US1381164A - Game - Google Patents

Description

E. G. BRADBUHY.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED Aucrs. 920;

1,381, 1 64;. Patented June 14, 1921.

' EDWARD G. BRADBURY, OF COL'UIEBUS, OHIO.

GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June re, 1921.

Application filed. August 3, 1920. Serial No. 00,962.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, EDWARD G. BRADBURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention'consists in the'pro- E011 of an improved game apparatus, which is in the nature of a hand manipulated receptacle, in which spaced ridges are provided and so distributed that counter members within the receptacle may be moved about therein, either by sliding movements or by through denterous and skilled movements on the part of the operator said counter members will be caused to be moved within the receptacle so that the members will occupy a space defined by the ridges, whereby a certain distribution of the counter members in a prescribed order within said space will re suit in the termination of the game or puzzle tween the ridges in order that the countermembers may be positioned "in a certain order wlthm the interior of the apparatus and the confines of the ridges, the spaces between said ridges being of very sufiicientsize to permit the counter members to be passed therethrough, a feature which necessitates skill and patience on the part of the operator in causing the counter members to travel from the outer margins of the game to the inner counting portions thereof.

A further object of the invention resides in a game which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and capable of furnishing considerable amusement and study to those operating the same.

For a further understanding of the invention, reference is to be had'to the following description and to the accompanying drawing, in which similar characters of ref= bein shaken or 'ostled whereb crcnce denote like and corresponding parts t roughout the several views thereof:

Figure l is aplan view of my improved game apparatus, and,

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1.-

As shown in the accompanying drawing my improved game apparatus comprises a box or receptacle 1, which is formed preferably from stamped thin sheet metal and comprises a bottom 2 and upstanding side walls 3, the upper edges of the latter being terminated in lateral flanges 4 upon which are seated the outer margins of a top 5, the latter being in the form of a transparent panel, and is secured in placeby means of a fabric binding member 6, which is connected with the edges of the panel 5 and the adjacent edges of the walls 3 by means of a suitable adhesive. r

The present invention consists essentially in stam aing or otherwise forming spaced longitudinally and transversely extending ridges 7 in the bottom 2 of the receptacle. These ridges, as will be observed upon reference to Fig. hare spaceda predetermined distance from the side walls 3 so that an outer counter receiving space 8 will be provided around the margins of the bottom 2. Adapteo to be situated within this space are a plu ra ity of counter members 9, which in the 7 present instance are'in the form of dice and are therefore of cubical construction having numeral bearing faces. it will be observed that the members 9 are of such size as to be snu;,=;ly received between the rigdes 7 and the walls 3, a feature which normally serves to maintain the counter members within the spaces 8. Y 7 7 Normally, it is the object of the game to cause these counter members 9 to pass from the spaces 8 to an inner space 10 provided within the confines of the ridges 7, and to ar faces thereof'into view, and this rolling or shaking of the game must be accomplished in "such manner that the counter members already properly positioned will not be disturbed. Also, the game may be played by but one person in the manner of executing a puzzle. 7 a

The counter members may reach the inner space 10 by tilting the same, after the fashion shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, over the shallow ridges 7 or the same may be moved until they are brought into registration with the gaps 11 provided between the ends of the ridges 7. These-gaps are of 'sufiicient width to permit the counter members, by careful manipulatiomto slip or pass therethrough.

To startthe game the receptacle is shaken sharply so that the counter members will assume various pos1t1ons, or in other words will present surfacesof varying value. The

player who then forces the counter members into the space 10 in a prescribed order in the shortest length of time is the winner of the game; By tilting the counter members'over the ridges 7 different counting faces will be exposed to view and it is by this method mainly that the proper surfaces thereof are brought to view through the top 5 when said members are'positioned wlthin the central space '10. If the proper counting face has been already exposed to view, when the counter members are positioned within the outerspaces 8, the best course would be to counter member may pass through said gaps without losing its counting posit on.

manipulate the box without changing the positions of'the counter member in order that the latter may be placed through one of the gaps 11,'without tilting or rolling. It will be appreciated that the gaps 11 are of restricted width, or in other words a width barely exceeding that of the counter member 6 and hence the operator is required to care-- fully manipulate the box in order that a 'What is claimed is:

1. In a game apparatus of the class described, a relatively shallow receptacle ineluding a transparent top, longitudinally and transversely extending ribs provided in the bottom of said receptacle and protruding into the latter, said ribs serv ng to divide the bottom of the box into inner and outer spaces, counter members of cubical form arranged to be transferred from one of said spaces tothe other against the opposition furnished-"bysaid ridges, and said ridges being spaced from the transparent top of said receptacle a sufficient distance to allow the counter member to pass transversely over the same. I a

'2. in a game apparatus of the class de* scribed, a box formed to' include a bottom, upstanding side walls and a transparent top, shallow ridges provided in the bottom of said box, said ridges being spaced in the side walls of said box to define and divide inner and outer spaces, counter members arranged to be transferred from one of said spacesto provided in the bottom of said receptacle, 7

said ribs serving to vdivide the receptacle 7 into inner and outer spaces, counter members of cubical form arranged to be transferred from one of said spacesito the other against the operation furnished by said ridges, and

said counter members being capable of passing throughgaps formed between adjacent ends of sald rldges,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD G. BRADBURY.

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