US2435885A - Rotating game disk - Google Patents

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Feb. 10, 1948. M. GEwlR-rzMAN ROTATING GAME DISK 2 vSheng-sheet 1 Filed May 25, 1944 'PATYERN r INVENTOR. 3.7740747125 Gewrirwan TFEETQ: L EL BOMBING BoMBlNs Patented Feb. 10, 1 948 ROTATING GAME DISK Morris Gewirtzman, New York, N Y., assigner to The Advertisersservice Division Incorporated,

New York, N. Y.

Application May 26, 1944, Serial $10,537,418

2 Claims. (Cl. 273-142) .The present invention relates to a game device.

The principal object of 'the yinvention is to provide a game of'ehance which may be Ymade of y inexpensive and Anon-.critical materials.

Another object is to provide agarne of chance which may be'used for advertising purposes.

A further object `is lthe provision Yof an advertising device which incorporates the -features of a game 'of chance andwhich may be used as a game-of change.

These objects are attained-by mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which- Figure 1 is aplan view ofthe device;

Fig. 2 is a section Aontllel'nie 2-#2 of `Figure 1;

Fig. '3ds a. section on .the line 3--3 of Figure 1';

Figure 4 isa View of the device-similar to that of Figure 1 'with the top of the casing removed;

Fg. 5is a fragmentary'section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4':

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the inside surface of the casing of the device, the casing being spread open;

Fig.'7 isa plan -view of the ratchet wheel of the device; and

Fig. k8 is a plan view of the pawl and ratchet lever of the device.

The .game device herein described, shown and claimed, comprises, `as one-of its component parts, a casing Infconsistingof a hat sheet of relatively heavy paper or cardboard cut to Vthe pattern shown in Figure 6, folded over on dotted lines Il and then riveted together as hereinafter den scribed. In the center portion I2 of said casing, approximately in the center of said portion, is an aperture I5. In side Aiiap I4 is another aper ture I 6 corresponding to aperture I5 in dimensions and registering therewith when flap i4 is fol-ded over upon center portion I2. Above aperture l5 and spaced therefrom is a window I1 of substantially rectangular. shape having a small substantially rectangular indentation I8 in its lower edge. Side lflapv-l3 Awhich is oppo sitely disposed to side flap I4 has, cut into its upper side edge, an angular catch flap I9 shaped somewhat like a boomerang, the lower of its edges 20 being in almost perpendicular relation to said side edge, the other of its edges 2| being in substantially perpendicular relation to its said lower edge 20. The lower edges 22, 23 and 24, respectively, of center portion I2 and side flaps I3 and I4, describe the arc of a circle, edges 23 and 24 coinciding with edge 22 when the side naps are folded over as aforesaid. Y

As can -be seen in Figure 1 the center portion 55 I2, adjacent its `lower edge 22, is imprinted with the representation of a dial 25. In the particular embodiment of the invention shown in theidraw ing, the dialcarries a spaced series of descriptive notations, each-indicating or representinga diiferent type or method of bombing from the air, thus, high altitude bombing, Vskip bombing, dive bombing, etc. -Adjacent window I1 said center portion `carries a picture 26 of a bombardier manipulating a bomb sight and release device said'window representing the'aperture through which he Vsights his bombing objective.

A second component part of said game device is theratchet wheel 30 shown in Figure 7. .Like

ycasing 1lliratchet wheel 30 is die cut or otherwise made out of Iheavy paper or cardboard. It has an axial aperture 3| corresponding in diameter to thelcasing apertures i5 and I6. The diameter of said ratchet wheel is smaller than either the width or height of center portion ,I2 of the casing. A dial 32 is `imprinted on said ratchet wheel as is shown in Figure 4. In the embodiment of the invention shown in said figure, the dial carries a spaced series of bombing views, each having appended to it, in the same positional relationship to said view as indentation I8 bears to window I'I, the word hit or the Word miss according as the particular view shows either a bombing hit or a bombing miss. The teeth of the ratchet wheel are designated by the number 33.

The third component part of the game device is the combination pawl and ratchet lever 4t which like casing ID and ratchet wheel 30, is

ymade of heavy paper-or cardboard. It is cut to the general pattern shown in Figure 8. It is provided with an aperture 4I which corresponds in diameter to that of apertures I5. I6 and 3l. A substantially V- or U-shaped slot 42 is cut into lsaid pawl and lever at a spaced distance from said aperture, the vertex thereof pointing in the general direction Vof said aperture, one of the arms of said slot coinciding with a line passing through said aperture. A iinger 43 is formed by and within said slot 42. Side edge 42a formed by said slot opposite saidiinger constitutes the pawl proper. The projection 44 above said finger comprises a combination ratchet lever and dial indicator. Opposite nger 43 but not necessarily diagonally opposite, is hump 45 whose function will shortly be described.

The edge 4B of hump 45 bears substantially the same angular relationship to edge 41 of ratchet lever 44 that the edge 2l of window I1 bears to edge 28 of V-shaped projection or stop 29 of cas- 3 ing I8. The distance between aperture 4I and the most distant points 48 of slot 42 is slightly longer than the over-al1 radius cf ratchet wheel 38. The width of finger or pawl 43 at its widest point is equal, substantially, to the width or pitch of ratchet teeth 33.

The game device whose several parts have above been described is assembled in the following manner. The casing I is spread out, face down, as shown in Figure` 6. 'Ihe combination pawl and ratchet lever 40 is now placed on center portion I8 of said casing, its aperture 4| registering with casing aperture I5. Ratchet wheel 30 is now positioned on pawl and ratchet lever 40, its aperture 3I in registration with aperturesli'l and I5. As it is placed in this position, ratchet wheel 30 is slipped under finger 43. This is shown in Figure 4. Flaps I3 and I4 of casing I0 are now folded over as previously` described and flap aperture I8 is now brought into registration with all of theother apertures hereinabove mentioned. Rivet 58 whose shank diameter is such as to provide'a fair amount of clearance between it and theedges of said apertures, is now inserted into said apertures and compressed in the usual Way leaving, however,l sufcient clearance between said casing and said internal parts as to enable said internal parts torotate in relation to said casing. It should be noted (see Figure 4) that when the flaps are thus' folded over upon ratchet wheel 38, the catch flap I9 is slipped under said ratchet wheel in the same manner as said ratchet Wheel is slipped under finger 43.

It is apparent that the edge 2Ia of side flap I3 which lies directly opposite' edge 2| of catchflap I9, will 'engage teeth 33 when ratchet wheel 3D is turned in one direction, and pawl edge 42a which lies opposite finger 43 will engage ratchet wheel teeth 33 when the ratchet wheel is rotated in the opposite direction. It is also apparent that window I'I exposes the bombing scenes of dial 32 and that small indentation I8 exposes the words hit and miss appearing on said dial.

The game is played as follows: The casing is held in the hand in the position shown in Figure 1. Ratchet lever 44 is moved from the bombs away position shown in said gure, to a position opposite any of the dialed notations of bombing styles. As it is thus moved to the left, pawl 42a engages ratchet teeth 33 and causes ratchet wheel 38 to rotate in clockwise direction. Also, as ratchet lever 44 is moved to the left, hump 45 is caused to move in the opposite direction, covering or closing windows I1 and I8. The ratchet lever is now returned to its original position opposite the bombs away notation on dial 25. Coincidental movement of ratchet wheel 38 is prevented, however, since edge 2| a engages ratchet a teeth 33. Windows I'I and I0 are iow open and that portion of dial 32 which is found to be exposed is read. If, as is shown in Figure l, the reading-is hit the player is credited therewith. If, on the other hand, the reading is miss, the

player loses to that extent. According to the preferred method of playing this game, the rst player to score live hits wins the game.

It should be understood that the game device herein described is but a preferred embodiment of the invention. Modications thereof may be introduced without departing from the essential principles of the invention vas hereinafter claimed. Thus the entire device or any part thereof; might be made of other materials than those heretofore described, such as Celluloid, or plastic or metal. Instead of. placing bombing style indications on dial 25 and bombing scenes on ratchet wheel dial 32, other notations and scenes might be substituted, such as those of a football or a baseball game. y

Advertisements may be carried by said casing I0, as for example in space 5I and on the back of thev casing. The present invention is intended to comprise a game device. It is also intended to comprise an advertising device.

I claim: 1. A game device comprising a casing having a window and a catch stop, a ratchet wheel and a pawl carried by said casing on a common pivot.

said pawl engaging said ratchet wheel for rotational movement thereof in one direction, said catch stop engaging said ratchet 'wheel to prevent movement in the opposite direction, an arcuate dial on said casing, a ratchet lever on said pawl movable along said casing dial as an indicator therefor, and a circular dial on said ratchet wheel positioned for exposure through said casing Window, the indications on said cas.- ing dial having a denite meaning relative to some o-f the indications on the ratchet dial, the extent of movement of the ratchet wheel and hence of the ratchet dial relative to the casing and the casing dial being determined'by, and being at all times Proportional to, theextent of movement of the ratchet lever along said casing dial.

2. A game device in accordance with claim 1 in which the casing dial carries a'spaced series of descriptive notations, each indicating a different type of bombing operation, and in which the ratchet wheel dial carries a spaced series of descriptive scenes, representing bombing hits and vbombing misses, each bombing hit scene having appended to it the word hit, each bombing miss The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 598,509 Hall Feb. 8, 1898 1,060,998 Moss May 6, 1913 2,026,048

Korff Dec. 31, 1935

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