US1656413A - Game - Google Patents

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4A. E'. BIRD G AME: Filed Feb. e, 1927i "Jam 17, 192s.

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i Patented Jan. 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

ANDREW E. BIRD, 0F MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

GAME.

Application led February 8, 1927. Serial No. 166703.

taining a predetermined score being the winner.

.A further object is to provide a y'ieldable member in the compartments behind the partition, and against which a. marble engages and passes in the compartments, therei by increasing the hazard of a 'rebound through the partition opening, and increasing the loss of the player.

A vfurther object is to 'lorm the yield-able member from a single piece of material, for instance rubber, the ends of which are anchored to opposite sides of the game board and extend through alined apertures` in the members forming the divisional walls be' tween the compartments.

A further object is to provide a central aperture which has a lose value adjacent higher values, thereby increasing the hazard oit a player attempting to malte the higher values.

A further object is to provide a surface projectile game board comprising side walls, an apertured partition connecting said side walls and a plurality of chambers behind the artition.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set Forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention maybe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention, i i

In the drawing: y j

Figure 1 is a plan view of the game board.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the game board taken on line Z---Q of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view ot' one corner of the game board. v

Referring to the drawing the numeral l designates the game board, which board comprises side walls 2 and end walls 3 and 4. Extending transversely of the game board and spaced from theV rear wall 4 is a vertically disposed partition 5, which partition is provided with a plurality of apertures 6, through which players project marbles, and it will be noted thatthe apertures 6 have indicia adjacent the same of different value, and in playing the game any number ot' players may play, however a predetermined -score'is set to indicate the winner and the lirst player to obtain the predetermined score is considered the winner. The central aperture or opening 6 is an aperture which indicates a loss when la marble goes through the same, and it will be noted it is dis osed adjacent the opening 6 having the highest value, thereby increasing the hazard of play- Y ers attempting to make the higher values, and as the other apertures have a lower value, are spaced a substantial distance from the central lose aperture, the risk in trying to malre these values is relatively low. The central aperture 6 may be made larger or smaller `for varying the hazard. Extending rearwardly from the rear side of the partition 5 are spaced walls 7, which form the go compartments into which the marbles pass when they are accurately projeetedthrouvh the apertures To further increase t e hazard the transverselyv disposed yieldable member 8 is provided, the ends of which are anchored at 9 to the side walls and extend through apertures 10 in the walls 7 and vwhich yieldable member is preferably formed from rubber, however it is to be understood that a relatively narrow coiled spring may be used if desired. If during the playing of the game a marble enters a compartment and engages the yieldable member 8 and .rebounds through the aperture, this will constitute a loss equal to the indicia of the particular aperture through which the marble enters, therefore it will be noted that considerable skill is required to play the same and the hazards are great.

VThe yieldable member 8 which is prefer- 100 ably formed from rubber is slightly stretched when anchored at 9 to the side walls 2, and by passing the same through the apertures l0, it will be noted it will have a relatively wide range o stretch for project- 105 ing the marbles forwardly towards the apertures 6. However during the playing operationv it will require considerable skill for a player to project a marble through theaperture, either at speed or an angle whereby it 11o will not rebound through the entrance `aperture. By forming;y the yieldable nieinber 8 from a single piece of material, it is obvious the oost of manufacture is materially reduced und this ineniber Cun be easily renewed if the saine breaks by simply stretching u rubber strip through the apertures l() und anchoring the ends thereof V:1t 9. Allthough a forward portion is shown over whieh the innrbles roll it is to be understood this muy be eliminated `and the surface of zr .trible o r floor used for this purpose. It also to be understood that the `rules may be varied las desired.

From the above it will be seen that av gaine provided of the surfgee projectile type, which gaine is simple in construction, muy hecheeply .manufactured and sold, and one wherein the hazards are relatively gre-ut,

thereby develolping considerable skill and f learning und p trying 'the game.

The invention having been set forth what is ehxiined :is new und useful is lhe eolnbinatio'i with :i gaine board having an npertured partition in the apertures of which marbles are projected into chainbers, :1 plurality of partitions behind the partition and forming the chambers, of e yielduble stretchable marble rebound 1ne1nber extendingr through said ehzunbers, said rebound member being anchored to opposite sides of the game 'board and extending through Vapertures in the plurality of partitions. v

Signed at Memphis in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, this 18th day of January A. l). 1927.

ANDREV BIRD.

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