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Jan. l1 1927.

F. A. BARTLETT Er A.

BRIDGE SCORER BRIDGE SCORER TWO Filed Sept. 24, 1925 2 3 25a 30/ 308 @l5 O 22 3&9 32! 3 man: uw# man Patented 11, 1927.

-UNITED STATES FREDERICK A. BABTLETT AND 1,613,975 PATENT oFi-i-CE.'

RALPH J. DAVIS, OF BOISE, IDAHO, ASSIGNOBS 0F ONE-THIRD T0 ROBERT I. MUCBACKEN, OF BOISE, IDAHO.

BRIDGE SCORER.

'Application led September 24, 1925. Serial No. 58,333.

. score card having printed on both its faces data indicating4 the varyin values of different hands of bridge, the data being so arranged as to permit the use ,of an adJustable indicating member, the latter also carrying data such as will, by proper adjustment in conjunction with the card, assist a player in making his calculations.

Y To more clearly indicate the use and operation of the present invention, the upper portion of both faces of the score card contains printed instructions both in the use of the scoring device and in the rules of the game in question.

To more clearly illustrate the invention, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and wherein like numerals designate .corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the front face of the score card showing the sliding indicator in position with parts broken away,

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Figure 2 is a plan view of the back face of the score card,

Figure 3 is a plan View of the front side of the sliding indicator and Figure 4 is a top plan of the indicator member. Referring now to Figure 1, the front face of the score card is shown to include 'an upper space A containing instructions to a player both as to the use of the slide here-` inafter mentioned and also information in connection with the data compiled in the lower 4space B. Intermediate the spaces A and B is the group of figures C indicating the basic value of the various hands before the addition of extra points. Both spaces B and C are partitioned by spaced vertical and horizonital lines into a plurality of squares or sections for grouping the data indicating card or hand values. In the .present illustration the varying values of a definite hand are arranged in the horizontal groups of squares or sections with the key data in the last square orsection indicated by reference characters b and c. The values are arranged to increase from left to right across the card as such arrangement has been found to be more practical and natural to a player when using same.

-The slide mcn'iber D shown in detail in Figures 3 and 4, comprises two similar sections d of cardboard or other suitable material, spaced by end blocks d to permit the free movement of the score card there between. The sections d are slotted as at d to form windows through which the registering data on the score card may be read. Attention is called to the fact that the portions of the slide is on both its faces printed with similar data arranged to be read in connection with that data printed on the score card in both horizontal land vertical groups.

The reverse side of the score card illustrated in Figure 2 includes the upper space or surface section E and the lower section F. The upper section E includes printed matter in the form of information and instructions and the lower section F being a continuation of section B of the front face of the score card, both as \to arrangement and data.

With reference to the printed matter shown on the present drawing, it will be seen that same comprises figures indicating complete hand values for each card according to the bid, extra points also being computed and included. These figures are arranged in a manner both convenient and practical to permit quick calculations under all circumstances without the necessity of mental mathematical variations, and give every possible score as well as the totals thereof.

It will be obvious to one familiar with the art that this invention can be manufactured either from cardboard, paper or from a more permanent and expensive material. In addition, the size could be varied if necessary for enclosing in the conventional package of playing cards.y v

What we claim as newV and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a bridge scorer, a card having instructions at the upper end of each face, a table arranrred on both sides therebelow presenting eac possible bridge score the multiplied and added totals of the several possible scores, means for immediately locating lil() a desired score and total comprisin a slide including a pair of spaced mem rs arranged to straddle and conceal a small part only of said card, registering apertures for ermitting inspection of a located score, and gata printed on said slide for use in conjunction with each score.

2. In a brid'e scorer, a card having printed on eacc-li side thereof, complete scores for a bridge hand, and indicia adjacent thereto for locatin a desired score, m combination with a side shorter than said card, and including a air of spaced members arranged to stradd e and conceal a part of said card, an aperture in each member permitting inspection of a located score and its adjacent indicia, and data printed on each member 'for use in conjunction with each score.

3. In a bridge scorer, a card having a table arranged on each of its faces, the table on the rear face being a continuation of the table on the front face, said tables presentin each ossible bri e score, the multiplie and a ded totals o the several possible scores, each table consisting of vertical columns of figures and a vertical trump column adjantthe same, said columns being separated transversely to provide horizonte rows, each row containing a plurality of groups of figures applying to-the score, doubled and redoubled, am. means for immediately locatin a desired score and total comprising a sli e including a pair of spaced members arranged at oposite sides of the card, each member havmn' a Window of the same size as cach of said horizontal rows, and data printed on each ,member cooperating with said columns and rows to permit all possible bridge score calculations to be arrived at by 'a single operation. V

In testimony whereof We aiiix our signatures.

FREDERICK A. BARTLETT. RALPH J. DAVIS.

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