US1986838A - Game - Google Patents

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Jhf 8, 1935.`

G. D, MANVILLE GAME Filed Aug. 29, 1933 4 Sheets-Sheet l i7 .2. INVENTo @E /Wwva'ZZeR- Jan. 8, 1935. G. D. MANVILLE GAME Filed Aug. 29, 1955 I INVENTOR, www ZZef BY 6l- Ian. 8, 1935. G. D. MANVILLE GAME Filed Aug. 29, l933` 4. Sheets-Sheet 3 Jari. 8, 1935. G. D. MANVILLE GAME `Filed Aug. 29, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 IN1/EN TQR,

ATT RNEY 40 `and adaptations 'maybe resortedto'within 'the M `(neeffien.'inentingenmigelesmslif.i` i illcemufi, iessfseriaiiio; tsm-esi 'j' wiiolains,401.2135142) This invention relates toiganesyand especially :a sectional "to games of the classinvolving the-use'of, the conventional playing card oompnising ulljsuits@of` v `5 More 'especially the ipresent gameponsists `of a machine including a. spinnable wheel provided with a full deck `of `playing cards ,i including, fthe ffjoker,` prefenablyfand means whereby the wheel Joan ibe spun and then manuallystoppedat, vvill fan endeavor to registerra desiredardof the @deckatra given-inde'sx,-fposition.` i l: i ,v ,i It is an object to provide afmechanical card game which Twill -be fat oncepentertaining ar1dwi1l t be effective in `the practice :of vthe -eye ande-coordi- Cil vnation of muscular energyiby,thefeiiorti-othe `iplayerto instantly catch sight `of adesiredglrofstop at adesired,iriosition:y` f i i ,i

A further nbjeot'isyto providea jcaidfgame machine of rather'simpleY oonstruotiom whioh `is Athoroughly reliable in its action, whicheannot be manipulated in San rattempt to'imakelanunfair or cheating fpla'y andtojpifovidea machine" of compact "construction andnarrangement ofits parts so `that while an ample visibility :is fac- .#1quired, @the machine ywill "occupy ,but4` av reasonably -stnailftable yor counter plan area fso thatuit 'dan be `economi-cally adopted inavario'us classes of` v ,0, ipublic :service storesand places of entertainment,

`chine which will be Soi advertising valuebecause 'of its `inherent attractiveness to 'the passereby. x The invention 'consists-'in certain: advance- -i'ments in this art asfset forthinthe ensuing dis-V closure and having,` `with the above, additional "objects and advantages, and Whose construction, v-eornbin'ation and details of means; Tand `r'nanner =ofr operationwillfbe Iinade manifest inthe' description of the `:herewith illustrative:apparatusiit being understood that modications :variations i scope, principle land spirit of vthe invention fas lfit l Ais more directlyfolaimed herein'a'ftei.l v r S In this specification andlthe claims ith'ereof the i phrasev deck` jof lplayi'ng' Canis` isintended `to mean `the physical embodiment in anyfinanner,

1 of the `face insignia of the conventionn deck of i:

baseportion 2 having a i .slaying aards showingltne `suits ort-diamonds,

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hearts, spades and clubs, fand the jokent` lEi'gurel is a `perspective of the inaohin'e. Fig-f ure `2 is an end View of the machinetoWa/id the end having an operati-ngcrank.` Figuref3`is-a iront view `o'i a broken 'away portionotthe deck i Wheel chamber ofthe `machine show-ing a portion f k ipanel 7 havingone `oirfm'ore window, ieper-rings vin ;,5

i of the deck wheel. Figures'i isaplanfof a meuni- -ythe machinewith theparts in A fpostiona Fig-ure `6 is a :perspective offthe deck Lwheel spinning riniwhichfawheel impel'lng dog hasdibeen tripped y :sand isyinidriving mesh WithI-heIiViIigQaQK-img ywheel-to bring a 'card thereof, stoppinget algiven n `position; into I :true register. r Figure;- 9," is a per -tating card :in the wheeldeckxandbring ,it to i the mechanism inthe completioniofrtl predeter- ,mined numberfof :actions-of thea-manual Vcrank cof the ;-n1achine;=. Figure 110 is frontal viewvof an "assembled brake device which stopsr rotation lof .mechanism which provides for a .predetermined numberiof playsjfollowing the insertingfof a cori- `'ftrolli-ng `token land thenf'locks therahaohine; the

opposite position '(as to Fig; 13).

: `seated by a horizontaljlongitud-inal step from which extends upwardlaflargezicircularfy mechanism; shovvingthe position and @showing` deeg releasing device asfmomentarily held againstfitsitripping abutment. s Figureflis'a, -rearrelevation fithe machi backfcover of the wheel chamber' having-:been l removed and theV partsibeing shown inra-normal idle position;.Figure exis a :perspective of the ratchet -centeringlever which acts upon-the :deck 15 4the Wheel following each play, and-j which` pre- -t vents `an attempt to"unfair1y operate the Wheel.`

-Figurell' is afrean sectional "elevation of 'a ratchet parts being shownin` alockingiposition. f Figure T12-is' 'faaz'side "sectional elevation of the ratchet :mehanism'of Fig. lLlfB'igure `13 lis'a rearfele- 30 'vationoffthe' wheel brake devicegfsh'own in the "normal, idle, wneellfreeng position-'JFigure' 14 is a rear View of the brake device stilliin free position, but itstumbler having 'b'een throwntogan Figure' 15"Iisl: areal' elevation of thebrake deviceilshoyvnin =-wnee1 braking position anziV interrupting' an attempted `nevvistroke of a part of themaiiual crank toprevent cheating--r r i i i i t 4While the `prsent 'schine .isvuesigneaatopesto initially'eontrolled by thelutilizationofatoken of 'any desired characterrit is toub understood that it may bei'eontrolled at' willfior freeV manual m'ajini'pulation ifso desired@ 1; w L 1 `In `its illustrated embodiment the mechanism ofl the .machine is concealed andptotected 'Sina substantial husingfinciuding agenerallyf'obiong 4 front verticaiwall Sinterorfshelf 5o chamber; l5 having "a honizontal 'Jaxs the' lower of its deck of cards 10 will be kthe same as one of thetarget cards`8. The deck wheel ring 9 has a plane Vface on which the deck cards 10 arev arranged'in a plane ring, each card being of a size tocorrespond to aface window 11` at the top of the chambei'jfaid just below` the target panel?. When= the machine is of the" token controlled adaptation, the player drops the requisite token into the token aperture 12; in the present lin-* stance being shown just below the deck ca ,rd`

window 11.

A feature of the invention-residesfin-:means whereby the play made by an individual player;

thaty is whatever card is stoppedfin'the window 11, can be made of record and'- aiY 'tally kept, pf his or her series of plays. For this purlposefthe-step'iof the housingis provided with a j'suitable-number of windows 13; v"two groups* of "suchwindowsfhere'being disposed, one on each sideofv the medial transverse line of'the"`s'tep'4 so that two players maymake up a gameas follows: {Oneplayer-say choosing the left-handset of vWindows 1 3 turns'e'ac'h of his seriesof knobs 14, -in the front-panel Bfand by so Vdoin'gturns a tally or choicey drum '15, Fig. 4, so 4as to bring a playing `card vsymbol as '16 to-registeredposition with its Y respective window13. Each drum 15 has its periphery provided with a full' 'deckf of' card symbols 16 of the four`=s`uitsIand :therfjokerand it.` is

v therefore possible "fdrone player to 'manually fpresent any1-card s'ymb'ol-.lr of la whole! deck as yhemayfi'lesire;at his vgroupof windows 13. Then itv shall bethe objectof the-other player choosing -the right-'handset of Windows-13to spin the de'ck 'wheel 9. and athen stopit. lsotha't 'he will' register a' eardof .tl'i'edecle 10 at-Stl'i'e window'rll vwhich willicorrespond tozone oflthe -match symbols 16 set by .the playerfon' `the 'lefthand"fgi'oupf`of win- ..dows 13"." l.Obviouslyiftheplayercan vspin the yi' Wheel and match?r theV choice set 'up Vat thek left- .".handgroupfpfi windows, he will-:make a score.

- The drums 15fare fixedv onk the shafts of y,the knobs `1'4 andthe, drums are frictionally held by a'spring 'friction device-:117, Fig-4.

there is providedon the. right-hand yendno'f the machinena' handv crank :18 fixed on ap shaft 19, Fig. .'Lmounte'djinbearings 20 and 2l'a'nd having a'stopvlugi22engaging aY flange 23 to limit the ;rotationfofitheecrankshaft 19 to abouta quarter ofa turnA when theA player pulls-the crank `18 for? l .;,wardzfrom the normal vertical position, Fig. ,-2.

V The handle -ispulled to its normal rest positionby fa Vsubstantial,spring'24 one end of which is -anchored to a xed part andgtlieotherend-connected vto alever 525? xed on Athe lshaft -19.

1, .Fixed on the'inn'er endothe crank-shaftflQ is a bevel. gear: 26 in'constant mesh with alike bevel gear 27;*whicheis fixed on counter-shaft'28 mounted in suitable` bearings oneof which is -carriedby y f aninverted U,l-fr ame'29 suitably-fixed to the wall v of tthe chamberf5- `Rigidly fixedV onthe shaft 28 :is a`radial-arm-30from thehub of which extends a leg '31 having a'fp'airof angularly spaced, co-

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planar -feet 32-433 'provided'.for the purpose of actuating 4a wheel brake .device later described. QThe uteri end of the-'arm'g30 is Slightly vforwardly offsetatSO, Fig. 6,'and adjacent the onset there is provided a wedge iinger'30b beyond which the arm 'has apivot 34 fon `which 'is mounted a f trigger y including a'v hook' portion'. Extendi`s"in-lpposition to `a slideor "dog 40 resting on a l ledge-41Y of the chamber' and carrying a free latch 42 whose inner, lower end is designed to -lengage with a toothed, spinning ring 43 forming apart of the deck wheel and being rigidly con- `nected to its deck ring 9 so that these parts rotate asl one. y

WhenL the player pulls forward the handle 18, 'the'shaft 28 is turned and the lever arm 30 starts an yupward movement which causes the hook 35 of the trigger to engage the spur 40a of the dog 40 Eandtlflis' is liftedju'pwardly along a fixed curved jbar 44 extending `'from-fthe ledge 41 over-to an oppositeV ledge 41a. Surrounding the curved bar -44, thisbeingconcentricfto the shaft 28, is a coiled spring 45 resting at one end on the top of i" A the dog or-'slide 40 and/at its opposite end on the 'fledge41'so`that as'the dog '40 is pulled upward yloythefleveriarm 30 under manual operation the spring 45 is compressed and energized. When ftheiupwardlyv moving arm 30 carries the trigger to cheek 37 against the'- tripping abutment 38 the latch35 releases the dog 40 by disengagement v-frorrrthe-spur 40@1L and therefore the spring 45 instantly acts to drive the sliding dog 40' down the curved supporting lbar 44. vDuring the normal n'idle position of the arm 30 and the'dog 40 the finger 30b`of thev arm islying in a wedge position between the dog 40 and the top of the latch 42 Aso that-the point of the latter is held clear of the lteethlof the impelling ring 43, as shown in' Fig.i.'7. This position is maintained while the lever arni v30'is moving upward and until the trigger'35 is tripped bythe abutment 38 immediately following which the latch or pawl 42 drops into an impelling engagement with the ratchetvring p43. .The `teeth vof the ring'are formed at irregular i distances so as .to aid in accomplishing an indel L terminate wheel action. fForthe'purpose'of:spinnng'the deck'wheel 9 The rearface of thewheel ring 9 is provided with anvannular shoulder 9a adapted to be en-I gaged'f'by a brake segment 46, Fig. 10, attached to a standard 47 having'a rearwardly turned head Y 48 perforated to receive and slide on a xed post 49 atthe bottomfof the chamber 5, Fig. 7. The l standard also has guide pins 50 operating through aperture provided therefor in the bottom of the onr the lower portion ofthe standard r47. Fixed to thefr'ont face of lthe tumbler 52 is ahorn 54 f: which is-fout of the plane of the tumbler, this1 flatter-being in the plane; of the stop lug 47a so that astheA tumbler rocks fromside to side on its pivot 53 -its motion vis limited by the stop lug 47a.

When the machine is in the normal idle position, Figf'ythe brake lug 47e is being engaged bythe loweri'nost, vinnermost toe end of the foot .pa'rt32`abov`e referredtoand this being a part of I the operating arm 19.'. The toe o'f the foot'32 is fpressing the brake downward against the uplift- A ing actionof it'sspring 51.. v.At the instant of clockas 'this-slowsdo'wn he will endeavor to stop one of thedeck cardsatthe register window 11 which Avvill'duplicate one of.v the. cards in the target pan'el Y rnent of the mechanism during itsplay." j V Whenthe detent er istnirust outward by action of 'an inserted token'f'I. it acts through a U-shaped fixed-inthe machine. l

Various forms of games may be devised to play onf'theV machine anda player setting up a group of cards' at the windows 13-of the left-hand group will' be outplayed'by a player operating the card wheel 9 v-in such a skillful vmanner as tov stop-a better'hand or'series of cards and tallies at the right-hand group 'of windows 13. l `Itvvill be seen that skillful players in'the' spinningofthe wheel can operate the wheel tofmatch-the target cards 8 or to match the opponents selected handor to betterit. 'i

Whatis-claimed is:v` v- Y H 1.A rotative carrierhaving'axed deck of leverA '75 toactuate atokenicounterir'l .suitably playing cards',l an index' at which the'cards 'of the i deck may'be"individually'ha1ted,'a'hand crank, a mechanism' for' spinning the" deck carrier, an operative connection between's'aid'-crank and said mechanism 'and an vautomatic5 brake device controlled" by--said crank'to'release' the 'carrier for spinning-action and to-permitthe brake to act, at'theplayers will,'to stop'the wheel and a centering device' for registering a' haltedcard with the Jin'dex'and' means, controlled by' the crank,'to

release'the brake 1tof permit centering action o f s'aiddevicel p f f2.' A`- rotative carrier having a 'fixed deck'l of playing'cards, an index at'which the cards of the deck maybe individually halted, a hand crankg'a mechanism `for "spinning the deck carrier, an

operative connection between said crank'and said mechanism, and' an automatic brake device controlled bysaidcrank to release the carrier for ``spinning action and to permit the brake to act, at

'the'playersfwillftostop thewheel-and a-center- `ingdeviceffor registering a halted card with the 'index and means, controlled by -the crank, to re- A'lease the brake to permit centering action of said device,and to prevent av partial re-pull spin- 'ninga'ction' of the crank." f

3. A'rotative carrier havinga xed deck of playing cards', `a spring motor for spinning fthe carrier, a'hand `crank for energizing the motor, means to automatically' trip the ,motor for vspin- 'ningfth'e carrier, an'automatic'brake yto stop the l carrier under crank control,l means providing for av predetermined vnumber of 'spins Vof-A the `carrier and includingjmeans to lock the carrier afterkits predetermined number of spins. `f

4'. 'A rotative carrier having a xeddeck of playingcards', a spring motor for spinning the carrier,

fa'handcrank .for energizing the motor, 'means to automatically trip the vmotor for spinning the fcarrierjan. automaticb'rake to stop the carrier 'under crank control, and means to permity a pre.-

determined numberV of spins of the carrier and `then lock it; saidv means including a ycylinder and a ratchet rotor,`"and a detent for locking ther rotor ,Sinskff l. A i

rf5. 'A rotative carrier having lal fixed deckgof playing cards, *a* spring motor forv spinning the and the cylinder subsequent to a given number of carrier, a'hand v'crankvfor energizingthe motor,

and'then'lock it; said'means including a'cylinder and-a ratchet rotor, .anda detent for locking the rotor andthe cylinder subsequent to a given number yof.` spins,y and vtoken ycontrolled means for foperatively'connecting said rotor and said detent vto unlock'the'rotor' andthe cylinder. 6. vInel machine of'the class described, a crank, la wheellconsist'ing of 'a plane, card deck' ring part 'and a-ratchetfring'partfa shaft' Aon'which the wheel is `freely turnable, an arc bar fixed concentric to said shaft and a spring coiled about said bar, a sliding "dog on said bar 'having a pawl to engage said ratchet ring, means operatively con'- necting said crank and`said shaft, Aan arm xed rto said shaft'and having a trigger to pick up' said dog and move litto' compress the spring andy to 'automatically release thedog for spring impulse on saidratchetringa normally free brake operative 'onsaid wheel to stop it, and means fixed on' 'thes'haft to vrelease the brake forV action on the *Wheel and to throw the brake off in'sequential actions. 'i

'7'.v In a machine of the class described, a crank,

awheel consisting of l a plane, card deck ring part and a ratchet 'ring part, a' shaft on which the wheel 'is freely turnable, an ,arcv bar fixed concentric to said shaft andl aspring lcoiled about said bar, `a `sliding dog on saidbarhavinga pawl to engage said ratchetr "ring, ,means operatively connecting said crank and said shaft, an arm fixed to said shaft and having .a trigger to pick up said dog andvmove it .to compresslthe spring and to auto- "matically -release the dog for. spring impulse on said ratchet ring, a normally free-brake operative on said wheel tostop it, and means fixed on the shaft to release the brake for action on the wheel and to throw the brake off. in sequential actions and means for. centering `a card ofthe ring deck at an index when the brake visoffj..` s 8. A game case-having a frontbench portion from which extends upward a vertical face; said bench having-a series of top windowsand its front -face having a row of knobs-aligned to respective vwindowson the top, and a series'of indicators below the *windows and operative byl relative knobs of the row. i

9. In a machine of .the class described; a wheel consisting of a `circular indicia member-havingV a cylindrical periphery'for brake application, an annular toothedepart for: a centering action of a, cooperative device, andan asymmetrical circular rack for action of an` impelling means.

10. In a machine,k of the class described; a free- .-1y rotative wheel provided with a ratchet-toothed Aannulus,and an impelling means therefor including ay setting lever, a main spring coiled 'on an arc-bar, a ratchet slidable on the bar by said .leverA to energize the spring, and meansto free "the ratchet from the lever and permit its impulse `ning the Wheel, a brake for stopping the wheel` liz. In a machine of the class described; a freely rotative Wheel provided with a ratchet-toothed annulus, and an impelling means therefor including a setting lever, a main spring coiled on an arc-bar, a ratchetslidable on the bar by said lever to energize the spring, and means to free the ratchet from the lever and permit its impulse by the spring andreaction on the ratchet anu l `coacting With the centering annulus, and means to effect the brake release to permit the centering nulus; and brake means controlled by thelever to stop the.wheel at will; the `Wheel having a toothed centering annulus, a centering means action on the stopped Wheel.

13. "A spinnable Wheel, a main `spring for spinat. Will, a centering device for registering the wheel as to an index, and a single lever for ener`` gizingthe spring, for effecting the setting ofthe brake and for momentarily releasing it while the centering device functions.

14. In a game machine, a vertical, mechanism casing provided With a basalportion which includes a frontal bench withfa plane top having a longitudinal row of Windows for showing subjacent elements, and the bench having a front, vertical wall provided with a set of knobs for operation of the said elements.

GEORGE DQ MANVILLE.

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