US1549848A - Game - Google Patents

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.Lv sExTCN GAME File'dvugrch 13, 1925 he ,L

JOSEFH SEXTON, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

GAME.

, Application lcd. March 13, 1925. Serial No. 15,310.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Josnrrr Snaren, 'a citizen of the United States. residing at Savannah, in the county of Chatham and State of Georgia, have inventedcerta-in new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the' following `is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to gaines.

` Anobjectfofthis invention is to provide an improved marble game, and especially to provide a target to seat the marbles, of such a form as to require considerable skill in seating the marbles in the target, and knocking the marbles from` the seated position.

It is an object of this invention to provide a device which will accommodate a variety of marble games, including skill in seating the marbles in predetermined sockets, and also in accurately knocking the marbles `from the sockets, and also to provide a device of such an arrangement that it can be played from a considerable distance especially on a dark day, and in which the targets are made distinctive.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved means of mounting a marble in a target, and such means as will prevent the accidental displacement of the marble, and at the same time enable its positive removal upon an accurate shot being had.

A further object is to provide a. target of this character which may be quickly and stably mounted in a place where it is desired tof play marbles, and especially one which may be readily mounted upon the ground.

With the foregoing and other objects in view l have invented the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of mv improved device.

lFigure 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a verticalsection through one of the target holes.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawings and in the specification, in which 2 is a target board, which may be of cypress or other fine grain lumber, which is provided preferably with 6 holes, the holes being preferably of exactly of an inch in diameter and of smooth bore, and being indicated by the numeral 3, and being provided at their bottoms with a valley or channel 4., in which valley or channel l seat a strap 5, the strap 5 being flattened on its base at 6, and having its ends 7 and Supturned at a predetermined angle from the base, and being aliixed by a brad 8 to the base of the channel or valley il, which strap 5 forms a seat for the marble. rlhe end is shorter than the end 7, and upturned at" a slightly greater angle, so that the marble will roll easier from` the other sidel which is the rearward side. Around each hole l provide a white space such as,9, which white space is defined at its outer sides bv vertical lines and which divides the board into alternate green and white spaces, the board being painted preferably green so that the spaces between the white areas form a green background, the white areas standing out and locating the eye to the target ll. A t the tops of each of the white areas 1 provide numerals preferably in the following order--from left to right, in the first white area the numeral 1, the second white area 2, the third white area 1, the fourth white area 3, the fifth white area 1, and the sixth white area is provided with the numeral 2, which numerals indicate the score by hitting the marble carried `in the target thereunder. The board 2 is supported by transverse bases 10 and 11, which normally holds it in a vertical position, and in order to make it perfectly rigid in this position, l provide end pins 12 and 13 having vertical bearings in screw eyes 14, the lower end of the pin 12 being sharpened as at 15, and being bent into an eyelet as at 16, the pins being preferably of brass. ln mounting this device to the ground, the pins 12 and 13 are passed through the eyelets 1li and forced into the ground until the eyelets 16 contact the screw eyelets 14C, whereby the device is most rigidly held.

In playing the game, I preferably use marbles having a diameter of V8 inch, which marbles may be inserted within the targets 3, and a game of skill had in striking the marbles from a distance with another marble, and knocking them from their pockets, or it may be had by attempting to locate the marbles into the respective pockets from a distance, or any other suitable game may be played in relation thereto.

Claims:

1. 1n' a game device, a board and means for mounting the same in a vertical position laterally of the board, the board provided with a plurality of sockets adapted to carry marbles.

2. In combination, a marble carryingtarget board, base members for holding the board in vertical position, and means for anchoring the board, the anchoring means including pins adapted to be driven into the ground.

3. In a game device, a target board, pockets in the target board adapted to carry marbles, and means for anchoring the board to the ground in a vertical position laterally of the board.

4. In a target structure, a marble receptacle comprising a circular recess, and a plate at the bottom of the recess, the plate having its ends upturned at an angle relative to its base.

5. In a marble target board, receptacles for marbles comprising circular holes in the board, a channel at the bottom of the holes` a plate carried in the channel, the plate bent at angles relative to its base at its ends, the rearward end having a lesser bend than the forward end.

6. In a game device, a target board provided with marble carrying pockets, the pockets provided with means for retarding the passage of a marble'both forward and rearward, the forward retarding means of greater resistance than the rearward retarding means.

7 In combination, a target board provided with marble pockets, the pockets including a base plate and brads for fixing the base plate to the board.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

JOSEPH SEXTON.

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