US2692776A - Rotating disk chance device - Google Patents

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Oct. 26, 1954 A. F. CARLIN 2,692,776

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Patented Oct. 26, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROTATING DISK CHANCE DEVICE Arvid F. Carlin, New Rochelle, N. Y.

Application July 5, 1951, Serial No. 235,297

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to improvements in plays and entertainments for children, especially boys, but may, also, serve as a diversion and pastime for adults.

Thus, this invention illustrates a simulated boxing match, where incidentally the winner is indicated by the highest number shown on a mechanical apparatus forming part of this boxing display and actuated by one of the boxing members. While the boxers are here shown to be men, bears or other animals may be substituted for the boxers shown.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal transverse cut of my invention, showing, in details, the interior construction of the same; while Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 in Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral indicates a hollow transparent casing solidly mounted on a base I l, which is formed with a longitudinal opening l2 therein, as may be seen especially in Figures 2 and 4.

A couple of imitation boxing members l3 and I4 are arranged face to face within said casing and at each side thereof.

The said boxing members each has one rear foot I 5, l5, respectively, free and unattached, while the other, or front, foot I 6, l6 of said members is solidly secured to a tiny block [1, ll, which latter, in turn, is pivotally mounted on a pintle l8, l8 secured to the walls I 9, IQ of said opening l2; the said pintle is arranged in the rearward portion of said block ll, ll, so as to permit a forward and backward movement of said boxing members, as shown at 20, in Figure 3.

A flexible member 2|, such as, for instance, a rubber, or spring, is solidly secured between the blocks I1, I I and adapted to be actuated by means of levers 22, 22, as may be seen in Figures 3 and 4; each of said levers is operated by a pushbutton 23, 23 arranged upon each side of the casing.

The casing I0 is upon each side at the top thereof formed with a circular enlargement 25, 25 projecting slightly out from the main surface on both sides of the casing; said enlargements are made with openings 26, 26 therein for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

A disk 21 is formed with teeth 28 around its periphery and mounted within said enlargements 25, 25 upon an axle 29. The axle has its ends protruding slightly outside said enlargements, and said ends may be provided, if desired, with knurled portions 29' for the sake of operating said axle for the reason as will hereinafter appear.

The said disk is provided with consecutive numbers, starting from 0, 0, upon each side thereof adapted to be read through the openings 26, 26; said numbers are correspondingly positioned upon each side of said disk.

The imitation boxing members l3 and I4 are provided with arms, of which at least one, 30, is solidly secured to the body of a member.

The arm 30 has a hand 35 formed with a projection 3 I, so that, when the boxing members are set in motion, that is moving forward and subsequently backward, the projection 3| on the hand 35 will strike the teeth 28 of the disk 27, causing the latter to rotate, or spin around, and, when said disk eventually comes to rest, two numbers corresponding to each other on each side of the disk will be visible through the openings 26, 26.

In playing the game, as described, the disk 21 is adjusted by rotation of the axle 29 so that the numbers 0, 0 are visible through the openings 26, 26; one of the buttons 23 is next pushed down, setting the boxing members in motion by one of the levers pressing upon the member 2 l, whereby the projection 31 of the hand 35 will strike the teeth 28 of the disk 25 and rotate the latter; when said disk eventually stops the largest number shown through one of the openings 26, 26 upon the same side of the disk, may then decide the winning of the game in behalf of the boxing member on the side of said highest number.

The said game may next be played from the opposite side of the housing.

It may be noted that the construction of the invention, and especially the base with the opening 1 2, will lend itself to easy repair.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a chance device, a transparent housing having circular enlargements upon the outer sides of the latter, said enlargements being formed with openings, a base having a longitudinal opening therein, imitation boxing members arranged within the housing, a foot of each of said members being pivotally secured to the base within said longitudinal opening, a rubber band solidly attached between the feet, levers arranged in the base and adapted to actuate said rubber band, whereby to start the members fighting, a disk formed with teeth and mounted upon an axle pivotally arranged in said enlargements, numbers arranged upon both sides of the disk and being visible through the openings in-said enlargements, a hand rigidly secured to one of said boxing members, and a projection on said hand adapted to rotate said disk during operation of the device.

2-. in a-device as claimedin claim 1, and wherein the axle protrudes from both sides of the housing at the center of the enlargements.

3. In a device as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the axle protrudes from both sides of the housing at the center of the enlargements, and means arranged upon the ends of said axle for operating the latter.

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