US970257A - Game. - Google Patents

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J. A. MCDONALD & W. L. RENNIE.

GAME. APPLICATION FILED JAN.Z8,1Q10.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

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JOHN A. MCDONALD, OF GLACE BAY, AND WILLIAM L. RENNIE, OF DOMINION, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.

GAME.

Application filed January 28, 1910. Serial No. 540,618.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN A. MCDONALD and WVILLIAM L. RENNIE, subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at Glace 'Bay and Dominion, respectively, in Cape Breton, Dominion of Canada, have invented new-and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to games, and has for an object to provide an amusing article that can be furnished at an extremely low cost.

.In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views z- Figure 1 is a perspective View of our improved game. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation thereof.- Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a view of'the movable objects. Fig. 5 is a detail section through a' portion of the apparatus showing a slightly modified form thereof.

Our improved game consists of a member which may be formed of sheet material such as tin, cardboard, celluloid or the like pressed to form a main body 1 and an outwardly extending substantially semi-spherical member 2, the said member being located centrally of the main body. The main body which is horizontally disposed has its outer edge portion pressed to form an annular concavity 3 which forms a receptacle or retainer for a purposeto be hereinafter dc scribed. The main body has its marginal edge stamped to form an annular flange 4 which surrounds the concavity 3. The member 2 is pressed outwardly as mentioned above to portray the representation of the globe and at the apex of the member is formed a pocket 5 which may be termed the North Pole. The member is also stamped to form a plurality of pockets 6 and 7 which are located at a point intermediate the pocket 5 and the lower portion of the said member. The member'2' as shown in Fig. 5, is formed at its lower edge to provide a substantially wing-like portion 3. which may be glued or otherwise secured to the underside of the main body 1. The spherical like member 2 of the body 1 has the pockets 7 arranged adjacent to the circle while the pockets 6 are arranged adjacent to the Arctlc Circle and it is preferaide in playing the game to designate the pockets at these points by different numbers.

The game can be played by either two or four players and when layed by two pla ers they are provide with different y colored movable objects such as those shown particularly in Fig. 4 of the drawing. If desired the objects forming the group possessed by each player may be differently numbered.

Adjacent to the concavity 3 the main body 1 has impressed or printed thereon an indicating mark 8 which designates the starting point from which the objects are to start on their journey to the member 2.

In playing the game should it be played by two parties'they alternately place their men on the starting 'mark and the objects are shot by the finger to the member 2, it be-.

ing the objedt to cause the objects to become properly lodged in the pockets formed in the member 2. The player gaining the given number of points is the winner of the game.

By providing the concavity 3 the men or movable objects can be arranged therein and held against movement on the main body 1 and secured against displacement when the game is not in use.

The gutter 3 or concavity serves as a detracting means, it being understood that during manipulation of the article to cause the movable bodies thereof to be lodged in the pockets of the member 2 the said objects will tend to move into such gutter or concavity. This will of course detract the attention of the operator and considerable difliculty will be experienced in causing the said movable bodies to be properly moved into the pockets of the said member 2.

\Ve claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a game board having a flat horizontally disposed main body portion formed at its center to provide a substantially semi-spherical up standing portion having a series of pockets therein, a series of movable objects, a gutter surrounding the said flat body portion and a wall formed on the board and entirely surrounding the said gutter.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. McDONALD. WILLIAM L. RENNIE.

Witnesses:

F. B. A. CHIPMAN, F. E. OoNN.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.-

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