Improvements in or relating to Puzzle or Game Apparatus, applicable for Advertisement Purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov,, 1898.
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Aug., 1899-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1899.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Puzzle or Game Apparatus, applicable
for Advertisement Purposes.
We, JOIN WILLIAM GAZE, of 5, Dalkeith Road, Ilford, in the County of Essex,
and THOMAS INSTONE, of 42, Mountview Road, Stroud Green, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus of the nature of a puzzle or game which
may be constructed and used as follows:-
We employ a suitable number, variable according to circumstances, of discs
of metal, cardboard or other suitable material, of suitable shape, say for example
octagonal, of different sizes superimposed and adapted to be turned about a
common centre or pivot, the complete apparatus being therefore approximately
in the form of a pyramid, having the number of sides and angles which may be
decided upon in the instance given above-eight.
At each angle of each disc, and preferably placed upon its face is a number,
and the object is to so arrange the discs that the sum of the numbers upon all
the angles lying in one line will aggregate a predetermined total.
When this apparatus is used for advertisement purposes we may place upon
suitable portions of the various discs any desired statement, ornamentation, or
otherwise, which may, or may not, be so arranged as to read in a particular
manner when the angles have been arranged in the above-mentioned particular
manner. Thus, if desired, the numbers may give a clue to the literary matter,
or the literary matter may give a clue to the numbers, or neither may give the
clue to the other.
The discs may be coloured or ornamented in any desired manner, but are
preferably of different colours so as to afford as striking an appearance as
possible; they may be of any desired shape or thickness, and particularly the
smallest or top one may be in the form of a cone or pyramid instead of a simple
disc.
Although we prefer that the before-described discs should be provided with
flats and angles we wish it nevertheless to be understood that they may be
entirely or partly circular and the dividing lines or distinction may be provided
upon their surfaces, or indentations may be made in their edges or they may be
otherwise shaped or arranged so as to operate in the prescribed manner.
It is intended that each disc should be capable of movement independently
of any of the others.
Dated this 31st day of October 1898.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Puzzle or Game Apparatus, applicable
for Advertisement Purposes.
We, JOHN WILLIAM GAZE, of 5, Dalkeith Road, Ilford, Essex, Secretary to a
Company, and THOMAS INSTONE, of 43, Mountview Road, Stroud Green, Middlesex,
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page_text: Gentleman, 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 apparatus of the nature of a puzzle or game which
may be constructed and used as follows:-
We employ a suitable number, variable according to circumstances, of discs BC
DE of metal, cardboard or other suitable material, of suitable shape, say for
example octagonal, of different sizes superimposed and adapted to be turned about
a common centre or pivot A the complete apparatus being therefore approximately
in the form of a pyramid, having the number of sides and angles which may be
decided upon in the instance given above-eight.
At each angle of each disc, and preferably placed upon its face, is a number
and the object is to so arrange the discs that the sum of the numbers upon all
the angles lying in one line will aggregate a predetermined total. In the
example shewn the sum of the numbers on each line of angles will be 100 when
the discs are properly arranged.
When this apparatus is used for advertisement purposes we may place upon
suitable portions of the various discs any desired statement, ornamentation or
otherwise, which may, or may not, be so arranged as to read in a particular
manner when the angles have been arranged in the above mentioned particular
manner. Thus, if desired, the numbers may give a clue to the literary matter,
or the literary matter may give a clue to the numbers, or neither may give the
clue to the other.
The discs may be colored or ornamented in any desired manner, but are pre-
ferably of different colors so as to afford as striking an appearance as possible,
they may be of any desired shape or thickness and particularly the smallest or
top one may be in the form of a cone or pyramid instead of a simple disc.
Although we prefer that the before described discs should be provided with
flats and angles, we wish it nevertheless to be understood that they may be
entirely or partly circular and the dividing lines or distinction may be provided
upon their surfaces or indentations may be made in their edges or they may
otherwise be shaped or arranged so as to operate in the prescribed manner.
It is intended that each disc should be capable of movement independently of
any of the others.
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. An apparatus of the nature of a puzzle or game, constructed of discs of
cardboard or other suitable material and of a suitable shape, of different sizes
superimposed and adapted to be turned about a common centre or pivot, the
object being, so to arrange numbers at each angle upon the face of each disc
that the sum of such numbers upon all the angles lying in one line will aggregate
a predetermined total.
Dated this 2nd dov
1000