US2593147A

US2593147A - Boxing game

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Publication number: US2593147A
Application number: US774806A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles L Hubbard
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1947-09-18
Filing date: 1947-09-18
Publication date: 1952-04-15
Anticipated expiration: 1969-04-15

Description

c. L. HUBBARD April 15, 1952 BOXING GAME 2 SI-IEETSSHEET 1 Filed Sept. 18, 1947 INVENTOR. Char/a5 L. Hubbard BY fl Arrmwvevs April 15, 1952 c. HUBBARD 2,593,147

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only the head and shoulders. four mechanical arms, 2 I, 22, 23 and 24. Arms 21 Patented Apr. 15, 1952 ftumrso STATES PATENT OFFICE Charles L. Hubbard, Detroit, Mich.

Application September 18, 1947, Serial No. 774,806

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a boxing game.

It is the object of the invention to provide a devicewhich can be used by two individuals to simulate, in game form, a boxing contest. It is an object of the invention to provide a game ofskill wherein a mock boxing contest may be carried on with means available for scoring hits and to permit the contestants to ward off intended blows Brief description of the several views in the drawings:

' Fig. l is a plan View of a game board illustrating the devices to be manipulated and the scoring means. I

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view illustrating in more detail the physical elements of the game.

' Fig.3 is asectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 4 and 5 are partial sections on lines 4-4 and 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a modified arm construction.

Fig. '7 is a side elevation of the arm shown in Fig. .6.

a In Fig. 1 aboard B is divided in the center and combatants facing each other, the-view showing On the board are and 22 are pivoted, respectively, at points printed thereon is an' illustration of two boxing and 26, on the near side of the board B. Arms 3 I1 23. and 24. are pivoted at 21 and 28 on the far side of the board. Each arm has mounted thereon a slidable extension. On arm 2| an extension 2IA is slidably mounted; on arm 22 an extension 22A is slidably mounted; on arm 23 an extension 23A is slidably mounted; on arm 24 an extension 24A is mounted. As shown by the sectional views This construction is found in each of the arms described. 'Ihemovement of the arms is confined to a direction parallel with the board surface by bands 40 and 4!, which are mounted at the sides of the board B and which extendacross the board in spaced relation thereto. With this arrangement the arms may not be lifted from the board. u 1

Each; arm extension has a downwardly pro- 2 jecting point 44 which functions as a support for the sliding arm and also to contact blow registering means mounted on the board. An upwardly extending end 45 on each extension serves as a manipulating handle. means illustrated consists of small pivoted indicators 50,.5l, 52, 53 and 54 on one side of the board and 60, GI, 62, 63 and '64 on the other side of the board each located on the body of the depicted figures. When the arms are extended as shown, for example, in Fig. 1 by arm 2l2la, the pointer 52 may be pivoted to one of several positions each of which'may be marked by an appropriate indication either in number form or as a designation of a particular blow in boxing. The pointers are constructed so that one end is offset where the pointer is pivoted to the board as shown in Fig. 3 at 10, while the other end is bent down to contact the board adjacent the point at H. i

To .play the game/two opponents take positions at the near side and the far side of the board, as shown in Fig. 1. The arms may be manipulated as shown in Fig.2 by upstanding projections 45, which are grasped between the thumb'and forefinger. The object of the game is to move each of the pointerson the opponent's side of the board toward the opponent while fending off such actions on the opponents part by the use of defensive movements of the arms. The game may be timed to provide for rounds, and otherwise played similarly to a boxing contest.-

In the showing of Fig. 1, each pointer islocated At the end of each roundthe scores are tallied and the indicators reset to zero.

InFig. 6, a'modified form of arm is shown in which the basic arm B0 is constructed with an ofiset' portion BI and a" foot portion 82. The portion '8! is pivoted tothe board as in the previous constructions and the primary portion of the arm isprovided with a longitudinal slot '83; The secondary portion of the arm 84 has an'upstanding portion 85 to serve as a handle and is likewise provided with a longitudinal slot The specific registering 86. Rivets B1 and 88 extend through the slots to lock the pieces together for the sliding arrangement necessary. There are other possibilities of arranging this relative sliding movement between the pivoted and extensible portions of each arm, and the applicant does not wish to limit himself to the particular arrangement shown.

What I claim is:

1. A boxing game comprising a board with a plurality of individual indicator means on each side of a centerline thereof movably attached to the surface of the board and movable to a plurality of indicative positions, each indicator means being responsive to a force applied parallel to the surface of the board, one or more manually operable arms movably attached to the board on one side of said centerline extensible to a point over said centerline to exert force on said indicator means, one or more manually operable arms movably attached to the board on the other side of said centerline extensible to a point over said centerline to exert force on said individual indicator means, the manually operable arms each consisting of one member pivoted to the board and another member slidably mounted on the pivoted member, each having ends bent to contact and move on the board surface.

, 2. A boxing game comprising a board with a plurality of individual indicator means on each side of a centerline thereof movably attached to the surface of the board and movable to a plurality of indicative positions, each indicator means being responsive to a force applied parallel to the surface of the board, one or more manually operable arms attached to the board on one side of said centerline extensible to a point over said centerline to exert force on said indicator means, one or more manually operable arms attached to the board on the other side of said centerline extensible to a point over said centerline to exert force on said individual indicator means, the manually operable arms each consisting of one member pivoted to the board and another member slidably mounted on the pivoted member, and band means, one secured to the pivoted member and one secured to the slidable member, each band means embracing both members to hold the same in aligned position.

'3. A boxing game comprising a board with a plurality of individual indicator means on each side of a centerline thereof movably attached to thesurface of the board and movable to a plurality of indicative positions, each indicator means being-responsive to a force applied parallel to the surface of the board, one or more manually operable arms attached to the board on one side of said centerline extensible to a point over said centerline to exert force on said indicator means, one or more manually operable arms attached to the board on the other side of said centerline extensible toa point over said centerline to exert force on said individual indicator means, the manually operable arms each consisting of one member pivoted to the board and another member slidably mounted on the pivoted member, each member being slotted longitudinally, and slide limiting and retaining means extending from each member through the slot in the other and ending in a headed portion wider than the slot to hold the members together.

4. A- boxing game comprising a board with a plurality of individual indicator means on each side of a centerline thereof movably attached to the surface of the board and movable to a plurality of indicative positions, each indicator means being responsive to a force applied parallel to the surface of the board, one or more manually operable arms movably attached to the board on one side of said centerline, a projectable portion on said arm extensible to a point over said centerline to exert force on said indicator means, one or more manually operable arms movably attached to the board on the other side of said centerline, and a projectable portion on said last named arm extensible to a point over said centerline to exert force on said individual indicator means.

5. A boxirv game comprising a panel to provide a playing surface, extensible arms movably attached to the panel at opposed ends of said surface, each movable toward the end of the panel opposite to that on which it is mounted, and indicator means movably attached to said sur face at each end of said panel to be contacted and moved to a plurality of indicative positions by the extensible arms from the other side of the board, the extensible arms each consisting of one member pivoted to the panel and another member slidably mounted on the pivoted member, each having ends bent to contact and move on the playing surface.

6. A boxing game comprising a panel to provide a playing surface, arms movably attached to the panel at opposed ends of said surface, a projectable portion on each arm movable toward the end of the panel opposite to that on which it is mounted, and indicator means movably .attached to each end of said panel to be contacted and moved to aplurality of indicative positions by the projectable portions of the arms from the other end of the panel, the indicator means consisting of pointers pivoted adjacent markings on the playing surface and positioned to be contacted and moved by the projectable portions.

7. A boxing gamecomprising a panel to provide a playing surface, arms movably attached to the panel at opposed ends of said surface, a projectable portion on each arm, movable toward the end of the panel opposite to that on which it is mounted, and indicator means movably'attached to each end of said panel to be contacted and moved to a plurality of indicative positions by the projectable portions of the arms from the other end of the board, the indicator means consisting of pointers pivoted adjacent markings on the playing surface and positioned to be'contacted by the projectable portions of said arms moving on the panel, means at the mounting end of said arms to space the arms from the playing surface and means at the distal ends of the projectable portions to ride on said panel and to contact said indicator means.

CHARLES L. HUBBARD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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