US1899366A

US1899366A - Card table

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Publication number: US1899366A
Application number: US633435A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sam A Threefoot
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1932-09-16
Filing date: 1932-09-16
Publication date: 1933-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 1950-02-28

Description

17613.28, 1933. s A THREEFOOT 1,89966 'V CARD TABLE Filed Sept. 16, 1932 `smA.r,rn:aEEroo'rj or Membran,- :mssissmr c l calm-frente f Y Y iigisiimion annis@member116;@ieee; serial im. 633,435.7 c i 3 This invention' relates-tor tablesi'which are] guided to slidebeneath the middlep'ortion of;` j -i y primarilydesigned foruse inplaying`cards`g the table, as it is moved obliquely from right Y ,13 keep the score' inV duplicate Withltheothers; table top'so that the openingwill beceritral- .l5 on a single pad, Which, aftertheentryofthe irregularity is rformed therein, andthe pad-V Y 2@- for yWhich it is primarily intended.:

- l I 25 middle of one edge of thetableto the middle teredso'n .tliepad-fby vthe player Who sits at *30 readily inspectedfby all the players.

and more particularly fori usel yin,l 'playing f to Eleft. Said tray is provided with ascorev thegarnefknovvn as contractbridge, y i. kpad receiving recess e. Which Vis preferablyf, 5 `Inplaying a game of contract'bridge-ita ist` of square formation and isadapted to receivefl particularly desirablefor .l leach player- A*to a common; form of y scorer pad f.' A square know the state of the scoreofgamesyandfto.opening af is formed in 4the tablet@ the v Pa this endl it is customary foreach ofl the-four sidesof Which arelequidistant froinand par; players to have a separate scorezpadand to allel lto ithe corresponding side edges ofthe an The object of `'my'invention'is to provide lyflocated therein and a glass plate gis set s a form of card table whichwillavoidthe into, and' closelyitted at it's'edges` to said necessity for each player to keep the sc'oreo'n; opening with 'its top surface flush With the` a separate pad, so thatthe' sc oremay be kept, top surface of thetable, 2so that no break, or Score, maybe placed in apositionin-Which all receiving Yrecess in thev trayk is so arranged the players may readily inspect it at thesamef` that when the tray is inits innermost posi'- time, and in which position it Willnot intertionit Willbe directly beneathand in register fere With the use of the table for the purposes With glass g, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4; i

y f l The tray may also have a pencil receiving re-s *Y0 i -Iacconiplish this object by providingthe cess h, '4 n v y j f l table with a score-pad-holding trayv which,"y z In use, When the scoreis to berecordedtlie g is mounted in the tadile' below yits -top ys 1'i rfa' ':e*tray- Willi be jdrawn'outto .the dotted-1in@V and is movable from points atone sideof-the position of' Fig;, 1and"the score Will be enl;

Y tl1@1`0,S0`th2l, When the tray IS in S lllel- "thatfside yofthe table, and tlien the tray Will most position, the padWill beheld in themidbe pushed in tothe full line position of Figi, dle of the table beneath a Window with which 1',y in which position the pad will beheldfdli ,A the table is,iitted, inwhich position itfmaybe :,rectly beneaththe. glass" plate g, so that the` 'c figureswhich have been'entered maybe read- .39 c For a more complete disclosure ofthe iii-f'l lyseen bythe;y other players during the progf Velton I'Gfeelce is DOW made t0 @he OHOW- ressofthe bidding onthe next hand.v Y. c ing-specification in,Connection:Withy thepilC- Y `The constructionlinno way interferes with @Ompflyng drawing, .VWhCh f-i theplaying of the cards,ith`e necessityv of hav- 40V v Intlie drawing apardtable l," 0fthe usual l 45 able guideways d supported on the under side.

I Card. table embodying my invention-l i' is avoidedand thescore may be conveniently K i Fig-21S en edgevlev'tberwfend enr-,armoedepaawhenjthe piayisenished, f F1g5-v3 Mld' are .Setlolfal- YlQWS ,O nthe `a single score thus serving for all the playersf lines 3-3 and.4.1.4, ,respectively of Figli -j #Iclaimi Y Y f Y p o l v ld v i Y s i s d h1 1 A cardtable ofsquare formation yhavinga A i sbquiare .ln 1S. mdlc'a. umg. egg y scoreypad opening infthe k'middle thereof and la eac ,c l Y, -Y y 1 i va transparent closure plate for said opening ardhit Iyaliilluifi'fihavingits @surface flush with the @op suK4 y i face ofthe table, and'a rectangular score-pad-- 155 Y of the table top, said guideways heiligerrv holding vtraySlidaebly QmUDGd in th@ .tbl v s ranged, Extend from one of the edges of the beneath its top surface andcslidable obliquely l.

' 'i tableat the right hand side `of the middle` .t0 'ad Opening IOIILHG Side 0f the middle" v thereof, obliquely' to'correspondingfpointsfat voffone edge of the tablebeneath saidfopenf- 1 ,y

Y" f '50vthe opposite edge, so that thetray .will be ing, Lto position-the pad directly' beneath :f1-00 innermost. position and to said closure plate when the) tray is Iin its permit `the pad te be held beyond said edge when the trayis withdrawn in a position parallel to that'undefr the opening.

In testimony whereof, I have *signedV my name to this specification.

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