US536198A

US536198A - everard

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Publication number: US536198A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 1912-03-26

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Y H. H. EVERARD.

' DUPLICATE WHIST TRAY. No. 536,198. y Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

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HERBERT II. EvERARD, or KALAMAzoo, MICHIGAN, AssIeNoR To IIILING- BRos. a EvERARD, oF SAME PLACE.

DUPLlcATE-WHISTTRAY.

Y SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,198, dated March 26, 1895.

' Application filed nach 22, 1894. seria No. 504,620. (No man.)A

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Be it known that I, HERBERT H. EVERARD, a citizen of the United States, residing atthe city of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Duplicate-Whist Trays,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Io improvements on the so called tray shown and described in Patent N o. 462,448, dated No-y vember 3, 1891, issued to Cassius M. Paine, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and James L. Sebring, of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The objections, developed `by use, to this device described and shown in the Paine-Sebring patent are that the cards are liable to become injured and that the bands become soon worn and destroyed, and the band itself affords no material protection to the cards.

My invention consists principally in improvements in the card holders.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide, in a duplicate whist tray, a more practical and lasting holder for the cards; second, to provide, in a duplicate whist tray, a holder under which the cards can be quickly and easily inserted; third, to provide aholder that shall hold cards securely; fourth, to provide a holder that shall be a protection to the cards when inserted under it. I accomplish these objects by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the tray embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 through the hand of cards and through the tray.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout both views.

A represents the tar board tray or board in the usual form.

B, B, and B', represent my improved holders.

C is a hand of cards inserted under one of the holders. v index finger points to the hand that is to lead on the duplicate play. The stars indicate the north side ofthe board, and the board should be placed in this position. The duplicate set 5o is made up of a series of boards -or trays in the 'same manner as that described in the duplicate whist apparatus, and especially to At the center of the board, an

Paine-Sebring patent above referred to and kis used in the sameway. The lead finger is printed upon the set pointing to various pointsof the compass to indicate the lead in succession and takes the place of the lead card shown in the Paine patent.

The springs, B, for holding the cards are attached at each end to the tray. Near the center of each side, one end of the spring is 6o attached and the spring extends directly toward the center and is attached at its oppo-l site end near the center. The ends of the spring project upwardly, and the middle portion is concave and comes down close to the board. Near the central portion, slight, lateral projections turn out and up leaving/the part of the springwhich presses against the. cards (see Fig. 2) rounded, convex and smooth so that the cards will not be injured by the 7o spring pressing against them. The spring holds the cards by pressing against the center of the backs of the cards, and the spring being highly polished or very smooth, will hold the cards securely and at the same time will not mark or soil them. The lateral` projection being curved outwardly and upwardly makes it very convenient to raise the spring slightly when sliding the cards under, and as they are slipped under on the rounded, smooth 8o portion of the center, they are not marred or marked in the least. The spring, B', is a modification ot' this spring, B, and is made of a attened coiled spring. This accomplishes practically the same result on account of its end, or from the side, as desired.

The form of this tray is immaterial and can Y be greatly varied..v l have indicated by dotted lines how the corners can be cut out for the purpose of economizing material, and the Ioo tray could be cut into any fanciful shape desired. As will be seen, my improved holders springs attached securely to the board and curved both laterally and longitudinally so 15 that there is a convex, rounded portion next to the board to press upon the cards to retain them, for the purpose specified.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two Wt- 2o nesses.

HEBRERT H. EVERARD. [L 3.]

Vtnesses':

WALTER S. WOOD, M. IRENE LONGYEAR.