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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F7/02—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks using falling playing bodies or playing bodies running on an inclined surface, e.g. pinball games
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- ways B which form a continuation or upward extension of the base, the purpose of which Will be presently explained.
- a rounded projection formed at equal distances from the ways B B, the whole board and the ways or alleys being covered with smooth cloth, such as felt or the like, so as to form one uninterrupted surface.
- a raised wall or rim D the upper face of which is provided with a gutter or recess E, for the reception of the buttons or members hereinafter referred to.
- a fiat strip F Located in front of each section of the rim D is a fiat strip F, whose rear edge conforms to the shape of the face of the rim, and whose front edge is beveled as at a, to form a gentle incline from the surface of the board to the upper face of the strip.
- Gr indicates a series of pins or staples, so placed upon the strips F as to divide them into a number of spaces or stalls H, -the different sides and the center of the stalls being numbered, as will be seen upon reference to Fig. 1;
- buttons which as shown in Fig. 3, are circular in cross section and provided with a slightly rounded top. While I prefer this form, it is not essential, and is simply adopted for convenience in counting.
- .I indicates a ball'or rover.
- buttons are placed in the stalls H about a'quarter of an inch from the wall or rim D, and each player adopts one section (F) as his own.
- the game board herein described and shown comprising the base, the series of separated ways projecting above the sides of the board and forming a continuation of the base, and a rounded projection at the center of the base.
- a base having a rounded projection in its center, a series of ways projecting above the base and forming a continuation thereof, a wall or rim connecting the ways and provided with a recess or gutter in its upper face, and flat strips located in front of the wall or rim between the ways and divided into stalls or sections.
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' N. 0. STARKS. GAME APPARATUS.
v "No. 514,688. Patented Pebf s, 1894 1361 I F13 E11 I jinessw: '/V/L.S 0. $734,955,
UNITED STATES PATENT Fr es.
NILS O. STARKS, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN.
GAME APPARATUS.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,688, dated February 13, 1894.
Applicationfiled April 25, I893. Serial No.471,7'79. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern.-
Be it known that I, NILs O. vSTARKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.
vided with one or more alleys or inclined,
ways B, which form a continuation or upward extension of the base, the purpose of which Will be presently explained. In the center of the base A is a rounded projection 0, formed at equal distances from the ways B B, the whole board and the ways or alleys being covered with smooth cloth, such as felt or the like, so as to form one uninterrupted surface. Between the ways B B,'there is a raised wall or rim D, the upper face of which is provided with a gutter or recess E, for the reception of the buttons or members hereinafter referred to. Located in front of each section of the rim D is a fiat strip F, whose rear edge conforms to the shape of the face of the rim, and whose front edge is beveled as at a, to form a gentle incline from the surface of the board to the upper face of the strip.
Gr indicates a series of pins or staples, so placed upon the strips F as to divide them into a number of spaces or stalls H, -the different sides and the center of the stalls being numbered, as will be seen upon reference to Fig. 1;
I indicates the buttons, which as shown in Fig. 3, are circular in cross section and provided with a slightly rounded top. While I prefer this form, it is not essential, and is simply adopted for convenience in counting.
.I indicates a ball'or rover.
While I have shown and described the board with a central rounded projection, I
do not desire to limit myself to that form, as it may be entirely dispensed with or made in a variety of forms, such for instance as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.
In playing the game the buttons are placed in the stalls H about a'quarter of an inch from the wall or rim D, and each player adopts one section (F) as his own. The rover V fiat end in the recess; and when the button is moved but not pushed against the pins, he
counts one and denotes it by turning the button upside down in the recess. A player continues to play until he misses, when the next player takes her turn. WVhen all the buttons are taken, the player having the greatest number of points wins the game.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. The game board herein described and shown, comprising the base, the series of separated ways projecting above the sides of the board and forming a continuation of the base, and a rounded projection at the center of the base. r
2. In a game board, the combination of a base having a rounded projection in its center, a series of ways projecting above the.
base and forming a continuation thereof, and a Wall or rim connecting the ways and provided with a gutter or recess in its upper face.
3. In a game board, the combination of a When the button is moved to the base, a series of ways projecting above the base and inclining toward the center to form a continuation of the base, and stalls located between the ways at their inner ends, all substantially as shown.
4. In a game board, the combination of a base having a rounded projection in its center, a series of ways projecting above the base and forming a continuation thereof, and flat strips located between theways and divided into stalls or sections. e
5. In a game board, the combination of a base having a rounded projection in its center, a series of ways projecting above the base and forming a continuation thereof, a wall or rim connecting the ways and provided with a recess or gutter in its upper face, and flat strips located in front of the wall or rim between the ways and divided into stalls or sections.
6. In a game board, the combination of a base having a rounded projection in its center, a series of ways projecting above the base and forming a continuation thereof, and a series of stalls located on the board between the mouths of the ways.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.
NILS O. STARKS.
Witnesses:
J OHN OLLIS, N. P. SWERIG.
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Cited By (4)
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US3854721A (en) * | 1973-08-31 | 1974-12-17 | R Ellis | Rectangular field with transverse ball hurdle |
US4380335A (en) * | 1978-08-11 | 1983-04-19 | Michael Wichinsky | Pinball game apparatus |
US5803452A (en) * | 1997-05-14 | 1998-09-08 | Decristoforo; John F. | Marble maze board game |
US20040173961A1 (en) * | 2003-03-04 | 2004-09-09 | Seme David J. | Table game |
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Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3854721A (en) * | 1973-08-31 | 1974-12-17 | R Ellis | Rectangular field with transverse ball hurdle |
US4380335A (en) * | 1978-08-11 | 1983-04-19 | Michael Wichinsky | Pinball game apparatus |
US5803452A (en) * | 1997-05-14 | 1998-09-08 | Decristoforo; John F. | Marble maze board game |
US20040173961A1 (en) * | 2003-03-04 | 2004-09-09 | Seme David J. | Table game |
US6840515B2 (en) * | 2003-03-04 | 2005-01-11 | David J. Seme | Table game |
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