US1741903A - Game - Google Patents

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W. AMEND Dec. 31, 1929.

GAME

Filed Feb. 20, 1928 i :IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL Wha T .w n e w I MHam Ameno( By Wk W Attorney Patented Dec. w31, 1929 UNITED STATES WILLIAM AMEND, oF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK p GAME Application led February 20, 1928. Serial N0. 255,697.

The obj ect of this invention is to provide a new and improved form of game apparatus.

Another object is to provide a dial having a series of characters thereon any one of which can be illuminated in turn by the apparatus, the apparatus being designed to illuminate but one character at a time, this illuminated character being selected entirely by chance.

This and other objects of the invention will be illustrated in the drawing, described in the specification and pointed out in the claim at the end thereof.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invention with a portion of the top broken away.

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2X, 2X of Figure 1.

Figure 3 isa horizontal section through the apparatus on the line 3X, 3X of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line 4X, 4;* of Figure 3.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings reference numeral l indicates the box in which the apparatus is contained. In this box is provided a spindle 2 mounted to rotate in a bearing 3 in the bottom of the box. This spindle is provided with a shouldered collar 4 on which rests a disc 5. This disc is clamped on the spindle by means of a threaded nut 6. On top oi" the spindle 2 is provided the handle 7 by which it is turned or set to spinning. In the periphery of the disc 5 is provided a recess or slot 8 and below the disc is provided a lamp 9 for a purpose that will presently be described. 0n top of the hoX is provided a cover 10 having a series of holes 1l therein arranged in a ring as shown in Figure 1. These holes are arranged concentric with the spindle 2 of the disc 5 so that the hole 8 in the disc 5 will pass under each of the holes in turn letting the light shine through each in turn. Over the top 10 is placed an annular strip of' translucent paper or other material 12 which is preferably rein-forced by the ring 13 so that the paper ring can be readily centered on the top of the box by the flanged ring 15 provided on the cover of the box. The disk 5 extends outside of the ring of holes 11 so that the only thereon.

light that comes to the holes 11 is what passes through the recess 8.

The lamp 9 is supported in a lamp socket 20 provided inside of the casing. One of the leads 21 of the lamp socket 2O is connected 55 to one of the spring contact fingers 22 and the other lead is connected to one side of the cable 23 that supplies the electricity. The other side of the cable 23 is connected to the other spring contact linger 22. A push button 25 00 is provided which is normally held out by a spring 26. On this push button is provided a connecting bar 26-A which, when the button 25 is pushed in, make contact with both y of the spring contact members 22, 22 closes `55 the circuit, and causes the lamp to light. On the finger 25 is also provided the brake shoe 27 which makes contact with the edge of the disc 5 for the purpose of stopping the disc from rotating.

As shown in Figure 1, the annular strip l2 is printed with a series of letters each of which stands over one of the holes ll. If de sired, numerals can be used instead of letters, or any other characters may be used instead. The player announce the letter or combination Y of letters of his choice and then spins the dial 5 by means of the handle 7. Then he pushes in on the button 25 to stop the disc at random, and light up the lamp 9. The light of the lamp shines through the opening 8 and il luminates one of the letters through its open ing 11. The player wins if the letter selected by him is illuminated or if the letter illuminated is in a combination that has been selected by him. The brake shoe stops the disc 5 and the lamp lights simultaneously to show where the opening 8 is located.

The top of the box may be made of glass or other transparent or translucent material in which case the holes would not be needed in the glass. The characters could in that case be placed in a ring on the glass or on a sheet of paper that would be fastened over the glass cover. In such case, the paper could be black exceptfwhere the small circles are shown in Figure l where the paper could be left white or light with the characters printed I claim: A game apparatus having a disc with a slot therein, said disc being adapted to spin, a lamp under the dise, a combination brake and switch adapted to stop the disc from spinning and light the lamp so that the light therefrom will shine through the slot in the disc, a cover therefor having a ring of openings therein under which the slot in the disc is adapted to ass, and a Character carried adjacent eaeho lsaid openings.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM AMEND.

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