A Parlour Game.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application; 23rd Aug., 1892 - Accepted, 15th Oct., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Parlour Game.
I, OSCAR OTTO of Josephinenstrasse, Dresden in the German Empire, Manu-
facturer, 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:
Referring to the accompanying drawing, the game of this invention which I
term The Humourous Duel" consists of a case a on which are mounted two
figures, c, representing soldiers, knights or other combatants. One of these, b, is
provided with a movable arm a holding a weapon e with which by pressing upon
button projecting from case a it is caused to strike the nose g of the enemy c
thereby causing a numeral disc set out in divisions (Fig. 15) and mounted either
at the side or underneath the head covering of the enemy c to be turned round
by the transmission of motion from the nose turning on pin '. When the
numeral disc stops the gain or loss is indicated by means of a pointer ¿
projecting from the figure over the face of the disc, a certain numeral, mark, or
figure being thus indicated by the particular position of the disc relatively to the
pointer. The motion of arm of figure effected from button is brought about
through spindle k of said arm on which is mounted a disc (Figs. 1, 13) to the
periphery of which is fixed a wire m connecting with a lever n in case a, so that
upon the operation of this lever from lever o fixed on the same spindle p by
pressure upon button, disc and spindle k are turned and therewith arm d with
weapon e raised to deliver a blow (Figs. 1, 14) as shewn in dotted lines.
that the blow from weapon e may be sufficiently heavy without it being necessary
for the same to be held with extreme firmness a spiral spring 7 is mounted on
spindle one end of which spring is fixed to the inside of the figure whilst the
other end acts upon the periphery of disc 1 (Fig. 13) tending to turn spindle with
arm d for the delivery of a blow. Upon releasing button fafter being pressed down
a spring arranged in case a underneath lever o brings this latter again to its
normal position (Figs. 1, 11).
In order
The transmission of the motion from nose upon this being struck by the
weapon may, for the purpose of setting in turning motion the indicator disc, be
effected in different ways. In that shewn in Figs. 2, 3, 4 the disc h is located at
the side of the enemy to be struck. In that shewn in Figs. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, the
disc is located underneath the hinged head covering. In the former example
the disc is fixed on a horizontal spindle s mounted in figure con which spindle
there is fixed within the figure an india rubber collar t and a small fly wheel, the
indicator disc upon the nose g being struck being set in motion through toothed
rod being drawn upward against the india rubber collar t (Fig. 3) ending its
upward stroke out of contact therefrom so that after communicating a turning
motion to the india rubber collar and spindle it ceases to act by friction. A
spring w prevents the toothed rod from falling back after it has performed its up
stroke, by springing underneath and supporting the end of the same or its sliding
guide. is a spiral spring located underneath toothed rod v. One of its ends is
fixed to the inside of the figure, the other end is in the form of a projecting spring
part which when nose g is struck assists the upward stroke of the toothed rod from
its lowest position (Fig. 4) when the spring is in tension.
The upward travel guided by rody of the toothed rode takes place simul-
taneously with an upward sliding guided by pivot z of the head 1 in conjunction
with the falling back of the head covering all this being caused by the nose being
struck down (Fig. 3). To this end the nose is provided with an extension 2 taking
into a slot in both pivot and head and consequently raising the latter when struck

page_text: down in front. The hollow and hinged head covering 3 of figure e is turned back
by the rising head in contact with bearing pieces 4 fixed inside the covering (Fig. 2).
Nose is so arranged to turn on point that when the weapon e is raised, the nose
without the back extension 2 is moved (Fig. 1) but when the weapon strikes down,
extension 2 must also move with the nose part (Fig. 3).
g
In the second method of transmitting motion from nose g (Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
the indicator disc h is fixed on a spindle 5 mounted vertically in the head of figure c.
This spindle also carries an india rubber collar and fly wheel u. In this vertical
position the disc spindle is set in motion by means of a pendulous lever 6 having its
lower end bent round and toothed so that it may by this end engage to a certain
extent in the rubber collar t, when, upon the nose g being struck down it is pressed
backward by the operation of an intermediate part 7 (Figs. 9, 10), but upon the
release of the nose, that is to say, when the weapon has slid therefrom after
delivering a blow, it is returned to its former position by the force of a spiral
spring 8 that has been pressed into tension by the previous backward movement
(Figs. 5, 6). In this return movement it again engages the rubber collar t causing
this with spindle 5 to turn round. In this case also, nose is so arranged to turn
on point that when the weapon is raised the nose without the intermediate
part 7 is moved, but when the weapon strikes down, intermediate part 7 must also
move with the nose part (Figs. 9, 10). Figs.. 7 and 8 shew. more clearly this
mounting of the nose independent of the intermediate part when the former rises.
9 is a stay carrying the upper end of indicator disc spindle 5. In order with
this method of carrying out the invention to cause the head covering to fall back
when the nose is struck, the hinge mounting of the covering is extended down-
wards in the form of a hook 10 which engages in an eye 11 of one end of spiral
double lever 18 the other end 12 being so located that when lever 6 moves back,
it is so moved downwards and backwards that it draws hook 10 and eye 11
inwards and upwards thereby causing the head covering to fall backwards
(Figs. 9, 10). In both methods when the blow has been delivered and after
disc has acted, the head covering has to be brought back to the closed position.
In the method described with reference to Figs. 2, 3, 4, the spring head 1 and
nose g are then brought out of the position of Fig. 3 into the commencing position
(Figs. 2, 4) whilst in the method having reference to Figs. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, the
nose g upon the backward movement of toothed lever 6 is brought by spring 8
through intermediate part 7 out of the position of Fig. 10 into the commencing
position of Fig. 1. 13 is a tray for holding counters.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A game termed "The Humourous Duel " in which two figures are placed
opposite each other upon a base a, one having a movable arm holding a weapon
with which by the act of the player of the game it strikes the nose of the opposite
figure, the enemy-thereby causing an indicating disc mounted either on the head
or at the side of the enemy to turn by the transmission of the motion of the nose
of the same, substantially as described and shewn.
2. In the game referred to the method of construction by which from the head
of the figure struck on the nose, and upon the descent of this latter, another head
is caused to rise and the head covering turned back, and by which the indicating
disc is caused to revolve by means of a toothed rod engaging, in the upward move-
ment of the inner head, with an india rubber collar fixed on the spindle of the
indicating disc, substantially as described with reference to Figs. 2, 3, 4 of the
drawing.
3. In the game referred to the method of construction by which in order to
render visible the indicating disc located underneath the head covering of the
figure to be struck on the nose, and caused to revolve upon the descent of this
latter, the head covering is thrown back by means of a lever or rod actuated by the

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fall of the nose and actuating the indicating disc and disc spindle through an india
rubber collar; of a hook 10 and double lever 18 in connection with the head
covering, substantially as described with reference to Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, of the
drawing.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1892.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.