US1649979A - 26 game - Google Patents

Description

Nov. 22, 1927. l 1,649,979

y P. J. R AND ET Al.

Nov. 22, 1927.

1,649,979 P. .1. RowLAND ET A1.

26 GAME Filed Jan. s, 192e .8 Sheets-Sheet 2.

Nov. 22, 1927. 1,649,919

i P. J. ROWLAND ET AL 26 GAME Filed Jan. 5. 1926 18 Sheets-Sheet 5 I u; l AID l [Il] 1| l I; H-J o 2Q N O i N *5' :I .ab o Q: E: Sl N o n Nov. 22, 1.927. 1,649,979

P. J. ROWLAND ET AL 26 GAME Filed Jan. 5, 1926 .8 Sheets-Sheet 5 IUI-'V l y] Nov. 22, 1927. 1,649,979

IP. J. ROWLAND ET AL ZGGAME l me@ Jan. s. 192s .8 sheets-sheet e Nov. 22, 1927. 1,649,979v

P. J. ROWLAND ET AL.

26 GAME Filed Jan, 5, 192e; .s sheets-sheet 'r Nov. 22, 1927. 1,649,979

P. J. RowLAND ET AL 26 GAME Filed Jan. 5. 192s .s sheets-sheet a Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

This invention relates to` improvements in serarits PAT-Enr oFFicE- 26 GAME.

Application filed .January game apparatus,v and. more particularly to an apparatus of the Vcoin or. token. controlled. type designed for the playing, ofthehwell( known. dice game (2.6) l The invention; has for its objects topinvideV mechanism releasahle ,on the'A depositingm offacoinzor. tolienior operation: i'or. alfpredetermined number oftimesyaft'er which the saine is precluded.. from operation. untill anf other coin or token isY deposited; to provide.

anmechanism` wherein locking means arepro.-v

vided for preventing the operation of the? apparatus until such timefas anoinz or tokenr is deposited; toprovidean apparatus capable. of f releasing onthe depositingtof coins orv tokens of different. valueor ydenomination and to provide means for.` rec-o'rding; within the apparatus the 'number of'coins or tokens of diiierent value -or-denomin ation. deposited at any one time orrel'easing the apparatus for its initial operation 4of its predetermined number ot' times.

Further objects are co-.provide a `novel torni of operating., means-.tor the taloleV on hereinafter d'escrilo'ed5 illustrated inthe'ac companying` drawings yandpointed'. out in the claimshereto. appended; itl heingund'erstood that variouschanges,in the ornn proportion, size andminor details 0i' construction within the scope of the claimsmay be resortedto without dcpartingiirom the spirit orlsacrilicing. any of the advantages ofthe invention.

To more clearly comprehend the inven tion, reference is. directed tothe accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. l isaview in planof'the preferredy ernhodimentr of.' our-invent1on, illustrating` particularly the casing; the rotating. table with theplaying, pieces; coin or token slots,v

and some. of. the indicating mechanism..

Fig.V 2 is a. sectional View online 2:-2. of

l 7 in the directionof thefarrows..

5, l192e. serialno. 19,297.

F ig. 3 is'. Fig. 2l" n Fig. 4f is a longitudinal sectionalfview taken. on line lr-,4.0i Fig. l.Vv

Fig, 5 is a.. longitudinalV centralL sectionaly view taken on line 5 "--5',',Fi`g,l 1`, viewed inthe. direction'of the arrows. v Fig. 'is. a transverseasectionalJ View taken online 6 6 vof'Fig.4',.viewed` in the direction 60 ofthe arrows Fig. Tis a'. transversehorizontal sectionalv View of`v tlie apparatus, illustrating particu.- larl'y.-k the operating means for .recording niechanisinj y lFig. 8r is, a vertical transverse sectional View taken on line. 8`-8'0f Fig. 4'.' Fig. 9 is a. transverse sectional viewV on lineA 9-19 ofFig. 8,..with the lockingb'ar inz lowered position. v

Fig., l0.- isY a similar; View inraised'position.

'Fig'. ll'is a transverse sectional' view onY line. 11j-l1 ofi 8', with'tlie locking 'baai in .raised position.

`Y .1.2 ,is asimilar View witlitlielocling bar. j lowered position. Fig; 1.31" is n a transverse.. sectional'. View on afsectionalf view Online 3.-3 of,

line. 1l'-1l:of2Fig. 8,. withV the mechanismV pivoted from itsnormalpnsition.

Fig.. 14s isfaisimilar view/with the mechanism in its normalppsition.. l

.F.ig, lis a= v-iewin fragmentary.' elevation. of tlie structureA illustratedt in Fig. lytalien online. 'late-15011"e Fig.. 161. y

Fig-.317. is a View.VJ inf-perspective: ofonerof., the: hammer: actuated .pushzbars 1 Figiv lf is: ai ViewIV infdetail section oifithea *90 pivoted bar: and' its limiting screw? taken. on.. line 18-18 ofL Fig.`7.-

Fig.' 19'l isatransversel sectional ViewJ ot the recording means taken on line 19-719v95 .oliFig-f 20.- l n v Fig; 20 is a.:- view in side-elevation of` the recording meanstaken on line 26%20 of; Fig. l9,.vi'ewedi in the: directionjoffthejar: rows. f j Y Fig. 2l is a. View in detailftop planoctthe recording tape illustratingthe impression?.yu

made by theprinting type and the punch point depressions therein.

Fig. 22 is a view in detail top plan of the game table, illustrating the pawl for actuating the cam end of the table operating lever. z

Fig. 23 is a bottom plan view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 22.

Fig. l24 is a view in side elevation ofthe table, illustrating particularly the bearing mounting for its shaft. Y.

Fig. 25 is a fragmentary end view of the cam end of the table 'operating lever.

Fig. 26 is a diagrammatic lview of the cam end of the table operating lever and vits associated pawl, taken on line 26-26 of n Fig. 25.

Fig. 27 is a` view in detail ofthe mechanism for retarding the return movement of the tiltable-coin slot frame.

` Fig. 28 is a view in fragmentary elevation of 'the cam wheel rand its associated mechal 'nism rfor precluding further operation of the table, after the same has been operated a'given number' of times after the depositing of a controlling coin or token, and also the y release mechanism for releasing the controlling pawl associated therewith.

Fig. 29 is a view in detail plan of the mechanism *for securing the bottom and case to- 1 gether.

In the drawings, the numerals 1 indicate i' the side Walls of a cabinet; 2 the bottom and 3 the top the side and top walls being detachably secured together in any suitable manner to constitute a unit structure. rlllie lower edge of the side walls are received within the annular upstanding flange 4 of the bottom 2,'and said side walls 1 carry on their' inner face cam lugs 5 for engagement by pivoted cams 6 controlled by operating rods 7 the cams and rods being associated with the upper surface of the bottonrwall 2. j

In its center the top wall 3 is provided with an opening normally closed by a glass or other transparent dome 8, and said open- Y number, as in Fig. 1.

ing has a bevelled peripheral edge 9,v as in Fig. 5, said bevelled edge carrying at spaced points projections 10-Fig. 1. 'C

Carried on the upper end of a vertical shaft 11 and rotatable at its lower end in a supporting bracket 12, Fig. 24, is a circular game table or board 13,011 the upper surface of which are adapted `to rest a plurality of game pieces 14, the same being illustrated in the form of dice, and preferably ten 1in In its center, the table 13 carries an iny vertedcup J15 Aaffording a raised portion.

The shaft 11carries a ratchet 16, Figs, 5, 22,23 and 24, and with the same is adapted to cooperate a pivoted pawl 17 the free end of which is projected toward the ratchet bya tension spring 18. The pawl and spring are mounted on one end of a substantially S- shaped lever 19 pivoted to the plate 2O carrying bracket 12, as at 2,1, and the opposite end of the lever projects beyond the periphery of the game boardA or table 13 and is fo-rmed with the oblique faces 22 and 23.

A spring 24 connected at one end with the lever 19 maintains the lever in its normal position, as in Figs. 22 and 23, and imparts movernentrtol :the lever to cause the rotationV of the board or table 13.

The means directly associatedv with the end ofthe lever 19 for operation to move the same in the direction of the arrow Figs. 22 and to permit the Vspring 24 to vrapidly return the lever and rotate the game board or table, consists of a pawl 24 pivoted to a stud 25 to swing on an axis parallel with the direction of movement of the lever 19, and the stud is in turn carried at oneY end of a bar 26 fulcrumed at its opposite ends, as atl 27,Figs. 5 and 8, to the sidesof a sub-frame 28 within `the cabinet, previously described.v

'lihe fulcrum point 27 is so disposed as to en-v Y i able the stud'25 to swingat right angles to the path of movementof the free end of the lever 19, as AillustratedI in Figs. 22 and lt will be observed that an upward. movement of the pawl 24V in Vthe directionrof the arrow Fig. 26, will ride on the face 22 and 'swing the free end of lever 19in the direction of the arrow A.

On the pawl reaching the upper edge of the face 22, the spring 24 will rapidly move the lever 19 to its normal position, causing the pawl 17 to engage the ratchet 16 and rotate the table. On the downward movement of the pawl 24, the same will pivot on its 'stud 25 in its riding movement downward- Arranged horizontally beneath the bar 26 is a transversely slotted coin or token supporting bar 33'on which rests the lower edges of the coins or tokens as the .same are received within the respect-ive slots 29.

Slidably mounted on one face of the bar 26 is a hammer contacting bar 31, Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive, adapted as hereinafter described for raising to admit of ahammer to coact with a deposited coin or token and pivotthe bar, or for lowering tol admit the hammer striking the same and pivot the bar. The hammer contacting bar 31 freely' slides between-one face` ofathe bar 26s and. guide brackets432 and:V in its lowermost posi:

tion fails-to contact with the'I coinA supporting bar 33,. whichvis;l radially slottedy as' at 34 v'and admitsthe,v movement. of the hammers,

hereinafter described",.thereinto. v y

Thehammer contacting bar'3l controls the operationof the table, in: thatthe same is actuated to raise` ony the completion ofy the predetermined successive.l rotations of the table andthus belremoved:v from engagement by the hammer untili suchatimeas thebar is:

again lowered.` Vhen the bar; is' raised, the hammer passes beneath'V thesame and only pivotsthe barv 26.011v engaging4 a. deposited coin or token in one ofthepslots 29, after which initialf operation Athe f hammerA contacting. bar 3l lowers for engagementby the suc-l cessive operation of the hammers.

The mechanism for.. carrying out these:v operations 1s constructed and arranged in.,

the" following manner :--On` a; shaft; y34-y is mounted a ratchet wheelv 351and disk36, thev periphery of the latteratone point beingre-V cessed. at 37, Figs. and128: Riding. on theA y periphery ofl the disk 36ris agroller ,38. on the` f at its end.Y of alever 39, the. roller'.being'heldv in;

contact with the-- periphery of therdiskiby aI spring 40. Thefreeend of thelever39 enf` gages with anv arm. 41zeXtended laterally from a shaft' 42 disposed-beneaththe,bar y33. The shaft 42 carries-at spaced points arms. 43 which are pivotally connected at their free ends with theV lower. ends of vertically reciprocatingk rods 44 slidable through openings inthe. bar.` 33 and. each provided withV an? enlarged head 45- for. contacting withthe. under edgeof'.y the. bar 3L at. its ends for raising and. lowering the. same..

It will be observed that when-theroller 38 is riding; on the. periphery ofdisk ,36, the-.bar 3l is in its lowered, positiomand when the roller is receivedin.: therecess 37 ,1 the bar 31 is raised to permit thehammers, when actuated, to pass: beneath. thev same.

The ratchet' wheel 35. andy .disk 36,-which` one end of bar 26, thus on the. swinging of y the. bar 26, the rod 47 raised by the spring 52,. engages at itsl lower end 50 a successive depression in the ratchet 35, and on the Adownward movement of the bar 26, assisted bythe'spring 53, the ratchetandldisk are advanced a" predeterminedy distanceim the di.-

rection of the arrow-Figs-5 andv28.

From4 the above.` description, it will be observed that on'x each complete,revolution of they vdisk136. andxratchet 35 from aVV point` vW-herethe rol-lery 38l registers withr thel depression, 37, the. hammer, hereinafter de-r scribed, operates the, bar 26by contacting withthe hammer lcontactingy bar 31,.,but on the'roller 38r droppingy in the depression 37, a. separate medium `in vthe. formv off; a controlling coin orftoken must be' deposited within one. of the slots 29 to'form an abutment; for the hammer, hereinafter`v described.k

Disposed transversely of; thevsub-,frame 28,

- beneathlthelbar 26,]and fulcrumed at its ends to;pivot within the frame, Vis ahammer supporting ba-r 54, upwardlylfrom `which extend a plurality ofrhammer bars` 55, one adapted for (1o-operation with each of the slots 29 in the bar 26i The hammer bars.

are mounted toswingY at right. angles .to the-V bar 26, andthe upper endf` ofreachisprovided withanextension 56l andi an. upstand.- ing*abutment;` wall 57. Thev upper `.end of eachhammer, in its movement towardr the bar 26, passes throughionezoflthe transverseV f slots 58 in the ycoin supportingbar 33;-

When the roller V38` is received. in; the de-` pression 37 of the disk 36, Fig. 28, the bar l 3l`is raisedand the hammer bars 55 -arefree to pass beneath the bar 26,l then tilt their samel unless there Abe acom orgtoken dropped withinl one of the slots 29-,Fig- 14; 'Ii'. the? latter isvthe case, the forward end 5.6 ofthe? hammer bar passing beneath said slotV con`- tact-s with the inner face-ofthe'coin. orrtoken which is resting on.- the upper. surface of the bar 33, bindsythe same within ,theaslot' 29, Fig, .13, and removes.- the lower edge of' thecoin or token from its. support Y33 g, the coinl or tokenthusafl'ording: an abutmentfor the hammer, andthe movement of the hammer causing. avtiltingor oscillation of the bar 26, whichfas above described, actuates the: member, 47 to rotate theY ratchet 35a notch.

The coin which has served asranactuating coin4 drops on the returnl movement of its coacting hammer bar 55 to norma-lposition, .into the chute or trough 58, which conveys it to the pocket'59. for removal by the attendant at his will. i

Referring-to Fig. 4-60 indicates an operating lever extended through a slot in the cabinet wall l, and'aty its inner end is' ful.-

crumed to pivot at '62. Thelever is normally held upwardly by a spring .63 and near its point of fulcrum carriesa cam portion 64 which coacts .witha roller 65 extended from one side ofv anarma66 projecting from the bar54. i

Thus. itwill be observed that a downward movement ofthe lever 60 will, throughthe roller 65,. cause ay forwardmovement of the hammer bars 55. A spring 67 hooked at one end to the sub-frameV 28 and at its opposite end to an arm 68 extending laterally from the member 54;, Fig. 28, normally maintains the member 54- in the 'full line position, indicated in Fig. 27, and to ret-ard tliemovement of the member l54 from dotted line position to full line position, Fig. 27, a pawl y69 is provided which engages the teeth or serrations70 on the free end of the arm` 66.

Tovmomentarily hold the bar 26 in its operated position, full line, Fig. 13, andV dotted line, Fig. 27, a latch 71, spring held, as at 72, is provided for engaging the hookedl end of an arm 73 extending at right angles from thebar 26. y The latch 71 is released by the action of the arm 66 in its upward movement to'normal position, striking ythe curved extension 74 ot the latch 71.

The means for indicating the token or coin value and recording the number'ot respective coins orV tokens received in any given slot ofthe machine, is constructed and operates in the tollowing` manner It will -beapparent that this mechanism only operates at such time as a coin or token is deposited within the apparatus, enabling the initialfrotation of the table and the removal of the roller 38 from the depression 37. p y

Associated with each slot 27 and longitudinally slidable with their corresponding ends disposed parallel with the top ot the surface of plate 33, and to contact with one iace ofthe lower edge of a coin on the saine being deposited within the slot 27 and the l coin utilized as an operating medium, as previously described, are a plurality ot slide bars 75, Figs. 5 and 7. With each of these slide bars is connected as at 76 an auxiliary slide bar 77, the corresponding ends ot the respective bars being pivotally connected to respective levers 78, the latter being pivotally connected at their lower ends through links 79 with the respective arms 80 of well known types' ot indicating mechanisms 81, which are positioned in reaioit openings 82 in the wall oi the cabinet. Springs 83 noriiially maintain the ratchets in their noi-- iiial position, illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7. Corresponding` -ends of rods 77 are bent laterally and downwardly, and on its end each carries a pivoted pawl 84.' rllhe free end of each pawl 84: is adapted to coact with 'the `angle portieri 85 .of a'type bar86 pivoted to a support as at 87, and each type bar at its end is provided with a character 88 overlying a bedplatc or platen 89. A spring 90, Figs. 5 and 7 coacts with each type bar to depress the samev tocause an imprint of the type character, after the type bar has'beeii raised in a hereinafter described manner and suddenly released.

It will be observed that on the actuation of any one of the members 75, the act-ion of Vthe pawl 84 willcauseits asociated type `bar and ycharacter to be'raised againstithe ten-v sion of spring'90, vand on pressure oiithe actuating hammer bar 55 being r-eleased,tlie

depressthe type character. l

Overthe platen 89, Figs. 19,20 and 21, lies an inked ribbon or printing` device 91'whi'ch operates over rollersV 92, and beneathsaid nieinber91 operates aV strip 93 preferablyV of paper, the saine being carried on the spool 94: and wound on the spool 95, the mechanism tor this operation being constructedas tollows-Figs 6 and 7. Connected with the' spool 95 is a flexible driving member 96 pass- I ing around the spool with which Yisasso= ciated a ratchet 97, and co--operating with this ratchet is a spring held pawl 98 on the lever 99. rihe lever 99lextends beneath levers 100, Figs. 20 and 21, the ends oit' which over? lie the platen 89 `at one side of the printing characters 8,8', and each is provided'preterably with a pert'orating or puncturingrpin 101, which are adapted for operation on the movement of the respective levers 100 to iinprint characters diiiering 'from those print'- ed by the members 88 into the sheet 93. "The 'leyers 100Vare connected through links 102 with rectangular links 1'03, the latter being connected with arms 104e carried by transversely disposed shafts 105 journalled' at their ends in the subiirame 28. rlhe rods or shafts-105 each carry an arm 106 each coniiected through links 107 with levers 108 preferably two in number, the ends ofthe levers extending through theV cabinet Wall l A and terminating iii finger orkey pieces 109.

tace of the dice or playing pieces appearupwardly on the gaiiieboard, suitable dial members 110 are rotatably mounted in bearings io indicate the number ofv times the selected A iio they are 1 tol 36, andgwliile but two .areillus` trated, any number may be provided, one Y being utilized by'eacli player in keepingjhis score of the selected dice numbers.;` lEach dial member Ycarries a ratchet '112witli" which co-operates `a pawl 113 on any armllt, and

each oit' said'arms'pcc-operates with 'one of the links 107 and` extend betweenV spaced pins 115 extending laterally therefrom.' It

will be observed that the player on depressing the key piece 109 will on eaclidepressionl revolve 'the dial member associatedwith the key piece one number, and at the same time will cause'the pin 101 associated with it toV make an impression on the strip 93 and will 4also operate the lever 99 to cause the strip 93 to be advanced across the platen one step 'from the'spool 94: to spool 95; thus there is isa maintained 'on :thestrip ;93 a record :of thel coin or token value ofthe coins or tokens deposited within the apparatus, and also a yrecord "ofthe number yof timesy that the selected playing face of the `playing piece `or dice selected by yanygiven operator isYdis-i :posed fupwardly -fo'n successive rotationsl of the-table or gameboard. i' n To indicate the dice orpplaying piece face, number selected by fthe respective players, there is'provided .'forea'ch playera hexagotnal lindicator 116,:the periphery. of vwhich is 'visible through an :opening 117 Lin the top lwall A3 ofthe cabinet, 'the `indicator f-being revolvable with a shaft 118 carried in bearings A119, the 'shafumounting ia thumb or finger piece 120 accessible to the operator, The

:periphery of themembers'll is Vpreferably .'consecutivelyfnumbered from A1 to '6.`

'In playing the v`game the player selects* the :retained :bynhim throughout the 4thirteen fthrows of revolutions. ofithe table :or game- `board 13 and adjusts 'the vindicator 116 so that the'selectednumber appears throughthe opening 111. iA- coin or t'okenis deposit- -edwithinoneof thefslot-sSO depending on its vvalue, and :the vsame `enters'the `slot 29 'resting on the upper 'surface of'the member' "33, as in Fig. 14. Atithis time, therollerBS f' iswithin 'the slot 'fandthe 'bar 31 is'inelemovement Vto 'its ,associated member '75.`v

`vated position. .A depression 'of the lever loperates'thejhammer bars 55 inia battery, l'and' the one associated with theslot 29 with- 'inwhich 'the coin 'been-'deposited conftactswith one fa'ce 'ofthe coin and :moves the same from the position, Fig. 14l ito'fthat in 'Fi,g,..18,icausingiafpivotingof thebar 26,

removing ythe lower edge `otcthe Scoinirom the support 33 and *,iinpartin'g longitudinal 'The movement 'imparted :to 'the `member 75 Icauses, through its associated*im'echanism,

" the imprinting ofr the character on'ithe'strip 93 correspondingy toi the `-slot30` within which -zthe coinwas deposited, and 'also causes the "recording `:mechanism 81.t'o operate.

y Simultaneously withfeachfiop'eration, .the vmember '47 has fre'cipro'cated ^on "the upward Y tilting movement of the Vbai-*'26, and its Vdownward movement f'has rotated the disk 36 fone estep, fremovingsithe ldepression '38 fromthezroller 37,-"c'ausin'gi the'. `roller to", ride on the periphery tot1 the disk. 'This latter oper/ationflowersithe rod-s 44; permitting the `bar 31to :drop'ianfd tO-lieWithin theipath of" -movement of the hammers` 55 as they are successively operatedforthe'next twelve operations'of'the lever60. VTheupward move-4 ment offthe bar :26vcauses 'a spinning of the 'table 1 or gameboard 13,- and -such spinning movement causes af'tumbling of dice or'playfing pieces on-.the `uppersurf'ace of thetable-v .fBeorefsucceedingoperations of the lever ylthe-tableis permitted to come-to a point a of rest,1at which'time theplayer-counts the `number of playingpieces "or dice `lying with` yits selected tace upwardly, and for reach;

one appearing ydepresses'thekey piece '109selectedby him so that the indicator 110 fasse# ciated with the linger lpiece will be revolved to present'thro'ugh the opening l'll-thefnum- -ber of times .theselected `face, has appeared the successive operations ofi-the table dur- :ing the play-ingfofthe game.` 'Each-depres-V sionl-of thefing'er-piece 109 :will cause arecordito be' printed on vthe .strip93 by the-pin llassociated with-the linger-piece. '1A-iter thirteen operationsiof-the lever 60 the fdisk 36 -wil'l Yhave made Va complete revolutionenabling the' roller 38 to-be received rfin the recess 37 causingfa raising ofthe bar and enablingthe :lever 60 -to bedepressed wi-th- Toy enablevr the indicators. r110 :to l vbe reset,

bevel gear .mechanism 122 with reset `handles 123 extending throughthe wall-.ofthe One member of4 each vbevel. gear. mechanism is ,normally maintained out .of

cabinet.

yengagement with its associatedmember by a spring 124; and wheny it is desired tolreset.

.the indicators, the desiredl reset-.handle is ypushed inwardly causing an yengagement of' wthe bevelgearimechan-ism,and is then ro- 'stated to inturnrotate the desired indicator .thefshafts121 thereof are connected/through c Should for any reason during'theirotation Yof the tablegame-boardl oneof the play-,vv `ing pieces'thereon wouldnotlie withlitssupg porting face infullcontact with the surface of the table or gameboardnndthe player ybe entitled to another turn, ,it is onlyfnecessary that the game-keeperipull.theirod125 whicli is connected with-themember 4:7 outwardly,

and this operation would :permitithe rotation of the game-board or; table ,13 ,without a stepv motion being imparted to the .disk 36. W'ecla-imkvr i l 1. A game ,apparatus including-a movable game 'table for supporting a plurality `of game pieces, manually actuated table operating means, a' coin controlled connection between thev v. table and rtheft-able .operating means, whereby onthe .deposit-ing ofja coin and thefoperation "of the manually actuated means au initial movement ,is Vimparted to thel table, means associated with said con-V nection and operative after. said initial table'- movementk whereby on successive operations of said manually A actuated means corresponding operations are imparted to said table, yand means for rendering said last mentioned means inoperative after apre determined number oitoperations of said` manually actuated table operating means.

2. `A game apparatus including a movable game table for supporting a plurality ofgamepieces, manually actuated table operating means, a coinconti'olled connection vbetween ythe table and the table operating means, wherebyfon the depositing oit a coin. and the operation of the manually actuated means an initial movement is imparted to the table, means for indicating the coin value deposited, means associated with said 'connectionand operative attery said initial table Vmovement whereby on successiveop erations of saidmanually actuated means "corresponding operations are imparted to said' table. and means for rendering said lastmentioned means inoperative vafter a predetermined numbei1 of operations ot said inanually actuated table operatingmeans.

3. A-'game apparatus including` a rotatable game table for supporting ar plurality yo'rgame pieces, manually actuated table operating means, a coin controlledconnection between the table andV the table operating means whereby on the depositing of a coin and the operation of the manually actuated means an'initial movement is imparted to the table, means for receiving the coin and discharging the same eXteriorly of the apparatus, after the initial operation oftheV table, means Iwithin the `apparatus for indicatingcorresponding said table. n

4. A game apparatus including a rotatable gameboard on which rests a plurality Y of game pieces, a single manually actuated board operating means, a connection 'between the board and board operating means and provided with a plurality7 of' coin recesses wherebyontlie depositing of a coin vin any ofsaid recesses and the operation of the manually actuated means rotation is imparted to the board` means for convey- `ing the deposit-ed controlling coin eXte- V Vriorly of the apparatus, and'means for re-V cording .the value of the' coinsL passing through said recesses. 5. A game apparatus including a rotatable game board on which rest a plurality of game 1 playing pieces, manually actuated board operating means, a vconnection between the board and board operating means .ohinclu'ding in part a lmovable coin receiving slotted bar, hammers coo'peratable with the n bar slots and movable to contact with a received coin to move the bar, a Igate associated with the bar and movable into the path of the hammers after the initial movement of the bar, and means for controlling board on which rest a plurality ofl game".y

Ala ino' nieces a board ,o eratino lever 3ro `vided with a bevelled free end, apawl-and ratchet mechanism connection rbetvi'een Vthe `manually operated lever and the board operating lever .including a pivot-ed pawl pro-v vided with a bevelled tacefor cooperating vwith the free endV oftlie board operating lever, and a support for the pawl and Vfor operation to move the saine acrossthepath of the lever. l v 'Y 7 In a' game apparatus, a rotatable .game

board on which rest apluralitylof game playing pieces for agitationby the rotation of the board, a lever for manualpoperation -Y toactuate said board, acoin controlledoperlj ating connection between the lever and gamek board, a plurality kof coin slots communicat- Y ing with said mechanism, and mechanism within the apparatus for indicating the-slot into which the operating coin wasdeposited.

Y 8. Ina game apparatus, a rotatable game board on which resta plurality 705"game playing pieces for agitation by the rotation of the board, a 'lever for manualoperation to actuat-e said board, a coin controlled operating connection between the lever and game board, a plurality of coin slots ditering in size and mechanism lwithinthe apparatus for indicating and recording the coinVV values deposited into .the apparatus in accordance with the slot through which they were'inserted. f

9. In a game apparatus rincluding a rotatable game board non which rest a Vj olurality Y of game playing'pieces,a transparent cover for the board, a cabinet supportin the cover and enclosing ythe board, mechanism within the cabinet for operation to impart a predetermined number of independent rotations,

to said board, and releasable vmeans "for locking the mechanism from `furtheroperation after the determinedinumber of'operations have been imparted: to said board.

,10. In a game apparatus including a rotatable game board on which rest aplural` ity of game playing pieces, a transparent cover for theboard,v a cabinet supporting the cover and enclosing the board, coinreleasable mechanism within the cabinet forv operation to impart rotative movement to the board, a coin receiving'runway for` directing an operating coin -into operative-relation withthe mechanism, and through which the operating coin is discharged after passing through the mechanism, Aand a han` dle for operation to actuate said mechanism.

11.. A game apparatus includinga rotatable game board on which rest a plurality ot game playing pieces, ua lever, a spring for operating the lever in vone direction, a.

cooperative pawl and ratchet connection between the lever anclvgame board operative on the movement of the lever against the tension of the spring7 and zi pivot-ed pawlk operatively movable in a direction at right angles to its pivot againsttlie lever, a stop for the pawl whereby on the operative move'- ment of the pawl in one direction the lever PHILIP J. ROWLAND. CHARLES J. SCANLAN, JR.

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