit l along the track 2. @t course there isa line 6 and a drum i8 for each unit l. l

lEach operating and controlling mechanism may be provided with or include a sheave 66 such asshown at S in the Clorius patent, also the adjacent spring and threaded connection for controlling this sheave, andthe drum i8 may be provided with the yielding detent 67 for engaging and disengagingY the radial stud ot the shaft 53 accordingto the relative speed of the' shaft 53 and that of the hand-wheel t7, as turned by the player. However these members may be eliminated when the motor 68 is not used to drive the shafts 53 ghalthough l. may employ the motor for operating these sha-tts in the manner described in the Clorius patent; but

when the motor and'its connections with the shaft 53 are not used, ll may employ the governing or controlling mechanism shown in Fig. 1l, wherein each hand-wheel t7 is mounted on a shaft 49a which is alined with a shaft 49h, the latter carrying the gear wheel 50. A sleeve or clutch-member 69 is notched tor engagement with radial studs 70 ot the teasers shaft 491. This -sleeve is movable up and down on the adjoining ends ot these shafts by means ot a, ball-governor of ordinary form, the governor-arms 'being pivoted to a member 7l which is fixed to the shaft 49a. With this simplified construction, the respective operating mechanisms operate entirely independently of one another and of any power other than manual power, and when any player turns his wheel47 too fast, the governor-sleeve 69 israised out of engagement with the studs 70 so that the shaft 49h begins to turn backwards, under the inuence of the weight 65; but if the operator or player now stops or slows down, the sleeve will again engage the studs 70 and stop the retrograde movement of the shaft 53 and the unit 1 connectedl thereto. Guiding pulleys or sheaves 72 and 7 3 are provided for the

respective lines

5 and 6, and guiding and tightening pulleys 7 l are provided for a belt 7 5 which connects the sheaves 66 to the motor 68 when these elements`are used.

All the parts above mentioned maybe, and are preferably,`supported by and within a housing 7f3-provided with a platform 77 behind ka bar or barrier 7 8, the latter separating the players from the attendant who operates the lever 57.

lit is not intended to limit this invention to the exa-ct details ot construction and operation here described and shown, but numerous changes may be made within the scope oi7 the inventive ideas as implied and A claimed.

1What l claim as my invention is:

l. ln an amusement device, the combination ot a unit, a course along which said unit is adapted to travel, a hand'operated member for displacing said unit along the course, means for releasing the operative connection, between said hand operated member and unit when the speed of the hand operated member exceeds a predetermined value, a game-field distinct from said course,`a game member to travel said game-eld, means Vto detain the said game-member, and means controllable by said unit to release said game member.

2. lin an amusement device, the combina: tion of a unit, a course along which said unit is adap-ted to travel, a hand operated memberor displacing said unit ,along the course, means for releasing the operative connection between said hand operated member and the unit when the speed of the 'hand operated member exceeds a predetermined value, means for imparting a turning movement to said unit so that it faces the opposite kdirection and remains atlrest when the opy'erative connection between the hand operated member and \unit is released, a gameield distinct from Asaid/course, a game member to travel said game-'ield, means to detain the said ame-member, and means controllable by said unit to release said game member.

3. In an amusement device, the combination of a number of units, a course along which said units are adapted to travel, hand o erated members for displacing said units allang the course, means for releasing the operative connection between said hand operated members, and units when the speed of the hand operated members exceeds a predetermined value, a game-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by a plurality of said units for releasing said game member. a

4. In an amusement device, the combination of a number of units, a course along which said units are adapted to travel, hand operated members for displacing said units along the course, means for releasing thel operative connection between said hand operated members and units when the speed of the hand operated members eXceedsa predetermined va-lue, means for imparting a turning movement to said units so that they face the4 opposite direction and remain at rest when the operative connection between the hand wheels and the units is released, a game-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by a plurality of said units for releasing said game member.

5: In an amusement device, the comb-ination of a number of units, a course along which said units are adapted to travel, hand Wheels `for displacing said units along the course, means for releasing the operative connection between said hand wheels and units'when' the speed of the hand wheels exceeds a predetermined value, means'for imparting a turning and retrograde movement to'said units when the operative connection between the hand wheels and units is released', a game-field distinct from. said course, a game member to travel said game eld, means to detain the said game-member and means controllable by a plurality of said units for releasing said gaine member.

6. In an amusement device, the combination of a race course, a plurality of units adapted to move along said course, a plurality of slides on which said units are mounted so as to be capable of angular displacement, hand wheels for displacing said units along the course, clutches arranged between said hand wheels and units for releasing the operative connection between said parts when the speed of the hand Wheels exceedsga predetermined limit, means for imparting a turning and retrograde movement to said units when the operative connection between the hand wheels and units is released, a game-field distinct fromA said course, a game member to travel said gametield, means to detain the said game-member,

v adapted .and means controllable by a plurality of said v tion with a race course, of a plurality of 'units adapted to traverse said course, a

plurality of falling weights, means for con' necting said weights to theunits, a plurality of windin drums, means. for operatively connecting said winding drums to said units, a plurality of hand wheels, clutches for operatively connecting said hand wheels to the winding drums, means for automatically controlling the operative connection between the hand wheels and winding drums so as to release the connection when the speed of the hand wheels exceeds a predetermined value and remake the same when the speed is aga-in brought within the limitspeed, a gaine-ield distinct from said course, a gamemember to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by' a plurality of saidy units for causing the detaining mean's to release said game member. q

8. In an amusement device, the combination with a race course, of a plurality of units adapted to traverse said race course, a plurality of falling weights, means for connecting said `weights to the units so that they tend to maintain the units at the starting end of the course, a plurality of winding drums for moving the units to the opposite end of the course, cords for operatively connecting said drums to the units 100 a plurality of hand wheels, clutches for operatively connecting said hand wheels to the windin drums, continuously rotating members adipted to automatically release said clutches when the speed of the hand Wheels exceeds a predeterminedv speed dependent on the speed of said continuously rotating members, a gaine-field distinct from said course, a game 'member \to travel" said game-field, means to detain the said 110 game-member and means controllable by vthe plurality of said 'units for causing the detaining means to release said game' member. v

9. In an amusement device, the combina- 116 tion with a race course, of a unit adapted to travel along said course, a falling weight, mea-ns for connecting said weight to the unit so that it tends to maintain the unit at'the starting end of the course, a wind- 120,

ing drum for moving the unit to the opposite end of the course, a cord for operatively connecting said winding drum to the unit,

a hand wheel, a clutch' for op'erativel connecting said hand wheel to the winding 125 drum, a continuously rotating member to automatically release said clutch when the speed of the hand wheel exceeds a predetermined speed de endent on the speed of the said continuous y rotating member, a gameetield distinctlfrom said course, a game member to travel said game-- field, means to detain the said game-member,`

and means controllable by said unit to cause the detaining means to release said game member. A

10. In an amusement device, the combination of a race course, of a slide adapted to be drawn along said course, a. spindle journaled in said slide, a pulley fixed on the said spindle, a card Wound on and attached y at one end to the circumference'of thesaid the said clutch is released, a game-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by said slide to cause said detaining means to release said game member.

1l. ln an amusement device, the combination with a race course, of a number of slides adapted to be drawn along said course, spindles journaled in said slides, pulleys fixed on said spindles, cords wound on and attached at one end to circumferences of said pulleys, Winding drums connected to other ends of said cords, hand operated members clutches for operatively connecting said hand operated members With said drums, sheaves driven at a .constant speed and adapted to release said clutches when the speed of the hand operated members exceeds a predetermined speed dependent on the speed of said constantly driven meinbers, falling Weights, cords connecting saidfweights to the pulleys of the spindles of the slides and adapted vto turn said spindles through half a revolution When 'said clutches are released, a game-field distinct from said course, a game member to' travel said gameiield, means to detain the said game member, and means controllable by a plurality of said slides for causing the detaining means t0 release said game member. y

12. ln an amusement device, the combination with a race course and a unit to travel thereon, of a hand operated shaft, a clutch for connectingr said shaft with said unit, a sheave adapted to freely revolve on said shaft, a motor for driving said sheave at a constant speed, a thread in the hub of said sheave, a thread on the hand operated meseta shaft adapted to engage the thread of the hub of the4 sheave When the speed of said shaft exceeds that of the sheave, so as to disengage said clutch, a game-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by said unit to cause said detaining means to release said game member.

13. ln an amusement device, the combination With a race course, of a number of units, hand operated shafts, clutches for connecting said shafts with, theA units, sheaves adapted to freely revolve von said shafts, motors for driving said sheaves at a constant speed, threads in the hub of said sheaves, threads on the vhand operated shafts adaptedto engage the threads in the hubs of the sheaves when the speed of the ysaid shafts exceeds that of the sheaves, so `as to disengage vsaid clutches, a game-field distinct from said course, a gamemember to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by a plurality of said units for causing the detaining means to release said game member.

,14a ln an amusement device, the combination With a race course, of a number of units adapted to traverse said course, a plurality of hand operated shafts, a plurality of winding drums mounted on said shafts, a plurality of clutches for opera tively connecting said drums to the shafts, a 'plurality of continuously rotating` sheaves arranged adjacent said drums and in abutment therewith, internal threads in the hubs of said sheaves, threads on the shafts adapted to engage with said internal threads when the speed of the shafts exceeds the speed of the sheaves, so as to Withdraw said sheaves from abutment with the winding drums and permit the same being disconnected with the driving shafts, a game-field distinct from said course` a game-member to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member. and means controllable by a plurality of said units for causing the detai'ning means to release said game member.

15. ln an amusement device, the combination with a race course, of 'a plurality of slides adapted to move along said course, angularly displaceable spindles carried by said slides, units mounted on said spindles, pulleys carried by the lower ends of said spindles, a plurality of falling Weights, cords for connecting said weights to the pulleys, a plurality of hand wheels, a plurality of driving shafts, means for operatively connecting said hand wheels to the driving shafts, a plurality of driven `shafts coaxial with said driving shafts, a pluralityv of clutches for connecting and disconnecting said coaxial shafts, a plurality of wind- :isol

ing drums mounted on said driven shafts,

cords for enabling said Winding drums to displace the slides along the course and incidentally head the same in the right direction, means for clutching said drums to the driven'shafts, a plurality of members rotating at constant speed adjacent to said drums and tending to turn the latter iii the same direction, internal threads in the hubs of said sheaves, threads on the driven shafts which are adapted to 4.enter the threads in the hubs of the sheaves when the speed of the driven shafts exceeds that travel said course, a table united With saidV main structure, liand-operated means over or substantially on the table and provided with means to control the travel of said un`its,a platform united with the main structure and disposed between said table and units, the last said means extending under the platform and connecting the hand operated means with the said` units, a game-field supported by said main structure, a game-member to travel said gamefield` means to detain said game-member,

and means controllable by a plurality of said units for causing the detaining'means to release said game member.

1T. In an amusement device, the combination of a main structure including a course, a plurality of units adapted .to travel over said course, a table united With said main structure, hand operated means arranged on said table, shafts extending angularly from said tablev and each connected with one of said hand operated means, power transmitting means extending from each of said shafts, and means disposed in said main structure and connected with said units and also connected with said power transmitting mechanism, whereby operation of said hand operated means controls the travel of said units, a game-field supported by said main structure, a game member to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by a plurality of said units for causing the detaining means to release said game member.

18. In an amusement device, the combination ot' a plurality oi units, a course along which said Aunits are adapted to travel. a

s plurality. of hand operated means remote from said course and disposed inv alinement parallel thereto, means providing a passage- Way between said hand operated means and said course, means for operatively connecting said liand operated means with the units for displacing the same along the course, a game-field distinct VJfrom said course,- a game member to travel said game field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by a plurality of said units for causing the detaining means to release said game member. y I' 19. In an amusement device,l the rcombination of a plurality of units, a coursealong which said units are 4adapted to travel, a plurality of hand operated means for displacing said units, a manually operated member for simultaneously clutching all of yso said hand operated means with said units,

a game-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, means to ydetain the said game-meiiiber, and means controllable by a plurality of said units :tor causing the detaining meanstorelease said game member. v

20. In an amusement device, the combination of a plurality of units, a course along which said units are adapted to travel, a

plurality of hand operated means for displacing said units, a manually operated member for simultaneously unclutching all 'of said hand operated means from said units. a game-field distinct from said, course, a game member to travel said game-iield,

means to detain the said game-member, and' means controllable by a plurality of said units for causing the detaining means to release said game member.

21. In an amusement device, the combi'- nation of a plurality of units, a course along which said units are adapted to travel, a plurality of hand operated means for displacing said units, a hand operated member for simultaneously connecting all of said hand operated means with the units, lmeans for simultaneously disconnecting all of said hand operated means from the units, a.

game-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllabletby a plurality of said units for causing the detaining means to release said game member,

22. In an' amusement device, `the combination of a plurality of units, a'course along whichsaid units are adapted to travel, a

plurality of hand operated means for displacing said units, a hand operated member for simultaneously disconnecting said hand operated means from the units, automatic means for imparting a retrograde movement to said units, a game-field v'distinct from said course, a game member to travel said gaine-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable said game member.

by la plurality of said units for Acansinp;

the detaining means to release said game member. l

23. ln an amusement device, the combination of a main structure including a course, a plurality of units adapted to travel over said course, a table arranged at a distance from said course, hand operated means upon said table for controlling the travel of said units, a platform between said table and said units, normally dises? tab'lished means extending beneath said platform for connecting said hand Wheels With said units, a manually operated member in proximity with ysaid table for establisliingsaid connecting means between the units and the hand operated means, a gamelield distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-iield, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by a plurality of said units for causing), the detainingmeans to release said game member.

24. ln` an amusement device, the combination of a unit, a course along which said unit is adapted to travel, a hand operated means for displacing; said unit, means operable at a predetermined speed of operation of said hand operated member for automatically controlling the speed' ot travel of the aforesaid unit, a. game-field distinct from said course, a gaine member to tra-vel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by said unit for causing the detaining means to release said game member.`

25,. ln an amusement device, the combination of a unit, a course along which said unit is adapted to travel, means for displacing said unit, means under control of said displacing means for automatically reversing tlie direction of movement of saidl unit, a game-field ydistinct from said course, a game member to tra-vel said game-lield, means to detain the said `game-member., and means controllable by said unit to release 26. ln an amusementl device, the combination oit a unit, a course along which said unit is adapted to travel, hand operated means for displacing said unit, means'under control of said hand operated member and operable during` the travel ot said unit tor movement ot said unit, afgame-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by said unit for-causing the detaining means to release said game member.

27. lln an amusement device, the combination ot a unit normally positioned `to tace in a predetermined direction, a course along which said unit is adapted to travel, means for displacing said unit along said course,

automatically reversing the direction ofv neeenie i means operating relative to said unit to position lsaid unit to .tace in a diderent direction, a game-field distinct from said course,

means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by said unit for causing the detaining` means to release said game member. i

28. ln an'amusement device, the combination of a unit normally positioned to -tace in a game member to travel said game-field, v

a vpredetermined direction, a course along Whicli said unit is adapted to travel, means for displacing said unit, means under control oit the said member for automatically positioning saidvunit to face in a diderent direction, a game-eld distinct from said' course, a game member to travel said gamelield, means to detain the said game-member,

and means controllable by said unit ter causingthe detaining means to release said game member.

29. lin an amusement device, the combination of a unit, a course along Which said.

said course, a game member to travel said 35,Y

game-lield, means to detain the said gamemember, and means controllable by said unit for causing the detaining means to release said game member. .i

30. lin an amusement device, the combination of a unit normally positioned to tace in a predetermined direction, a course along which said unit is adapted to travel, a band operated member :tor displacing said unit, means operable at a predetermined speed ot operation ol said hand operated member for automatically positioning said unit to :tace in a different direction, a game-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, lmeans to detain the said game-member, and means `controllable by said unit tor causing the detaining means to release said game member.

3l. ylin an amusement device, the combina'- means under the control ot each of said members and .operable at a predetermined iet! llli

speed ot operation et said hand operated. i

Vmembers for automatically controlling the speed oit travel oit said units, the direction of movement oit said units land the direction in Which-said units are positioned, a gamelield distinct from said course, a game meinber to travel said game-tield, 'means to detain the said game-member, and means controllng means to release said game member.

32. In an amusement device,'the combination of a plurality of units, a course along which said units are adapted to travel, a plurality of hand operated means, means connected with said units to cause said units to travel along the course ata speed which is determined by the speed of operation of the said hand operated means, automatic means `for causing a return movementof any one of said units during the operation of the hand operated means, a game-field distinctfrom said course, a game member to travel said game-lield, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by a plurality of said units for causing the detaining means to release said game members.

33. In anv amusement device, the combination of a plurality of units, a course along which said units are adapted to travel, a plurality of hand operated means, means connected with said units to cause the same to travel along the course at a speed which is determined by the speed of operation of said hand operated means, 'automatic means for causing any one of said units to face in an opposite direction duringthe operationof the hand operated means, a game-Held distinct from said course, a game-member to travel said game-field, means to -detam the said game-member, and means controllable by said units to release said game member.

^ 34. In an amusement device, the combination of a plurality of units, a course along which said units are adapted to travel, a plurality of hand operated means, means connected with said units to cause the saine to travel along the `course ata speed .whlch is determined by the speed of operatlon of said hand operated means, automatic means forcontrolling the speed of any oneof sald units during the operating of the hand operating means, a game-field distinct from said course, a game member to travel said game-field, means to' detain the said gamemember, and' means 'controllable by a plura'lity of said units for causing the detaining means to release said game member. 35. In an amusementdevice, the combination of a unit, a course along which said unit is adapted to travel, a hand operated member for controlling the displacement of said unit, means interposed between said hand operated member and said unit t'o vary-thel speed of travel of said unit, a game-field distinct from said course, a game member tol travel said game-field, means to detain the said game-member, and means controllable by said unit to release said game member.

36. In an amusement device, the combination of a unit, a course along which said unit is 'adapted to travel, hand-operated means for controlling the displacement of said unit,

means responsive to an increased s'peed'of4 said hand-operated means for causing adecrease in the speed of said unit, a-traveling vgame member controllable by said unit, and

value indications correlatedwith said gamemember.

,37. Ii1 a game 'device,\lthe., combination ofy a ,racef'coursafracers to competitively race along -this racecourse, va traveling game member,` vvalue indications therefor, and means for automatically elfecting movement of said game member'towards said value;

racers." 1 l 38. The struc-ture defined by claim 37, 'and an electric circuit including a switch which is controllable consequently to the travel of said racers and controls the -current of said circuit', the first said means being operatively connected to said circuit and controllable thereby.

indications consequently to'the travel ofsaid 39. In a game device, the combination of a course, units to travel Aalong said course,

a traveling game member, and means toeffect the travel of said game membery consequently to the arrival fof the first one of said units at a predetermined part of said course. 4

40. The structure defined byclaim 39, means being provided to announce which one of the units first arrives at said predetermined part of the course. l

4l. In a game device, the combination of a race-course, racers to competitively travel along said race course, a goal, a game member adapted to travel towards said goal -but being detained against thus traveling,l and means controllable consequently to the travel of Said racers for ei'ecting the 'travel of said values, a traveling game member'y to register with any one of the value indications, and

means to resist the travel of said game-mem- `ber towards said value indications, said means being op rable to effectl movement of lsaid game mem er towards said value indications,

,43. The combination ofa- 'game-field in cluding means vto indicate dii'erent values, said means being' divided `into distinctive 'sections and provided with .different valueindications, each of said sections bein divided into sub-sections representmg different values, spaced uprights 'disposed at the junctions of these subsections, a traveling game-member of a width too great to pass between said uprights, whereby two ad'acent .'uprights combine in stopping and ho ding the game member in registration with the respective sub-division, and means -to cluding means to indicate diierent values, a

gaine member to travel over said game-field and register with different value indications of said means, a race-course, racers to vcomgame-field, said game-member being adapted petitively travel along said race-course, and means controllable by said racers to lcontrol said game member.

46. The combination of a game-field including elements to indicate dierent values, a race-course, racers to competitively travel along said race-course, and means controllable consequently tothe travel of said racers for registering with dierent indicating elements.

47. The combination of av game-field including separate value-indicating elements, a gaine member to co-operate With the valueindicating elements for designating the re-I spective values, competitive racers, and means controllable,consequently tothe travel of said racers for controlling said game member.

48. rlhe combination of a game-field, a substantially horizontal race-course, means uniting the game-field and race-course in superposed relation 'to one another, a game member to travel on said game-field racers to travel competitively on said race-course, and means correlating said game-member with said racer in such relation that one of these moving members controls movement of the other one of these moving members.4

4 9. The combination of'a game field and.

a race-course one of which Ksupports `the other, a game-member to travel on said game-lield, units to travel 'on said racecourse, and means to control movement of said game-member consequently to the Winning of the race by one of' said units,

50. rlihe combination of a gaine-field including separate goals eacli divided into separate stations which indicate values, a game-member to co-operate with these stations for designating the respective Winners land values of the Winners oi tlie different n game, and racing units provided with means to correlate themk with the respective goals. e 51. The combination of a unit, a course along which said unit is adapted to travel,

means for displacing said unit, means under control of'said displacing means for automatically reversing ,the direction of movement of said unit, a gaine member, and means controllable consequently to the travel of said unit for eHecting movement of said game-member."

52. rlhe lstructure dened by claim 20, a

to travel `on said lgame-ield,and means correlated Withsaid game-member and one of said units in such relation that the travel of saidliand-'operated means from said units,

a game-field constituting a second course and including goals, a game-member adapted to travel on said game-lield and register with said goals','delectors to; affect the travel of said game-member, and means controllable consequently to the arrival of any one of said units at the Winning point of the first saidcourse lso as to control said game-member. 54. ln an amusement device, the combination of a plurality of units, a course along whichA said units are adapted to travel, a

plurality ot hand-operated means for dis-k placing said units,a hand-operated member for simultaneously connecting all ot' said hand-operated means with the units, v means for simultaneously disconnecting all ot' said hand-operated means from the units, a garnefield constituting a second course and including goals, a game-member to travel said gaine-held and register with said goals, de-

vfiectors to affect-the travel of Said gainemeinber, and means controllable consequently to the arrival of any one of said 'l units at the `Winning point of the first said course so as to control said game-member.

ln testimony whereof l aliix my signature.

' MAXlli/HLLIAN A. MULLER,