US3451679A - Rotatable game disc - Google Patents

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I June. 24, 1969 w, WENDLAND' 3,451,679

ROTATABLE GAME DISC Filed Jan. 24, 1966 Q I Invcnfof fitl'orn United States Patent Office 3,451,679 Patented June 24, 1969 3,451,679 ROTATABLE GAME DISC John William Wendland, 63 Inner Drive, St. Paul, Minn. 55116 Filed Jan. 24, 1966, Ser. No. 522,627 Int. Cl. A63b 67/14 US. Cl. 273-115 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates generally to amusement devices and more particularly to a novel rotatable disc wherein many different types of games may be played with the same basic structure.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a rotating type of disc for playing games. The games may be of any character for which the construction of the disc is suitable and may be given any desired name. How ever, purely for the purpose of illustration, and with-out any degree of limiting the scope of the invention a form of the rotating disc will be disclosed herein and will be referred to as hand driven rotating game device.

An object is to provide a rotatable disc which may be used for playing games and as an amusement device.

A better understanding of the preferred embodiment of the invention will be had by referring to the accompanying drawings in which;

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of the rotatable game device;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of the same; and

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the central portion of the disc.

As shown in FIGURE 1 the rotatable game device includes a disc having peripheral curved lip, a handle depending from the bottom side, a central section With a ball receiving opening, a circular groove or depression positioned between the central section and the curved lip, and several marble-like members that may be employed with the disc in certain games.

Referring to the drawing the disc generally indicated at may be made of any suitable material such as a plastic, metal or the like. If a plastic disc is used it may be clear or any suitable color such as red. The central portion 12 of the disc is provided with a ball receiving opening 14. At the bottom of the ball receiving opening is a projection 16. Spaced from the central portion is circular depression 18. The location of the depression or groove 18 may be closer to the periphery than shown if desired. The purpo-seof the groove 18 will be hereinafter set forth. The part of the disc 20 is in a plane no higher than the central portion 12. The central portion 12 is generally in a plane higher than the area 20. From the area 20 the disc curves to the lip 22. The curvature of the lip 22 should be slightly greater than the diameter of the largest marble-like member employed and should be a circular arc of about A substantially ball-shaped handle 24 extends from the central portion 12 of the disc and on the side opposed to that having the ball receiving opening 14. At 26 a groove is provided for the reception of string or the like 28. At the bottom of the handle 24 is a conical projection 30.

If the device is to be used as a top a ball-like member 32 is placed in the opening 14, the string 28 having wound in the groove 26. The string is pulled quickly thus giving the disc rotating movement. When the rotating motion is being imparted to the disc the marble is held in the groove 14 with a finger or thumb.

In several games that may be played marbles or balls of different color are employed. By the way of example in one or more games 4 yellow marbles, 3 green marbles, 2 blue marbles and 1 red marble are used. Hold the handle 24 in the palm of the hand and place a yellow marble in the disc. Rotate the arm until the marble is rotating around the lip of the disc. Continue to rotate the disc and slowly tilt the disc until it is upside down. Then while the disc is still being rotated return it to the upright position.

Add another marble-like member and repeat the steps for the first marble. Marbles are continued to be added until all the marbles are used or until a marble is dropped. The marbles to be used are assigned a numerical value. The color of marbles having the lowest value must be used first; for example It is to be understood that more marble-like members may be employed as the players become more skilled in the game.

As an example of another game that may be played with the rotatable game device, arrange marbles in groove 18, place a steel marble in the curved lip, put the handle 24 in the palm of both hands with the thumbs extending over the lip, tilt the disc slightly until steel ball begins to rotate freely, and continue to rotate the disc. The object of the game is to permit one marble to escape at a time from the circular groove 18. If more than one marble escapes at the same time all marbles are returned to the groove 18 and the game starts over. The scores are obtained by subtracting the marbles left in the groove 18 from ten.

It is to be understood that many other games may be played than those above set forth. While only one particular embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, various changes falling within the scope and spirit thereof will occur to those skilled in the art. The rotatable game device is therefore not to be thought of as limited to the exact structure set forth merely for illustrative purposes.

What is claimed:

1. A game device of the character described consisting of a disc having a central area in a plane higher than the area adjacent the central area, game balls, a ball receiving pit in said central area, a curved periphery lip, said curved lip being an arc of a circle slightly greater than the diameter of the game ball, the area between said References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 6/1911 Coleman 273115 7/1944 Bach 273--10'8 2,468,567 4/ 1949 McBride 27 3109 2,784,527 3/1957 Sarff 273109 3,098,316 7/ 1963 McCarthy 273109 FOREIGN PATENTS 496,420 4/1930 Germany.

RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner THOMAS ZACK, Assistant Examiner.

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