US968309A

US968309A - Game apparatus.

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Publication number: US968309A
Application number: US53848210A
Authority: US
Inventors: George Zint
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-01-17
Filing date: 1910-01-17
Publication date: 1910-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 1927-08-23

Description

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Beit known that I, GEORGE ZiN'r, a citizen `of the United States, residing at Tapa- .koneta7 in the count y of Auglaize `and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus;

and I do declare the following Vto be a itull,

One object of the invention is to provide a gaine apparat-us having figures which .simulate the catcher and batter of a base ball gaine andin which the figures ai'e provided with means adapted to be tripped by a blow from a thrown ball, whereby the arms are actuated to represent the motions of catching and batting the ball, means being also provided for turning the batters head and for restoring the parts to their normal positions after being tripped and opeiated.

Another object is to provide a game apparatus of this character which will be amusing and which at the same time will require more or less skill to set in motion. t

lVih the foregoing and other obJects 1n view, the invention consists of certain novel yfeatures of construction, combination and v arrangement of parts as will be more fully 'apparatus set up or arranged in position for use; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the operating mechanism showing the legs of the iigures in section and illustrating the parts in the positions they assume when set or ready to be tripped; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the position of the parts after being tripped; Fig. 4 is a front View of the figure representing the catcher; Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the same; Fig. G is a similar view taken at right angles to that shown in Fig. 5 or from front to rear of the figure; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the catchers arms; Fig. 8 is a side view of the'figusxe representing the batter; Fig. 9 is a part front and part sectional View of the same figure; Fig.'10 is an enlarged sectional view of the upper portion of the ligure shown in Figs. 8 and 9, illustrating the manner of mounting and operating the head; Fig. 11

This invention relates to improvements in game or amusement apparatus.

is a detail horizontal sectional view on the Speccation of Letters Patent. Patented Aug'. `23, 1910. Application led January l1'7, 1910. Serial No. 538,482.

line 11-'11 of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a similar yiew on the line 12-12 of Fig. 10.; Fig. 13 is a horizontal sectional view through the body taken above the waist linel and showing the connection of the bat and the cush- 1 'i i l i provide a suit-able platform 1 which is pref erably Ysurrounded by a guard rail 2 supl ported on posts 3, as shown in Fig. l of the drawing. At the front end of the platform is arranged a suitable stand 4` which is adapted to receive the devices by means of which the movable parts of the figures are operated or restored to their normal position. Secured to the platform 1 at a suitable distance from the front end thereof is a figure 5 representing the catcher of a base ball game. Also arranged on the platt form 1 at a suitable relative position with respect to the catcher is a igure 48 representing the batter of the game. The figures representing the catcher and batter are preferably life size and the body portions and legs of said figures are preferably of hollow metal construction. The figure 5 representing the catcher comprises'a body portion 5. provided with

hollow legs

6 and 7. The lower end of the leg 6 has a slot 8 formed in its outer side and said lower end is rigidly secured to an attaching plate 9. The lower end of the leg 7 is provided with an attaching flange 10. The plate 9 and flange 10 are adapted to be screwed or bolted to the platform l whereby the figure is firmly supported in operative position. InL the upper portion of the body 5 is formed a socket 1i in which is secured the head 12 of the figure.

In the front side of the figure at about the waist line is formed a circular opening 13 and to the inner edge of said opening is 130 secured a casing 14 which extends back into the body of the figure and the walls of the rear or inner end thereof are inclined rearwardly and downwardly'to form an inclined seat for the weight 22 to be described, and 105 said casing has a rearwardly inclined lower Wall at the lowest point of which is formed a. discharge opening 15, which communicates with a ball discharging tube 1G extending downwardly through the leg 7 and o ening 11o at its lower end through the hole 17 ormed in the rear side of the leg below the knee.

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or supporting rod 18 onwhich is loosely hung a cushioning plate 19, tothe lower portion of which are connected two rearwardly projecting bolts 20, which. extend through the rear wallof .the body and are provided with retaining nuts as shown. On each of the bolts 2O between the rear side 1o of the bodyand the adjacent side of the cushioning plate 19 is arranged a coiled 1 spring 21, the purpose of. which will hereinafter appear. Between the plate 19 and the inclined rear end of the casing 14- is ar- -15 ranged the tripping weight 22, to the upper end of which is eonnectedan operating trip cord orcable 23, which extends upwardly over a guide pulley l24 and thence downwardly around

guide pulleys

25 and 26 ari ranged in the side of the body and in the lower portion of the leg 6 as shown. The lower` end of the operating trip cord or cable 23 is connected with the trigger of an operating mechanism hereinafter described. f The weight 22 is normally supported in an ment with the cushioning weight 19 which absorbs the force of the-blow struck by the i ball. The weight after having been thus knocked olf from the support 27 will drop a suitable distance, thereby drawing upon 40 the trip cord oi cable 23 and causing the latter to operate the trigger and thus release the operating mechanism held thereby. The ball after striking the weight 22 falls back into the casing 14 and rolls out of the same through the openingl l5 down the tube 1G and out through the opening 17 in the back ofthe leg 7. Pivotally mounted in suitable bearing lugs 28 arranged on the shoulders of the gure are arms 29 vwhich are in the form of curved rods having formed' therein .at suitable points bea-ring apertures 29', which are engaged by pivot bolts 30 arranged in the lugs 28, whereby the arms are pivotally connected to the body.

On the inner ends of the rods forming the arms are arranged elongated loops 31 which are engaged by an operating crank 32 secured to the upper end of an operating shaft 33, which is mounted in suitable bearings in the body and leg 6 ofthe gure. The shaft 33 extends downwardly through the legl 6 and has its lower end journaled in the attaching plate 9. On the shaft 33 is arranged a coiled operating spring 34 one end of which is secured to one of the shaft bearings oiother suitable portion of lthe body of the figure, while the opposite end is secured to a collar 35 arranged on said shaft and secured thereto by a set screw 36. By

revolving the colla-r 35 on the shaft 33 in the 70 f proper direction, the springv34 is coiled or wound to the proper tension after which the set screw'36 is tightened up to secure the collaron theshaft. By means of the spring 34, theshaft 33l is turned in its bearings to 75 cause the crank arm 32 which engages the loops 31 on the end of the arms to swing said looped ends rearwardly, and the outer ends of the arms forwardly, and together, thus simulating the action or movement of the arms in catching a ball. The outer ends of the arms are provided with hands of any suitable construction. v

The shaft 33 is provided on its lower end with means for holding the same against g5 operation bythe spring 34 until the weight y 22 is struck by a ball thrown into the opening 13, whereby the weight is released in the manner described and caused to tri the shaft holding mechanism, thus permitting 9. Vhenthe bar 37 is swung back to an op- 100 erative position, the shaft 33 will be turned against the tension of the spi-in 34 to cause i the crank arm 32 to swing the ooped inner ends of the arms forwardly and therebyv swing the outer portions of the .arms outwardly or to an open position. t;

The bar 37 is swung backto an operative, position by means of a setting lever 38 which is loosely mounted on the shaft 33 above the bar 37 and has connected thereto 110 f Y a coiled retracting spring 39, the opposite end of which is connected to the shaft,

` whereby after the setting arm has been'actuated to set the bar 37, said lever will be swung back to an inoperative and out of the -way position. When the bar 3 7 has been moved to an operative or set position by the lever 38, said bar is secured by means of a trigger 40 which is pivctally mounted on the attaching plate 9 and is swung into po- 120 sition to engage and hold the bar 37 by a trigger operating lever 41 which is also pivotally mounted on the plate 9 below the bar 37 and is provided on one end with an upwardly projecting lug 42, which is engaged by the outer end of the bar 37 when the latter is moved to a set position.

The opposite end of the lever 41 is provided with a right angularly projecting arm having a trigger engaging lug 43 which, 130

begane i l i 1 3 when the lug` 42 on the lever is engaged by i the end of thebar 37 and said lever thus swung around, will engage the outer end' of tension of thespring 34. The outer endY of the trigger 40 is connected to the lower end of the trip cord Q3 whereby, when the weight Q2 is knocked vfrom its support by the. ball, said trip oord will be pulled by the weight, and the trigger thus tripped or disengaged from the` shaft holding bar 37 thereby releasing said bar and permitting i the spring 34 to turn the shaft 33 and thus swing the crankr arm 32 back whereby the arlns will be brought together in the manner described.

In' order that the operator at the yfront end of the platform may restore the parts to their normal positions, an operating cable 44 is provided, said cable being connected at its inner end to the setting lever 3S, and after heilig passed around a suitable guide pulley 45 extends to the front of the platform and around a suitable guidev pulley 46 arranged in the stand 4 and thence upwardly through the upper portion ofthe stand. where the Ycable 1s provided with a suitable operating handle 47 which is adapted to be grasped by the operator. lVhen the cable 44 is pulled by the operator, the setting lever 3S will be engaged with the shaft holding bar 37 and said lever and bar swung back to a set posi- Vtion where said bar is caught and held by the trigger 40 as hereinbetore described.

lVhen the trigger 40 is swung back by l the trigger operating lever41 as the latter is operated by the setting lever 38 when setting the parts, the movement of the trigger will draw upon the weight operated trip cord 23 thereby raisingr the weight Q2 until the lower edge thereof swings forward into engagement. with the weight supporting lug 27, as clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing, wherein it will .be seen that the angle ot the inner end of the casing 14 holds the weight in an inclined position, causing the `lower end of the same to swing forwardly when raised clear of the lug 27.

The figure 43 representing the batter comprises a body portion 48',

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49 and 50 and a head 51. Invthe upper portion of the body is formed a socket 52 in which the head 51 is pivotally mounted. In the vlower end of the neck portion of the head is formed a central aperture or recess 53 and two sockets 54, one of which is arranged on each side of the recess 53, as shown. The head is held in position by a shaft having a reduced threaded upper end on which is arranged a disk 56. The disk 56 is secured nut 57 and in the lower side of the disk is formed an annular groove 58. lOn the upper side of the disk 5G are arranged two pins Y 5t), which are adapted to be engagedwith Vthe sockets 54 in the end of the neck portion ot the head. thus securing the head to the v shaft 55. Then the head is thus engaged with the disk, the nut 57 will project up into the recess 53 in the neck. y

In the bottoni of the socket 52 is formed au annular groove 60 and through the center of the bottom of the socket is formed a passage which is adapted to receive the shaft when the head is engaged with the socket.V lVhenthe head has been engaged with the socket, the groove 5S in the disk 56 will coincide with the groove G0 in the bottom of the socket, thereby forming a ball'race which is adapted to receive a series of anti-friction balls, thus providing a ball bearing for the head. On the downwardly projecting lower portion of the shaft 55 is arranged a grooved pulley 61, said pulley being preferably secured to the shaft by a set screw,-as shown. On the lower end of the shaft below the pulley (il is arranged a collar G2, said collar being secured to the shaft by a pin 63, which is inserted therethrough and through an aperture in the shaft, thereby preventing the rotation of the collar on theI shaft.

y On the collar 62' is arranged a coiled spring 64 the inner end of which is secured to the collar, while the outer end is secured to a fixed part ot the body portion ot the figure in any suitable manner. The pulley 61 and spring (34 are engaged with lthe end of the shaft.- through an aperture 65 formed in the front of the figure at the waist line, as sin wn. Connected to the pulley 61, is an operating cord 66, said cord being given one or two turns or winds around the pulley, after which the cord passes over a guide pulley 67 arranged in the upper portion of tnebody of the figure and from said pulley passes down ythrough the leg 50 and around a guide pulley 68 in the lower end of the leg and from thence extends to the front end of the platform 1 and around a pulley 69 ir.. the lower portion of the stand 4 and thence upwardly through the top of the stand where the. end of the cord is connected with an operating handle 70 which. when pulled by the operator, will unwind the cable from the pulley, thus revolving the same and the head against the tension of the coiled spring 64. When the handle 70 has been released.

' the spring 64 will turn the head back and rewind the cord on the pulley. f

The leg 50 of the figure is provided with a suitable flange or'attaching plate 71 which is screwed or otherwise secured to the platform 1, while the leg 49 is provided with an attachingY plate 7'2 on which is arranged a trip mechanism hereinafter described. y Ark'so ranged in-.t.'= e leg 49 is a bat operating shaft 73, said shaft being revolubly mounted at its upperend in a horizontal plate 74 arrangfedk through the body of the batter at about the waist line, said late'being provided with y a .centrally disposed bearing aperture to receive the upper end of the shaft, as shown. The lower end of the shaft 73 is revoluhly 'mounted in the attaching plate 72. Arranged on the shaft 73 near its upper` end is a coiled spring 7 5, one end of w iich is connected to a collar 76 secured to the shaft 73 by a set screw. lThe opposite end of the spring 7 5 is secured to the late 74 or other suitable stationary part o the figure.` Before the collarv 76 is secured to .the shaft, said collar is revolved in the proper direction to wind up the spring 75 until the required tension is imparted thereto. p

To the upper end of the shaft 73 above the plate 74 is secured a bat attaching arm 77, with which is engaged a tubular shank 78 secured to the inner end of' the bat 79, as clearly shown in the drawings.l It will be noted that the shaft v7d is arranged at a slight inclination'and that the bat is secured thereto at right angles so that said shaft supports the bat at the angle or inclination at which it is usually held by a batter before striking at a ball.

' The cushioning plate 81 is vprovided to re-l `ceive the force of the blow from the bat Pivotally mounted on a stud bolt secured to the plate 74 is a cushioning plate 81, to the outer end of which is connected ar curved guide rod 82, which is adapted to pass through a suitable guide aperture in a stop plate 83, also secured to the plate 74 and between the cushioning plate .81 and the stop plate 83. On the rod 82 is ar ranged a buifer or cushioning spring 84.

when swung around by means of the coiled spring on the operating shaft 73, thus preventing the parts from being injured.

Arranged on the shoulders of the figure are pairs of apertured arm attaching lugs 85, between which are pivoted the upper members 86 of rods representing the arms of the batter. The lower members 87 of the rods are connected to the upper members 86 at the elbow by a hall and socket Joint 88 whereby the arms have a free movement in any direction. The outer ends or hand portions of the arms are secured to the bat in proper position by means of attaching bands 89, as shown. By thus connecting the arms, they will be moved by the bat when the latter is swung around with the shaft 73 as hereinbefore described. n

Rigidly secured to the lower end .of the shaft-73 and working through a. slot formed in the. lower end of the leg 49 immediately above the attaching plate 7 3 is a shaft hold ing bar 90, which corresponds to the shaft holding bar 37 of the catcher. The bar 90 is adaptedv to be swung around over the platev y72 to turn the shaft 73 and bring the bar to an operative position by means of a setting lever 91, which is loosely mounted on the lower endof the shaft 7 3 and has connected thereto an operating cord 92 which is passed around a guide pulley 93 which extends forwardly to the front end of the platform vand around a pulley 94 arranged inthe lower portion of the stand 4 and thence upwardly through the top of the stand where the end of the bar .is 'connected to any operating handle 95 adapted to be grasped by the operator lto set the tripping mechanism. After the holding bar has been set bythe setting lever 91 and the cord 92 released, said lever is swung back to an out of the wayV position by a coiled spring 96. t

Pivotally mounted on the attaching plate 72 is a trigger operating lever 97 having yright angularly projecting ends one of which is provided with a lever actuating lug 98, which is engaged by the shaft holding bar 90 when the latter is swung to a set position, and on the other end of which is formed a trigger engaging lug 99 which is adapted to be brought into engagement with one end of a trigger 100, the opposite end of which is adapted to be thereby brought into the path of movement of the shaft holding bar 90, soV that when said bar is released by the setting lcver 91, the trigger will catch and hold the Y bar in a set position, thereby holding the bat in position for operation until the trigger is sprung and the bar 90 released at which time the spring 75 will operate the shaft 73 and swing the bat around as in the act of striking at the ball.

The trigger 100 is provided with a curved operating arm 101 which is connected by aV rod 102 to an operating arm 103 on the end of the trigger 40 of the catcher operating mechanism, whereby when the trigger 40 is sprung or tripped. by the cord or cable 23 vand the weight 22, the trigger 100 will also be sprung or tripped, thereby releasing the bar operating mechanism.

It will be noted that the operating arm 101 of the trigger 100 has formed in 'its end an elongated eye or slot 104, with which the end of the rod 102 is connected, said slot being provided to allow for a slight backward movement of the rod 102 when vthe trigger 40 is set by the trigger operating lever 41, as this and the catcher tripping mechanism are, set before the batter mechanism is set.

It willA also be noted that when the tripping mechanism of the two igures is set for v'operation that the trigger of the catcher has a longer engagement with'the holding bar 37 than the trigger 100 has with the holding bar 90 of the hat operating shaft 7 3, so that when the parts are sprung, the bat lfeesoe 'y n 5 operating mechanism is released a little time beforethe arm operating mechanism of the catcher, the time -between the operation of these parts, how-ever, being very slight.

The head operating handle 70 may be actuated at any desired time, preferably on e the throwing of the ball.

F rom the foregoing description talfen in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the `invention will be readily understood without requiring'a more extended explanation.'

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to `without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in the appended claims.k

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is Y 14A game apparatus having figures repa resenting players, movable parts arranged lon said figures. operating mechanism arby the movement of the other. f f,

. arm operating mechanism` a holding deviceA 2. In a game apparatus, iigures represeating the catcher and battery of a ball game, movable arms arranged on the figure representing the catcher. a spring actuated to hold said operating mechanism against the. tension of its spring, a weight operated trip mechanism to release said holding mechanism, a bat operating mechanism arranged in the figure representing the batter, a bat 'connected withy said mechanism, a holding device to hold said bat operating mechanism in position fork operation, a trip mechanism to release said holding device, means to conneet said trip mechanism with the trip mechanism of the catcher, and means to restore the parts to operative positions after being released by said tripping mechanism.

3. In a: game apparatus. figures representing the catcher and batter of a ball game. pivotally mounted arms arranged on the. figure representing the catcher, a spring actuated arm operating shaft arranged in said figure andl connected with the arms to swing the latter together as in catching` a ball, a holding bar connected to said arm operating shaft wherebv the latter is held in position to operate said arms, a bar operating lever to move said holding bar to a set position. a trigger adapted to be engaged withl said bar to hold the latter in set position, a trigger operating lever actuated by the movement of said bar when swung to a set position, a trigger releasing means adapted to be actuated by a projectile thrown at the figure of the catcher to trip said trigger and thereby release said holding barV and arm voperatingimechanism whereby the arms of the catcher are swung together as in the act of catching a ball, a bat pivotally connected to the figure of the batter, a bat operating shaft, a holding and tripping mechanism connected with said shaft, means whereby said holding and tripping mechanism is re-lf;V leased by the trigger of the catcher releasing mechanism whensaid trigger is tripped, and

.means to restore said parts to their normal or operative positions.

4. In a game apparatus, iigures representf ing the catcher and batter of a lball game,- said figure representing the catcher having formed therein an opening adapted to receive a projectile thrown at the catcher. a n

casing arranged around said opening in the j body of the figure. said casing having formed therein a projectile discharge opening, atube connected with said opening and extendingv downwardly and opening through the rear side ofvone of the legs of the figure whereby the projectile is permitted to passv 'out of the body of the figure, arms pivot-v -ally connected to the figure, a spring actuated arm operating shaft adapted to swing said armsaround as in the act of catching a ball, a holding and tripping mechanism connected with said shaft whereby the same and .said arms are held in a position for operation.- a weight arranged at the inner end of the casing in the body of the catcher and adapted to be actuated by the projectile, a cord to connect said weight with the tripping mechanism whereby the latter is Sprung to release the shaft holding mechanism, means to support said weight in an operative position, a cushion to receive the force ofV the weight when struck by the projectile, a

bat arranged on the figure representing the batter, a spring actuated bat operating shaft,

a holding and tripping mechanism connect- Y ed with said shaft, and means whereby said holding and tripping mechanism is actuated by the holding and tripping mechanism for the catcher. 5. ln a game apparatus, figures representing the catcher and batter of a base ball game, arms pivotally mounted on the figure representing the catcher, a spring actuated arm operating device, a weight operated holding and tripping mechanism connected to said arm operating device, a spring actuated bat operating shaft arranged in the figureV representing said batter, a bat operatively secured to said shaft, arms connected .with said bat. and moved thereby, a holding and tripping mechanism secured to said bat operating shaft and means to operatively connect said holding and tripping mechanaaaawal ism `iviththe holding and tripping median-lation for operation, means to operatively con;

ism of tl1e'eatcher,'cabl es connected with said ,holding and tripping mechanism whereby the latter and the parts connected thereto are restoredy to. positions for operation, a

'movable head arranged on said batter, and means whereby said head is turned.r

6. In a gameA apparatus,a platform, iig-v Vures arranged on said platform to representthe catcher and batter of abuse lball game, movable arms arranged on the figure representing the catcher,' a spring actuated arm` operating device whereby said arms are swung together as in the act of catching a hall, a Weight operated holding and tripping mechanism connected with said varm oper ating device whereby the arms are held in position for operation, sald Weight being adapted to be set. in operation by the force of a ball thrown at the catcher, a bat connected ywith the figure representing the batter7 a hat, .operating device, a holding and tripping mechanism connected with said bat operating ldevice whereby the bat is held in posineet the holding and tripping mechanism of the bat operating device with. the holding 'and tripping. mechanisml of the catcher,

cables connected with said holding and tripping mechanism and extending to the front end of said platform whereby said .parts are restored to their operative-position, a

pivotally mounted head arranged on they figure representing the batter@ a spring to turn said head in one direction, an operating pulley connected with the head, an operating cable connected to and Wound ou said pulley whereby the head is turned in the opposite direction, said cable extending to the y `front end of said platform.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tivo subscribing wie messes. Y .Y

Witnesses f Y Roi E. LAr'roN, HERMAN S. VAUBEL.

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