US2633361A

US2633361A - Duplicate bridge pad

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Publication number: US2633361A
Application number: US206276A
Authority: US
Inventors: Murtha K Cline
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-01-16
Filing date: 1951-01-16
Publication date: 1953-03-31
Anticipated expiration: 1970-03-31

Description

March 31, 1953 M. K. cLlNE 2,633,361

i DUPLICATE BRIDGE PAD Filed Jan. .16, 1951 n s@ INVENTOR. E 3- 2f Y /ym/za am www Patented Mar. 31, i 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to an improved duplicate bridge pad.

In the playing of the card game of contract bridge it is often desirable to have a number of groups of four players playing the same hands. The matter of arranging the cards and distributing them to the several tables where the players play presents quite a problem, particularly where the parties are relatively large such as in club or association competition.

It is the principal purpose of my invention to provide a novel pad or holder which can be utilized to secure the cards for each player in individual groups and thus be prelled and laid on the tables at the beginning of each hand of play. The pads may be refilled with the next. hand of play after the rst hand is removed and while the play of the i'lrst hand is taking place. The pad is so arranged as to provide for easy marking to indicate the dealer and the relative positions oi the players so that the matter of supplying the pre-arranged cards to the several tables is free of disorder and provides little opportunity for error.

More particularly it is a purpose of my invention to provide an improved card holding pad for the use of card players which lends itself readily to the pre-arrangement of the cards and the placing of the cards before the players.

The nature and advantages of the invention will appear more fully from the following description and the accompanying drawings wherein a preferred form of the invention is shown. The drawings and description are illustrative only, however, and are not intended to limit the invention except insofar as it is limited by the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an improved duplicate bridge pad;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Figure l.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, my improved pad is made up of a suitable sheet material such as leather, Leatherette, sheet plastic composition or a suitable fabric. A square base sheet 5 forms the back of the pad. In order to a substantial distance inward from its periphery and the bottom surface is an unbroken sheet. The next step in the production of the pad is to provide a smaller square covering sheet I0 of the same material. This sheet has its peripheral edge turned in a substantial distance and cut out at the corners so as to provide a peripheral portion of a double thickness and an intermediate portion of single thickness. Since the peripheral edge portion II of the sheet I0 is turned under, the edges where the corners are cut out do not need to be sewed together. The sheet Il! is placed on the sheet 5 and the two sheets are stitched together along the lines I2 and I3 and in addition the corner portions of the sheet IB are stitched down to the sheet 5 by the stitching indicated at I4, i5 and i6. Then two rows of stitching Il and I8 secure the sheets 5 and I0 together near the center. The resulting construction leavesfour open pockets at 2i), 2l, 22 and 23, the sheet material being double at the edges of the pockets as indicated clearly in Figure 2.

The

pockets

25 and 22 are relatively Wide and shallow so that they may receive groups of

cards

24 and 26 with the long edge of the cards parallel to the edge of the pad. The pockets ZI and 23 are somewhat deeper and not so wide so that they receive card groups 25 and 2l' with the short edge of the card parallel to the edge of the pad. The pockets grip the cards with suicient pressure to permit handling of the pad as it is iilled with cards without the cards falling out. The doubled over portions 5 and II give eXtra rigidity to the pad and further the holding of the cards since they restrict the inlets to the pockets. Preferably the rows of stitching I2 and I3, and Il and I8 are so spaced from the edges of the pad as to cause the cards when inserted in the pockets to project slightly beyond the peripheral edges of the base sheet 5 of the pad in order that they may be grasped and removed from the pad with ease.

It is evident that in preparation for playing of duplicate hands of bridge or other card games, the several decks of cards can be arranged in duplicate sets of four and each set of four can be placed in one of these pads in the same order throughout and when the pad is delivered to a table the cards will be in order to commence playing. For example, the pocket 2U may be marked as shown with the designation dealer and W for west position. The pocket 2l will carry N to indicate that it is for the north position and the

pockets

22 and 23 marked E and S for east and south positions. The portions of the pad dened by the seams I4, I5 and I6 may be numbered to correspond to a table number. As soon as the cards are removed from a pad at a table, the pad may again be filled with another set of cards so as to be available for the next hand of play,

I have shown the pad as equipped with a lback pocket 28 for holding the score pad that is commonly employed. This pocket is fastened at one edge 29 by the seam l2 while the opposite edge 353 is folded over and stitched as indicated at 3 l, the side edges of course being stitched to the sheet 5 to complete the po/cket 28. This back 28, while useful, is not necessary and may be dispensed with.

It is believed to be evident from the foregoing description that I have provided a novel and convenient means for the pre-arrangement and handling of playing cards in groups Vfor such games as duplicate bridge and the like. The detailed construction hereinbefore described is particularly effective for the purpose intended and in holding the cards in position in the pad. It is obvious, however, that various minor modifications may be made from the exact details lshown and described without departing from the scope of the invention as dened in the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A pad for holding four groups of playing cards comprising a square base sheet of pliable material, a square top sheet of similar material substantially smaller in size, laid on the base sheet so that the side edges thereof are parallel to the side edges of the base sheet, the corner portions of the smaller sheet being secured to the larger sheet by securing a rectangular section of the smaller sheet to the larger sheet, each rectangular section being bordered on its two outer sides by the edges of the smaller sheet to provide four pockets facing outwardly for the insertion of four groups of cards.

2. A pad for holding four groups of playing cards comprising a square base sheet of pliable 4 material, a square top sheet of similar material substantially smaller in size, laid on the base sheet so that the side edges thereof are parallel to the side edges of the base sheet, the corner portions of the smaller sheet being secured to the larger sheet by securing a rectangular section of the smaller sheet to the larger sheet, each rectangular section being bordered on its two outer sides by the edges of the smaller sheet to provide four pockets facing outwardly for the insertion of four groups of cards, the outer portions of the top sheet being folded to provide a double thickness at each pocket mouth.

3. A pad for holding four groups of playing cards comprising a square base sheet of pliable material, a square top sheet of similar material substantially smaller in size, laid on the base sheet so that the side edges thereof are parallel to the Vside edges of the base sheet, the corner portions of the smaller sheet being secured to the larger sheet by securing a rectangular section of the smaller sheet to the larger sheet, each rectangular section being bordered on its two outer sides by the edges of the smaller sheet to provide four pockets facing outwardly for the insertion of four groups of cards, the lower sheet having peripheral edge portions folded inward upon the sheet and secured together at the corners to provide an edge portion of double thickness for the lower sheet beyond the periphery of the top sheet.

MURTI-LA K. CLINE.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 742,730 Pierce Oct. 27, 1903 1,602,174 Schnur Oct. 5, 1926 1,657,898 Plew Jan. 31, 1928