US2325693A - Game device - Google Patents

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M. M. MARCUS GAME DEVICE Aug. 3, 1943.

Filed April 11, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 f INVEN'rOR:

MEYER M MARcua ATTORNEY lcated by the character'EE; Thejgame 2e has a .locl: orrelease pin 26 which releases either one orrmore ofthe'projectiles Orballs ZZ ior playing 7 and under the circumstances and conditions hereinafter mentioned. 7 a a l The timer referred towand broadly indicated by the character 30, consists of an electrically open ated clock or'meter 3| having a dial '32 which "CS'1y tresembles the dial of. an ordinary clock, [that is; it calibrated an'd markedbfffinto tiine I periods or cycles. f-Thefillhstratiori of Figured T shows, for example,- a" meter "or clock dial 3 marked off insix periodsof ten minutes each 4 'Thereis only one hand or; pointer 33 on. the timer which moves rather rapidly in a clockwise direction to indicate the arhountbflplay time purchased by the player, but jwhich' hand 33 Engage;

the wheel 31 which is nxeditethe drive shaft 38;

'rhe gear segment ashes teeth as thereon which I engage the teeth 45. "The segment 36 covers only a a sixty degree portion of its; peripheral surface so that While the tw wheels tr nds: havethe' 7 same diameter the wheel 3 1 will revolve one si ith of a revolution: to the oneirevolution of the 'wheel 31. The degree o fi' are of the-segment 35 corre-' 7 2,325,693 g V y H end of'the game in an upright position asshow'n,

or it may be mountedon the side andfiat'if more convenient. At any rate, it should be wellilluminatedso that the time periods purchased and I the minutes remaining left to play. arejalwayse 'visibletotheplayer. e i

The coin handling mechanism-it :has first of ja1l a coin-deposit'box H which is mounted on I the game 2l 'at a place convenient and easy for I "moves back encounter-clockwise more slowly andatv a. normal rate of speed to indicate the number of minutes left to play. j a e I V V The'electricfclockortimer 3iI-is also'provided" with anaggre'gatingor allocating devicewhich istermed and referred to-herein as a collocating' mechanism a'nd which consecutive y. Inovesthe pointer'or indicator 33 clockwise in 1 prop'orti'ori' 't'o i or'in anumber of degrees commensurate with'the [number of coins insertedin'the device at the'coin 51017 13. 1 Thefc'ollocating mechanismis composed 'o'ffli gear 134 which is rigidly-"mounted 'on the meter or driven shaft-35'." The gear wheel 34 has a ninnber of teeth 45'evenly and regularly-spaced? around its entire peripheral surface;

able with the'gear 34 iska' gear segment sii o-ne sponds'to 'the' degreeyof movement of the pointer .33 caused by the deposit and a'ction of one: coin onl'ymThe gearsfld and 31 together with their related parts and apparatusis-reierred to herein t as-jan eleetrically operated ecc'entric gear device.

The timer 30 isal'so provided with-armagnetio theplayer to-reach. Thefbox may. beiprovided with a slu'gf 'eject r so esgit discard counter 7 feit coins. The ejector is not shown in the drawv,ing's because itis generally, anaccessory, and

ejectors suitable for the purpose are. well tothe art and available on the market. After a coin r'l'glisdeposited in'the slot le, it eventually finds its'wayintothe coin chute M andcontinues v t dropthroughi the chute until its passage'is restricted by the two metal fingers liand 16 or 3 blocked by another coin. The chute Hig'lined with a l'ay'erof hard rubber I9 or. some other suit able insulation or dielectric material.--

Asfsoonfasthe hem-12 strikesthe two'fingers 15 Y and-'16,an electric cifcuit is closed which sets into-motion the tlm el' aridllnlocks :the game playing means 26'50 thatthe eballfii may be prO- jected thereby; The details of the electric" circultsperforming-andcontrolling these operations ger Hi ls movable and-at; certain predetermined mome'nts'it is drawn outward and it thereby will be' described in ole-tail hereinafter.

permits the coin 72 'todro'p into a'l'ower chamber l8 'irom where it passsinto a "suitable box or a bank which; howevenfis not-shown in the draw ings; Simultaneously: with the withdrawal'move i the drawings by'the character 12a. As longas 'a coin 12 contacts-both the'fingers It-and l6, an'

e electricicircuit, "also referred to herein. asa pri or solenoid operated brake which serves to more accurately contiol the pointer 33 -so'thatit does I "not jump or permitthe 'gam'e' to be playediex cept whe'riitime has beeirproperly purchased. In

other end secured to the solenoid piston 43. :v'The draws the piston 01 coret'43 away fro'rnlthe drum 39am tightens the band 40; This'shops'the clock and preventsthe indicator 33 from moving on themeter' dial 32 as aforesaid; The clock ima'ryr electric circuit,jcauses a small electric I emotor. to operate. The aforesaid elements J2, I5

and 'lfiiconstitutee a simple momentary electric switch. o e I COil'l 12a: Atthis point Chute 1 1 is j st Wide'enoughand deep enough" to constructionis-v 'such that when the solenoid 42 is energized, thefbrake band 42 :is loosened'an'd;

t the drum iiflis' allowed to rotateireely'; When 7 I the solenoid 42- istnotenergized, the spring 44 (iii inechanism fi 'may be a conventional electrically in combining the'timer so with theme device 20, the timer-may be'mounte'd at-t he' 'rearpermit the smoothpassage,therethrough oft a singlecoin orseveralfcoins edge te edge and: in line.- The chute '54, has-acrossits width: two i aligned-channels, one of which "securely vreceives V the fixedfingerJEanddthe other channel slidably receives the :movable "finger l6. These shownin 'theFigure-8.

The solenoid' W3 is mounted on-the case to theside'oiv thechannel tisofthatthe core [03a is in linetherewith. The-outer end of' the core new has a collar illilb 'integral therewith and a coil; spiin'g liii :ther on. The spring '59! is of the con pres'siontypefand tends tofur'ge the'core liliia'toward the chute 'id The finger I6 is connected or, linked t the ere 19 3a by means of the dieiectnevhleck'108; a

known.

.it;may be well-to describe-the construction of the coin-handling means; parlltioularly thepart shown in the enlargedyiews of Figures 8 and Qandwhichpartis referred tohere'inas the initial handling means iThe coink we ,Qcertain auxil ary e mlie; ircui l h t Mamie."

l w rxafltqne d wh h; W/them 911 89 flexi l as en I sert e 091 03mm thec mflfi t d oinwh hi n el he u bei rm, ,the right arm I 43 7 in the drawihg of Figulqe m w or s dable p mam; h isl m ,f 'he ef a m 40ith le r fi amswq wl e l spying leaves lfifl apd 150 which areeel proy ide d 23nd '1 thettop air of conzact membersfiaiatid therehetw een with, contaptf pqints for qlipg ahn. autqlitatic switch 92 which; makes or breaks gen! 10; hingedly; connected toiphe leco re .QIMa' by closing of the-switch Bz when a coin fl' lt is i .The 10wer part pi e the eoin t handling mecha;v itm. the partflhereoff including the chamber "Unis :refened to h erein as the final handling j means. This portionhas a solenqid 1M c nn c ed" nma el wi h the .9 1 15 an t ef re. O era es 1 ml wnewlx .th ei The endpf mm a sql CQntIOISMBhB" .tirneras. we l as gthe nameiilockuifij-yflf eimobqm nda elat d;mechar tindi e ed bsn t qmmqten B0 an mm, .mres ferredWo operaw. th ou h a 3 tabl speedjreductiqnpde A. not" how dmth ,,rawin2=as i msk ari y e1 on differentlal W r' centact wheels 1 e e the: secondary etelthe timingflevice ighqpplack 9' "pollocat ingetndecha H heretbfo; r 'de rib d-r The contactwheei 81 1s"" shbv Vn "detail ihlthe V 7' secured i ,Two "frictiqnbohtaqts 83, having I leag breaks thepririiaxybirduit when the Contact 83.

The ebntact member 85' (in the wheel 1theq1n handlingmechanism,referieito asizhe V initial; handlin'gfnieans, and lather-pair ofsj'cbn} tact members: em and 9lb are. tc'onnetefi with another; part 56f. the [coin handling mechanism predetermined 1 Certain Ila-101113 filiefddihjhendling ice V $1; orde 0 prev fyom, beecm vhichl excess, depdeitl e indic ator hand 33 fol {110132. than one, Ievpliu 35, Instead, there is .interpos s when; tat-gather are 81 tor miner circuit a sblfi held hereip? he cond ctblf's in some instances,

the chute 12.

other side of the main line I I0. I V I 'BIa and SIb are shorted byway of the conductors I24 and l25which lead to and from the conenergized,

cuit, the lines representing their conductorswilh' V have two or more reference characters; J a

In; the Figure 2,"the power line isindioated by the characters I it; The primary circuit has a conductor I II connected to the power lineand to the stationary finger 'lfipxlt; hasa conductor. I

I i2 connected to the movable finger I6 and" to the Ji'elay ISif'and a conductor i i3-going'frorn the-re:

layiEiI to the main power line Y 5 53, Whenth'e rel ayfiiii is energized, it closes the circuit which consists of a conductor I28 which leads from the main lin'e' IiG to the motor 80, conductor the conductor I i5 from therelay switch Itiiato the mainline I it].

The circuit which is closed by the operation of the contact wheel 8| consists of a conductor IIB whichleads from the main line M0 to there- 'volvingcontact drum 8! to the'contactmember 83a, through the metal rim 82 tojthe contact mefmber 33b and by way of the conductorII'I .to the relay IOI and from there to the mainline by way of the conductor I 3. The closing of this circuit, by the actioncf' the contact wheelSI, shorts or retains the circuit or connection initially formed by the fingersl'ii and IE 'and the coin when there is no coin in the lower portion of The time taken-for one complete frevoiutio-n' of the wheel SI constitutes the time of play referred to herein as'a cycle or a time period, and which, for the sake of simplicity, will 'be referred to and indicated herein as a ten minute period.

,The circuit closed by the wheel BBand the pair of contact members 90 is'formed. by the conductor H8 which connects the power line III :arid theiriction contact member 9011; the contact switch 93 heretofore referred to, When the wheel 88 is in the position substantially as shown i from the motor 80 to the relayswitch' flit-a and and the conductor I35; conductor I33.

I Before the startof the game, the projectiles V 22 are made immovable with the'game 100K 26. The time indicators? is: atgthe zero point, and the timing Wheels 8|, 85,an"d88 are in the posia this switch ,92,'bc ing closed, the'solenoid I 05 is energized and the lock 25 isrelea-sed sothat a energized dra'ws the" finger-106a away from-the shoulder 26a of 'the g'ame lockingdevice so that the 10ck 26 may be released- The solenoid I06 isfshown in the Figure 2 as being connected to the conductor I33 by means of thetwc wires I33c and I33b.-'In-the circuit just described, the solenoid lllfiybeing connectedW-ith the relay I02 and the timer mechanism'iiI in' series,'iunctions simultaneouslytherewith;"j- I The timer mechanism electric 'clook heretofore referred'to is electrically connectedby the con ductor I34 which leads from themain line I I0, the switch- 92' 'and the tion-s shown in the Figures 5, -6;;and '[7 -respectively." The wheels-jail and ,31 are engaged as shown in the'F igHre-4.- The-switches IOIa andv I02u, are open-and the solenoids we; Item's, andIIlfi are dead. QAssoQn-a's-the coin 12 1s dropped-in the chute 'I4,'the relay switch lilla is closed." This putsthe motor in operation. The electric circuit completed by the-WheelBI keeps the switch IOIa in itsclo-sed position and shortsthe coin handler, 10.; The'wheel '89 revolves at a fixed rate of speed and makes'one complete revolution f'oreach periodor cycle of laying time, which in this case i ten minutes,

At the same instant that themotor starts run ning, the contact Wheel energized thesolenoid 42 thereby loosening the brake 39 and starts operating mechanism in the clock 3|. 'At a the same instant that the brake 39 is loosened.

the'wheel 3? drives the wheel 34 sixtyde'grees which in turn causesthe meter indicator 32 to advance to the; point l0" on the dial. The clock being simultaneously energized; causes the meter hand 33 to move oounter clockwise at a' normal rate of speed. Also, at the same instant,

predetermined number of'projectiles 22 are re leased by a 'forward push for the players use. At the same time, the relay I02 is energized and the switch 102 is closed thereby so that the I clock brake 39 isf-kept offduring the entire playin the Figure '7 and when the indicator hand 33 is. in the zero position.

The circuit formed by the wheel 85 and the contact members 81a and 01bconsists oi the conductor I26 which connects the' main line II 0 'to the friction contact member 811;, the conductor I21 which connects the friction contactmemher 811) to the solenoid 42, and the conductor I28 which connects the solenoid 42 to the main line ,IIO. The friction contact members 'B'Idand 811) r are shorted by means of the conductors I29; I30,

and'the relay switch I02a when the relay 'Il02'is The relay I 02 1s energizedby the circuit, consisting of conductor. I3I which leads from "the main line H0 thereto and the'conductor I 32 which leads from the relay I02 to the switch 92 and through the switch 92 to the main line I I0 by way of the conductor I 39. The conductor i3? also has therein the solenoid I06, which when ing'period; v

Shortly after the aforesaid; initial. operation takesplace the contact whee1i88 by way of the membersts and energizes, the two solenoids I03 and" I04 simultaneously The solenoid I03 releases the-coin I2 sothat'it drops down into v the chamber I8, the finger I iI first having-been removed by the solenoid I04. The gate 840 then being closed holds the coin in' the chamber until released'by'the action of the solenoid I85. i

The contact wheel 88, by way of the members 89 and 9| opens thegate I40 at a predetermined,

time so that thecoin 12 therein drops into the the core pin I06a tension byi'the spring I060 will lock 'the projectile release 'member 265 When the'playing cycle or period comes toan end, thecorona.

coinbox below and makes room for the next When the solenoid I04 moves the lever I42 on the pivot I45, the switch 92 is opened so that indicator hand 33 causes the contact members 93 and 94 to close so that the solenoidl05 will open the gate'to permit the'last cointo dropout.

Ifadditional coins are placed in the machine so" that more than-one. period of play time is purchasedat the beginning of the game, then the '1 1: two coins are deposited the indicator hand as w move to 20""jon thedial; 'and'similaflyif three coins are deposited thehand will'move to the point 30, before starting to move slowly i back to 0, The design of the coin handling mechanism and the collocating mechanism; is i t such that the-periods automatically follow each other successivelyfand consecutively without 1 W a p p 2,325,693 ,7 fi er 11 in the coin handling mechanism blocks the passage of the additional coins untilthe solenoid I03 is de-energizedby the breaking of t the contact at the points" and 90. of the wheel a 8 8. This construction permits asgma'nyfasfjsix;

coins to be inserted in themachine at one time so that as many assix playing cycles or one hour of playing time may be purchased. "For example,

remim:

R 1. In an amusement game device, acoin opere ated lock and playing period timer therefor," comprising incombination, a major electric cir 7 r cuit having a coin operated switch-member theren in and including an electric motor controlled by afrelay operated bylthe said member; and

a minorelectric circuits each having an electric i 20 3 While the invention hfiSwbBCDdlSOlOSQdSOID-G? V f what schematically in its preferred form; it is to be understood thatthe embodiment oi the" in'vjention asfdescribed and illustrated herein is not toibe considered in'a limiting sense as there p are many other forms or modifications oithei invention which ,are alsoi'considered to be within 1 Ithe scope of the appended claims; Q J

uring "a playing period of the game.

switch therefor operatedby the saidmotonfthe first of thesald minorcircuits'operating a means for rem'ovin'g a coin from the said coin opera'ted switch member, the second of the said minor cir I a 1 cuits fshort circuitin'gthe aforesaid member in a f g manner whereby the said relay willcontinueto t i controlthe said electric motor after a .coin is removed from1 the said member, andthe third of overlapping without noticeable break and i V the said minor circuits opening the aforesaid lock withoutthe peri'ormance of any specialactfby theplayer; ,1 t

and 'simultaneousiyfoperating' ameter formeas ,2; A'device {the kinddeflned in claim further characterized by the coinoperated switch member and the minor electric' circuits being connected in a manner-whereby the meter in one of the'minor circuits indicates the aggregate of the playing periods in correlation with the'num ber "of coins passing" through the said switch member during a playing period. t i

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