US972310A - Amusement apparatus. - Google Patents

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P. WINTERMUTE. AMUSEMENT APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1909.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

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Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

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PETER WINTERMIJ'TE, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

Application filed August 6, 1909. Serial No. 511,582.

To all whom it may concerm Be it known that I, PETER WINTERMUTE, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved skating rink or amusement apparatus and it primarily has for its object to provide an apparatus of this character that is readily portable and is constructed in sections to enable it to be readily put together or taken apart, as conditions may require.

Generically the invention resides first in providing a floor or base composed of sections; secondly, in forming said sections with a partly smooth and a partly undulated surface, thirdly, the invention resides in providing a support having radial arms to turn with the support and project over the undulated part of the floor whereby said arms may be gripped by the user of the apparatus while skating over the undulated portion of the floor, and fourthly, the invention also resides in providing means for raising said arms to follow the undulated portions of the floor to maintain their relative distance from the floor at all times.

In its more subordinate and detailed nature the invention consists in those novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first described in detail, then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective view showing the application of my invention. Fig. 2, is a similar view of one section of the floor supports or frame with the surface portion removed. Fig. 3, is a central, vertical transverse section of the invention. Fig. 4, is a plan view of one of the floor sections. Fig. 5, is an enlarged detail perspective view of the arm guides or holders, illustrating the manner of causing said arms to follow the undulations of the floor.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in which like letters and numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 represents the floor which is composed of a series of sections 2, each formed of substantially triangular shape to radiate from a common center. Each section 2 comprises the supporting frame-work 3, con

sisting of longitudinal timbers 3 and transverse braces 3". The intermediate timbers 3 are formed with raised portions 3 to form undulations 3 in the floor surface 4, which surface is formed by placing floor boards over the frame 3, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4;, of the drawings. The several sections 3 are secured together by bolts 5, or otherwise, to form an integral structure, and at the center a pole 6 is secured around which a tube 7 turns. The tube 7 has a collar 8 at a suitable distance from the floor 2 to which a series of arms 9 are pivoted. The arms 9 are held in their normal approximately horizontal position by brace or guy ropes 10, secured to a second collar 11, near the top of the pole 6. The arms 9 radiate from the pole 6 a sufficient distance to project over the undulated portion 3 of the floor, so that the skaters may grip such arms while skating over the undulated portion of the floor.

In order that the arms 9 may follow the undulations of the floor and maintain a constant distance from the floor while in use, I may provide an undulated track 12 supported on posts 13 that are clamped between the side timbers 3 of the several sections by projecting into the grooves 3 formed therein, the clamping together of the several sections 3 serving to hold the posts 13 in place, or any suitable fastening means for such posts may be provided.

In the practical application of my inven tion the skater may grasp an arm 9 at any desired distance from the pole 6 and skate around the floor 2 and should he tire of skating over the undulated portion of the floor he may release his hold of the arms 9 and skate in the usual manner on the smooth or level surface portion of the floor 2.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains.

What I claim is:

1. In an amusement apparatus, a floor having an undulated surface, a series of arms rotatably supported over said floor, and means causing said arms to follow the undulations of said floor.

2. In an amusement apparatus, a floor having an undulated surface, a series of arms rotatably supported over said floor,

partly smooth surface, a series of arms rota-5 tably supported over said undulated portion of said floor to be grasped by a skater, and means for, causing saidiarms to follow the '10" undulated portions of said floor.

means causing said arms to-follo w W an amusement apparatus a floor having an undulated: surface, a series of arms rotatably supported over said undulated surface to be grasped by a skater, and means for causing said arms to follow the 15 undulations of said floor surface. I

PETER WINTERMUTE. Witnesses:

C. A. SHEPPARD, A. T. LEWIS.

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