US1991671A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

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1 6B. -19, 1935. Q HODSQN 1,991,671

GAME APPARATUS Filed Jan. 22, 1934 Jwvankw Leg C. flea Jon reamed Feb. 19, 1935* a 1 1,991,671

AU IE STAT SF P ENT -Q "Leo. O. Hodson, Tacoma; Wasli., assignor to Frances Cleve Hudson, Youngstown, Ohio' :Application January 22. 1934, -SerialNo. 7Q7,731 Claims f(c1 .-27s'-'-1o7) My invention relates to games of skill and. es-q The striking club or driver comprises a wooden pecially to games played with a ball. The objects instrument having a head 9 of suitable shape and of my invention are to provide apparatus which; ashort handle 10. Normally this club is held first, will enable the game to be played in any in the right hand of the player. V it place without extensive preparation .of. the The controlling instrument, shown in Fig.4, 5

ground and whether such place be a rough field, comprises a hand rod 11, having a handle 12, a lawn, a basement, a living room, or even a table; said rod 11 having its lower end13 turned to the second, simulates in some respects the game of right at right angles. Said end 13 is adapted to. golf; third, inwhich, without change in the aprest on the ground and may be provided with a paratus, the ball may bemade to pass along the rubber sleeve 14 especially, for use when the ap- 10 ground or rise to a considerable height above it: paratus is being used indoors. The rod 11 is by the proper. manipulation of the apparatus, provided with a sliding sleeve 15-whichis clamped thereby requiring skill; fifth, in which anynuminany position thereon by means of the set; her of'players may take part, each having his screw 16. This sleeve 15 carriesapivot pinl'l ex- 15 own ball;.siXth, in which the hazards may be tending therefrom at right-anglesto the rod 11. 15 arranged in any way and may be of various kinds; This'pivot pin 17 carries a throwing rod 18 thereand seventh, which is cheap and simple to make, on, said rod being adapted to turn freely or roeasy to operate, and absorbingly interesting to tate about the axis of the pin 17. A spoon 19 is' play. rigidly secured to the lower end of the rod 18 and 20 I attain these and other objects by the devices a rubber ball 20 is similarly secured to the other 2,0 and arrangements illustrated in the accompany end of said rod 18. The said spoon 19 is adaptingdrawing; in which-- 1 ed to engage the ball 7 and to propel it when the Fig. '1 is a perspective view of the game showball 20 is hit a blow by the head 9 of the driver.

ing the apparatus in use; Fig. 2 is a view of the The ball 20 acts as a cushion between the head 9 special ball used in theapparatus afpart thereof and the rod 18. The rod 11 is placed to the rear 25.

being broken away to reveal the interior thereof; of the ball 7 with its end 13 on the ground and is Fig. 3-is. a view of the striking club or driver; moved to bring-thespoon 19 close behind the ball Fig. 4is a view of the controlling instrument; Fig. '7, with the rod 11 raised into such position as to 5' is a variationof the said instrument-in which give the spoon' the desired vertical direction of.

the ball is propelled in a plane at right-angles to. motion to project the ball on a lower ahigh are 30f.

the'plane of motion of thedriver; and Fig; 6 is as'desired; The ball 20 on the rod 18 is then another variation thereof especially adapted for struck downward by the head 9 ofthe driver,

playing the game on a table. thereby causing the spoon 19 to engage and throw Similar numerals of reference refer to similar the ball 7 on the desired trajectory and for the parts throughout the several views; l desired distance, in accordance with the force 35 Referring to the drawing, eachpiece of the of the blow of the driver and the'vertical position apparatus will be described: The goalhole comin which the handle end of the rod 11 is held. prises 'a hollow truncated cone 1 having a com- The trajectory of the ball may be controlled to paratively small opening 2 at its top and adapted make it higher or lower while lowering or raising 0 to lie on a mat 3, preferably of rubber, reprethe handle. V a .40 senting the green. The object of the game is to "In the variation'of the controlling instrument project the ball into" the cone,through' the openshown in Fig. 5, the lower end of the handle rod ing' 2, with the fewest strokes. Bunkers maybe 21 is bent into vertical position to form a socket provided and placed at any desired position rel-* 22in which the foot-piece 23 is held in'adjusted tively to the green 3-, and comprise a board 4 held position by, the set screw 24, A pivot pin 25 exin vertical position by means of feet 5 secured to tends'horizontally from the upper-end of the ver-j its lower edge'and extending laterally therefrom. tical socket 22 and carries the throwing rod 26, P ringS 6 y bemnt 3 3 desired said rod 26 freely swinging thereon in a plane shape and laid on thefloor or-ground in any de-- at right-angles'to the line-of the handle rod 21.'

sired position. r f I I The ball 7 closely, simulates a hollow golf ball end and a ball 28 at the other end; In this form but is preferably partially filled or loaded with I the position of the player corresponds more closeloosespherical lead'shot 8, which effectively kills ly with that assumed in the game of golf, the ball any tendency for the ball 7 to bounce or rebound, movingtowards the players left.

5 or to roll far on the ground. v In the formof controlling instrument illus- {i5 This throwing IOd'ZSiGaX'IiBS a spoon 2'7 at one 7 50 trated in Fig. 6, which is particularly adapted for playing on a table, the handle rod 31 is connected to a circular disk 32 adapted to rest on the table. The disk 32 has a pivot'pin 33 extending therefrom at a point other than the center. The pin 33 carries the throwing rod 34 with spoon 35 and ball 36. By rotating the handle 31 so that a different portion of the periphery of the disk'32 engages the table, the height of the pin 33 is controlled and therefore the form of the arc of travel of the ball is controlled.

It is apparent that the adjustment of the height 1 of the pivot pin 1'7 by lifting or lowering, the end of the rod 11 and/or by adjustment or" the sleeve 15, will control the angle.; oftheinitialggnotion i v trolling:iristrument' 'oomprising a rod having a,

lateral extension at one end to rest on a support,

of the spoon 19 and will therefore determine the angle of the trajectoryoi the ball, whether the ball will be thrust horizontally forward or'will be lifted and thrown. Similarly the adjustment of the pin 25 will control the motion of the ball when the form illustratefdin Fig. 5 is used.

7 It is, of course, understood that many changes in the details of the above-described apparatus may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as outlined in the appended claims:

Having, therefore, described my invention-what" therefrom, a spoon on one end of said throwing ro'd and adapted to engage and throw a'ball, and a cushion on the other end of said pivoted throwing rod; andastriking" club adapted to strike said cushion} and therehy to rotate the throwing rod'and t'o prdpelthe ball. I I 7 I t 2. A'game, apparatu's'cornprising a controlling instrument iri'oludinga handle rod to rest at one end on a support "and to-be' held in the hand of' a-play'erat the other end so that this end maybe raised and lowered about the lower end as a pivot,

and a throwing rod pivoted-intermediate its ends to the first ro'd having means on one end-to engage and throw a ban, the latter rod on the opposite side or the pivotincluding a portion whereby the rod may be struck topropel the ball-L we 3: A game appar'tus comprising a controllin instrument including a handle rod, a'throwing rod pivoted to'the' handle rod; said handle rod adapted to b'esupported at one end on the ground and held in a hand of a player at its other end so that this end may be positioned to determine the position of the throwing arm and held there by the player, said throwing arni having means at its lower end to engage the hall, and means to turn the throwing arm on its pivot to throw the ball and arranged to'bestruck a blow'ior oper-.

ating the arm, n e in (l, A game apparatus comprising a y controlling instrument comprising a handle rod havinga grip at one end to holdin one hand of a player and adapted at its other end to rest on a support, a throwing rod pivoted intermedi ate its ends to the first rod, means on the throwing rod to engage a ball .while it is on said sup-i port, and a driver to be held-in the other hand of the player for striking'the rod to cause it to turn on its pivot'to throw'the ball. I e

5. A game apparatus comprising a controlling instrument including a handle rod adapted to rest at one end on the ground and held a hand of a player at its other end so that this end Ina-Y be raised or lowered about said first endas a pivot,

a lateral arm on said first endto rest on the the first rod laterally at one side thereof on a pivot extending transversely of the firstirod,

means at the lower end oif the-throwing arm to" engage and throw a ball,-and thev throwing arm on the opposite side of the pivot ,to' turn the arm and throw the ball. and spaced from the pivot in a position to be struck a blow for operating the arm. r

A gamqapparatus comprising a. ball a con-.

a grip onthe other end of the rodfto rest'in a hand of a player to support this end of the rod and control its inclination with respect to the support, a throwing arm ivoted intermediate its ends to the rod on afpiv'ot ektending-latrally therefrom,- means on the lowerend of the arm;

to engage a; ball on the support, and a driverito be held in th'e other hand of the player to strike the throwing arm on the opposite sideof the pivot from the ball engaging means'to swing the arm to throw the ball. 7

7. A game apparatus I comprising a receiving; goal oomprising'a hollow truncated cone having'i an opening in its top'of greater diameter-than the'ball, a controlling instrument including 8 handle'rod t'o'rrest at one endiona support'andheld at the other end in a hand of a 'player,"a'

throwing arm pivoted to the rod, meanson the lower end of the throwing arm toengage: a'bail to throw it toward the goaLxand' means on'the V arr'nv to turn the arm on'its' pivottothrow the ball and in position to be struck to operate th'' U 8. Agame apparatus comprising a handle'r'od; having a means at one end to rest-on a support;

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and a handle at itszother end to be'gheld m a Y hand of a player, a throwing arm pivoted to'the I rod above said lower end; means on rthelo'wer; end. of thethrowing arm'torengage 'a ball; said! arm having a portion on the opposite side or the pivot toibe struck for operating the arm to throw the hall; and means whereby the-heightotrthe- 1 r pivot above the support may be varied; i v 9; A game apparatuscomprising a controlling instrument comprising a handle. rod carrying a."

pivot pin, a throwing rod pivotally mounted on said pivot pin and" extending in each direction therefrom; a spoon on one end of. said throwing rod andadapt'edzto engage and throw-a ball,

and a cushion on the other end of 'said pivoted;

rod; and a; striking club adapted-to, strike said f cushion and-thereby. to rotate the throwing rodand to propel the ball; i

10; A gamejapparatus comprising a manual'l yll,

controlled rod; a" baseifor said rod; adapted to he other d o sa d; hrowin o i ndp men ally operated striking cluhadapted'to strikqggid cushion and thereby to rotate the throwing rod:

and to propel the-ball.

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