Game

Application filed August 19, 1922. Serial No. 582,882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Frank L. Ordway, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Salem, in the county of Essex and 5 State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Games, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings represent¹⁰ ing like parts.

This invention relates to games or toys and particularly to toy hunting and fishing games wherein a table or platform supporting various objects or figures serving ¹³ as objectives or targets is mounted for turning movement.

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood I have in the accompanying drawing disclosed an em²⁰ bodiment of my invention chosen for illustrative purposes, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the assembled apparatus;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken upon ²³ the line 2—2 of Fig. 1 and looking downwardly in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 3 shows a projector preferably forming part of my game apparatus; and

Fig. 4 is an elevation showing another ³⁰ form- of table interchangeable with that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have represented at 1 a platform oh table appearing in elevation in Fig. 1. Said ³⁵ platform is preferably circular in shape and may be of wood or other suitable light material. Said platform or turntable 1 is removably supported upon a centrally located vertical pivot herein shown as the ⁴⁰ spindle 2 having a flange or collar 2', the spindle being extended above -the latter and provided with a squared or other suitably formed end removably fitting within a likeshaped recess in the respective platforms, ^J preventing relative turning movement between the platform and spindle.

Said spindle 2 is adapted to be turned by any suitable mechanism and herein I have _g0 provided a spring motor or clockwork supported in a suitable frame 3 having spaced top and bottom members 4 and 5 respectively, said frame being preferably secured ’ upon a suitable base 5'. Said shaft or spindle 2 is journalled for rotary movement within said top and bottom members 4 and 55 5 and carries fixed thereon or formed integrally therewith a pinion 6, clearly seen in Fig. 2, having meshing engagement with the large toothed wheel 7 fixedly mounted upon a vertical pivot 8 journalled in the 60 frame 3. Power for rotating said.wheel 7 is lierein supplied by means of a coiled strip spring 9 having its inner end secured to the pivot 8 and its outer end suitably anchored as to the upright or spacer 10-. The 65 upper extremity of said pivot 8 is preferably squared as at 11 to receive a key or other winding means adapted to be. applied through the winding opening 12 in the turntable 1 indicated in dotted lines in 70 Fig. 1.

Suitable mechanism is provided for regulating the speed of rotation imparted to the spindle 2 and to the platform removably supported thereon. For this purpose I have 75 shown a toothed escapement wheel 13 fixed upon said main shaft 2 and having cooperating therewith an escapement. Said escapement is herein shown as comprising an anchor member 14 having a vertical pivot so 15, said anchor 14 being provided at. each extremity with suitable pallets. Fixed upon the stud or pivot 15 is a transversely extending rod .or vibrator 16. adjustably supporting the weight qr pendulum 17. Said ⁸⁵weight 17 is provided with a suitable set screw 18 which may be loosened to permit the weight to be set at various points along the vibrator 16, whereby the speed of the turning movement of the main shaft 2 ⁹⁰may be controlled and regulated. In this manner the obj ective-carrying platform may be set to turn at a. predetermined speed.

The spindle 2 is adapted to support platforms carrying any suitable figures or de- ⁹⁵vices as targets or objectives and herein I have shown in Figs. 1 and 4 preferred objectives Which may be alternately employed in my game apparatus.

In said Fig, 1, I. have shown a series of ¹⁰⁹blocks 19 preferably rectangular in crosssection and provided with longitudinally ex- . tending hinge pins 20 supported within spaced, eyes 21 screwed or otherwise fixed in the platform 1. Secured to the front or ¹⁰⁵outer face of said blocks 19 as by glue, tacks or in any other suitable manner are a series of uprights 22 of irregular outline

1,540,802 and which may be cut or stamped from cardboard, wood or other suitable material. Said uprights are adapted to carry upon their outer faces representations or figures of any desired objectives, such as birds, animals and the like and herein in Fig. 1 I have shown the uprights as each carrying the portrait of a wild animal such as a bear, a tiger and the like.

As will be readily understood from the above description, the blocks 19 carrying the uprights 22 are pivotally mounted thus permitting the objective-carrying uprights 22. to be knocked over backwardly and inwardly toward the center of the platform 1 into a prone position when struck by a suitable missile such as the cork or pellet 23 adapted to be projected from the air gun 24. shown in Fig. 3, or by other suitable projecting means.

The platform 1' shown in Fig. 4 is. provided with a. central opening adapted to receive the upper end of the main shaft 2, enabling said platform 1' to be employed interchangeably with the platform shown in Fig. 1. Said platform 1' is preferably designed to represent a fishpond. A hollow drum 25 of cardboard or other suitable material is secured upon said platform 1' and has formed in its upper surface a series of slots adapted to receive the figures .26 representing fish. Said figures 26 are provided with eyes 27 formed as holes through said figures by means of which the fish may be engaged as by a hook 28 and thus caught and- removed from the pond 25.

In playing the game any number of players may participate, the object, being to knock over as many of the uprights 22 as possible, or to catch the greatest number of fish, the players standing at a suitable distance from the rotating objective-carrying platforms. The players may each act in turn as the, objectives come into his or her line of sight, or at will, as desired, As above noted, the speed of rotation of the platform may be regulated and suited to the skill of the players by setting the slidable weight 17 at various points along the vibratory rod 16, the speed obviously being increased as the weight is moved inwardly. Within the contemplation of my invention, while the player or players are attempting to displace the objectives, the objective-supporting platform may receive other suitable pivotal motion than that herein illustrated by way of example.