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US2291104A
US2291104A US335695A US33569540A US2291104A US 2291104 A US2291104 A US 2291104A US 335695 A US335695 A US 335695A US 33569540 A US33569540 A US 33569540A US 2291104 A US2291104 A US 2291104A
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  • the invention relates to improvements in amusement devices and has for its primary object the provision of an improved amusement device which is amusing and instructive in use and may be economically constructed.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective View of an amusement device embodying the invention
  • Fig. 2 a central longitudinal section of the same
  • Fig. 3 a horizontal section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 4. a plan view of the cardboard blank from which the housing for the device is made.
  • the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing comprises a housing made of stiff paper or cardboard in four sections, as indicated in Fig. 4.
  • the four sections consist of wall sections III, II and I2 separated by lines I3 of scoring so as to be capable of being folded as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 to constitute the rear, bottom and front walls, respectively, of a housing having both of its sides open.
  • the fourth section I is formed at the outer edge of the section II] and is provided at its free edge with a tongue l4 adapted to enter a slit I5 at the inner edge of the wall sectionIO when the section II) is folded inwardly against the inner face of the wall section I0, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • the wall section I0 is perforated with slits I6 adapted to receive the four corners of a metallic mirror II, as shown, so that by this means an economical, convenient and effective mounting is provided for the mirror I! on the inner face of the wall section Ill- H1.
  • a slit I8 at the juncture between the wall sections l0 and I0 forms a tongue I9 which is adapted and arranged to enter a slit 2!] in the outer edge of the wall section I2 and whereby the strip may be readily secured in triangular housing form, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • the inner face of the wall section I I is provided with the tortuous outlines of an amusement design in the form of a baseball diamond 2I adapted and arranged to serve as the guide for the point of a stylus 22, as indicated in Fig. 1.
  • a sight opening 23 is provided in the upper portion of the wall I2 and through which a reflection of the design 2
  • an amusement device of the character indicated which may be readily and economically made from a single strip of cardboard or the like and which may be readily assembled in extended form without the use of any bracing means other than the triangular, shape of the housing thus formed.
  • the housing In use the housing is held in the left hand in position so that the amusement design may be viewed in the mirror I! through the opening 23. Then the stylus 22 is held in the right hand with its point inserted through the open side of the housing and resting in the pitchers box of the baseball diamond design.
  • the object of the amusement is for the user to then move the point of the stylus from the pitchers box to the home plate and thence around the base lines back to the home plate without permitting the point of the stylus to travel outside of the base lines and viewing the baseball diamond only through the mirror IT, in which, of course, all parts will appear backwards or reverse.
  • the successful completion of the movements in this order will require a great co-ordination of muscles and concentration of thought, and thereby furnish an interesting and instructive amusement.
  • the specific form and arrangement of parts disclosed permit of its economical manufacture and its arrangement in extended form without the use of any bracing or securing means other than those provided in the shape and form of the blank itself.
  • a housing of the class described comprising three continuous unbroken walls hingedly connected together for folding fiat or extension into substantially right-angled triangular housing form; a tongue and slit connection between the free ends of the outer walls to hold the housing in its extended triangular form; a mirror mounted on the inner face of the wall opposite the one constituting the hypotenuse of the triangle, there being a sight opening in said last mentioned wall; and a tortuous pathed design on the third wall viewable in said mirror through said openin 2.
  • a housing of the class described comprising a strip of cardboard in four continuous unbroken wall sections separated by lines of scoring, one end section being folded upon the adjacent section to constitute a double wall and being provided at its free edge with a tongue, there being a slit provided at the fold between said adjacent sections and the next inward section to receive said tongue when said end section is folded inwardly, there being also slits in said folded end 10 sections to receive the comers of a mirror; and an upstanding tongue formed at the fold between said end and adjacent sections, there being a slit at the free end of the fourth wall section adapted and arranged to receive said last mentioned tongue and hold the housing in the extended triangular form.
  • a housing of the class described comprising three continuous unbroken walls hingedly connected together for folding flat or extension into substantially right-angled triangular housing form; a tongue at the top of the wall opposite the hypotenuse of the triangle, there being a slit at the free end of the wall constituting the hypotenuse of the triangle adapted to receive said tongue to hold the housing in its extended triangular form; a mirror mounted on the inner face of the wall opposite the one constituting the hypotenuse of the triangle, there being a sight opening in said last mentioned wall; and a tortuous pathed design on the third wall viewable 15 in said mirror through said opening.

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y 1942- s. M. RADZYNER 2,291,104
AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed May 17, 1940 u I ,5 I
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Patented July 28, 1942 UNETE STATESIATENT OFFICE.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE Samuel M. Radzyner, Chicago, 111.
Application May 17, 1940, Serial No. 335,695
3 Claims.
The invention relates to improvements in amusement devices and has for its primary object the provision of an improved amusement device which is amusing and instructive in use and may be economically constructed.
Other objects will appear hereinafter.
The invention consists of 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 perspective View of an amusement device embodying the invention;
Fig. 2 a central longitudinal section of the same;
Fig. 3 a horizontal section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and
Fig. 4. a plan view of the cardboard blank from which the housing for the device is made.
The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing comprises a housing made of stiff paper or cardboard in four sections, as indicated in Fig. 4. The four sections consist of wall sections III, II and I2 separated by lines I3 of scoring so as to be capable of being folded as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 to constitute the rear, bottom and front walls, respectively, of a housing having both of its sides open. The fourth section I is formed at the outer edge of the section II] and is provided at its free edge with a tongue l4 adapted to enter a slit I5 at the inner edge of the wall sectionIO when the section II) is folded inwardly against the inner face of the wall section I0, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
The wall section I0 is perforated with slits I6 adapted to receive the four corners of a metallic mirror II, as shown, so that by this means an economical, convenient and effective mounting is provided for the mirror I! on the inner face of the wall section Ill- H1.
A slit I8 at the juncture between the wall sections l0 and I0 forms a tongue I9 which is adapted and arranged to enter a slit 2!] in the outer edge of the wall section I2 and whereby the strip may be readily secured in triangular housing form, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The inner face of the wall section I I is provided with the tortuous outlines of an amusement design in the form of a baseball diamond 2I adapted and arranged to serve as the guide for the point of a stylus 22, as indicated in Fig. 1. A sight opening 23 is provided in the upper portion of the wall I2 and through which a reflection of the design 2| may be viewed in the mirror l1.
By this arrangement an amusement device of the character indicated is provided which may be readily and economically made from a single strip of cardboard or the like and which may be readily assembled in extended form without the use of any bracing means other than the triangular, shape of the housing thus formed. In use the housing is held in the left hand in position so that the amusement design may be viewed in the mirror I! through the opening 23. Then the stylus 22 is held in the right hand with its point inserted through the open side of the housing and resting in the pitchers box of the baseball diamond design. The object of the amusement is for the user to then move the point of the stylus from the pitchers box to the home plate and thence around the base lines back to the home plate without permitting the point of the stylus to travel outside of the base lines and viewing the baseball diamond only through the mirror IT, in which, of course, all parts will appear backwards or reverse. The successful completion of the movements in this order will require a great co-ordination of muscles and concentration of thought, and thereby furnish an interesting and instructive amusement. The specific form and arrangement of parts disclosed permit of its economical manufacture and its arrangement in extended form without the use of any bracing or securing means other than those provided in the shape and form of the blank itself.
While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying the invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details disclosed but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.
I claim:
1. A housing of the class described comprising three continuous unbroken walls hingedly connected together for folding fiat or extension into substantially right-angled triangular housing form; a tongue and slit connection between the free ends of the outer walls to hold the housing in its extended triangular form; a mirror mounted on the inner face of the wall opposite the one constituting the hypotenuse of the triangle, there being a sight opening in said last mentioned wall; and a tortuous pathed design on the third wall viewable in said mirror through said openin 2. A housing of the class described comprising a strip of cardboard in four continuous unbroken wall sections separated by lines of scoring, one end section being folded upon the adjacent section to constitute a double wall and being provided at its free edge with a tongue, there being a slit provided at the fold between said adjacent sections and the next inward section to receive said tongue when said end section is folded inwardly, there being also slits in said folded end 10 sections to receive the comers of a mirror; and an upstanding tongue formed at the fold between said end and adjacent sections, there being a slit at the free end of the fourth wall section adapted and arranged to receive said last mentioned tongue and hold the housing in the extended triangular form.
3. A housing of the class described comprising three continuous unbroken walls hingedly connected together for folding flat or extension into substantially right-angled triangular housing form; a tongue at the top of the wall opposite the hypotenuse of the triangle, there being a slit at the free end of the wall constituting the hypotenuse of the triangle adapted to receive said tongue to hold the housing in its extended triangular form; a mirror mounted on the inner face of the wall opposite the one constituting the hypotenuse of the triangle, there being a sight opening in said last mentioned wall; and a tortuous pathed design on the third wall viewable 15 in said mirror through said opening.
SAMUEL M. RADZYNER.
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US3111313A (en) * 1962-03-26 1963-11-19 Kenneth E Parks Optical illusion walking game
US3628793A (en) * 1970-03-11 1971-12-21 Richard M Mudloff Sandbag and target apparatus in which the target also serves as a carrying case
US3742616A (en) * 1972-05-08 1973-07-03 A Heller Educational device
US4353621A (en) * 1978-06-09 1982-10-12 Geer Mary W Optical toys for reversing sighted images
US4709929A (en) * 1987-03-23 1987-12-01 Mills Russell C Game board
US4961586A (en) * 1990-02-14 1990-10-09 Conlab, Inc. Bag tossing game
US5056796A (en) * 1990-02-14 1991-10-15 Conlab, Inc. Self contained bag tossing game
US5110134A (en) * 1991-03-01 1992-05-05 No Peek 21 Card mark sensor and methods for blackjack
US5165695A (en) * 1991-11-19 1992-11-24 Yoder Thomas T Bag tossing game
US5219172A (en) * 1991-03-01 1993-06-15 No Peek 21 Playing card marks and card mark sensor for blackjack
US5224712A (en) * 1991-03-01 1993-07-06 No Peek 21 Card mark sensor and methods for blackjack
US6244598B1 (en) 1999-07-12 2001-06-12 Conlab, Inc. Folding corrugated bag tossing game
US20110215528A1 (en) * 2010-03-05 2011-09-08 Conville Kirk A Bag tossing game with accessory stabilization
US20160045799A1 (en) * 2014-08-15 2016-02-18 Martin Gallagher Apparatus, system and method for playing an object toss game

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3111313A (en) * 1962-03-26 1963-11-19 Kenneth E Parks Optical illusion walking game
US3628793A (en) * 1970-03-11 1971-12-21 Richard M Mudloff Sandbag and target apparatus in which the target also serves as a carrying case
US3742616A (en) * 1972-05-08 1973-07-03 A Heller Educational device
US4353621A (en) * 1978-06-09 1982-10-12 Geer Mary W Optical toys for reversing sighted images
US4709929A (en) * 1987-03-23 1987-12-01 Mills Russell C Game board
US4961586A (en) * 1990-02-14 1990-10-09 Conlab, Inc. Bag tossing game
US5056796A (en) * 1990-02-14 1991-10-15 Conlab, Inc. Self contained bag tossing game
US5364106A (en) * 1991-03-01 1994-11-15 No Peek 21 Card mark sensor and methods for blackjack
US5110134A (en) * 1991-03-01 1992-05-05 No Peek 21 Card mark sensor and methods for blackjack
US5219172A (en) * 1991-03-01 1993-06-15 No Peek 21 Playing card marks and card mark sensor for blackjack
US5224712A (en) * 1991-03-01 1993-07-06 No Peek 21 Card mark sensor and methods for blackjack
US5165695A (en) * 1991-11-19 1992-11-24 Yoder Thomas T Bag tossing game
US6244598B1 (en) 1999-07-12 2001-06-12 Conlab, Inc. Folding corrugated bag tossing game
US20110215528A1 (en) * 2010-03-05 2011-09-08 Conville Kirk A Bag tossing game with accessory stabilization
US8157265B2 (en) 2010-03-05 2012-04-17 Baggo, Inc. Bag tossing game with accessory stabilization
US20160045799A1 (en) * 2014-08-15 2016-02-18 Martin Gallagher Apparatus, system and method for playing an object toss game
US10065095B2 (en) * 2014-08-15 2018-09-04 Martin Gallagher Apparatus, system and method for playing an object toss game

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