US2125696A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

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Aug. 2, 1938. G. M. SURPRISE GAME APPARATUS Filed July 18, 1936 QZZEr/zey Patented Aug. 2, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in game apparatus and has for its primary object the provision of an improved apparatus for playing dice games which is of simple construction and efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of apparatus of the character indicated so constructed and arranged as to prevent manual and unfair manipulation of the dice.

Another object of the invention is the provision of apparatus of the character indicated so constructed and arranged as to destroy the efficacy of loaded dice.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which Fig. 1 is a Vertical transverse section of apparatus embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 a section taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 a top plan view of the apparatus;

Fig. 4 a section taken substantially on line 44 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 a detailed view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a slightly modified form of construction.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 comprises a suitable base member ill, preferably of suitable metal, and provided with a discharge chute ll adapted and arranged to discharge dice deposited therein laterally from the apparatus. The base member It) is provided at its top with an annular lip or flange i2 and a glass cylinder i3 is seated as shown on said base member and within said lip I2. A top member it! having upwardly flaring sides is provided with an annular groove i5 seating on the upper edge of the cylinder l3, as shown. The top member M is entirely open at the bottom of its flaring sides and is equipped with an integral laterally inclined entry chute H5, as shown. In order to hold the parts together, two binding posts ll are equipped with threaded extensions seated in suitable bosses ill on the sides of the chute it. Two additional binding posts I!) are provided with threaded extensions 29 seating in the lower ends of the posts II, as shown. The lower ends of the posts I9 are beveled, as shown, to fit snugly against the upper surface of the chute II, and binding screws 2| are passed through suitable bosses 22 on the lower side of chute II and into the lower ends of the posts I9, thereby forming a binding arrangement for holding the parts of the apparatus together.

An inclined deflecting chute 23 is arranged as shown between the chutes l6 and II and oppo sitely inclined with referencethereto. The chute 5 i3 is provided on opposite sides with perforated lips 24 fitting between the posts I! and i9, as indicated, and whereby said chute will be held in proper place in the apparatus.

In use and in operation, the apparatus is placed 10 upon a table or the like and the dice simply deposited into the top I 4, falling therefrom onto the chute 23 and being deflected thereby onto the chute II which discharges the dicelaterally onto the table top. By this arrangement, the 15 dice are tumbled over and over while following a tortuous course so that manual manipulation is impossible and the loading of dice ineffective.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 5, the cover member I4 is provided with a relatively smaller entry opening 25 at one side thereof, and a helical chute 26 is formed integral with the top member l4 and arranged to receive the dice and direct them on a tortuous course until 25 they fall upon the chute H to be discharged laterally therefrom as before. The other details are the same as already described and require no further description here.

While I have illustrated and described the pre- 30 ferred forms of construction for carrying the invention into effect, these are capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. 1, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the details disclosed, but desire to avail myself of the modifications and variations falling within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Apparatus of the class described comprising a base member equipped with a laterally inclined discharge chute; a transparent cylinder seated on said base member; a top member having flaring sides and an open bottom and seated on top of said cylinder and provided with an inclined entry chute; and an intermediate chute within said cylinder arranged to receive dice from said entry chute, deflect them and discharge them onto said discharge chute.

2. Apparatus of the class described comprising a base member equipped with a laterally inclined discharge chute; a wall member seated on said base member and forming a chamber;

a top member having flaring sides and seated on said wall member and provided with an entry;

and an intermediate chute within said chamber arranged to receive dice from said entry, defleet them and discharge them on to said discharge chute.

3. Apparatus of the class described comprising a. base member; a wall member seated on said base member and forming a chamber; a top member seated on said wail member and provided with two depending binding posts extend- 10 ing downwardly through said chamber and ter- GLENN M. SURPRISE.

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