US600086A - Charles lupsky - Google Patents

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0. LUFSKY. GAME TABLE.

Patented Mar. 1, 1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES LUFSKY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO GEORGE H. BOEOKENKAMP, OF SAME PLACE.

GAME-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,086, dated March 1, 1898.

Application filed April 19, 1897- Serial No. 682,774. (NomodeL) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES LUFSKY, of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game-Tables, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to game-tables; and it 7 consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

Figure 1 is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is a Vertical sectional view taken longitudinally of the table and approximately on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale and taken approximately on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken approximately on the line 5 5- of Fig. 1.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, the top or game-board 6 is rectangular in plan and is secured to a suitable frame 7, which frame is in turn supported by the short legs 8 at the front end of the table and the long legs 9 at the rear end of the table, thus holding the game-board in an inclined position, the foot of the board being higher than the head of the board. A wall 10 extends upwardly from the edge of the game-board 6. The blocks 11 are inserted upon the gameboard 6 inside of the wall 10 and in the corners at the rear end of the table. The outer sides of the blocks 11 are at right angles to each other, while the inner sides are concave, each forming substantially a quarter of a circle, and the two together forming substantially a half-circle, said half-circle reaching across the foot of the table. The blocks 12 are placed upon the game-board 6 at the front corners and inside of the wall 10. The blocks 12 are rectangular in plan and the forward ends 13 are grooved, the bottom of the grooves being inclined, as shown in Fig. 5. The partitions 14 are fixed upon the gameboard 6, with their forward ends against the inner sides of the blocks 12 and their rear ends extending nearly to the semicircular portion of the game-board formed by the blocks 11, thus forming the alleys 15 at the sides of the table. The bank 16 is placed upon the game-board 6 between the forward ends of the partitions 14, said bank extending from one of said partitions to the other, and the rear face of said bank consisting of the series of scallops 17. There is an odd number of series of scallops 17, and the central one of said scallops is marked 15. The scallops to the right of the one marked 15 are marked, respectively, 20, 30, 40, and 50, and the seallops to the left'of the one marked 15 are marked, respectively, 25, 35, 45, and 55. The scallops 17 form pockets in which the balls come to rest and their inner faces are cushioned with any suitable material. Ashort distance behind a line drawn transversely across the game-board 6 from the blocks 12 and approximately at the center of the gameboard 6 is a trap-door 18, the number 150 appearing upon the upper face of said trapdoor. Near the rear ends of the partitions 14 are the trap-doors 19, the number 125 appearing upon the upper face of each of said trap-doors 19. A number of pins 20 project upwardly from the game-board 6, and cushions 21 (shown in Fig. 4) are mounted upon the heads of said pins. Approximately a short distance behind the rear ends of the partitions 14 and near the center of the gameboard 6 is an opening 22, formed vertically Below the gameboard 6 is the bottom board 24, mountedin position parallel with the gameboard 6 and a short distance below said gameboard, said bottom 24 being located inside of and supported by the frame 7. An opening 25 is formed through the front piece of the frame 7 approximately half-way between the sides of the table, and the portion 26 of the bottom 24 extends forwardly through said opening. A wall 27 extends upwardly from the edges of the portion 26, said wall com,- municating with the frame 7 and forming a pocket to receive the balls; The cleats 28 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and indicated in Fig. 2) are placed above the bottom 24 at angles of about forty-five degrees relative to the side pieces of the frame 7, said cleats being designed to lead the balls to the pocket inside of the Wall 27. The trap- doors 18 and 19 are mounted as shown in Fig. 3. Rectangular holes are cut in the game-board 6, and blocks are formed to fit in said rectangular holes, said blocks forming the doors. The pin 29 is inserted through the block a short distance behind its center, and the ends of said pin are let into the upper face of the game-board 6, as required to form a pivotal support for the door. A rabbet-joint 30 is formed between the rear end of the door and the game-board 6, as required to prevent the rear end of the door tipping downwardly, and a weight 31 is attached to the under side of the rear end of the door to counterbalance the weight of the forward end of the door and thus hold the door normally closed. The balls in passing from the rear end of the table may fall through the opening 22, or if they pass over either of the trap- doors 18 or 19 said balls will overbalance the weights 31 and fall through said trap-doors to the bottom 24:, and said bottom 24 being inclined forwardly the balls will roll forwardlyinto the pocket formed by the wall 28.

In playing the game a ball 32 is placed in the depression 23 at the rear end of the table, and a ball 33 isplaced in one of the alleys 15 and against the rear end of one of the blocks 12. The player places the end of his one in the groove 13 and shoots the ball 33 out of the alley 15 and aims to hit theball 32. If either of the balls after leaving the alley 15 pass forwardly between the partitions 14, they may pass through the opening 22 or through one of the trap-doors 19, or through the trap-door 18, or they may land in one of the pockets or scallops 17. In passing forwardly between the partitions 14 the balls are constantly deflected by hitting the cushions 21 upon the pins 20.

The game-board 6, the partitions 14, the innet face of the wall 10, and the blocks 11 may be covered with billiard-cloth, or the vertical walls may be cushioned.

I claim-- A game-board having its rear end rounded substantially to a semicircle and elevatedabove its forward end, the partitions 14 extending from the forward end backwardly to points in transverse alinement with the straight sides of the game-board, the trapdoors 19 located between the rear ends of said partitions, said trap-doors consisting of openings formed through the game-board, rectangular blocks pivotally mounted in said openings, the pivots supporting said doors extending transversely of the game-board, stops to limit the downward motion of the rear ends of said trap-doors, and weights to overbalance the rear ends of said trap-doors as required to restore said doors to their normal position after theyhave been tipped and the trap-door 18 located between the forward

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