Year: 1899

page_text: I, NICOLAS REDLER, Engineer, of Epinay, near Paris, in the Republic of
France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a game in which a ring is to be thrown so as to
engage upon a rod or the like.
There is actually in use a ring game consisting of a ring suspended at the
end of some flexible material, the game consisting in throwing the ring against
an inclined plane having a number of hooks fixed to it, which hooks, according
to the cleverness of the player, retain the ring thrown at them. The 'present
invention relates to a game somewhat of this description, in which however the
hook or rod does not hold or retain the ring when caught by it, but actuates a
numbering device by which the number of times the ring has been caught by the
rod is registered.
The apparatus consists principally of a rod pivotted between two bars or
supports. The rod is provided at its lower end with a counterweight tending to
keep the rod in the upright or normal position, which counterweight or end of the
rod also actuates the registering mechanism. The supports between which the
rod can pivot are firmly connected to the casing containing the registering
mechanism. Between the two supports is mounted a spindle around which
pivots a lever the forward end of which, when the rod is turned down into a
horizontal position is raised by the counterweight with which the lower end of
the pike is provided. The lever is articulated at its other end to a vertical rod
which in its turn is hinged to another rod which is pivotted on the casing. This
rod is also articulated to a second vertical rod provided with two notches, or.
teeth. On a central axle is mounted a wheel provided on its face with numbers,
of which one is visible through the front face of the apparatus provided for this
purpose with a window.
Each time that the rod is turned down or depressed by the ring being thrown
upon and around it its counterweight raises the front pivotted rod which turning
on its axis, draws the vertical rod down. In descending, this vertical rod causes
the intermediate rod to turn on its pivot thus lifting the second vertical rod.
As soon as the rod, owing, to the counterweight has returned to its original
position, the registering mechanism is left free, and, owing to its weight the
second vertical rod descends causing the wheel to turn by its tooth or teeth
engaging with a pin or pins projecting from the surface of the indicator wheel.
The pins are so arranged on the wheel that at each action of the mechanism
the wheel turns to the extent of one tooth. In order to prevent the wheel from
slipping back there is arranged a roller or catch carried on a small bar articulated
to a pivotted rod which carries between two adjacent pins, and acts as a, pawl, or
any other suitable device might be employed for that purpose.
The whole of the registering mechanism may be secured in place in any suit-
able manner,
for instance by means of rings which can slide between two vertical:
rods and which can be fixed at any height desired on these rods. It is evident
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page_text: that instead of using these rod supports the box containing the registering
mechanism could be also fixed against a wall or the like.
The ring with which the game is played is attached by a cord either to the
ceiling or when in an open place to a stand or arm arranged in a convenient
position.
The game as described, contains only one rod. Of course it is to be understood
that in the same game several rods may be employed each one actuating either
a special register or a register common to all.
The different parts constituting the new game may be of various shapes as
may be desired advisable, and the arrangement of the parts may be varied.
Dated this 15th day of June 1899.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, NICOLAS REDLER, Engineer, of Epinay, near Paris, in the Republic of
France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
This invention relates to a game in which a ring is to be thrown so as to
engage upon a rod or the like.
There is actually in use a ring game consisting of a ring suspended at the
end of some flexible material, the game consisting in throwing the ring against
an inclined plane having a number of hooks fixed to it, which hooks, according
to the cleverness of the player, are adapted to retain the ring thrown at them.
The present invention relates to a game somewhat of this description, in which
however the hook or rod does not hold or retain the ring when caught by it, but
actuates a numbering device by which the number of times the ring has been
caught by the rod is registered.
In order to render the explanation as clear as possible the invention is repre-
sented in the accompanying drawing:
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Figure 1 is a side view of the apparatus employed,
Figure 2 a front view of the same,
Figure 3 is a section of the registering mechanism in side view, and
Figure 4 is a front view of the same.
The apparatus consists principally of a rod a pivotted at 6 between two bars
or supports c. The rod a is provided at its lower end with a counterweight d
tending to keep the rod in the upright or normal position, which counterweight
or end of the rod also actuates the registering mechanism. The supports c
between which the rod can pivot, are firmly connected to the casing containing
the registering mechanism. Between the two supports c is mounted a pin e,
around which pivots a lever f the forward end of which, when the rod a is turned
down into a horizontal position as shown by the arrow, is raised by the counter-
weight with which the lower end of the rod is provided. The lever f is articu-
lated at its other end g to a vertical rod which in its turn is hinged to another
rod which is pivotted at on the casing. This rod i is also articulated to a
second vertical rod provided with two notches or teeth. On a central axle m
is mounted a wheel n provided on its face with numbers of which one is visible
through the front face of the apparatus provided for this purpose with a window.
. Each time that the rod is turned down or depressed by the ring being thrown upon

page_text: and around it, its counterweight d raises the first pivotted rod f which, turning
on its axis, e, draws the vertical rod down. In descending this vertical rod
causes the intermediate rod i to turn on its pivot thus lifting the second vertical
rod k.
As soon as the rod, owing to the counterweight d has returned to its original
position, the registering mechanism is left free, and, owing to its weight, the
second vertical rod k descends causing the wheel n to turn, by its tooth or teeth
engaging with a pin or pins o projecting from the surface of the indicator wheel,
and of which in the form illustrated two are in gear with the notches of the
rod k.
The pins o are so arranged on the wheel n that at each action of the mechanism
the wheel turns to the extent of one tooth. In order to prevent the wheel from
slipping back there is arranged a roller p or catch carried on a small bar articu-
lated to a pivotted rod q (Figure 4) which comes between two adjacent pins and
acts as a pawl, or any other suitable device might be employed for that purpose.
The whole of the registering mechanism may be secured in place in any suit-
able manner, for instance by means of rings r which can slide between two
vertical rods s and which can be fixed at any height desired on these rods. It
is evident that instead of using these rod supports the box containing the register-
ing mechanism could be also fixed against a wall or the like.
The ring with which the game is played is attached by a cord, either to the
ceiling, or when in an open place to a stand or arm t arranged in a convenient
position.
The game as described contains only one rod. Of course, it is to be under-
stood that in the same game several rods may be employed each one actuating
either a special register or a register common to all. The different parts con-
stituting the new game may be of various shapes as may be deemed advisable,
and the arrangement of the parts may be varied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A ring game apparatus comprising a frame or support carrying a pivotted
counterweighted rod adapted when displaced by the ring to come in contact with
and actuate a numbering or registering mechanism substantially as described.
2. The complete game apparatus substantially as described or illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of January 1900.
BOULT, WADE & KILBURN,
Agents for the Applicant.