Improvements in Devices for Use in Playing a Game resembling Quoits, partly applicable to other Games or Sports.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1899
Improvements in Devices for Use in Playing a Game resembling
Quoits, partly applicable to other Games or Sports.
I, CHARLES GRAYSON, of 29, Ullet Road, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Ship Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its principal object to provide devices for use in playing
a game resembling quoits.
The game I provide resembles quoits in that it involves the use of a series of
quoit-like pieces which are adapted to be thrown by hand at a peg or mark.
These pieces are each composed of a piece of thin metal or other suitable
material, preferably stamped out, or spun, to the desired shape. The extreme
outside and inside edges of these pieces, which are circular, may be strengthened
by a narrow beading, or if desired one or both edges may be guarded or lined
with a strip or rubber or other buffering material, either continuous or serrated.
I prefer that the shape of each piece shall be such that if its under or concave
surface be applied to a sphere of proper size it will be in contact therewith over
the whole of said surface, as I find in practice that a thin quoit or piece of such
a shape, and perforated or cut away at its centre as is usual with quoits, spins or
travels in the air when projected, with great accuracy, and with a swift and
uniform motion. The pieces may be enamelled or painted, or otherwise decorated,
as desired.
The game is primarily designed to be played indoors and for this purpose a peg
is provided preferably attached to a weighted base, and this may be surrounded
with a piece of felt or other suitable fabric. The weighted basé lying
beneath the centre of the felt will cause the latter to assume a shape similar to
the clay usually provided for playing quoits.
My game may be played indoors upon an ordinary floor, or on the surface of a
billiard table. Or with rather heavier pieces it may be played on a tennis lawn
without damage to the latter.
I find in practice that the pieces above described when projected through the
air describe such a true and regular curve, and moreover travel at such a high
speed, that they are admirably adapted for use in place of the usual "clay pigeons"
hitherto employed for shooting practice, or matches.
Dated this 8th day of February 1899.
CHARLES
COVENTRY,
Patent Expert, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
› Improvements in Devices for Use in Playing a Game resembling
Quoits, partly applicable to other Games or Sports.
I, CHARLES GRAYSON, of 29, Ullet Road, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Ship Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
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page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement;
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The game I provide resembles quoits in that it involves the use of a series of
a game resembling quoits.
The game I provide resembles quoits in that it involves the use of a series of
quoit-like pieces which are adapted to be thrown by hand at a peg or mark.
In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side view of one of my pieces. Fig. 2 is a plan
of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section; and Fig. 4 is a section showing the peg and
adjacent parts hereafter described.
The pieces are each composed of a portion of thin metal A, or other suitable
material, preferably stamped out or spun to the desired shape. The extreme out-
side and inside edges of these pieces, which are circular, may be strengthened
by a narrow beading, or if desired one or both may be guarded or lined with a
strip of rubber or other buffering material, either continuous or serrated. I have
shown the lower edge only strengthened, as I find that it is unnecessary to
strengthen the hole B, but this may be done if desired. The bead round the
outer edge is marked a. The shape of each piece may be such that if its under
or concave surface be applied to a sphere of proper size it will be in contact there-
with over the whole of said surface, and I find in practice that a thin quoit or
piece of such a shape, and cut away or perforated at its centre as at B, spins or
travels in the air when projected, with great accuracy, and with swift and uniform
motion. The pieces may however be made somewhat flatter as shown. They may
be enamelled or painted or otherwise decorated.
The game is primarily designed to be played indoors and for this purpose a
peg C is provided preferably attached to a weighted base D, and this is in use
surrounded by a piece of felt or other suitable fabric E. The peg C, which may
be covered with rubber, is attached to the base D, by means of a screw F, and
the felt E is gripped between them. The weighted base D lying beneath the
centre of the felt causes the latter to assume a shape similar to the clay usually
provided for playing quoits. My game may be played on an ordinary floor or
on the surface of a billiard table, ships deck, or other place. It may also be
played on a lawn without damage to the latter, and for outdoor use the pieces
may be rather heavier than for indoors. For indoor use I have found sheet brass
of No. 26 standard wire gauge amply strong enough. I find in practice that the
pieces above described when projected through the air describe such a true and
regular curve, and moreover travel at such a high speed that they are admirably
adapted for use in place of the "clay pigeons" hitherto employed for shooting
practice or matches.
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. The improved devices for use in playing a game resembling quoits, compris-
ing a series of pieces of thin metal, substantially of the shape shown, in com-
bination with a peg having a weighted base, and a piece of felt gripped between
said peg and base, substantially as described.
2. The manufacture of substitutes for "clay pigeons" of thin sheet metal, sub-
stantially as described.