US1514355A

US1514355A - Game device

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Publication number: US1514355A
Application number: US601005A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry J Traubel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-11-15
Filing date: 1922-11-15
Publication date: 1924-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 1941-11-04

Description

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' H. J.' TRAUBEL GAME DEVICE Filed Nov. l5, "i922 l mm Patented Nov. 4, i924.

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HENRY J, TRAUBEL, 0F CRESSKLL, NEVI JERSEY.

GAME DEVCE.

Application filed November 15, 19272, Serial No. 601,005.

/"o all ifi/wm` t may concern.'

Be it known that l, HENRY J. TRAUBEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at resskill, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Game Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being' had to the accompanying drawing.

The invention relates to improvements in game devices, and has for its object a device for spinning` a die, the purpose of which is to make a game of the sale of toys and other articles of merchandise, and in which the scoring number' determines the class of article sold. lt is contemplated that the die used shall be, at least, fteen inches in diameter and the 'device for spinning the same shall have proportions which shall be adequate for spinning such a die.

Figure 1 is a plan view;

Figure 2 a section on line 2 2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a diagrammatical view of the electrical wiring.

`Referring` to the drawings in detail, 1 represents a circular table, having supports, 2, strengthened by cross-braces 3. The circular table 1 has a side-wall or rim 4. A circular buffer rail 5 is preferably superposed above the rim 4, having supports 6. The `buffer rail 5 is grooved, as at 7, for an insert of resilient material, such as rubber, as indicated at 8. Instead of the superposed buffer rail 5, the side wall may be carried higher so as to hold the rubber insert.

T he bottom of the table is provided with a central opening 9, in which is loosely mounted a pin or axle 10, the lower end of the latter being secured in a suitable lbearing on the cross-braces 3, as at 11. Upon the upper end of the pin or aXle 10 is fiXedly mounted a disc or spinner 12. Preferably, the disc 12 is wood aand its surface roughened to cause frictional contact with the die resting thereon. On the lower end of the axle 10 is ixedly mounted a pulley 13, to be driven by the belt 14 running from the driving` shaft 15 of the electric motor 16. The table is ordinarily lighted by the two electric lamps 17 connected with wires running through tubular supports 18 attached to the table as at 19.

The die 2() is, in general, spherical but having a multiplicity of flat faces 21.A These faces are paired so that the faces of each pair are diametrically opposite each other, and they have two purposes, one, being to bear a number, and the other to afford a frictional hold of the die with the spinner so that it will be thrown therefrom with maximum force and suilicient to make it contact with the rubber of the buffer rail 5 and rebound and -contact again with the spinner. This action of the die may be repeated several times before it come to a stop, when the number uppermost will usu ally determine the class of merchandise or toy purchased. But another element is brought into the game by the occasional illumination of the red lamp, indicated in the drawing at 22, the means for illuminating which will now be described.

0n the driving shaft of the motor there isk loosely mounted a non-rotatable disc 23, consisting of any suitable insulating material, and provided with contact points 24, connected to electric wires 25 which are connected to the red lamp 22 and to a source of supply (not shown). Also fixedly mounted on the driving shaft of the motor, and midway between its two ends, is a short arm or link 26, to one end of which arm is pivoted a lever 27 as at 28, The outer end of said lever 27 is vieldinglyonnected by spiral spring 29 to the end of arm 26 as at 30. Vhen the motor is in operation the centrifuga] force exerted upon the lever arm 27 causes the latter to spread apart from the short arm 26, against the action of spring 29., so that its end is near the periphery of the disc 28, and, therefore, outside of the orbit in which the two contact points 24 are located. but, when the motor ceases to operate, the centrifugal force exerted upon the lever arm 27 is lost and the latter is drawn inwardly by the spiral spring 29 so that the bridge niece 31 on the lever arm 27 now travels in the orbit of the contact points 24 and may possibly come to rest over the latter to close the electrical circuit and illuminate the red lamp 22, the happening of which is a coincidence that increases the reward to 4the player. A switch is provided on the side of the table, as at 32, to start and ston the motor.

What I claim is:

1. The combination of a' table, a spinner connected therewith, a motor for operating the spinner, an electric lamp means for lighting the lamp, and automatic means interposed inY the lamp circuit and connected to said motor for opening and closing the circuit.V

2, The combination of a table, a spinner connected therewith? a motoi1 for operating` the spinner, an elec-trie lamp, means foi* lighting the lamp, and centritugally opeating means interposed in the lamp circuit for opening and closing the circuit.

3. The combination of a table, a spinnei` connected therewith, means for operating the spinner, an electric lamp, means for lighting the lamp, and automatic means including a rotatable bridge-piece interposed in the lamp circuit and connected to the means for operating` the spinner for opening and closingthe circuit.

4. The combination of a. table, a spinneil connected therewith, a. motoi1 for operating the spinner, an electric lamp, means for lightingtfthe lamp, and means interposed. in

the lamp circuit for automatically opening connected theiewith, a motor for operating the spinnen an electric lamp, means for lightthe lamp, and means interposed in the lamp circuit for automatically opening and closing the samej including an insulated Stationary member provided with contactpoints and a rotatable b'idge-piece connected to said inotoi' and adapted to occupy a position in the orbit of said contact-points when the motor is at iest and to expand out of said orbit when the motor is in operation. HENRY J. TRAUBEL.