US1869842A - Game - Google Patents

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Aug. 2,1932. l F R CHESTER 1,869,842

ATTORNEYS.

Aug. 2, 1932. F. R. CHESTER GAME Filed Feb. 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L., i i r IN1/TOR. j, lb l?, @mil-N AQHA/vu mdf/M ATTORNEYS. j

Patented Aug. 2, 1932 luni'riii)Y STATES vvPA'risllir'oFFICE FRANK R. CHESTER, or iviiw YORK, N, Y., AssicfivoR 'rocHEs'rER-FIELD CONTROL COM- Y PANY, or DOVER, DELAWARE, Ay coRrORAfrroNor DELAWARE p. GAM

Application filed February 23,1928.. seriai No. 256,207.

This invention relates to a gaine which will be functionally and structurally improved. K

It is an object of the invention to provide a'dev'ice of this character in which the results will be dependent upon the skill with which the game mechanism is operated.

A further object `of the invention is that of furnishing such a device in which the play and skill features of an actual outdoor game are very nearly approximated and in which the operation of the game will be extremely fascinating and intriguing, as a consequence of which a player will not become readily tired of operating the same.

An additional object is that of furnishing a device of the type which will not require the services of an attendant, but in which all parts may be actuated by the player, the mechanism involved providing for practi- Y cally automatic operation, aside from the re- WLO .invention and in which:

sults achieved, which, of course, will be contingent upon the degree of skill exercised by the person operating the game mechanism.

Another object isV that of constructing such a device in which the parts will be relatively few in number and each of an indi-l vidually simple and rugged type, these parts being capable of assembly readily to provide a gaine operating over long periods of time with freedom from any mechanical diiculties. i f

Additional objects will appear in theannexed speciiication and drawings, which latter present `one practical embodiment of the Figure 1 is a plan view taken through the cabinet enclosing the gameand certain parts being broken away te disclose underlying construction Fig. 2 is an end view of the gaine;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section;

Fig. et isa longitudinal section;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of--the contact portion of the impelling member, and

Fig. 6 `is a partly sectional side view of certain of the operating mechanism utilized.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, a golf game has been'shown.y Vin certain aspects the present invention is u ldedicated primarily to a game of this character, itis here to 'be understood that the individual elements `and their relationship with respect to each other, etc., mayv be varied in numerous aspects according to the use to which the invention is adapted.

Thus, in the'views 'of the attached drawings the numeral 10 indicates a' cabinet of any desired configuration and material, but which preferablyhas a transparent wall or walls 11 through which the interior may be viewed. Within this interior there "is provided a deck 12, the uppe'i1 surfaceof which may be colored or otherwise ornamented to A simulate in appearance a fairway or green and which is provided with an opening 13 in the nature of a putting cup Vor liole. This` respect to the axis of rotation ofthe disk, Y

which latter isrotatable as, for example, by having a shaft portion 16 extend from its under face and to which acrank arm 17 is secured, the outer end of the crank being link-connected as at 18, to a bell crank 19,

one arm of which extendsbeyond the cabinet. p

, With a view to projecting a missile from the tee portion or element provided by the disk, an impelling Vmember is employed which, in the embodiment under consideration, embraces a miniature figure. having the configuration of a golfer and including fa nether' portion 20 and a body portion 21, the

,latter being rotatably mountedl upon the former. The arms of the body portion mount ang-impelling element in the nature of a miniature golf club and embracing a shaft 22 and a head 23,the latter, as in Figure 5, preferably having a rearwardly extending and transversely curved striking face, the jpurpose of which will be hereinafter brought but.

Thebodyportionand" in turn the club,

are swung to travel above the tee as, for example, by employing a shaft 25 secured to such body portion and extending through a miniature bunker 26 which projects above the deck-this shaft having its inner end attached to a bevel gear 27, the teeth of which mesh with a similar gear 28 mounted by a shaft 29. This latter shaft has a. crank 30 which is connected by means of a pitman 31 to one arm of a bell crank lever 32, the opposite arm of which may cooperate with suitable stops 33 and extends beyond the exterior of the cabinet. that as the bell crank is rocked the body portion of the figure will likewise be oscillated to move the head of the club across the tee and at this time it will be observed that a spring 34 is employed, preferably, for normally maintainingr the parts in o-ne extreme position, in which the head of the club will be behind the tee.

A tokenor coin-control mechanism may be provided as by having the pitman 31 carry a pusher rod or bar 35, the upper end of which travels within and transversely of a coin or token passage 3G. Also projecting into this passage is a slidable block 37 as well as a stop or rest member 38, it being apparent that upon a coin or token being passed through a coin slot 39 formed in the exterior of the cabinet, this element will drop to a point at which it lies upon the rest 38, and that by a projection of the rod 35 by means of the bell crank, this coin or token will be engaged and moved to bear against the block 37, thus projecting the latter and that upon the bell crank lever 33 being released the coin or token will continue to travel through `the coin passage.

At this time itis to be understood that any desired mechanism may be employed in order to actuate the impelling member and also to furnish a coinor token-control, these elements or mechanisms forming no part of the present invention, except insofar as hereinafter stated in the claims, the same having been embodied more particularly in a. previously filed application for patent.

According to the present embodiment of the invention, it is proposed that a multiplicity of shots may be executed correctly. To this end, in addition to the target presented by the opening or putting cup 13, a backstop V39 is provided which has a plurality of target openings in the present exempliication,

two) 40. To the rear of these openings are plates 41 below which there is positioned a trough or return chute 42 having an outlet passage or end 43, this trough or chute being inclined so as to assure the delivery, automatically, of a missile from within its interior to the deck or field and the plates 41 being preferably inclined rearwardly so that a missile passing through either of the openings will be deflected accurately into the Thus, it will be understood 451 being rocked.

trough. The plates are, in each instance, carried by arms 44 forming a part of a bell crank lever, the second arm 45 of which terminates, preferably, in a reduced portion 46 cooperating with the shoulder of a block 47 adjustably secured to the upper end of an arm'43, which in turn forms a part of a bell crank lever, the second arm 49 of which, un-

der the influence of a spring 50, serves to normally .rock the arm 48 forwardly against the plate 41 or parts associated therewith, to close `the opening 40 against the further passage of a` missile. Thus, and with particular reference to the elements 46, 47, a trigger mechanism is provided which is thrown automatically upon a missile contacting with the plate 41, so that the bell crank lever' 48 may rock forwardly to achieve the result desired, it being obvious that by virtue of the adjustable block, the parts do not necessarily have to be machined with absolute accuracy, but that they may be adjusted upon being set-up to operate in a proper manner.V

Each of the bell crank levers provided by the arms 48-49 is mounted rotatably upon a shaft 51 and the inner end of a lever 52 is likewise mounted upon this shaft and secures, at its outer end, a block 53 extending within the cup or putting opening. Fixed against movement with respect to the shaft are a pair of arms 54 which mount, between them, a bar 55 underlying the arms 49 of the bell crank levers. Carried by the lever 52 is a. bar 55 which overlies the arms 49 and the shaft 51 has, at one of its ends, a lever 56, the upper end of which is formed with an opening through which a rod 57 extends slidably, this rod being secured to the block 37 and a spring-pressed washer 58 being furnished which bears yieldingly against the arm 56.

As a consequence it will be understood that if the rod 57 is moved rearwardly, as, for example, upon a coin or token being deposited and the parts actuated in the mannerpreviously described, this will result in the shaft Such rocking will cause the arms 54 to swing upwardly, carrying with them the rod 55 which will bear against the under edges of the arms 49 to thus rock the latter upwardly, resulting in an automatic setting of the trigger mechanism. Incidentally, in this connection it will be appreciated that the lever or arm 52, due to the bar 55 being engaged by the upper edges of the arms 49, will be rocked upwardly to thus project the block 53 within the opening or recess 13. Accordingly, any missile within this opening' will be expelled therefrom on to the deck, over which it will gravitate to the tee portion. If, now, the missile is impelled to pass through one of the target openings of the back-stop, the trigger mechanism otl the latter will be thrown, resulting in the arm 49, which forms a part of such mechanism, idropping downwardly, thus carrying with it the rod 55, the arms 54 and the shaft 51, presuming, of course, thatv the latter has been held in the position to which it was thrown by the actuation of the rod 57 incident to the frictional contact of the parts. In any event, one of the bell crank levers L8-49 will drop and the target opening controlled therebyv will be closed. However, the putting opening will remain closed incident to the engagement between the lever arm 52, the rod 55 and the bell crank lever 48-49, which stillv maintains its set position. However', upon a missile passing through the second target opening and throwing the trigger mechanism resulting in the arm 49 of the bell crank lever Aswinging downwardly, all support for the arm 52 will be removed and the latter will rock around the shaft 51 to thus open the putting opening. Now a condition will be presented in which both of the back-stop openings are closed and the putting opening is uncovered, it being patent that upon a missile being projected through the latter opening it will again be necessary to actuate the coin-controlled mechanism or any other eX- pedient by means of which the rod 57 is projected.

It is apparent that a skillful operation of the parts will be required with reference to the back-stop targets in order to project a missile at a sufficient height and with su'ificient velocity to pass through one of these openings and at the same time to adjust the positionv of the turn table or tee portion to assure a proper angular travel of the missile towards first one opening and then the other opening. In this connection it is to be understood that by virtue of the type of striking face 24 employed in conjunction with an eccentric tee, that by the latter angularity of missile projection becomes possible. Also, by means of the yielding connection employed between the shaft and the rod 57, the parts may not be damaged incident to violent operation and, by means of the target control utilized either one of the back-stop targets may be shot, after which it will be unavailable and upon the successful completion of the second shot only the putting opening or body which has heretofore been inaccessible is placed in a condition that a put may be sunk.

From the foregoing it is'to be appreciated Y that, among others, the objects specifically aforementioned are achieved. It is tobe understood, however, that'numerous changes in construction and re-arrangement of the parts might be resortedto and that, as aforestated, the several elements and their mechanisms might be modified according to the type of game in which the invention is to be employed, without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the claims.l

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secre by Letters Patent is:

l. A game including a deck inclined todependent of said missile-supporting means and movable adjacent thereto and means for actuating said impellingmember.

2. A game including a back-stop formed with openings providing targets, a deck eX- tending from said back-stopv and being also formed with an opening providing a target, means for closingsaid last named opening, means for consecutively closing said rst named openings and means for automatically thereupon rendering accessible the deck opening.

3. A game including a back-stop, targets associated with said back-stop, a deck eX- tending from said back-stop, a Ytarget associated with said deck, means wherebysaid last named target is rendered inoperative during the continued operativeness of said first named target-s and means whereby said first named targets may be rendered inoperative and cause said last named target to become operative.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

FRANK R. CHESTER.

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