A New and Improved Game, and Appliances connected therewith and therefor.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1891
PROVIDIUNAD OF BOLLI
A New and Improved Game, and Appliances connected therewith
and therefor.
THOMAS THOMPSON of 9 St. James Street Burnley in the County of
Lancaster Herbalist and. ROBERT BLEZARD of 28 Burnley Road Padiham in the
said County Tobacconist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention relates to a new and improved game of skill designed for the
amusement, and healthful recreation of children and adults, and consists of a box
case or board having numbered holes or partitions formed therein and a cup or disc
mounted on a spring for the purpose of throwing or projecting balls, discs, or balls
and discs or other form of projectile from the cup into the numbered holes or
partitions, the object being with a given number of balls or discs to score a high
number, i.e., each competitor or person taking part in the game, strives to throw
the balls discs or projectiles by the aid of the spring into the holes or partitions,
bearing the highest numbers.
According to this our said invention we employ a box case or board the bottom
of which is perforated with a series of holes and the body of the box is divided
into partitions corresponding with the holes formed in the bottom of the box, or
with a series of say two or more of the holes. Each hole or each partition is
marked with a different number.
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On the inside of the lid of the box or case is fixed a small spring preferably
blade spring, carrying a cup or disc of metal, and the spring is so mounted that the
same may be moved and adjusted to different angles so as to throw the discs, or balls
in different directions.
The above described appliances are employed as follows. The lid is taken off
and placed on a table or other flat surface, and the body of the box is placed a
distance from the lid and wrong side up, or reversed so that the holes formed
through the bottom and the numbers are seen. A disc or ball is placed in the cup
and the competitor by compressing the spring and allowing the same to expand or
rebound suddenly throws or jerks the ball or disc out of the cup, and if the
aim be true and just sufficient pressure applied to the spring the ball or
disc will be projected such distance as to enter one of the holes in body of
the box.
Discs or balls or other shape of projectile made of wood, bone, paper, or other
material may be employed, and the number of such used by each competitor varied,
and the distance apart of the spring and cup and the holes or partitions may also be
regulated as desired.
The discs balls and cup when not in use are all carried in the box which is
closed as ordinary, one partition of the box being made without holes, for the
purpose of carrying the discs or balls.
Dated this Fifth day of February 1891.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Central Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New and Improved Game, 'and Appliances connected there with
and therefor.
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THOMAS THOMPSON of 9. St. James Street, Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Herbalist, and ROBERT BLEZARD, of 28, Burnley Road, Padiham, in
the said County, Tobacconist, 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 and improved game of skill, designed for the
amusement and healthful recreation of children and adults, and consists of a box,
case, or board having numbered holes or partitions formed therein, and a. cup or
disc mounted on a spring for the purpose of throwing or projecting balls, discs, or
balls and discs or other form of projectile from the cup into the numbered holes.or
partitions.
In the accompanying drawings,
Eig. 1 is a plan view of the box 'A' having in its lid B a number of holes.C
identified by numbers or figures.
.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the box A divided into. spaces D by: the
partitions E.
Fig. 14 is a plan view of the spring or projecting medium F, provided with
a cup or holder G, and temporarily fixed to a piece of cardboard or other
"material H.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the preceding figure, wherein is plainly, shewn
the spring or projecting medium F provided with cup or holder G, and fixed to
the steadying piece of cardboard or other material H by being forced under the
risen centre I.
It will be obvious that if a disc or ball be placed in the cup or holder G, aud
the competitor compresses the spring F, and allows the same to expand or rebound,
it will suddenly throw or jerk the ball: or 'disc out of the cup, and if the aim
be true and well gauged, and just sufficient pressure applied to the spring, the
ball or disc will be projected such a distance as to enter one of the holes C-in-the
lid B of the box A.
Discs or balls or other shape of projectile made of wood, bone; paper, or other
material may be employed, and the number of such used by each competitor
may be varied, and the distance apart of the box A and the steadying piece of
cardboard or other material H carrying the spring F may be increased.or diminished
as desired.
Instead of a series of numbered holes being provided as above, a single cup or
dish may be used, into which the discs, balls or the like may be thrown or projected
by means of the spring F as hereinbefore described.
In another modification of our invention, a number of partitions or shelves may
be raised in clevation; one above another; and on these partitions or shelves may
be loosely mounted or suspended figures or other objects, so that when discs, balls
or other projectiles are placed in the cup or holder G of the spring Fsandthe
spring F compressed and relieved, then if the aim be accurate, any, one or more
of the loosely mounted or suspended objects would be upset.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The box A provided with partitions E and having in its lid B a number of
holes C, identified by numbers or figures, substantially as described and illustrated
for the purpose set forth.
2. The spring F provided with the cup or holder G and either with or without

page_text: the steadying piece H, in combination with the box A,,substantially as described
and illustrated for the purpose specified.
3. The spring F provided with the cup or holder G in combination with a cup
or dish for receiving projectiles, substantially as described.
4. The spring F provided with the cup or holder G in combination with a
number of partitions or shelves raised in elevation, one above another, on which
are loosely mounted or suspended figures or objects, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
5. The spring F provided with the cup or holder G for the purpose of
projecting balls, discs or other like projectiles used in games, substantially as
described.
Dated this 5th day of November 1891.
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent.