US1574202A - Device for use in playing duplicate whist - Google Patents

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Feb. 23 1926.

G. W. MARSHALL DEVICE FOR USE IN PLAYING DUPLICATE WHIST Filed April 4, 1922- 2 Sheets-Sheet' l ii/M firm): E75.

Feb; 23 ,1926. I

' G. W. MARSHALL DEVICE FOR USE IN PLAYI ENG DUPLICATE WHIST File 3d April 4,1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

GRACE WEED MARSHALL, OF BINGHAIVITON, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR USE IN PLAYING DUPLICATEWHIST.

Application filed April 4,

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, GRACE lVEED MARsHALL, a citizen of the United States, of Bmghamton, in the county of Brooms, in the State of NeivYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Use in Playing Duplicate lVhist, of whichthe following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a new and useful device for use in playing duplicate whist or other card games.

One of the objects of the invention is to dispense with the trays ordinarily employed and to provide in place thereof, simple, compact and inexpensive holders for receiving andpre serving the diflerent hands as they are played, and retaining the order of the same.

. .A. further object of the invention consists in providing an individual holder for each player, which holder shall contain all the hands held by that particular player during the entire game, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of changing the usual trays during the game.

A further object of the invention consists in providing a holder for the hands of the player that shall lie substantially flat upon the table before the player without causing inconvenience during the play of the hand, and is especially adapted to auction bridge for the reason that it is flat enough to allow the exposed hand of one player to lie flat upon it if necessary.

A further object consists in the provision of a flexible device of the character described comprising a series of overlying or over-lapping pockets lior the reception of the individual hands of each player.

A further object consists in the provision of such holder with a series of indicators or indicating indicia, which show the position of the dealer of any hand during the entire game.

A further object consists in providing a device for duplicate whist which may, at the beginning of the game, contain the .required number of complete packs for the entire game, each pack placed in correct position with. relation to the dealer, as shown by the indicator.

Other objects and advantages relate to the details of form and construction of the de- 1922. semu No. 549,423.

vice, all as will more fully appear from the following description, taken in connection with the i which Figure lis a top plan view of a whist table having devices of my invention placed thereon inproper relation.

l ligure 2 is a top plan view of one of such devices.

Figure 3 same device.

Figure 4%. is an enlarged section of a portion of one of the devices showing the method of forming the over-lapping pocket.

Figure 5 is a view oi a ditlerent-form of the invention.

.lfiigurc (S is atop plan view of a modified form. 1 i i Figure a longitudinal sectional view of the device of Figure Figure 8 is a top plan of another modified iorni.

Figure 9. is a longitudinal sectional view of the device ot'Figure 7.

The holder, or device of this invention, may be made of cloth, leather or other suitable. i'i'iatei'ial, but is preferably of some flexible material, permitting its adaptation to diilcrent forms, altho that is not essential to the broader aspect of the invention. The device, as shown in Figures 1 to 4:, comprises a plurality of pockets or receptacles preferably in multiples of four, arranged in partially over-lying or overlapping relation.

is a bottom plan view of the 'Each pocket or receptacle, consists of top and bottom pieces which lie substantially flat when there are no cards within the pockets, and each pocket is preferably of a sufficient size to admit a hand of cards. bottom -'zintl;t\vo sides of each pocket are closed, and the top 'or fourth side open to admit the cards. In the particular illustration here shown, the pockets are slightly less inidepththan the width of the cards and a little wider than the'length of the cards. In the particularv showing of the drawings here th'e'pockets overlap substantially onehalf their width. This permits the production of a compact device without materially thickening the same. Further, this overlapping position "of the pockets helps to retain the cards therein and ti htens the pocket about the preceding ban by filling up whatever slack is allowed in the construction of the pocket.

accompanying drawings, in

The r As there never need be more than three hands which overlap at any one point, the combined thickness of the cards and the holder when filled is less than the thickness of a complete pack. These pockets may'be formed and constructed in any suitable manner and may be made in groups of one or more pockets, and then assembled in the manner shown, and secured together by stitching or otherwise or they may bearranged in a circle, as indicated in Figure 5 and there secured together in any suitable manner.

However, it is preferable to construct the pockets and arrange the same in the manner illustrated in Figures 1 to 4.

As shown, the pockets are all formed of a single strip of material of suitable width, which is bent to form overlapping and overlying portions, as best indicated in the section of Figure at. The opposite side edges of this single strip from which the front and back portions of the pockets are formed are secured together, and preferably at the same time are secured to a backing or base member which is adapted to lie flat upon the table. As illustrated in Figures 1 to t the device consists of 12 pockets which bear for the purpose described indicating numbers from 1 to 12 inclusive. These pockets, as

stated, are formed from a single strip l of suitable material, such as cloth, that is of a flexible nature, permitting its accommodating itself to various surfaces in various forms, altho it is not essential that flexible material be used. This strip of material doubled and redoubled to form the pockets as indicated in Figure 4, has its opposite edges secured to each other where they liein contiguous relation and to the backing member 2 by stitching, so as to form a firm, substantial device. This backing or base member 2- may, as shown, he formed with a slit 3- which permits the insertion of a score card or other device in the pocket 4 formed by means of a patch member 6 secured to the inner surface of the base member 2- in any suitable manner, as by stitchin Preferably, the device includes in combination with theepocket-s for holders, a series of indicia, or indicators which may be made of insets or may consist of letters attached to or stamped on the holder to determine the position of the dealer of each hand, as for instance, the letter D, which in the illustration here used is employed to indicate the position of the dealer of a particular hand.

The holders are placed on the table, as in dicatcd in F ignre 1 and the position of each dealer is indicated opposite the number of thatparticular hand by means of a series of indicators arranged on the holders in rotation. As there indicated, each device indicates the particular player which is to use that device, as-for instance, the devices are identified by letters A, B, X and Y, and as shown A deals the first, fifth and ninth hands, whereas B deals the third, seventh and eleventh hands, X the second, sixth and tenthv hands, and Y the fourth, eighth and twelfth hands. As before stated, each pocket is numbered in sequence to identify the particular hand that is to be placed in that pocket, and where twelve pockets are formed in each holder, thepock-ets may be numbered in any suitable sequence, as for instance, 1 to 12 inclusive. When the desired number of hands have been played, each holder is moved to the left or the other wise, and the player then having holder marked A holds the position of dealer for the hands, one, five, nine, and the other players have their particular dealin'gtnne indicated upon the respective holders in front of the player.

To avoid the delay caused by procuring a new pack of cards for each deal, the'entire number of packs may be prepared before the game and each pack placed in a pocket marked by the sign indicating the particular deal of the person having that device. as indicated in the drawingby the letter D. p

The invention here'may be said to consist broadly in a device of the character described, and comprises a series of overlapping pockets for the reception of cards, but in addition thereto, as a preferred char; acter of device, the invention comprises a flexible substantially flat holder of thatcharacter which embodies a series of overlapping pockets, and in combination with such a device, the utilization of indicia for indieating the particular sequence of hands to be played or having been played, in addi ti on to indicia as showing what hands should be dealt by each person having one of the devices. I

In Figure 5 a modified form ofdevice is illustrated'in which the pockets -1--- are arranged concentrically upon a circular base member 2-. In Figures 6 and 7 a form of device is shown in which the pockets are formed by securing separate pieces 7 of suitable materialascloth, leather, vetc., of desired size, to a base member 2-- by stitching along the bottom and edges of the pieces or wherever desired to form separate overlapping receptacles for the cards.

In Figures 8 and 9 I have illustrated a different form in which separate pockets 'or receptacles 8 are secured to a base member 2. These pockets 9- may be formed in any suitable manner and may be secured to the base in overlapping or overlying relation by any suitable means as stitching to form separate receptacles for receivingcards.

Altho I have shown and described specific forms and constructions of devices as illustrative of embodiments of my invention, I do not desire to limit myself to the details of form, arrangement or construction of the device, as various changes may be made without departing from the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim: 7

l. A. card apparatus comprising an individual card holder for each player, each holder comprising a series of over-lapping pockets, and each holder having indicia indicating the dealing time of the player using that holder.

A card apparatus comprising an individual card holder for each player, each holder comprising a series of over-lapping pockets, each holder having its respective pockets identified by the same indicia, and

each holder having indicia indicating the dealing time of the player using that holder.

3. A. card holder comprising a single strip of flexible folded material having its contacting edge portions secured together to form a series of card-receiving pockets, and a flexible backing member of a Width sub stantially equal to the Width of said pocket forming strip, and having its opposite longitudinal edges secured to said strip.

4. A card holder comprising a single strip of flexible folded material having itscontacting edge portions secured together to form a series of over-lapping card-receiving pockets, and a flexible backing member of a Width substantially equal to the Width of said pocket-forming strip, and having its opposite longitudinal edges secured to said strip.

A card holder comprising a single strip of flexible folded material having its contacting edge portions secured together to form a series of over-lapping card-receiving pockets, and a base member of a Width sub stantially equal to the width of said pocketforming strip and having its opposite longitudinal edges secured to said strip, and a pocket formed in connection with said base member.

6. A card holder comprising a flexible backing and a series of overlapping card receptacles each secured to the base by stitching extending along the opposite edges of the receptacles.

T. A duplicate Whist card holder of sub- I tion, and stitching extending longitudinally of the cardholder at the opposite edges thereof, and connecting each pocket to its overlapping pockets at over-lapping portions.

8. A duplicate Whist card holder of substantia lly flat form comprising an elongated strip of flexible material having a plurality of transverse folds forming a series of overlapping pockets arranged in stepping relation, stitching extending longitudinally of the card-holder at the opposite edgesthereof and connecting, each pocket to its over-lapping pockets at over-lapping portions, and a backing member of a length substantially equal to thelength of the holder and having its edges bent around the 0pposite edges. of the pockets, and stitched longitudinally to the opposite edges of the pockets at the front of the holder.

9. A duplicate whist card holder comprising a plurality of over-lapping pockets arranged in stepped relation, means for connecting each pocket to its overlapping pockets at over-lapping portions, and a backing member of a length substantially equal to the length of the holder and having its edges bent around the opposite edges of the pockets, and stitched longitudinally to the opposite edges of the pockets at the front of the holder.

10. A duplicate Whist card holder comprising a plurality of flexible over-lapping pockets arranged in step relation, a flexible backing member of a Width substantially equal to the Width of the pockets and stitching closing the pockets at opposite ends and connecting each pocket to its overlapping pockets at overlapping portions and to the backing member.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of March 1922.

GRACE WEED MARSHALL.

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