Improved Marker for Games, applicable to Bezique, Cribbage, Whist, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Le!t, 10th June, 1896-4ccepted, 25th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Marker for Games, applicable to Bezique, Cribbage,
Whist, and the like.
I, ALFRED ROBERT KNAPP, of Sheepmarket Street, Crewkerne, in the County:
of Somerset, Printer and Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved marker for games, applicable to bezique,.
cribbage, whist and the like.
This invention is constructed of pasteboard, mill-band or the like cut to a suitable
shape to form the plate and in this said plate is cut a longitudinal slot. The face.
of the plate is divided out into a scale at the top from 1 to 60 in the form of parts
of two circles joined by a straight line, and below the slot is a semicircular scale
from 1 to 5. In the longitudinal slot is mounted a movable pointer fixed to a pin
and disc, this said pointer can be placed in any desired position for indicating
points on either of the scales. In the centre of the plate is a straight scale,.
and at or near the base line are two semicircular scales from 1 to 10 each with
a pointer in the centre of each scale, these said pointers are attached to centre
pins which are forced through holes in the plate and clinched on the other side
with heads.
Dated this 18th day of November 1895.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Marker for Games, applicable to Bezique, Cribbage,
Whist, and the like.
I, ALFRED ROBERT KNAPP, of Sheepmarket Street, Crewkerne, in the County
of Somerset, Stationer, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved marker for games, applicable to beziques.
cribbage, whist and the like.
I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing,.
in which-
Fig. 1, is a plan of the top or front side of the marker.
Fig. 2, is a plan of the back of Fig. 1.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
This invention is constructed of pasteboard, mill-band or the like or metal with.
turned over edges cut to a suitable sbape to form the plate c and in this said
plate is cut a longitudinal slot a. The face of the plate e is divided out into.
a scale g at the top from 1 to 60 in the form of parts of two circles joined
by a straight line, and below the slot is a semicircular scale h from 1 to 5.
In the longitudinal slot a is mounted a movable pointer b fixed to a centre.
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page_text: pin e and a disc d, this said pointer can be placed in any desired position for
indicating points on either of the scales. In the centre of the plate c is a
straight scale i, aud at or near the base line are two semicircular scales j
from 1 to 10 each with a pointer b in the centre of each scale, these said
pointers are attached to centre pins e which are forced through holes in the
plate and clinched on the other side with heads f.
Scale i is indicated by the pointer b moving along the slot a.
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. In a marker for games, the combination of the plate c longitudinal slot a
pointers & centre pins e discs d clinched heads f with the scales g, h, i and j,
substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In a marker for games, the combination of the various scales set out on a
plate of mill-band or sheet metal with a longitudinal slot and the movable pointers
for indicating points, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 10th day of June 1896.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.