US1996151A - Card game apparatus - Google Patents

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Patented pr. 2, 1935 t e.: A .Y

the player willgbe see vwhat card is reprek' This inventiohfifelates to f improvement/s sentedbyrthe card-indicator.

card game apparatus.

f Anfimportant object of;myfinvilentionV is pro vide @card game,apparatusr infwhichnne play v.-.3 iing bridgeY orI pinochlesolitaire may reset all of thel hands, aftern one y.or Amore' plays have;1been..V -made,-w ith a minimum offelort. f L -I-Ierevtofore, inthe art; no-means has been profi vided whereby a bridge or pinochle solitaireplayer l`could reset the original handsin an instant 'and thus-not break `the continuityr of vhis concentra,- tion on the vparticular problem of Cardplaying; that he is endeavoring to solve. For example.;

aftera player has set the handsand the hands l have been played or partly played, -it frequently happens that the player-finds that he has com-1 mitted some strategicalA error andA in order 'ato necessarycard indicatorsforeach pinoohlehand. .f correct the same,` itgis often necessary for him to reset the handand replay ituntil he discovers 'rthe errorV andcorrects it. With my inventionit is possible to immediatelyA reset allof thehands, as soon as the player desires.'` f

I accomplish these objectsby means -of the vconstruction and arrangement hereinafter de-Av rthe accompanyingv scribed andillustrated in. drawings in which: v Y

."Fig. 1 is a top plan view offa card game appa l e in. Ordergthatwl cera-indi ratus embodying my invention, n Fig. 2is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4is a front elevation of a card indicatorf position, having sides I I and I2 attached thereto.

The resultant structure is like that of a shallow box, the same being divided into nine compartments by means of the walls I3, I4, and I5, the

latter being about one-half the height of the card indicators I 6. v.

The card indicators I6 may be constructed of wood, cardboard or any other suitablema'terial, and are of the general appearance as shown in Fig. 4. Card designations appear on both Vthe front land rear faces of the card indicators in order that regardless of which face is turned up,

.taire is desiredthe apparatuswill be constructed', .l

pocket, In that event the 'card indicators would .'Ihe compartments designated as I'I are adapt-V ed` to hold=the card indicators comprising each 1 i f card playing hand. Each hand is identified by. 5`

thenotations North, South, East and West. Each one/lof"the'confipartmentsl I'IV isproyided with a series of guide rails ItY which .areuofthe same height; as the fwalls, l3,l4 and I5. v Theyfa.re j spaced, apart inthe compartments I1 Y the ;width,` of the card indicators-win orderl that thelatter when, an: apparatus .fo-relaying pinochle S61 -f so; as toprovide two additional grooves in each compartmentIfI, thus providing theroom for the.,

the compartment designated as 2Q maybe uti-f form oi ,my^ inventionis shown,v the construction`- of. thaapparatus is, thev samaexeptrthat:instead ofusing thesilide rails .Ihowniri Figs elfe-M2.

When, it l is desired.Y to. play, pinochlel solitaire different set of card indicators -willE einecess'ary atorsmay iit intd of the same sufficiently to accommodate more35 than thirteen cardindicators. In that event card indicators for pinochle solitaire would be of the y same vsize as those for bridge, if desired.

'f In the use of-both of the forms of my invention, it will be observed that when the card indicators are played by bringing the same toward the player, they may be reset by merely tilting the game'board or'the frame away from the` player, the card indicators sliding back to the` un'playedk position. Thus, with a minimum of effort and in an instant the played hand or hands may be reset.

All of the forms of my invention can be made in' miniature form adapted to bey carried in the be moved into a played position by jmeans of a pencil orl some suitable instrument.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred embodiments of the same 55 Y 25,1., I dispense wththefsams andes@ each.. ser@ irld- 'Y cator as afguide rail,-fo rthe other.

and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Havingvdescribed my invention, what I claim is: 1. In a card game apparatus. a game board comprising a flat rectangular base, side and end wall forming members secured to the base and upstanding partitions disposed transversely and lengthwise oi'- tlae base and arranged: between said members to provide'alpair of spaced, endwise opposed, rectangular, .central compartments and a pair of outer rectangular compartments cen'- trally arranged in parallel spaced rdnn, and. overlapping the inner portions only ofthe' central compartments, and a set of sidewise oppedisli- -able playing card indicators corresponding iro,` number to the number of cards of a suit'in a' pack of playing cards arranged within cam-wmv.

pertinent, said sets bearing indicia corresponding tto-'that ora deck or pla"rugcards;r the card indicators of each set normalfy abutting one side wall of the compartmerifor' the set' selectively slidable when playedl to abut the other sideV wail or mesa-n1 cmpmmenc 'and said game boardcapable of' tilted on aside-*thereof for snnultaneously' returning alfv ot' theplayedf card indicators tofnormal lTconmni'singal dat rectamgr-x-lor baseg'sid'e andi end;

Wall forming members securedl to the base-arid upstanding partitions disposed!` transversely andi' lengthwise o! "the bose and' arranged betrusfeerrI said arrangedv in parallel 'spaced relation and7 overlap pinothe inner `pcmcia; mur-@HM mm1* com' partments, and a set of Vsidewioe oppoeedislidableplaying' cardi indiotutorsA corresponding in number to thevnumber of cards of a suitin a 'pack' of ployin gfcards' arranged :within each compartment, said sets bearing indicia corresponding to that ofja deck of playing the card* irl'diuz'storsy of' `eaclr setv marmallyabutting one side'wal of the sidel wall of the compartment for the set and compartment-furthe? set a-nd selectively` slidable when played toaiutf theothersideY walfl c! thesaid compartment, said card' indicators being of l,graal/ce1# i I'migmr throughout their' lengte than seid members and parutions `w minare me andere turning all of the played card indicators to a normal position.

3. In a card game apparatus, a game board lcomprising a at rectangular base, side and end wall forming members secured to the base and upstanding partitions disposed transversely and lengthwise of the base and arranged between said members to provide a pair of spaced, endwise opposed, rectangular, central compartments and a pairof outer rectangular compartments centrally arranged in parallel spaced relationI and overlapping the inner portions only of the central compertinents, and a set of sidewise opposed normally removable slidable playing card indicators corresponding in number to the number of cards of. asuit inapack of playing cards arranged within.` each compartment, said sets bearing indicia corresponding to that vof a deck of playing cards, the eardindicators of each set normally abutting one side wall of the compartment for the set andfselectively slidable whenplayed to abut the other side Wall of the said. compartment, said cardrmdicators being of' greater height throughout their length than said members, and parti-y tions to facilitate the sliding thereof, and said game. board acting tov simultaneouslyreturn all of the played cardindicators to. an unplayed'position when the same is tilted awayfrom the player.

4;. In a card game apparatus, agame board comprising a flat rectangular base, side' and end Wall forming members securedi to the base and upstandisng partitions disposed transverselyand lengthwise of V'the base and arranged between said' members to prov-ide a pair of spaced, endL wi'seODposedg rectangular, central compartments and a pair of outer rectangularA compartments centralllyarranged in parallel spaced relation and overlapping thev inner portions only of the central compartmentsand a set of selectively shifta-ble playing' card indicators slidably mounted' within Aeaclr compartment and corresponding in number to the number of cards of a suit in a pack of playing cards, said sets bearing.l indicia corresponding to that oli a deck of playing cards, theV cardindicators of each set normally abutting one selectivelyl slidable when played to abut the other| side wall or the said compartment, and saidgame board capable of being tilted on a side vvtherefoi' forrsimultaneouslyreturning alli of the played card indicators to normal position.

JACK GORDON'.

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