Improvements in Apparatus for Marking or Scoring Games, also Applicable for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1898-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1898
DOVISIONAT ADWAY KAUPION
Improvements in Apparatus for Marking or Scoring Games, also
Applicable for Advertising Purposes.
I, HENRI VICTORIN BOLLÉ of 71, Rue des Moines, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be. as
follows;-
This invention relates to apparatus for marking and scoring games and for
advertising.
It consists of (1) a stationary part formed of a false bottom or frame composed
of two cross-pieces connected with two standards, wider than the first, adapted to
receive the support of the marking apparatus.
(2) A frame surrounding the above; and
(3) Four square or rectangular wooden boards termed advertising "tablets,"
and adapted to receive notices as the four corners of the playing board; all the
parts forming a complete whole and serving to sustain the following movable
parts:
(1) The playing ground work or bed, consisting of three thicknesses of veneered
wood with the grain placed cross-wise, fitted between the advertising tablets and
the frame, trimmed and covered with material and secured to the false bottom by
Screws.
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(2) A marker for marking the scores made at the game of "manille" or other
card games, consisting of two quadrants facing each other and forming "the dial
one quadrant being adapted for marking units, and the other, for marking tens,
and each being provided with a movable pointer, whereby any desirable number
from 1 to 99, may be expressed; this marking or scoring device being fixed to the
false bottom by means of a single screw and being adapted to lock in position the
sliding counters, applicable for scoring at any game.
The board is divided into three columns each column being provided with two
slides or runners.
The small runner serves to mark the higher numbers in each column, viz.; the
fives in the unit columns, the fifties in the ten column, and the five hundreds in
the hundreds.
The larger runner, uncovers or covers fractions, or fifths, of the corresponding
numbers covered by the small runner.
These runners are made of metal, and the springs serving to regulate or control
their operation are placed on one side of them, and are, in fact, cut out of the same
piece of metal.
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They may be arranged to announce the score marked with a
click" or snap-
ping sound, or they may be silent. The said slides are retained in the proper
relative positions in their respective columns, by being embedded in grooves
extending on each side of the same and held therein by small closed or turned in
knees or squares, they operate by being slightly pushed or drawn, in alternate
succession, by pressing the central projection or stud with the finger. Such knob

page_text: may either be raised in the metal direct (i.e. integral therewith), or secured to it
in any suitable manner.
With this arrangement, the scores to be marked are expressed by the figures left
uncovered; the three columns being afterwards held and their distance regulated
by an armature or frame of such size and shape as may accommodate the space
available. The whole structure may be all wood or all metal, or of any other
suitable material, and is applicable to an almost unlimited variety of purposes.
Dated this 30th day of September 1897.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co..
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
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page_text: As will be seen from the drawings the indicator consists of a frame A a part only
of which is shown in Figure 1 serving to hold, in any convenient manner, a panel B
covered by any suitable material, such as cloth, linen or wax-cloth, leather and
the like, this panel being so arranged as to leave a space at each side within the
frame to receive the totallers and the advertising tablets. Each indicator comprises
a supporting plate C (Figure 2) fixed to the frame as hereinafter mentioned. This
supporting plate C is placed flat upon the panel P and fixed by means of its points c
to the edge of the tablet which may be used for advertising purposes. A dial
plate N see Figures 1, 5, 11 and 12 is then laid upon the points c¹ of the supporting
plate C. and held in position thereon by means of a plate T, Figure 6 which is
inserted between the axes of the counting devices and the lower flanges, formed
by the bending of the plate N as shown in Figures 11 and 12, the said plate T
being fixed at one end by causing its points to enter the frame A and at the other
end by means of nails or screws driven into the covered part of the board.
The plate C is formed of three parallel bars C¹, upon each of which is arranged
a flattened tube D which is open at its base and provided with slots d (Figure 3)
upon one of its sides. the object of which slots will be hereinafter explained. In
the interior of the tube D is arranged another tube G which is likewise open at
one side and provided with slots , adapted to correspond with the slots d in the
tube D. In the interior of the tube G a curved bracket M is forcibly inserted
which carries a striking mechanism. These brackets are also provided with slots
similar to those in the tubes D and G and exactly register with the latter when the
said mechanism is put in place see Figures 8, 9 and 10.
Each striking mechanism is composed of two hammers H constantly forced by a
propelling spring I toward the non-perforated side wall of the inner tube G. These
hammers are arranged on a common shaft and are cocked by means of an arm of
an index Ladapted to oscillate in both directions, so as to act upon one or the other
of the hammers.
The index L traverses the slot of the bracket M and of the tubes D) and G, so
as to enter into engagement with the inward projecting portions e formed on the
slides E or F capable of sliding unon the tube D. The distance between the
inward projections e correspond to the distance between the figures marked upon
the tube D so that each time one of the pieces E or F covers or uncovers a figure,
one of the hammers F is operated that is to say, causer to strike against the wall
of the tube G.
If for example, the slide F is caused to continue to rise in the direction of the
arrow 1 owing to the action of the propelling spring I, the index L will escape from
the inward projection retaining the same in an inclined position, and simultane-
ously the hammer, which is represented in its cocked position, will strike the tube G.
If the slide F is pulled in opposite direction to that indicated by the arrow 1,
the index will oscillate in this direction and the other hammer will then be cocked.
The tube D is provided on its surface, firstly with four like numerals 1 represent-
ing units, tens and hundreds. Secondly with the numeral 5 representing
units, tens and hundreds. These tubes D (Figure 1 and 3) receive each exteriorly
a large slide E adapted to cover four numerals of the same value, and a small
slide F adapted to cover the numeral 5 corresponding to the units, tens or hundreds.
The striker devices are guided and are retained in their normal position in the
interior of the tube G by stirrup M (Figure.8). Each slide E and F is furnished
with an ornamental projecting flange.i for the purpose of facilitating the displace-
ment of such slides.
The indicating devices comprise, each, two counters or totallers with poin'ers,
one Rof which is for the units, and the other-S--for the tens, they consist
of a suitably bent plate N (Figure 5) through which pass two pins carrying
pointers n. These latter are constantly pressed against the plate N by springs m
and when they move to one of the numerals they emit a slight dry sound through
the intervention of a small projection in the pointer produced by bending the
metal. This projection o corresponds with recesses o¹ provided in the plate N.

page_text: 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. An indicator for marking or scoring games and exhibiting advertisements,
characterized by the combination of an indicator for games having two or more
counters or totallers arranged laterally, each of said counters comprising three
rows of numerals representing units, tens and hundred, and which numerals may
be covered all or part thereof by slides E F which emit a dry sound each time in
passing over one of the numerals.
2. The combination with an indicator and a counter or totaller, substantially
as above claimed a registering device R-S provided with pointers.
3. The combination with an indicator for marking or scoring games, of advertis-
ing tablets.
11' DALL
of Tun 1908
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.