A New Game.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1891-Accepted, 15th Aug.,
1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Game.
We, GEORGE ROBERTSON HISLOP Gas Engineer and ROBERT FINDLAY
HISLOP Student Glasgow University both residing at Gas Works Paisley N.B.
(County of Renfrew) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The game consists in throwing together or separately, rings and buttons
from a spring projector on to pins and into receptacles on & in a central tower or
figure.
The said tower or figure may be made of wood, metal, pasteboard or other
suitable material and of suitable design & dimensions, the same being provided with
a vertical central pin having around it a suitable number of other pins placed
preferably at an angle, and in playing certain values are attached to the different
pins.
Instead of such a tower a stand having one two or more shelves and furnished
with similar pins may be substituted. The projectors which together with the
rings and buttons are coloured in sets, consist of a seat made of wood, metal or other
suitable material, and provided with an inclined plane upon which a spring of steel
band, spiral wire, or their equivalent, is fixed and having on upper end a specially
constructed disc for holding the ring and from which it is projected on to pins as
described. The said disc is provided also with a seat or cavity from which buttons
made of any suitable material are thrown together or separately from the rings, and
the central tower which is made hollow is provided with receptacles or openings in
sides of any form but preferably D shaped & having at lower side a projecting lip
or sill to facilitate the introduction of the buttons, and the lid of tower which is
reversible has placed upon it a cup, cups, or receptacles for the reception of the
buttons when these alone are played with, or such receptacles may be placed upon a
shelf or shelves on a stand or otherwise. This game is played in rotation, each
player being furnished with a projector and a set of rings & buttons.
Dated this 7th day of November 1890.
GEO. R. HISLOP.
ROBERT F. HISLOP.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Game.
We, GEORGE ROBERTSON HISLOP Gas Engineer and ROBERT FINDLAY
HISLOP, Student Glasgow University, both residing at Gas Works, Paisley N. B.
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
The game consists in throwing together or separately from a spring projector
rings and buttons or discs on to pins and into receptacles on and in a central tower
or figure which may be of any desired contour in elevation and cross or horizontal
section.
The central tower or figure, an example of which is represented at Figures 1
and 2 of the accompanying drawings, may be made of wood, metal or any other
suitable material but preferably partly of wood and partly of metal. On the tower
or figure a series of pins or rods are arranged. In the example shewn nine pins in
all are provided five of which marked A are secured to a block B removably set in

page_text: or rested upon the top or crown of the tower or figure C and four marked A' are
secured at equal distances apart to the upper parts of the sides or body of the
tower. The central pin A. on the crown is vertical and the four surrounding pins
as also the four pins A¹ are preferably set at an angle to the vertical central pin.
Instead of these pins hooks or catches may be substituted and the number and
arrangement may be considerably varied.
The tower or figure C has at a level lower than the side pins A' a number of
ports or receptacles D the front of each of which is composed of a plate D' of metal
or other material screwed or otherwise secured to the body of the tower or figure in
such wise that the upper part of th plate lies parallel to the side pins A³ or at any
other desired angle to the vertical plane of the tower. The block B carrying the
crown pins on one side of it has a cup or receptacle E formed on or secured to the
other side of it, the arrangement being reversible, that is to say, the cup may be
turned upwards and the pins downwards into the interior of the tower, the block
being secured to the crown adjustably by any suitable means.
Instead of a tower or figure as above described a board, shelf or number of shelves
of suitable dimensions may be substituted and upon it or them any desired number
of pins and cups or receptacles may be fixed on the same or upon opposite sides, the
said board shelf or shelves being supported upon stands or feet.
The spring projector by which the rings and buttons or discs are thrown and
which is illustrated in elevation at Figure 3 and in plan at Figure 4 of the drawing
consists of a seat or base F made of wood, metal or other material and of any
desired design and proportions, the said seat having an incled plane G on its
upper side to which is secured one end of a band spiral or other spring H the other
and free end of the spring being furnished with a disc or like device I for holding
the rings and buttons and from which on depressing the free end of the spring the
rings are projected on to the pins or catches A, A¹ and the buttons into the ports
or receptacles D. The disc or device I has a cavity at the centre in which the
buttons or counters are placed preparatory to being thrown and instead of using Hat
buttons or counters, balls or segments of balls or solid bodies of other shape may be
substituted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. As apparatus for use in playing a game a central tower or figure having pins,
hooks or catches and open receptacles to receive rings and solid bodies in
conjunction with a spring projector or projectors substantially as described with
reference to the drawings annexed.
2. As apparatus for use in playing a game a board or shelf supported upon a
stand or feet and having pins, hooks or catches and open receptacles upon the same
or opposite sides (to receive rings and solid bodies) in conjunction with a spring
projector or projectors substantially as hereinbefore described.
3. For use in playing a game a tower or figure constructed and furnished
substantially as described with reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the appended
drawings.
4. For use in throwing rings or solid bodies in playing a game a spring
projector constructed substantially as described with reference to Figures 3
and 4 of the accompanying drawings in conjunction with other apparatus as
set forth.
Dated this Third day of July 1801
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.