US2286151A - Game - Google Patents

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June 9, 1942. A. w. MILLER, JR 2,286,151

' GAME Filed Nov. 24, 19 41 2 Sheets-Sheet l lune 9, 1942.

' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 GAME Filed Nov 24, 1941 0 l4 1 I.. i D

A. W. MILLER, JR

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Patented June g, 1942 UNETE TATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in games, and has for its object to provide a game that can be played by one or more persons for the purpose of entertainment and amusement. I The-invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts and combination of parts hereinafter more fully set forth in the following specification and pointed out in detail in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention.

Figure 2 is an elevation of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail plan view of the body of one of the airplanes and showing the bomb-carrying apertures.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail bottom plan view of a portion of the airplane body showing the bomb-carrying apertures and the shutter for clo'sing the same.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6--6 of Figure 5.

Figure '7 is a section on the line 1-1 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a detail perspective view of one end of the shutter for closing the bomb-carrying apertures and the notcher is projecting therefrom.

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail view of the levers that operate the wires that hold the bombs in the bomb-carrying apertures.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which like reference numerals designate like parts through the several. views thereof, 1 designates a, base on which'is revolubly mounted a table 2 on which may be printed, painted, or otherwise placed a number of objects, such as plane bases, hangers, factories, boats, etc., which form targets for the bombs. This table 2 may be revolved by clock mechanism 3, electric motor, or other mechanism.

Extending upwardly from the said table 2 are a number of wires 4 and on the upper ends of some of said wires are secured barrage balloons 5 and on the others are placed some wire wool, or other material, 5 to represent the puff of smoke from an exploding shell of an anti-aircraft gun. Extending upwardly from each corner of the base I are two wires, or rods, 1 which extend across to the opposite corner of the said base I above the table 2 and pass through a center block 8 to hold them in their proper relative position and also to limit the movement of the airplanes 9 mounted thereon. The airplanes 9 have aper-. tures l4 extending through the body thereof through which the wires, or rods, 1 pass, the air planes 9 being adapted to be moved back and forth on said wires, or rods, 1. As the four airplanes 9 shown in the drawings are identical in construction the details of only one will be described. Extending from the side of the airplane is a tube having a handle on one end thereof by which the airplane 9 is moved back and forth on the wires, or rods, 1 and pivotally mounted on the handle H are three levers l2 to each of which is secured a wire I3 all of which pass through the tube 25 and each having its opposite end projecting into one of the apertures III in the body of the airplane 9. These apertures l0 extend entirely through the body of the airplane from top to bottom and each is adapted to hold a bomb l5. These bombs I5 each have an eye IS in its upper end in which the ends of the wires 13 extend to hold them in said apertures I0 until it is desired to discharge them. The lower ends of the bombs 15 are each provided with a sharp point I! so that they will stick in the revolving table 2 when discharged. The airplanes are each provided with a shutter l8 having its ends bent at right angles and extending into the slots 19 in the body of the airplane and pivotally Q mounted on the bearings 20. The springs 2| have one end secured in the body of the airplane and its otherend secured in the angular bent ends of the shutter l8 and serve to close the shutter l8 when it is released to close the lower ends of the apertures Id. The said shutter 18 is held in the open position away from the apertures I by the end of the wire 22 which project into a notch 23 in the arm 24 which is an integral part of the shutter I8. The lower end of the wire 22 extends down below the, airplane and if touched by one of the barrage balloons 5 or the material forming the puff 6 of an anti-aircraft gun, the end of the wire 22 will be withdrawn from the notch 23 of the arm 24 and the action of the spring 2| will close the shutter l8 over the lower ends of the apertures l0 and prevent the operator from discharging bombs on the table 2, which would indicate thathe had been shot down or forced to make a landing. The bombs l5 can be dropped one at a time or all at one time by operating the levers l2 one at a time or all at one time.

In playing the game the object is for each player to move the airplane he is operating along the wires, or rods, 1 and as the table 2 is moving around try to drop one of the bombs IS on any one of the objects on said revolving table 2, and should the wire 22 strike one of the barrage balloons 5, or one of the puffs 6, the shutter I8 will be operated to close the lower ends of the apertures l0 and the airplane will become inoperative and will be considered shot down or forced to land.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A game comprising a base, a table revolubly mounted on said base, means for revolving said table, wires projecting above said table and each having an object on its upper end, wires extending across said base above said table, airplanes adapted to be operated along the last-named wires, bombs carried by said airplanes, a shutter on each of said airplanes adjacent the bomb openings, and means for operating the said shut ter to close the bomb openings when it contacts with one of the objects on the wires extending 15 from the revolving table.

movably connected to one 01 said bombs and its other end secured to one of said levers, and bombs carried in said bomb openings and adapted to be discharged by operating said levers.

ALBERT W. MILLER, JR.

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