US2339351A - Game device - Google Patents

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C. L. MYERS Jan. 18, 1944.

GAME DEVICE I Filed June '22, 1942 Charles L. Myers Patented Jan. 18, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAME DEVICE Charles L. Myers, Vineland, N. J. Application June 22, 1942, Serial No. 447,991

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in game devices designed primarily for the purpose of entertainment and pastime and also to enable persons who have not yet learned the art of bowling and keeping score to become familiar with the keeping of the score in actual bowling games.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a game device including a game board having areas thereof arranged to indicate the conditions normally arising during the game of bowling and also to provide a spinner pivotally mounted on the game board and adapted to indicate certain results of the playing of the game.

A further important object of the present invention is to provide a double-ended spinner having rollers at each end thereof contacting the surface of the game board to facilitate the movement of the spinner thereover.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simpl and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which Figure 1 is a plan view showing the game board and spinner mounted thereon, and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on a line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a game board having a portion of its upper surface marked with a plurality of concentric circles 6 and radial lines 1 crossing the circles to form a plurality of game-indicating boxes 8 arranged in the form of an inner circle and a plurality of game boxes areas 9 arranged in the form of an outer circle.

Each of the box1ike areas 8 has legends ill printed thereon corresponding to the results obtained during the playing of the game of bowling and also displayed in the areas 8 is a rectangular-shaped design l simulating the record box of a bowling score sheet to likewise indicate certain results of the game.

Also displayed in the box-like areas 9 are the legends l2 to indicate the results of the game and also disp ayed in the areas 9 are pictorial illustrations I3 corresponding to the legends l2. Suitable additional score-indicating illustration I4 may also be displayed on the game board outwardly of the areas 9.

A pin |5 rises from the game board 5 at the center of the score-indicating areas 8 and 9 projecting upwardly into a bearing I6 positioned in a ball I! adapted for rotation on the pin.

An arm l8 projects radially from one side of the ball the inner end of the arm being embedded in the ball, the outer end of the arm being formed with a downwardly curved head l9 adjacent to which is a collar 20.

Rotatably mounted on the arm I8 is a ball 2| having a bor 22 extending therethrough provided with bearings 23 adjacent each end of the ball to facilitate rotation of the ball 2| on the arm.

Projecting from the ball I! at a side substantially diametrically opposite from the arm I8 is a relatively short arm 24 likewise having a ball 25 rotatably mounted adjacent its outer end and constructed similarly to the arm l8 and ball 2|.

The ball ll, arms l8 and 24, and the ball 2| and 25 constitute a double-ended spinner, the rotation of the spinner serving to maintain the ball in a position at the outer end thereof by centrifugal action and th ball 2| is adapted to travel over the game-indicating areas 9 of the game board while the ball 25 is adapted to travel over the game-indicating'areas 8.

Accordingly, during the operation of the spinner, as the balls come to rest, the outer ball 2| will designate a score as indicated by the legends contained in the areas 9, while the ball 25 will similarly designate the score a indicated by the areas 8.

In playing the game each player is entitled to rotate the spinner and after the spinner comes to rest following its rotation by the first player, he is credited with the score indicated by the long arm 18 and ball 2|, in a manner similar to the results of a regular bowling game when the first bowling ball is rolled. Unless the ball 2| comes to rest on an area denoted strike, the player is entitled to a second spin and the result is indicated by the position at which the short arm 24 and ball 25 come to rest with respect to the areas 8.

The compilation of the score may be marked or the standard type of score sheet 26 attached, in pad form, to the game board.

It is believed the details of construction and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

projecting therefrom, a pair of balls each having a bore therein, bearings in the bores for slidably and rotatably mounting the pair of balls on the respective arms in contact with the surface of the device, and stops on the arms limiting out- 5 ward movement of the balls on the arms.

CHARLES L. MYERS.

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