US1820515A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

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A. WEINBERG GAME APPARATUS Aug. 25, 1931.

Filed April 23. 1930 7 10 lor scope ofithe'appended Y hang said wall, so that an accurately 1di- Pat en ted Aug. p 19 31" ALEXANDER;wn nvnnne} or :NEW ams. z

A a f I "Aprfi t q fi bi' rfii *Objeets army invention-are' to provide game apparatus, which wincau for thejeke'rcis e of'skill onthe part oftherplayer will involve chance, will mere-"amusi enter- 5 tainment'i created by movements" or' motions of" mq'vinguements of the"apparatus', .and "simplicity and ine'irpensivenessf of structure. I My invention consists whatever is "described "by or is included within "the-terms "claims.

In the drawings V a a Fig.1 is faperspective'view of'game apparatus embodying niyiinvention; 1 I

Fig.2 is'av'ertical section; I Fig, 3 is adetail; View in longitudinal sec-- tion'of "the missile propelling device.

Apparatus embodying ;my invention comprises a suitable board, a missile propelled, or thrown, by the player and objectives for the missile consisting of an object or objects of suitable design that rest or stand loose upon or unattached to a suitable support so that by the impact of the missile the object will be displaced bodily and fall upon or be received by either a score value-part of the'board or a negative score or nonscore value part thereof. Preferably the missile isprojected by a simple mechanical device, or itmay be a ball corresponding'to a marbleto be shot by the thumb and finger, as in playing marbles. I

The board showni V ncludes a horizontal platform, '10,, of retangular form, ,-,at the far end of which is a Wall, 11, which ex.- tends upward and rearward and cross-wise of the "board'tothe upper edgeiof which; one of more horizontal flat fingers, '12, are attached that reach forward of and'over rected missile moving: rearward over the platform, 10, "and ascending the inclined wall, 11, will strikea smart blow on the underside of a selected finger, 12. The fingers, 12, are flexibly connected or attached to the wall, 11, so that they will move upwardunder a "smart blow and thereby an object, 7 13, resting loosely thereon '(whichmay have the form of a comicalexcentricallyweighted human-figure) will be thrown upward and rearward in a sudden movement and a'moveure may fall. On the plat edge of; the inclined guiding-wall, 11,f ma'y be areas,'18, markedwith minus or nega- 'tive esco excepting, o f'course, the fingersf12fand fini'ssile." v, r I I V ent f 'orm missus propelling f dexuceis shown .in th'edrawlngsg it com 9? e ment which "due to'gy willbefldroll, 'The' 'body movementsbyreason-of'the'ir suddenness are amusing; 515 In-rear of and somewhat-below thefigure supporting fingers, 12, is a transverselye'x- J tending, horizontal-table,14, onwhich a dislodged'figure'; may fall and in such table there are one or more' holes, 15, marked with score: values, into which a'ifigure may} fall. And at the rear edge of the table, "1 1, is a vertical wall, 16, for the double purpose of preventing thefigure being thrown'off' the board, and supporting score-value pockets 'orbaslzets, 17, into which the dislodged fig-;

form,"1(l, forward of the lower r v ues on which the-dislodged figures mayfal'l;

The levelof the tableyl l, of the figures is sufii'cie'ntly belowthe figure supa ports, 12,' to' prevent a 'figuref fallin'g on T "the table,;14,' or "against the rear wall, 16,

by! any forward movement'reaching' and 1 dislodging figure ongits supPoftflQf" 3 1 As shown in the1drawings,*theflentire jbofard may be fmadefof'ftwobeleinents" or imemb'ers, one a rectangular I sheet of card:

board,*-or other material-, to constitute the ipl'atform 10, andv the other aj single sheet ofisimilarfinaterial folded or bent, a's"shown in fthedrawings, that 'includesj'all "of the parts from the 'wall, '11 to' the'fwall, 16,

the baskets or pockets, -17, which are separ'ately made, The fingers, 12, may be of asimple strip-of cardboard suchas Fiber hide bent to a IrL-sha'pe to provide "a shank "for attachment, fas' by V adhesive,ito "the "down-turned upper. edge of the wall," 11,

' andto provide the horizontal figure su port, 12, when so made suflieient spring'ftir "elasticity'being {provided to; secure 'the re; I

turn offthe supporting finger,'{12, to'nor- =ma11y herizonta1- position after: it'hasjb'een struck 101* 'thei'su'dde'n a An excell maths-0f as I sists of a tube or barrel, 19, with a springactuated plunger, 20, on one end of a handle, 21, which barrel on the top has a hole, 22, through which aball r marble, 23, may be passed when the plunger, 20, is retracted to place the spring in compression, and thereby. the marbleplaced in front of the plunging, 2Q, so'that uponrelease thereof the spring will forcibly throw the marble forward. At its bottom, the tube or barrel, 19, is secured by a vertical pivot,-

1. Game apparatus comprisingamissile receiving and directing surface that. extends upward, a movable figure support above'the bottom of such surface, and a figure movable bodily from such support when ablow is imparted to the underside of the support by a missile passing upward over such surface. a

2. Game apparatus comprising a missile such table.

tal platform over which a missile may be propelled, a missile directing surface ex-' tending upward and rearward from such platform and extending crosswise thereof, a series of movable figure supporting fingers projecting from the upper part 'of such surface Vforwardly with their undersides exposed to [a missile traveling upward over such surface, a figure resting upon each finger and bodily movable therefrom when the nger is moved upward by the impact of a missile on the underside thereof, and score valuedevices to receive a dislodged figure situated in rear of said surface.

6. Game apparatus comprising a horizontal platform over which amissile may be pro elled, a missile directing surface ex ten ing upward and rearward from such platform and extending crosswise thereof, a

series of movable figure supporting fingers projecting from the upper part of such surface forwardl with their undersides exposed to a missile traveling upward over such surface, a figure resting upon each finger and bodily movable therefrom when the finger is moved upward by the impact of a missile on the underside thereof, a horizontal table in rear of the movable figure support and a vertical wall extending above In testimony whereof I hereunto my signature.

ALEXANDER WEINBERG.

receiving and directing surface that extends upward, a movable figure support above the bottom of such surface, a figure movable bodilyfrom. such support when a blow is imparted to the underside of the support by a missilepassing upward over such surface,

and score value means to which the dislodged figure may move. 7

3, Gameapparatus comprising. a m sslle receiving and directing surface that-extends upward, a movable figure support above the bottom of such surface, and a figure movablebodily from such support when a blow .isimparted to the underside of the support by a missile passing upward over such surface, saidfigure support. being avertically movable spring device. p 4. Game apparatus comprising a horizontal platform overv which a missile may be propelled, amissile directing surface extendi mg upwardfalid rearward fromsuch platform and extending crosswise thereof, a

series of movable figure supporting fingers pgojecting from the upperpart of such surce forwardly 'with their undersides ex- J posed to a missile traveling upward over

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