US2371575A - Game board - Google Patents

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March 13, 1945.

J. R. TRIMBLE' GAME BOARD Filed'Jan 29, 1945 INVE NTOI-l PLAYS LEFT IN EACH QUARTER Patented Mar. 13, 1945 GAME BOARD James R. Trimble, Pittsburgh, Pa., assignor to Stars On Stripes Games (30., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.', a corporation of Pennsylvania Application January 29, 1943, Serial No. 473,918 1 Claim. (01. 273-136) My invention relates to game boards, and more particularly to those of the so-called parlor game type, wherein markers are employedto indicate the progress of a game and score-producing elements such as dice are employed.

One object of my invention is to provide a game board of the type referred to which is of such form that it can readily be used with a table or stand and will be held against sliding on a table top with which it is used.

Another object of my invention is to provide a gameboard which, although made of lightweight materials, will be adequately stiffened and strengthened against damage under the stress of use.

Still another object of my invention is to pro-v vide an improved manner of supporting pegs on the board to indicate the progress of a game.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a plan view of the game board; Fig. 2 is an inverted view thereof, on a reduced scale; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on a still further reduced scale, showing the manner in which the board will be supported upon a table or stand, and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a modification.

As shown in the accompanying drawing, the board may be formed of cardboard, plywood, thin metal, or other suitable material. The board comprises a top sheet 4 which in this instance is imprinted or painted to represent a football playing field, and also containing the representation of a score board together with certain other in-.

dicia to represent the progress of a game. In playing the game, dice are rolled upon the score board and comparison or reference of the numbers or dots appearing on the dice is made with A brace or stiffener 8 is mounted on the under- 7 side of the top sheet 4, it being of less vertical dimension than the edge strips 9 that are also secured to the top sheet 4, so that the brace or the edges of the table top and thus serve as stop elements to hold the board from being slidably displaced from the table top.- The member 8 serves to stiffen the top sheet and support it against sagging pressure exerted thereon during playing of the game.

Braces H are secured to the underside of the top sheet 4 and to the edge pieces 9. These members H may be of wood,'metal or other suitable material, and are of a depth or vertical dimension corresponding to that of the elements, to

, of the sheet 4.

supporting element 8 will rest upon the table top in while the edge pieces 9 will extend down along The form of game board shown is particularly useful where the boards are to be made of several feet in length and width, for use by groups of players.

In Figure 4 I show a portion of a game board which is a modification of the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 3. A sheet I3 which may be of cloth or other flexible material that can be rolled or folded, has the playing field imprinted thereon. A block I 4 is glued or otherwise secured to the sheet 13 and has imprinted thereon the scoring and progress-of-game data as in Fig. 1. Also, holes are provided therein for the pegs 6. Strings I5 are provided whereby the sheet I3 can be to the corners of a table.

I claim as my invention: A game board comprising a top sheet that tied serves as a field of play, depending edge pieces at the edges of the sheet, in position to engage the edge of a table top upon which the boardmay be placed, diagonally-extending spacer elements engaging the under side of the sheet, at each corner thereof, and a spacer element engaging the under side of the sheet, adjacent to the mid area thereof, the said spacer elements being of lesser vertical dimension than the edge pieces, and positioned to support the top sheet in vertically spaced relation to a table top. I

' JAMES R. TRIMBLE. I

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