US711383A - Game. - Google Patents

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Patented Oct. I4, |902.

A. A., cAlLLE. GAME.

(Applicatiun tiled Jan. 21, 1901.)

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(No Model.)

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GAME.

(Application med Jan. 21, 1901.) (I Io Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

Patented (Ict. I4,- |902.

No. 711,383. A

A. A. CAILLE.

GAME.

(Application Bled Jan. 21, 1901.) (nu Model.) s sheets-sheet 3.

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.ADOLPHVA. CAILLE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE CAILLE'BROTHERS COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION :forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 711,383, dated October 14, 1902.

Application filed January Z1, 1901. Serial No. 44,187. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern: board and preferably below the upper end of Be it known that I, ADOLPH A. CAILLE, a the alley E is arranged a series of obstruccitizen of the United States, residing at Detions, preferably formed by wires or pins l), troit, in the county of Wayne and State of projecting upward from the board. At the 5 Michigan, haveinvented certain new and uselower end of the panel is formed a series of 55 ful Im provementsin Games, of which the folpockets F, adapted to receive the balls shot lowing is a specification, reference being had upward from the alley E and rolling down therein to the accompanying drawings. the inclined board. These pockets are formed The invention relates to games of that class by parallel strips c, preferably secured to the 1o in which marbles or balls are shot upon an common cross-bar G, extending across the 6c inclined board having a series of obstructions casing. arranged thereon and a series of pockets at At the lower end of the pockets F the its lower edge, the object being to lodge said board is cut away to form discharge-passages balls in certain of the pockets. for the balls, which passages are normally ob- 15 It is the object of the invention to obtain a structed by the plate H. The latter is piv- 65 device in which the entire number of balls otally secured to the casing preferably by beused may be stored in a magazine and transing connected to rock-arms d at opposite ferred therefrom to the playing position as ends. It is normally held in the position needed. shown in Fig. 2, but at certain times is tilted 2o It is a further object to provide means for into the position shown in Fig. 3 to permit of 7o registering the count of the successive plays, discharging the balls from the pockets. so that at the end of the game the complete Below the panel D is formed a magazine I, tally thereof is obtained. as shown in Fig. 6, which connects with the The invention consists in the peculiar confilling-spout J at the upper end of the cas- 25 struction of the game-board, together with ing. This magazine is preferably arranged 75 the mechanism employed for operating the in a zigzag course, so as to contain a greater balls, and, further, in the peculiar construcnumber of balls, and at its lower end comtion of the tally-box, as more fully hereinafmunicates with a casing K, arranged beneath ter described and claimed. Y the alley E and containing the cut-off and 3o In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective elevating mechanism. v 8o view of my game, having the tally-box par- The elevator is preferably in the form of a tially drawn ont therefrom.v Fig. 2 is a verplunger L, slidingly secured in a substantical longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is an entially vertical cylinder formed at the lower larged section of a portion of Fig. 2, showing end of the casing K. This plunger is con- 3 5 the parts in the position for operation. Fig. nected to a rock-arm M, pivoted on a post N, 85 4 is an elevation with the front panel resecured to one side of the casing. The other moved, showing the mechanism within the end of this arm is connected by a pin O toa l case. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section substan bell-crank lever I), arranged in a plane at l tially on line x, Fig. 4.. Fig. 6 is a horizonright angles to the plane of the arm M and i 4o tal section showing the magazine for the balls. pivoted upon a post Q. 9o A is a casing preferably havinga substan- R is a rock-arm pivoted upon the .post R' tially rectangular base. This casing is proand having a pin R2 extending into the path vided with an inclined top B, which is prefof the operating-arm P' of the bell-crank P. erably covered by a transparent panel C. Sisacranksecuredtoashaft S,passingout 45 The top B has a depressed panel D, which ward through the front Wall of the casing and 95 forms the game-board proper, and is preferprovided at its outer end with an operating-` ably of semicircular form at its upper end. handle S2. The crank S is connected b'y a At one side of said panel is arrangeda shoota link T to the arm R. Itis also preferably ing-alley E, formed by a strip extending upprovided with a series of circumferential 5o ward from the panel. Upon the body of the notches adapted to engage with a spring-dog roo S3, so as to prevent rotation of the crank backward after it yhas been partially revolved in one direction. The bell-crankleverP is provided with an upwardly-extending arm P2, which bears against the plate H and holds the latter in `its normal position.

P3 is a spring connected to the arm P and holding the bell-crank lever in the position shown in Fig. 4. f

U is a cut-off arm pivotally secured upon the pin N and extending upward adjacent to the casing K. At its upper end it is provided with a laterally projecting wedge shaped gate U, which in the position shown in Fig. 5 is raised above the balls Within the casing K. The arm U is provided with a nger U2, which rests upon the upper edge of the arm M.

U3 is a spring drawing downward upon the arm U.

With the mechanism thus far described whenever the handle S2 is turned through one revolution it will rotate the crank S and through the connecting-link T will rock the lever R. The latter will impart a rocking movement to the bell-crank lever P against the tension of the spring P3 and will thereby lower the arm P2, so as to permit the plate H to drop downward and discharge whatever balls are lodged in the pockets F. At the same time the movement of the bell-crank P will impart a rocking movement'l to the arm M through the medium of the pin O, and this arm in turn will lower the plunger L until Vits upper end is on a level with the bottom of the casing K. As the arm M is lowered and withdraws its support from the linger U2 the spring U3 will draw downward the arm U, causing the wedge-shaped projection Ul to bear upon the balls Within the casing K. The arrangement is such that the nose of the wedge will be inserted between the first and second ball within the casing K, and as soon as the plunger L is drawn out of the way the inclined face of the wedge will force the first ball into the cylinder for the plunger, while the adjacent ball is prevented from following by the wedge. In the second half-revolution of the handle the arm R will be rocked in the reverse direction, which will permit the spring P3 to return the bell-crank lever P, thereby causing the arm P2 to lift the plate H and also returning the arms M and U to the position shown in Fig. 5. This will cause the plunger L to be forced upward, lifting the ball in the cylinder until it is on a level with the alley E.

The mechanism for shooting the ball preferably comprises a pivotal arm V, extending upward through the slot V in the bottom of the alley and the rod W for operating said pivotal arm. As shown, the rod W extends downward through the port in the wall of the casing and at its lower end engages with a laterally-extending arm V2 of the arm V. V3 is a spring for returning the arm V. In operation by tapping the upper end of the rod W with the finger it will impart a quick moverinss ment to the arm V, which will shoot the ball upward. in the alley E. c

The tally-box comprises a receptacle, preferably in the form of a drawer X, slidingly secured in the casing and having its forward portion arranged beneath the pockets F. This drawer is divided into a number of compartments by the longitudinal partition e and a series of transverse partitions f. The latter are arranged to form pockets, respectively, below the pockets F. The pins b upon the board are arranged to form a greater obstruction for certain of the pockets F than for others, and the former are intended for use as the counting-points. These counting-points I have designated by the numerals l, 2, :c 3,77 :64,714: 5k, c 6, and c: 7 5; Abovethe palb tition fin the drawer is an inclined board or partition g, provided with a series of apertures therein respectively registering with the counting-pockets l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Between the counting-pockets are intermediate pockets F, through which the balls are discharged upon the inclined board g and allowed to roll down into the receptacle h on the opposite side of the partition e. Near the upper end of the board is preferably arranged an aperture e', which communicates with the channel j beneath the magazine and extends to a point above the inner corner of the drawer X. In this corner of the drawer is formed a receptacle lc' by means of the diagonal partition Z. The purpose of the aperture i is to form a high-counting play whenever the ball is lodged therein, and the ball in the said aperture will be discharged through the chanlis operated the finger m will be withdrawn to ,permit the ball to fall into the channel j. The

plate g is preferably provided with a series of slides .19, adapted to close the apertures therein communicating with the pockets between the partitions f.

The parts being constructed as described, the operation of the device is as follows: The balls to be used by the different players are preferably distinguished from each other by differences in color or some other mark,which will be readily observed in making the final count. These balls are placed in the spout J, so as to fill the magazine I. In placing the balls in the spout a certain number of each color are placed therein in succession, so that when the magazine is filled they will be arranged in series composed of groups of the various colors. The drawer X being then placed within the casing, the device is in condition for the game. Each player first turns the handle S2 through a complete revolution, which discharges any balls played by the previous player,vand also through the mechan- This finger is 4 ICO IIO

ism described lifts one ball from the magazine and deposits it in the alley adjacent to the arm V. The player then taps the rod W to shoot the ball, which either enters the aperture t' or rolls downward on the panel D. In the latter case it comes in contact with the obstructions b and is deflected thereby until it finally is deposited in one of the pockets F. The player then turns the handle S2 through another revolution, which allows the ball previously played to drop out of the pocket. If it has been deposited in one of the countingpockets, in dropping out therefrom it will fall through one of the apertures in the inclined board g and into the corresponding receptacle below said board. If, on the other hand', it is in one of the intermediate pockets, it will fall upon the incline g and roll down into the receptacle h. Should the ball happen to enter the aperture t', it will be temporarily held therein until the succeeding operation of the handle S2, when the movement of the arm M will cause the finger 'm to be withdrawn and allow the ball to pass through the channel j to the receptacle 7a, as before described. Thus the player may continue until all the balls in the first group of his color have been played. The second player then takes his turn, and so on until all have played. When all of the balls in the magazine have been exhausted, the drawer may be withdrawn from the case and the count ascertained in the following manner: The balls lodged in the receptacle 7L, corresponding to the non-counting pockets, are first removed. Then the balls in the pockets 7a are counted and credited to the proper players, being distinguished by their color. In order to remove the balls from the other pockets without danger of mixing, the slides p are moved to close all of said pockets, excepting one. The balls in this pocket are then removed and counted, then one of the slides is withdrawn and the ballsin the next pocket are counted and credited, and so on until all are removed. The sum of the various counts will give the score of the players and determine the winner of the game.

What I claim as my invention isl. In a game, the combination with an inclined playing-board having a series of ballreceiving pockets at its lower end and means for discharging the balls from said pockets beneath the board of a combined ball-receptacle and tally-box removably secured beneath said board said box having a series of compartments corresponding to said pockets and adapted to receive the balls discharged therefrom, and independent closures for said compartments, for the purpose described.

2. In a game, the combination with an inclined playing-board having a series of ballreceiving pockets at its lower end and means for discharging the balls therein beneath the board, of the combined tally-box and ballreceptacle X removably secured beneath said board, having the longitudinal partition e, the cross-partitions f and the inclined plate g apertured to receive the balls from some of said pockets, and the slides p for closing said apertures for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPH A. CAILLE.

Witnesses:

L. J. WHITTEMORE, H. C. SMITH.

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