US1674681A

US1674681A - Pocketed moving-surface game

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Publication number: US1674681A
Application number: US111735A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph W Brenkert
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-05-26
Filing date: 1926-05-26
Publication date: 1928-06-26
Anticipated expiration: 1945-06-26

Description

June 26, 1928. 1,674,681

J. W. BRENKERT .POCKETED MOVING SURFACE GAME Filed May 26. 1926 L FIG 3 1 a I INVENTOR.

JOSEPH W BQENKEBT ATTORNEY Patented June 26, 1928.

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rocxnr n'n 'movmsse saca GAME:

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' invention relates to games,- particularly to parlor or school games.

, The objects of my ,invent1onare: first'fto i provide aninterestingvand educational game d which may be played by two or more per-.

sons and which may be equally enjoyed children and adults; second, to provide an educational game whereby the learning of;

addition, multiplication and subtraction is trickery of a foX in the movements of the game members or pieces in rolling-or otherwise moving of the same from a retaining portion or depression into certain pockets or openings and in avoiding the movements of the sanieinto ther pocket-s01 traps; p I I I taken at 3 3 of Fig; 1, showing a portion game of this class in fourth, to provide a;

is made "by on the game board member and dropping the same into pockets .or a channel representative of the underground lair of foxes; fifth, to provlde an educational game .of

this class whereby children not far advanced in arithmetic may play vthe game by adding and whereby others more advanced. may use a ddition an d multiplication' in figuring the points to their credit,

vanced may use addition, multiplicationand' subtraction; sixth, to provide a: gameof this class whereby one or more balls or other game members may be usedat the same time in playing the game; seventh, to provide a game of this class which may be played by any number of persons, as desired;- eighth, to provide a novel container for afgame of this class which serves as one of the members of the game device when playing the same and game pieces; ninth, to provide a con tainer for a game of this class in wliichja U I .form of bal1s,wh1chare variously colored,

hollow game 7 board I memberf is rotatably mounted and n which loose game members retained therein until the game board mem-' ber is rotated relative to the gcontainer, forming an opening'for removing the,;movable game, pieces, and; tenth, to provide ,asga

whole a novelly' constructediand arrangel is very simple and economicab'of construe wardly from the periphery thereoff Vithin the container or casing'l is loosely posi- 'member is substantially fiat at its upper side,

teriorate or getout of order. p V V 1lYith"theseand other ob: cts in view, as will appear hereinafter, my invention con v of certain novel features of construction, co'mbinatijonand arrangement of 'parts and portions, will be hereinafte1" .de scribed iirdetail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying 'drawingsand to the characters of reference thereon, which form v a part of thisapp'lication, in which;

, Figured is a top view-fof my amine or device in its prefe red vform of construction, showing the cover thereof re-. moved; Fig.2 isa sectional elevational view thereof, taken through 2'--2 of Fig. 1, and

Fr 1 '3 is a side elevational view thereof,[

thereof broken awayand' in section to facilitate the illustration and showing a f'ragmem lar parts and portions throughout the severalviews of the drawings; I

ti'on, durable, which will not readily de- 1 game ap- The game or game apparatus is in a coni,

tainer or casing 1' consisting of ajcircular bottom' 1? and "a flange 1" extending uptioned themember 2, which convenience will be hereafter called the game board or game board a men1ber.' Said] game board in-dicatedby 2, and provided at periphery, with a downwardly extending flange 2, which supports the upperor flat portion 2" of-the gameboard member from Q thebottom 1*" of the casing 1. At the cen- 9 tral portion" ofthe upper portion 2". of the and which also serves to enclose the same I P s. pflwidediai Shallow Spherical "depression 2. forreceiving and retaining a pluralityof game pieces '3, 4 and 5 inthe around the central depression 2 and arranged in a circletherearound isa plurality of pockets or opningsQ, which communicate'with the space at' 'theunder side ofthe 7 .top portion of the game board member 2.

These pockets/or openings 2?" are slightly zlargerthan the balls 3, 4 and 5"and permit said balls to 'pass into the channel or pasthe game board member 2 is provided an opening 2 which 1s adapted, when the game 2 and simulate the dirt mounds at the entrance openings to the lair of the foxes. Positioned between the circularly arranged openings 2? and-the edge of the upper or flat portion ofthe game member 2 are other openings 2 which are also circularly arranged around the holes or openings 2 but are positioned in staggered relation relative to the same. These openings 2 are smaller than the balls 3, 4 and 5 and will not permit the same to drop therethrough, but provide pockets for catching or retaining the balls when the same are rolled over the upper surface of the portion 2 of the memher 2 These openings 2 are arranged in the field and represent bogus passage holes or traps arranged by the hunter to catch thefox. V

The game'is played by placing one, two or three balls in the depression 2 which represents the sunny den of the foxes.

The casing 1 is then tilted so that one or all of the balls leave the depression and is or are rolled over the flat upper surface of the portion 2 of the game board member until the same drop into the openings 2 into the lair or into the traps 2 It will be here noted that when a ball passes between two raised portions or mounds 2 the same might drop either into the openings 2 or into one of the traps, the trickof the game being to drop the balls into the openings 2 at one time and into the openings or traps 2 at other times. In the downwardly extending flange 2 of board member is shifted to a certain positron, to register with a correspondingly shaped opening 1 in the upwardly extending flange of the casing 1, as shown in Fig. 3. When said openings 2 and 1 are in registry, the balls dropped into the space between the game board member and the bot tom of the casing are permitted to be removed. lVhen said openings are not in registry, the space below the member 2 forms a convenient-receptacle for the balls from which the same cannot be readily lost. The openings in the members 1 and 2 are closed whennormally playing the game. Over the 'open end of the casing 1 is provided a cover 6, wh1ch, with the casing 1, provides a convenient and inexpensivecasing or enclosure for the game. Said casmg 1, the gameboard member 2 and the cover 6 are preferably made of a light gage sheet metal or of card board, or other suitable material. It will be here also noted that the members 1 and 2 maybe integrally made if desired.

The game when played by children when learning or practicing addition is played with one ball at a time. This ball is placed in the depression or den and the device tilted until the ball falls either in one of the open practiced and more complication and higher scores involved, the White ball is used for ad dition and the redone for multiplication.

These balls may be used either singly or simultaneously. If the white ball falls in the'opening marked 6 and the other falls in the opening marked 3, the score of the player would be 6 plus 3 times 8, or 15. If the red ball falls into one of the traps and the white one into the hole marked 6, the score would be 6 plus 0.

When all three balls are used, eithersingly or simultaneously, the white ball would he used for a positive point or for addition, the red one for multiplication or the square of the number at the hole through which the ball drops, and the black ball will register a negative point. Thus, when the white ball falls into the opening marked 6, the red one into the opening marked 3 andthe black one into the opening marked 9, the result would be 6 plus three times 8 minus 9, or 6. i

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions of my game apparatus, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a game, a game board and game members, said board having a depression at its middle portion, and'a' plurality of openings in said board around said depression, each opening being adapted toreceive a plurality of said game members and discharge the same below the upper surface of the game board member. Y

2. In a game, a game board and game members, said board having a depression at its middle portion, a plurality of openings 7 in said board around said depression adapted to receive the whole of said game members, and other openmgs in said game'board positloned outwardly from said first mentioned less openings adapted to temporarily zcheckxthe .movementsofsaid gamemembers, I I q 33.. In a game, a game board game members, said :board "having a depression. at its middle p'ontiom'a pluralityrof openings in said board around said depression adapted .to receive the whole of saldgame members, ,andvpockets arrangedin said'xboard between said openings :and the outer portions-thereof adapted to temporarily check the 'mo ements of said game members. 7

4. In a game, ..a,;game whoard and games Zmembers, said board :havingua de, nessionaat its middle portion, a=plurality io' openings in said board surrounding-said: depression adapted to receive :said game members, and raised portions. in said board between said openings and saidfdepnession;

1 5. In a game apparatus, game'boand member and game members, said game board member having ,a game member retaining portion, a plurality of pockets, arranged around said game member retaininggportion adapted to receive said gaanememberaand a plurality of; other. smaller pockets arranged contiguous to said other pockets for receiving and holding saidgame memberst 6. In a game apparatus, a game board to the upper surface of the game board member by slight agitation of the latter, and

raised portions positioned between said pockets and said game member retaining portion. v p Q 7. 'In a game apparatus, a game board member and game members, said game board member having a game member retaining portion, pockets arranged around said game member retaining portion adapted to temporarily receive and hold said gamemembers and to permit said game members again to be discharged therefrom to the upper surface of the game board member by slight agitation of the latter, raised portions positioned between said pockets and said game member retaining portion and spaced from each other, and other pockets in said game board member positioned substantially in line with the space betwe'ensaid raised portions and said game member retaining portion adapted to receive the whole of each of said game members.

- 8. In a game apparatus, a game'board member, and a plurality of balls, said game board member having a ball retaining portion, a plurality of raised portions'arranged around said ball retaining portion and spaced from each other, and pockets in said game board member positioned substantially manna fip ces betwe l mised a portions; and: saidbailll: retaining said apOCkfltSf being- .adapted to receive and -hoidxsaidgbailsf.=- ,k 59. TAigame device, having a game "retaining at. its upper "side and -open-,

ings ,anound said 'portionoonneetingupper-sidegwith n game memberichaamel below 1 Tdrnpper side, and "raised-portions ion said device in association with said openings and positioned between ithe same: and sand game member retaining portion, said raised sportions being :spaloedfm each other, :device havi-ng game member receiving pockets in' itsi upper side and airanged exteigiorly m relmtiwetomidnpenings. ,7 p '10. A: game case, 'chaving spaced: apart :upper and lower. :walls forming :a game-.mem-

ber rec eptaole between said wal1s,wsaid ripper wa-ll-lhavingn large game :member retains-rig depression-and :gamemember receiving openings spaoedzfromaandeamtanged aroundsaidgame member retaining depression, said gope'nings connecting the npper .s-ide ofsaid upper, wall with zthsigame member recep-,

.ta cle betweensaid walls,

between; said walls, saidupper wall: having sesam m mb r retai ag g member receivingopenings spaced from and arranged around said game member retaining portion, said openings connectmg the upper side of said upper wall with: the space v between said wal1s,,said openings'being differently numbered and having raised portions adjacent one side of the same and 1 spacedfronr each other, said raised portions being positioned between said openings and said game member retaining portion.

12; A game case, having spaced apart v i 11. A game case,v having spaced apant upper and lower; walls 1 forming a aeeeptacle upper and lower walls forming a receptacle between said walls, said upper wall having a game member retaining portion and game member receiving openings spaced from and arranged around said game member retaining portion, said openings connecting the upper side of said upper wall with the space between said walls, said openings being differently numbered and havingraised portions adjacent one side of the same and s aced from each other, said'raised portions ein positioned between said openings and sai game member retaining portion, said upper wall having small game member receiving pockets arranged exteriorly of said openings and substantially in line with the space between said raised portions and said game member retaining portion;

V 13. In a game apparatus, ajcircular casing having a bottom and upwardly extending side flanges, and a ame board member :loosely positioned therein, said game board member having 'a substantially flat upper,

side with a downwardly extending flange at substantially flat portion from the bottom of said casing forming a game member receiving space, said substantially flat portion having openings therein foradmitting game members from the upper side thereof to the game member receiving space between said casing'andsaidgame board member.

14. In a game apparatus, a circular casing having a bottom and upwardly extending side flanges, and a game board member loosely positioned-therein, said game board member having. a substantially fiat upper side with a downwardly extending flange at its periphery,said flange supporting said substantially flat portion from the bottom of said casingforming a game member receiving space, said substantially flat portion having openings therein for'admitting game members from the upper side thereof to the game member receiving space between said casing and said game board member, said game board member being rotatable within said casing, the flanges of said casingand said game board member having openings adapted to aline with each other when mutually rotating said casing and said game boardmember for discharging game members from said game member receiving space.

' 15. In a game apparatus, a circular casing having a bottom and upwardly extending side flanges, a gamevboard member loosely positioned therein, said ame board member having a substantially flat upper side with a downwardly extending flange at its periphery, said flange supporting said substan-V tially flat portion from the bottom of said casing forming a game member receiving space, said substantially flat portion having openings therein for admitting game members from the upper side thereof to the game member receiving space between said casing and said game board member, said game board member being rotatable within said casing, the flanges of said casing and said game board member having openings my hand at San Diego, California, this 15th 7 day of May, 1926.

d JOSEPH W. BRENKERT.