US1507996A

US1507996A - Auction-bridge score calculator

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Publication number: US1507996A
Application number: US688514A
Authority: US
Inventors: Clyde H Goudelock
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-01-25
Filing date: 1924-01-25
Publication date: 1924-09-09
Anticipated expiration: 1941-09-09

Description

Sept. 9, 1924. 1,507,996

I C. H. GOUDELOCK .AUCTION BRIDGE SCORE CALCULATOR Filed Jan. 25. 1924 Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

CLYDE H. GOUDELQ'GK, 01 CHARLOTTE, 'NORTH CAROLINA.

AUCTION-BRIDGE scomi CALCULATOR.

Application filed January as, 1a"24". saa R0. 688,514.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLYDE H. GoUnELooK,

a citizen of the United States of America,

and a resident of Charlotte, county of Meeklenburg, andState of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auction-Bridge Score Calculators, of Whichthe following is a full and clear specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple device whereby the totalpoints won on any successful bid may be quickly indicated, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a plan view of my device;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of. the base card or late with the rotary indicator removed; l ig. 3 is an edge elevation of the device.

In the drawing, 5 designates a base-card 20 or disk, and 6 designate a smaller disk pivoted centrally on the m '11 di s]; and provided at one point in its circumference with a pointer 7, adjacent to which is a radial slot 8. On the face of the smaller disk may printed a table giving the honor points, in accordance with the well-known method of counting honors.

Around the top disk, on the main disk, is printed a series of five trump groups of figures each running from 1 to 7 and each group being designated by the symbol 9 1ndicating a trump. These trump figures are all arranged adjacent the edge of the smaller disk, so that the smaller disk may be rotated to bring its pointer 7 opposite any one of the trump figures.

Underneath the upper disk, upon the up per face of the main disk, are printed five segmental groups of figures, each containing seven radial series of figures, one in line with each of the trump numerals. Each of these segmental groups of figures indicates the score for a successful bid in that one of the trump groups with which it is associated. To indicate the value of a bid,

the central disk is rotated to bring its pointer to a point in juxtaposition to the marglnal trump figure in the group in which the bidis made. As shown in Fig. 1, the top disk is adjusted for a bid officlubs, and this adjustment brings to view the radial row of figures on the main disk which indicates the value of this bid, whether the bid be simple, doubled or redoubled, suitable indicia being placed along the top edge of the BI slot 8 to designate the various values.

In the present drawing, the figures indicate the score in what is known as progressive auction bridge, but it will be understood that the figures may be adapted for the 60 ordinary or regular game of auction bridge without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

A base disk and a supplemental disk ro- 66 tatively mounted thereon, the supplemental disk being provided with an edge pointer and with a radial slot adjacent thereto and the main disk being provided with a series of five groups of bid figures around the 70 margin of the supplemental disk, each of these groups being designated by a trum symbol, said main disk being also provide underneath the supplemental disk with five groups of radially-arranged figures indicat- 7 ing the value of the tricks in the various trump suits.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

CLYDE H. GOUDELOCK.