US1530676A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

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A. E. KEELY GAME APPARATUS Filed April 10, 1924' Marbh 24, 1925;

Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,530,676 PATENT. OFFICE.

AVERY n. KEEIQY, or HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF T0 I. e. xarnena.

GAME AIPARATUS.

Application filed. April 10, 1924. Serial No. 705,536.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AVERY E. KEELY, a citizen of the United States residing at Huntington Park, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to game apparatus and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide apparatus adapted to be used by two or more contesting players to carry out a game involving the exercise of the faculties of skill and judgment and simulating the various plays which may be made in the progress of a game of base ball in order that interest may be instilled in the game during the progress thereof.

With this object in view, the apparatus includes a mat or board laid off in the form of a field having a diamond at the center thereof with the usual bases and plates indicated at the corners thereof. The marginal area of the field may be used for retaining and supporting pieces which represent the players. The apparatus also includes disk-shaped pieces having the names of contesting teams or sides, inscribed thereon. The apparatus also includes two sets of cubical pieces of difierent colors. The unit. of one set of the last mentioned cubical' pieces being provided at-its sides with inscription indicating the plays which may be made by a batter or base runner and the sides of the unit of the other set of cubical pieces being provided with inscriptions indicating the plays whch may be made by the batters and fielders in a base ball game.

In the accompanying drawing: 7

Figure 1 is a plan view of the board or mat used in the game apparatus.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a disk piece used in the apparatus "and which is distinguished by hearing the name of a certain team.

Figure 3 is a similar View of another similar piece but of a different color from that piece illustrated in Figure 2 and hearing the name of anotherbase ball team, Figure 4 is a perspective view of a cubical piece used in the apparatus and having upon its sides inscriptions indicating the plays whch might be made by a base runner,

Figure 5'is a similar View of another cubical piece having upon its sides inscriptions indicating the plays which might be made by a batter,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a cubical piece having upon its sides inscriptions indicating the plays which might be made by a base runner.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of still another cubical piece having upon its sides inscriptions indicating the plays whlch might be made by a pitcher;

As illustrated the accompanying drawing, the game apparatus includes a board or mat 1 having at the center thereof a position 2, which represents the pitchers box. A diamond 3 is laid off upon the-obverse surface of the board or mat 1 and surrounds the pitchers box 2. Plates 4 are indicated at the corners of the diamond3 which are alined with the median longitudinal dimension of the board or field 1. Bases 5 are indicated at the corners of the diamond 3 which lie between the plates 4. Benches 6 are indicated at the opposite diagonal corners of the board 1 and upon these benches the pieces representing the'players may be deposited at the ,beginning of the game.

Benches 7 are indicated at'the other opposite diagonal corners of the board 1 and upon the said benches the pieces which have scored may be deposited during the progress of the game. The benches 6 and 7 at one end of the board are of the same color and of a color different from the benchesat the opposite end of the board 1. The benches atthe same end portion of the board are of the same color. The game apparatus also includes one or more disks 8 which are colored red and which simulate the cover of a base ball and which are provided at their central and which bear upon their side surfaces inscriptions indicating the plays which may be made by a base runner.

The game apparatus also includes one or more cubical pieces 11 which are also colored red and ich bear upon their sides inscripmay be prescribed,

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scriptions indicating the plays which may be made by a pitcher dur ng the progress of game of base ball.

In carrying out the game various rules which apply to the standard game of base ball are applicable to the various plays w iich maybe made by the indi luals of the con testing games. In ear out the game one player stands at one end of the board or mat 1 and the other player at the opposite The player who represents "the side which -is in the field places his disk 8 or 9 as the case may be, in the pitchers box 2. The contestants in the'game assemble their pieces upon the players benches 6. The player who represents the side which is at the bat casts his cubical block or blocks upon the marginal portion of the field and the inscription upon the side or sides thereof which turn up indicate t-he play or plays which are to be made by the batter or base ri-in-ners. The contestant who represents "the side which is in the field casts his cubical block or blocks and the inscri tions which appear upon the uppermost sari-"aces of the said block or bloc :s indicate the play or From the above description taken in-conbut in general, the rules junction with theaccompanying drawing, it will be seen that apparatus of simple and durable character is provided and which may be used for exercising skilliand judgment in carrying out in imitation the progress of a game of contested base ball. The pieces which are used for indicating the various players are also used for keeping the scores and the diamond 'is so arran ed upon the field that the plate at either of the corners of the diamond which is-located in alinement with the median longitudinal dimension oitl'the field maybe used as alhome plate and while all ofthe players will movearound the diamond in thesame direction, the home plate for one team is at one corner of :the diamond while the home plate for the other contesting team is at the opposite diagonal corner of the diamond.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is v A game apparatus comprising a board havinga surface representing a field, a station laid oil at the center of the held and representinga pitchers box, a diamond surrounding the pitchers box and provided at its corners with indications representing bases and plates, the plates being diagonally opposite each other and the bases located between the plates, the field being provided at its marginal. portions with areas indicating benches, disk shaped pieces of diilere-nt colors and bearing i pon their obverse sides the names of difierent-contesting teams, said pieces adapted ,to be deposited upon the benches the plates and the bases, and cubical pieces one of them having lllPOll its sides inscriptions representing the plays which may be :made by a batter, and others the plays which may be made by a player at the bat, another of plays which may be'made by a base runner, and-still another having at its sides-inscriptions indicating plays which maybe made by a pitcher-r In testimony whereof Il a-iii): my si nature.

AVERY pricier.

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