US2507173A

US2507173A - Computing device

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Publication number: US2507173A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1950-05-09
Anticipated expiration: 1967-05-09

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COMPUTING DEVICE Filed June 10, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. =4! azfsjzur'sta v 0 L/ E 5- Patented May 9, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMPUTING DEVICE Hazlehurst R. Noyes, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June 10, 1946, Serial No. 675,524

9 Claims. (Cl. 235-78) The present invention relates to a computin device, and more particularly to a device for computing and indicating game scores, as in the game ofbridge.

In playing a game of bridge, each hand is scored individually and the scores run from a minimum of 20 on up to scores at times in excess of 1000 points on a single hand. The score is counted in units of tens, hundreds and thousands.

In the past it has been customary to keep track of the score on a paper pad, two scoring columns being provided, one column for each side or pair of players. These columns customarily are headed We for the side keeping the score and They" for the opponents. Since some of the scored points do not count toward game, it is necessary when the game point score is less than game, to score the game points separately. Such game points are, however, included, with the other points scored, in the total score. Also, it is necessary to indicate when a side has won a game, in rubber play, and therefore is vulnerable.

After playing a rubber or, at times, after a single game of bridge in case the play is not by rubbers, it is necessary to total the scores of both sides. The matter of keeping score and totaling the scores after each game or rubber is considered tedious by many bridge players and results in occasional errors through failure properly to add up the scores.

An object of the present invention is to make an improved and simplified game scoring device.

Another object is to make a device having a dial for dialing a plurality of numbers successively thereon, and having associated mechanism 1 for totalling the numbers and displaying such total.

Another object is to make a game scoring device having separate scoring counters for each of a plurality of players or sides, each counter comprising a plurality of concentric and interacting discs arranged to total a plurality of successive scores counted thereon.

Another object is to make a game counter having a plurality of concentric, independently ro- I tatable discs, one of said discs being arranged for manual rotation to tabulate a plurality of successive scores, the other discs being arranged for predetermined periodic operation by the manually rotatable disc, automatically to add the scores thus tabulated.

Another object is to make a game scoring device having a dialing disc and a plurality of scoring discs intermediate periodic connection for automatically totaling a score, the dial or discs being arranged with their centers of gravity eccentric to their centers of pivotal mounting so that on a predetermined operation of the device the dials zvill return by gravity to an initial or zero posiion.

These and other objects of the invention will be more fully set forth in the following description and the accompanying drawings, of which there are five sheets. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a scoring device embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an edge elevational view of the device illustrated in Fig. 1 as viewed from the direction of the arrows 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view of the device illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of one half of the device taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a similarly enlarged sectional View taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view in perspective of a pivot post employed in each of the scoring assem blies of the device;

Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are plan and transverse sectional views, respectively, of an upper scoring disc;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 7;

Figs. 10 and 11 are plan and transverse sectional views, respectively, of a non-rotatable disc;

Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are plan, bottom, and transverse sectional views, respectively, of an intermediate scoring disc;

Figs. 15 and 16 are plan and transverse sectional views, respectively, of a non-rotatable cam supporting disc;

Figs. 17 and 18 are plan and sectional views, respectively, of a dialing and outermost scoring disc;

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary plan view of a tension releasing lever used for zeroing the rotatable scoring discs;

Figs. 20 and 21 are plan and transverse sectional views, respectively, of a non-rotatable base disc; and

Fig. 22 is a plan view of a spring held needle for indicating partial game scores.

Referring to the drawings in detail, an oval base l0, which may be of plastic or wood, has a supporting member H (see Figs. 2 and 3) ,Secured to the rear edge thereof to elevate the rear end of the oval base when placed on a horizontal surface, such as a table.

Two circular score computing assemblies I:

and I3 are mounted on the base l0. These score computers are operated by dialing the score on an outer rotatable disc |4. Since both of these scoring computers are similar to each other, one only thereof will be described.

Each of the score computing assemblies is mounted on a fixed base disc l5, shown in detail in Figs. 20 and 21. The base disc |5 has a beveled peripheral rim portion H and a planiform annular marginal .face It located inwardly from the beveled edge portion l1. Nine numbers i6 from ten to ninety, by tens, are inscribed on the marginal face l8 of the base disc. The numeral 10 is located fifty-four degrees in a counter clockwise direction of the three ocl ock position on the face |8, and the other members are spaced successively at thirty-six degree intervals ,in a

counterclockwise direction around this face.

These numbers are arranged in this manner--soas to be displayed through holes in the dialing disci|4,.as shown in Fig. 1. A circular recess i9 is provided centrally of the upper face of .the base-disc |51and ahole is provided centrally throughzthe base disc to receive a center post 2|. An annular rim 22 surrounds the upper marginal. edge .-of the center-hole 20.

A cam 23 projects upwardly irom the bottom of the central. recess l9, as illustrated inFig. 20. The purpose. of this cam will be brought out later inthe specification. Three supporting

legs

24, 25 and 25 project downwardly from the lower faceof .the central portion of the base disc l5, eachof these legs having anaxial hole 2! therethrough. Bolts 28 (see Figs. 4 and 5) are .inserted through the. holes in these-legs, and through registering holes provided. in theoval base |0 tosecure the .base disc |5 to the oval supporting base ll.

A pair of bolts 29 and 30 (see Figs. 1, 4 and5). aremounted. in holes in the annularmarginal portion 18 of the base disc -|5. These bolts support a spring metal plate 3| by means of spacing sleeves 32. which surroundteach, of the bolts 29 and 30 (see Fig. 4). The spring plate 3| has an elongated. opening 33' therein through. which: are displayed numerical scoretotals whichare added automatically by the operation of the computers I2 and |3,'.as will be described later herein. The plate 3| has a reduced. neck portion 34, the notched upper side of which acts as a vfinger stop. when dialing a score on. the computer, as best shown in Fig. 1.

The central. or inner end of the spring plate 3| has a hole therein to receive a screw 31 which is threaded into a threaded hole 38 in the enlarged upper end of the center post2| :(see Figs. 4, 5 and 6). The center post has a keyway 39 cut lengthwise therein, this keyway, as illustrated in Fig. 6, cutting :into the threaded hole 38 in the center post. The spring plate 3| has a positioning stud 40 mounted eccentricallyof thescrew hole 35,-the positioning stud '40 being adapted to enter a registering hole 4! (see Fig. 6) in the head of the center post 2| to hold the center post against rotation.

A friction reducing washer 42 is mounted between the enlarged head portion of the center post 2| and an upper scoring disc 43. This upper scoring disc, shown in detail in Figs. 7, 8 andv 9,

has a central opening 44 of a size to rotate freely on the center post 2|. Ten equally spaced holes 45, located at equal distances radially from the central opening 44 are provided in the upper scoring disc 43. These holes 45 are each cut with a sloping side 41, as illustrated in the section of Fig. 9, to assist an actuating ball to enter these holes for step-by-step advancement of the disc, as will be brought out later.

In addition to the ten holes 45, the upper scoring disc 43 has a hole 48 therein spaced radially outward beyond the holes 45. This outer hole 48 is adapted to receive a weight ball 49 which is of a size to rotate freely in the hole 48, the upper edge of the hole 48 being of reduced diameter to retain the ball 49 in the hole". A series of ten numerals 50 from zero to nine, by tens, are displayed around the margin of the upper scoring disc 43 to be visible from the upper side thereof. Thesenumerals are positioned between, and radially outwardly beyond, adjacent holes 45.

The numerals 50 preferably are made with their, vertical axes normal to a radius of the disc intersecting them, and with their bases in a clockwise direction from such radius. This causes each of the figures 5G to read upright when in the three oclock position onthedial indicated by the zero" of the disc illustrated in Fig. 7. Theweight hole 48 is offset ninety .degrees in a clockwise direction from the zero numeral 50 on the upper scoring disc.

Beneath the upper scoring disc 43 an intermediate scoring disc 5| is mounted pivotally on the center post 2|. The intermediatediscSI is substantially thicker than the upper scoring disc 43, and has a top recess 52 of a sizeto-receive the upper scoring disc 43 for free rotation therein. ihe depth of the top recess 52 is such that the top surface of the upper scoring disc 43 is flush with the top surface of the marginal portion of the intermediate scoring disc 5|- surrounding the top recess 52 when friction reducing washers 53 and-54 are mounted on the center post, one above and onebelow a small non-rotative disc 55.-

This arrangement is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

The intermediate scoring disc 5| has a smaller central depression- 51 in-thecenter of thetop recess'52 therein. The small; non-rotative disc 55, illustrated in Figs. 10 andll, is inserted in this depression 51, and is held against rotationrelatively to the center post ll *by a tongue 58 which projectsinto the keywaytS-of the center post 2|.

The intermediate scoring disc 5| has an annular groove 59 of substantially seml circular cross section adjacent the marginal edge of the top recess 52. This groove 59.pr.ovides a runway for the weight ball 49. The weight ball 49 acts to return the upper scoring disc to zero position when released from frictional engagement with adjacent spacing washers by raising the center post 2| to release it from the pressure of the spring plate 3|, as will be brought out later herein.

The underside of the intermediate scoring disc has ten recesses 50 therein andalso has a pair of zeroing weights 6| andBZ embedded in openings adjacent the periphery of, ,thedisc 5| which act to return the disc to zero position whenit is released for freerotative movement. The intermediate scoring disc 5| also has an; annular groove-63 in the under-side thereof, this'groove being located beneath the .area in the top recess 52 between theannular semi-circular groove 59 and the marginal edge of the central.- depression 5'5. A hole 64 is provided through the inter-, mediatescoring disc 5| within .the area .of the bottom groove 63. A ball 65 ofa size to be freely rotatable in the. opening 63 is insertedutherein, and is spaced outwardly'fromthe center post the same distance as the ten holes 45 in the upper scoring disc 43. Y

Ten numerals 61 are provided on the marginal portion of the intermediate scoring disc 5|, these numerals being in sequence from zero to nine. The numerals 6'! are located in the spaces between adjacent recesses 80 in the bottom of the disc 5|. The numerals 61 are positioned on the disc 5| in the same relative positions as those on the upper scoring disc 43, the zero being positioned substantially ninety degrees in a. counterclockwise direction from a radius of the disc midway between the zeroing weights 6| and 62.

The lower scoring or dialing disc l4 has a central annular recess 69 in the upper surface thereof of a size to receive the intermediate scoring disc 5| for free rotative movement therein. The dialing disc l4 has a secondary annular depression 10 concentrically thereof in which a nonrotative disc H, illustrated in Figs. and 16, is mounted as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. The small disc H is held against rotation on the center post 2| by a tongue 12 which fits into the keyway 89 in the center post.

The small disc H has a center portion 13 of a thickness to support, with the addition of an intermediate friction reducing washer 14, the upper marginal surface of the intermediate scoring disc 5| on the same level as the marginal portion of the dialing disc M. A marginal portion "55 of the small disc II is of reduced thickness, and has a cam 11 thereon to project upwardly therefrom. The cam 11 is located the same distance from the center of the disc H as the hole 64 for the ball 65 in the intermediate scoring disc 5|.

The dialing disc M has a hole 18 therein, this hole being located the same distance from the center post as the ten recesses 60 in the intermediate scoring disc 5|. This distance is also the same as that of the cam 23 on the non-rotatable base disc l5 from the center post (see Fig. 5). A

ball 80 is mounted for free rotative movement in the hole 18. The dialing disc M has ten holes 8|, which may be referred to as dialing holes, through the flat annular marginal portion 19 thereof. These holes are provided to permit manipulation of the dialing disc M by ones index finger in the same manner as the dial of an ordinary dial telephone.

A pair of zeroing

weights

82 and 83, which may be of lead, are secured, as by means of plastic cement, to the undersurface of the marginal portion of the dialing disc l4. Ten numbers 84 from zero to ninety, by tens, are imprinted between the adjacent dialing holes 8| on the marginal portion 19 of the dialing disc I4, the zero being located ninety degrees in a counterclockwise direction from the dialing hole between the

weights

82 and 83.

Friction reducing washers

85 and 86 are mounted on the center post above and below the dialing disc M, respectively.

A pressure releaseor zeroing lever 81, illustrated in detail in Fig. 19, has an elongated body portion 88 with a forwardly projecting central key or arm 88 formed integrally therewith. A pair of center

post raising fingers

90 and 9| are formed to project angularly outwardly from the ends of the elongated body portion 88 in a direction oppositely to the central key portion 89. y

The elongated body portion 88 is bent at a slight acute angle on a longitudinal center line thereof,

the apex of this bend comprising a fulcrum on which the lever is adapted to tilt. A pair of

holes

92 and 93 areprovided near the ends of theelon- 6 gated body portion 88, these holes being adapted to receive the legs 24 of the fixed base discs l5 nearest the upper or elevated rear side of the oval base H).

The ends of the fingers 90 and BI are positioned one beneath each of the center posts 2|, so that by depressing the forward or key end 89 of the member 81, the

fingers

90 and 9| press upwardly against the lower ends of the center posts 2|. This raises the center posts against the tension of the spring plates 3|, thereby leaving the rotatable scoring discs free to rotate to their zero positions under the action of their respective weights' The ball 80 which may be of steel of the type used in ball bearings is mounted to rotate freely in the hole 18 in the dialing disc |4. As shown in Fig. 4, upon rotation of the dialing disc l4 this ball rolls around on the surface of the central recess H! of the fixed base disc |5. The distance between the surface of the central recess I9 in the base disc |5 where the ball 80 rolls and the under side of the intermediate scoring disc 5| is slightly greater than the diameter of the ball 80. When the dialing disc |4 is rotated to where the ball 8|] rolls up onto the cam 23, however, the ball is elevated thereby into one of the ten recesses 80 in the intermediate scoring disc 5|. Further movement of the dialing disc H with the ball thus in engagement with the side of a hole in the intermediate scoring disc, causes the intermediate scoring disc to rotate with it. The length of the cam 23 is such as to cause the intermediate scoring disc to rotate one-tenth of a revolution, after which the ball 80 passes the cam and drops down onto the surface of the recess l9 where it is free to roll during another rotation of the dialing disc M, as illustrated in Fig. 4, until the ball 88 again encounters the cam 23. In this manner the intermediate scoring disc is advanced one-tenth of a turn for each revolution of the dialing disc M.

It will be noted in Figs. 4 and 5 that each of the rotatable scoring discs, 43, 5| and 88, is mounted between two non-rotatable members. These non-rotatable members, from the top down, comprise the head of the center post 2|, fixed discs 55 and 1| and the base disc |5. Frictional engagement between the rotatable discs and the non-rotatable members is transmitted through the friction reducing

spacing washers

42, 53, 54, I4, 85 and 86 and is controlled by the spring pressure of the plate 3| on the center post 2|.

The ball functions to turn the upper scoring disc 43 in the same general manner as the ball 88 in turning the intermediate scoring disc 5|. The distance between the upper surface of the rim 15 of the fixed disc H, and the base of the groove 63 in the lower face of the intermediate scoring disc 5| is slightly greater than the diameter of the ball 65. Thus the ball 85, carried for free rotation in the hole 64 in the intermediate scoring disc 5|, rolls around on the rim 15 of the disc until it encounters the cam 11. The cam 11 raises the ball 65 into engagement with one of the ten' holes 45 in the upper scoring disc 43,

thereby causing the upper scoring disc to turn with the intermediate scoring disc. The cam 11 is of .a length to cause one-tenth of a complete rotation of the upper scoring disc 43 before the ball passes the cam and drops down onto the rim 15 of the fixed disc 1|, thereby freeing the upper scoring disc from driven engagement with the intermediate scoring disc.

Each of the scoring assemblies 2 and I3 is provided with a part score marker which is used to indicate when apart score, or in other words,& score less than game score, is attained by either side. This part score marker also is employedto indicate when a side has won one game toward a rubber and therefore is vulnerable. I V

The part score markers comprise pointers 94 of spring material such as bronze or light spring steel with a central opening adapted to pivot on the center post 2i. The pointers 94 are retained on the pivot posts 2i by the

arms

90 and 9| of the pressure release lever 81. The outer end of each spring pointer 34 is pointed as at 95 and is bent upwardly and inwardly to overlie the beveled outer edge ll of its associated base disc l5. These lltel's are free to swing through an arc of approx-mately one hundred and eighty degrees, at which point the

legs

24 and 26 of the base disc arrest further pivotal movement of the pointer. The beveled edge portion I! of the base i disc along this are of movement of each of the pointers is divided into two substantially equal quadrants, and each quadrant in turn is divided into ten equal divisions numbered from 0 to 100 by tens, the game score in bridge being 100. These pointers are moved manually by the scorer to indicate part game scores. The first game of each side in a rubber is scored in the upper quadrant, and the second game in the lower quadrant. The pointers are not operatively associated with the automatic score totaling mechanism provided by the rotatable scoring discs.

The operation of the deviceis follows. In starting a bridge game, assuming that the various rotatable disc not in a zero position, the score: presses down on the key portion 88 of the Zeroing 8'5. The zeroing member fulcrums on the angular bend in the body portion thereof and the arms and Si are raised thereby, lifting of the s the rotatable di elements of the device as above set forth. a

When thus released, the weights associated with each disc tends to rotate it so that the weighted portion thereof will be at the lowest point with respect the center est 3%. If the weights do 4 discs to their zero posis may occu when the device is new and the rotative bearing surfaces are not yet worn completely smooth, the entire device may be tilted so that the base [0 is vertical, which at all of the discs will return to their zero pdsicn. After the scorer has been in use for a while the bearing surfaces become smooth and the rotatable discs readily return to their zero positions upon release of the spring pressure on the center posts.

With the s ring discs thus zeroed, the part game score ters :3": are moved to their upperzerc peel ions; the play begins. After the play of each hand the entire score made is dialed on the dialing disc of the side or sides making the score and part game scores are indicatod by the pointers To give an example of the use of the scoring device, we will assume that, as the first hand of a rubber, the scorers side bid and made, for example, threo hearts, with one over trick. The game score would be 90 and the over trick would be 30. I

The scoring assembly marked We is dialed by the scorer, first by placing his finger in the dialing hole an through which the number "so" on the base disc l5 isvisible, and rotating the dialing disc in a clockwise direction until his fing r strikes the reduced neck portion of the ing plate 31; This brings the score marking numeral 90 on the dialing disc into the opening 33 in thespring plate 3!. This rotation 0! the dialing disc Mthrough nine-tenths of a revolution in a clockwise direction brings the ball adjacent the ramp 23.

The scorer than places his finger in the hole 8| on the dialing disc through which the numeral 30 on the base disc 15 is visible and again rotates the dialing disc in a clockwise direction until his finger is stopped by the plate 3|. As the dialing disc is rotated through the final ten degrees oi its first complete rotation, the ball is raised by the ramp 23 into one of the ten recesses Si: in the bottom of the intermediate scoring disc 5|. As the dialing disc 15 is rotated further it carries the intermediate dialing disc through one-ts th of a rotation to bring the numeral t loo-n within the opening 33 in the plate 22. The dialing disc l4 now has made and twodenths complete rotations so that the numeral 20 will be displayed on the dialing tough the opening in the plate 3|.

The pointer S then moved to indicate 90 on the first gains score in it-s upper quadrant. Successive scores are tabulated in a similar manner. After a side has won its first game of a rubber, it marks its second game score in the 10 quadrant of the game score divisions marired on the beveled sides ll of its base disc.

When the score of one side reaches "990" both the ball 80 and the ball will be adjacent their

respective ramps

23 and 71. A further one-tenth revolution of the dial it therefore will advance the dialing disc to display the numerals 00, the intermediate disc 0, and at the same time will advance the upper scoring disc to display the numeral 1, thereby displaying the score of 1060. Thus the score of each side continues to be added automatically merely by dialing the scores of each side as they are made.

The use of the two-game scoring arrangement on the beveled marginal portion ll of the base disc 55 shows at a glance whether or not a side is vulnerable and their part game score.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent to those familiar with the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention. It is desired, therefore, not to limit the invention except as specifically defined in the following claims.

I claim: a

1. A game score computer and indicator com prising a series of relatively superposed rotatable scoring discs each having score indicia thereon, non-rotatable members interposed between selected discs of said series, a cam on at least one of said non-rotatable members and a ball caged in one of said rotatable members for free rolling movement in the path of said cam, said ball being vertically movable by said cam relatively to the disc in which it is caged,a rotatable disc above said ball having ten openings each adapted to 2. A game score computer and indicator comprising a series of relatively superposed rotatable scoring discs, non-rotatable members interposed between selected discs of said series, a plate mounted to overlie said discs, said plate having an opening therein through which selected scores on said discs are visible, a cam on at least one of said non-rotatable members, a ball caged in one of said rotatable members for free rolling movement in the path of said cam, said ball being vertically movable relatively to the disc in which is caged the rotatable disc above said ball having ten openings adapted to receive said ball for clutch engagement between the disc having the openings and the disc caging said ball, said cam being of a length to maintain such clutch engagement for one-tenth of a complete rotation of both of said discs, thereby to advance the score indicia on both of said discs relatively to the opening in said plate.

3. A game score computer and indicator comprising a series of discs superposed in successively decreasing diameters, each disc bearing score indicia visible from above said disc, non-rotatable members interposed between selected discs of said series, a cam on at least one of said non-rotatable members, a ball caged in one of said rotatable members for free rolling movement in the path of said cam, said ball being vertically movable relatively to the disc in which it is caged, the rotatable disc above said ball having ten openings adapted to receive said ball for clutch engagement between the disc having the openings and the disc caging said ball, said cam being of a length to maintain such clutch engagement for one-tenth of a complete rotation of both of said discs, and a spring pressure plate mounted normally to urge said discs and said interposed nonrotatable members into relative frictional engagement with each other, said plate having an opening therein through which is visible selected score indicia on said discs.

4. A game score computer and indicator comprising a series of discs superposed in successively decreasing diameters, each disc bearing score in dicia visible from above said disc, non-rotatable members interposed between selected discs of said series, a cam beneath one of said discs, and spaced inwardly from the periphery thereof, a ball caged in said one disc for free rolling movement in the path of said cam, said ball being vertically movable relatively to the disc in which it is caged, and normally depending below said disc, a rotatable disc above said ball having recesses in a multiple of ten adapted to receive said ball for clutch engagement between the disc having the openings and the disc caging said ball, said cam being of a height to raise said ball into clutch engagement with one of said recesses, and said cam being of a length to maintain such clutch engagement between said discs for a radial distance equal to the center to center distance of adjacent said recesses.

5. A game score computer and indicator comprising a series of discs superposed in successively decreasing diameters, each disc bearing score indicia visible from above said disc, non-rotatable members positioned below and interposed between the discs of said series, a cam on each of said non-rotatable members except the uppermost one, a ball caged in each of said rotatable members except the uppermost one for free rolling movement in the path of the cam on the non-rotatable member next below it, said ball being vertically movable relatively to the disc in which. it is caged, the rotatable disc above said ball having a multiple of ten openings in its lower face adapted to receive said ball for clutch engagement between the disc having the openings and the disc caging said ball, said cam being of a height to raise said ball into one of said recesses, and being of a length to maintain such clutch engagement for a radial distance equal to the center to center distance between adjacent said recesses.

' 6. A game score computer and indicator comprising a base disc having a plurality of fixed numerical indicia arranged marginally thereof, a series of successive concentric rotatable scoring discs, superposed in successively decreasing diameters, the lowermost of said rotatable discs overlying the numerical indicia on the base disc and having a finger dialing opening over each numerical indicia on the base disc to display it therethrough, similar game score indicia on each 01' said rotatable discs, non-rotatable means engaging each of said scoring discs normally restraining its rotation, a stationary cam mounted beneath each rotatable disc, except the uppermost one, normally unactuated cam operated motion transmitting means carried in each rotatable disc except the uppermost one, said cam operated means being positioned to be engaged and moved vertically by a cam on each complete rotation of the disc in which said motion transmitting means is carried, thereby to advance a disc beyond said disc from said cam a predetermined distance thereby to produce a predetermined change in the relative positions of the game score indicia carried by said discs.

7. A game scoring computer and indicator comprising a stationary member having circumferentially arranged score indicia thereon and presenting on its top surface a circumferentially disposed cam, a dialing disc rotatably superposed on the stationary member and having an opening therethrough, an upper scoring disc carrying :circumferentially arranged score indicia rotatably superposed on the dialing disc concentrically therewith, and having a recess therein; said cam, said opening and said recess being positioned to be brought into register upon rotation of the dialing disc relative to the stationary member, and a motion transmitting member loosely mounted in said opening; said motion transmitting member being movable by the cam, in response to predetermined rotation in one direction of the dialing disc, into engagement with the recess whereby, upon further rotation of the dialing disc in said direction, to cause the scoring disc to rotate with the dialing disc.

8. A game scoring computer and indicator comprising a, stationary member having circumferentially arranged score indicia thereon and presenting on its top surface a circumferentially disposed cam, a dialing disc rotatably superposed on the stationary member and having an opening therethrough, an upper scoring disc carrying circumferentially arranged score indicia rotatably superposed on the dialing disc concentrically therewith, and having a recess therein; said cam, said opening and said recess being positioned to be brought into register upon rotation of the dialing disc relative to the stationary member, a motion transmitting ball loosely mounted in said opening; said motion transmitting ball being movable by the cam, in response to predetermined rotation in one direction of the dialing disc, into engagement with the recess whereby, upon further rotation of the dialing disc in said direction, to cause the scoring disc to rotate with the dialing disc, and means providing radially alined windows overlying said stationary member and said discs through which windows alined score indicia on said stationary member and said discs may be viewed.

9. A game scoring computer and indicator comprising a stationary member having circumierentially arranged score indicia thereon and her, and a motion transmitting member loosely mounted in said opening; said motion transmitting member being movable by the cam, in response to predetermined rotation in one direction of the dialing disc, into engagement with the recess whereby, upon further rotation of the dialing disc in said direction, to cause the scoring disc to rotate with the dialing disc; the center of gravity of each of said discs being eccentric to its axis whereby to impart gravity rotative movement to said discs, and yieidable means normally resisting rotative movement of the discs.

HAZLEHURST R. NOYES.

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