Year: 1897

page_text: I, JOHN TOURTEL, of 67, Aldersgate Street, in the City of London, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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I provide a board having raised sides at oppocite points of which are pierced
openings through which protrude two tubes or the like which tubes are pivotted
at or near the extremity to the said board. Each tube is provided with a piston
and spring, and the piston may be pulled in the tube and the spring compressed
by means of a rod which is secured to the piston and passes through the outer end
of the tube, the piston or the rod may also be provided with a pin working in a
slot in the tube and arranged to engage in a notch when the spring has been fully
compressed. If a ball or pellet be now introduced into the muzzle of the spring
gun formed by the tube then upon releasing the piston the said ball or pellet will
be propelled along the board. Around the sides, at a suitable height from the
board, I provide grooves into which is fixed a string of rubber or other elastic
substance which acts as a cushion when the ball strikes against it. Upon the
board I place a number of pegs which may be in the form of soldiers and which
may be either loose or fitted into holes pierced in the board.
The game is played by two or more competitiors and half the pegs belong to
each competitor or party of competitors. The object of the game is to knock
down the opponent's pegs, but these are so arranged that upon commencing the
game it is impossible for either competitor to fire direct at his opponents pegs
without endangering or striking his own; it is, therefore, necessary to aim at the
cushion and allow the rebound to carry the ball among the opponents pegs.
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I, JOHN TOURTEL, of 67, Aldersgate Street, in the City of London, Engineer, 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:
I provide a board A having raised sides B B1 B2 B3 at opposite points of which
are pierced openings CC' through which protrude tubes 1 D' or the like which
tubes are pivoted at E E¹. Each tube is provided with a piston F and spring G
and the said piston may be pulled in the tube and compress the said spring by

page_text: means of a rod H which is secured to the piston and passes through the outer end
of the tube. Upon the piston F a pin I is provided (which pin may be formed
by suitably bending the inner end of the rod H) which works in a slot J of the
tube and is arranged to engage with a notch Kwhen the spring has been fully
compressed. If a ball or pellet L be introduced into the muzzle of the spring
gun formed by the tube D then upon releasing the piston the said ball or pellet
will be propelled along the board A. Around the sides B B1 B2 B3 and at a suit-
able height from the board A I provide a string or equivalent of rubber or other
elastic substance which acts as a cuslion M when the ball strikes against it.
Upon the board I place a number of pegs N which may be in the form of soldiers
and may be either loose upon the board or preferably provided with stems P fit-
ting loosely into holes Q pierced in the board. The two sets of pegs are coloured
differently and are placed symmetrically in a triangular disposition, the apex of
each triangle being opposite the mouth of a gun or tube as illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
The game is played by two or more competitors, the pegs in each triangle
belonging to the operator of the adjacent gun. The object of the game is to
knock down the oppenent's pegs, but these are so arranged that upon commencing
the game it is impossible for either competitor to fire direct at his opponents pegs
without striking his own; it is, therefore, necessary to aim at the cushion M and
allow the rebound to carry the ball among the opponents pegs.
Fig. 1 is a general illustration of the apparatus above described whilst Figures 2
and 3 are sectional illustration of a peg and a gun respectively.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare, that what
I claim is:-
1. The construction of toys or games substantially as described and illustrated.
2. In the construction of toys or games the combination of a board A having
sides B B B2 B3 cushions M and removeable pegs or pieces N with a gun or
guns DD or their equivalent substantially as described."
3. In the construction of toys or games the combination of a board A having
sides B B1 B2 B3 and cushions M with a pivotted gun or guns such as D D having
a considerable horizontal range of aim over the said board substantially as
described.
Dated this Twenty ninth date of Manal 1000