Year: 1889

page_text: I, LUDWIG BING, of No. 55 Lessing Strasse, in the City of Berlin, Prussia,
Germany, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
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My invention relates to an invention for card-players its object being to indicate the
person who has to deal the cards, the said indicator being applicable to almost any
game at cards.
The apparatus is provided at its upper surface with four or more ivory, slate or
other sinal plates on which the names of the players can be written or otherwise
affixed.
The name of the person whose turn it is to deal the cards is indicated by an appro-
priate pointer which is successively caused to stop in consecutive order at one of the
small plates containing the names of the players and is detained by a stud, pin or peg
until the knob or button of the same is operated, so that the pointer, which is auto-
matically operated by a suitable watch spring, moves around to the next man.
The apparatus as represented in the accompanying drawing is arranged for four
players but if a smaller number of players desire to use the apparatus the corresponding
knob or button or knobs or buttons are removed or depressed so that the arresting
arm can pass the same without hindrance.
Figure 1 is a plan or top view of the apparatus.
Figure 2 is a vertical section, and Figure 3 a horizontal section on the line A, B,
in Figure 2.
Figure 4 is the elevation of a part of the apparatus with the arresting device
for the pointer h, the arm of which is provided with an arrow tip as represented in
Figure 3.
Figure 5 is the section of a modified arrangement of the apparatus.
A
The case a of the apparatus is divided into two compartments by the walls b, c.
ratchet wheel d is arranged in the lower compartment and is provided with a spindle e
which passes through the wall c and is squared off at its upper end.

page_text: The reduced end of the spindle e gears into the spindle g which passes through the
wall b and carries at its upper end the pointer or arm h. A pin is arranged on the
ratchet wheel d to which the one end of a watch or other suitable spring k is attached,
the other end of which is fixed to the spindle g. The spring k is put under tension by
turning the ratchet wheel d in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, by means of a key
placed on the squared end of the spindle e, whereas the spring is prevented from
unwinding by means of the pawl Z which gears into the ratchet wheel & and is kept in
gear with the same by a suitable spring and by means of the pointer or arm / on the
spindle g.
In order to permit the spring to move the pointer from one name plate to the other
the arresting device is so arranged that a slight pressure on the knob or button will
release the pointer h. For this purpose each arresting device m, m', m², m³ is arranged
at its lower end in a casing n and is surrounded by a spring o whilst the upper weaker
end, which passes through the casing a, is provided with a knob or button, whereas
the larger central part is guided in a slot or recess in the plate b.
If the pointer h, which is visible through openings in the cover of the casing which
carries the name plates and points to the same for indicating the card "dealer" is
released by depressing the knob or button so that the weaker upper end of the
arresting device is depressed until the pointer loses its hold of the arresting device the
said pointer will be impelled forwards by the spring k to the next arresting pin m²
when the pointer is again arrested and indicates the name of the player whose turn it
is to "deal" cards.
The depressed arresting pin m is again raised by the spring o in order to again
arrest the pointer when it again reaches this point.
If only three players are engaged, one of the arresting pins or pegs, for instance m³,
Fig. 4, can be put out of operation, for which purpose a cross pin r is arranged to
glide in a slot of the casing a so that the same can be turned into the extensions of
the slot and thus prevent the knob or button from being raised by the spring o, and so
that the pointer can pass the same without hindrance or a small slide can be used for a
like purpose.
Figure 5 represents a modified arrangement of the ivory or other name-plate p:
the same is inserted under the somewhat curved cover of the casing, the pointer h¹
is located above the name plate p and is provided with the stud h³ which passes
under the plate p and lies behind the arresting pin q.
The apparatus can be provided with an ash tray, a cigar rest and match.box
stand, and be so clegantly execnted that the same will be an ornament to any
card table.
It will be evident that the arrangement of the parts can be modified in many
ways without departing from the nature of my invention.
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 1
claim is :-
An improved apparatus for card-players adapted to indicate the person whose
turn it is to deal cards, consisting of the indicating device operating by a watch
or other spring, the pointer being arrested at the plate carrying the name of
one of the players, by the extended part of the arresting pin or stud m, m³, m², m³,
which when depressed will release the pointer whereby one
ог more of the said
arresting pins or studs can be set out of operation so that the pointer can pass
the pin or stud without hindrance, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 28th day of January 1889.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Associate Agent.