Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1897
Completo Connifination Loft 01nt July 1000
Accented
1nt Ont
1000
I, JAMES POWNELL BRITTON, Lee Vicarage, Great Missenden, Bucks,, Clerk
in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved game, which may be played upon
a table.
In carrying out my invention I provide a board or surface having boundaries,
and in the centre I provide a recess which is reached by an inclined surface.
Upon the board I fix cushions which are preferably carried upon a metal piece
which is let into a recess upon the board so as to be securely held. I provide a
number of balls and mallets. The balls are struck by the mallets, the object
being to cause the balls to hit the cushion and then enter the central recess. I also
provide a series of other recesses or arches, through which the ball is caused to
pass. The number of players will depend upon the number of balls, and the
player securing the highest number out of a given number of strokes will be
declared the winner, as the various recesses and arches through which the balls
pass or enter are provided with numbers. I find it convenient to form the central
recess in the form of a ring having a bevelled edge giving a required incline which
in the case of a hinged board may be removed when required and the board folded
when not in use.
Although for purposes of illustration I have shewn my invention as a table
game, I do not confine myself to this. The game may be played upon a lawn or
other surface if required as the various parts may be increased in size accordingly.
The boundary marks and the position and shape of the cushions may be varied
as required.
A New or Improved Game.
I, JAMES POWNELL BRITTON, Lee Vicarage, Great Missenden, Bucks, Clerk
in Holy Orders, 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 new or improved game which may be played upon
a table.
In carrying out my invention I provide a board or surface having boundaries,
and in the centre provide a recess which is reached by an inclined surface.
Upon the board I fix cushions which are preferably carried upon a metal piece
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page_text: which is let into a recess upon the board so as to be securely held. I provide a
number of balls and mallets. The balls are struck by the mallets, the object
I also
being to cause the balls to hit the cushion and then enter the central recess.
provide a series of other recesses or arches, through which the ball is caused to
pass. The number of players will depend upon the number of balls, and the
player securing the highest number out of a given number of strokes will be
declared the winner, as the various recesses and arches through which the balls
pass or enter are provided with numbers.
I find it convenient to form the central recess in the form of a ring having a
bevelled edge giving a required incline which in the case of a hinged board may be
removed when required and the board folded when not in use.
Although for purposes of illustration I have shewn my invention as a table
game, I do not confine myself to this. The game may be played upon a lawn or
other surface if required as the various parts may be increased in size accordingly.
The boundary marks and the position and shape of the cushions may be varied
as required.
For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the next drawings, in the
Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved game.
Figure 2, cross section through line X, Y, in Figure 1.
Figure 3, view of mallet and ball. A is the base or board which may be formed
of suitable material and is provided with the sides or rim B and has suitable
boundary marks. C are cushions which may be formed of suitable material such
as an inflated tube of indiarubber.
Cushions D are formed in this way and are secured to the board and base A
in any convenient manner such as by means of the plate E to which the cushion
is secured at F.
G are the recesses formed in the board.
Hare arches of suitable material such as wire.
The central recess L is provided with the inclined surface J, the arches and
recesses are provided with suitable marks or numbers for the purpose of enabling
the players to score. A convenient number of balls may be employed according
to the number of players. The game is played as follows:-
The ball is struck against one of the cushions the object being to cause it to
rebound from the cushion which will cause it to pass through arches or enter one
or other of the recesses as the player may desire, cannons may also be made from
one or other of the player's balls and if each is struck the score of the player may
be counted, and the player making the greatest number declared the winner.
Of course there are several modifications in playing the game which may be made
and rules varied according to circumstances.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what
I claim is:
(1). A new or improved game substantially as described and illustrated herein.
(2). A new or improved game consisting of a base or board having boundaries
marked thereon and provided with cushions, and having recesses, and arches,
the central recess having inclined edges, a rim or edge surrounding said board or
base, in combination with balls, and a mallet or mallets for striking said balls,
substantially as described and illustrated herein.
Dated this 20th day of June 1898.