A New or Improved Puzzle.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 15th Apr., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Puzzle.
I, GEORGE CARTER, of 13, Howard Street, Bradford, in the County of York,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved puzzle.
To carry out my invention I employ a four sided or other suitable pyramid
having a continuous inclined path formed round and round it from base to apex.
This path more or less inclines laterally downwards and inwards so as to be
more or less grooved and a cup or recess is provided at the apex into which the
said path leads. The pyramid is mounted upon a suitable base piece and is
preferably surrounded by a case having a glass cover or it may have any other
suitable case or cover. A loose pellet or ball is provided in the case or cover
and the object to be attained in doing" the puzzle is to so manipulate it by
alternately inclining the several sides that the ball runs along the path until it
reaches the cup or recess in the apex.
The pyramid may be made of sheet metal, glass, earthenware, plaster, com-
position or of any other suitable material.
1000
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Patent Agents, Bradford.
A New or improved ruzzie.
I, GEORGE CARTER, 13, Howard Street, Bradford, Yorks, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement: -
This invention relates to a new or improved puzzle.
To carry out my invention I employ a four sided or other suitable pyramid
having a continuous inclined path formed round and round it from base to apex.
This path more or less inclines laterally downwards and inwards so as to be
more or less grooved and a cup or recess is provided at the apex into which the
said path leads. The pyramid is mounted upon a suitable base piece and is
preferably surrounded by a case having a glass cover or it may have any other
suitable case or cover. "A loose pellet or ball is provided in the case or cover
and the object to be attained in " doing" the puzzle is to so manipulate it by
alternately inclining the several sides that the ball runs along the path until it
reaches the cup or recess in the apex,

page_text: The pyramid may be made of sheet metal, glass, earthenware, plaster, com-
position, or of any other suitable material.
Referring to the annexed drawings,
Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved puzzle.
Figure 2 section through linery in Figure 1.
a is the pyramid having the inclined surfaces 6 upon which the ball is
caused to travel towards the apex by inclining the box in the required direction.
The casing d may be of any suitable material and the cover e of glass or other
transparent substance.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner, the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is—
1. The improved puzzle substantially as illustrated and described herein.
2. In puzzles of the class herein described: a square sided pyramid having
inclined surfaces in combination with a ball substantially as described and illus-
trated herein.
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