Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 1st Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 9th Mar., 1888
1 ERNEST RODERICK BARNETT of 61, Part Street Southport in the County of
Lancaster, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention consists of a framework of metal wood or other suitable material
carrying a platform cut with two or more longitudinal slots.
Beneath this platform are revolving rods or bars wormed with screw threads upon
which nuts wormed to receive the screw travels. These nuts may be so shaped that
the upper portion of them shall rise through the slots in the platform or a small
standard rising through the slot may be fixed to the nut-Upon this portion rising
through the slot is fixed a model of horse and rider or other object.
For the convenience of working the alternate rods are wormed in the opposite
directions to their neighbours, handles being attached to their opposite ends for setting
the rods in motion.
The game is played in the following manner the nuts carrying the horses being
placed at one end of the stage the revolving screw threaded rods are set in motion
by means of the handles attached to their ends.
In order to secure a steady action of the revolving screw I can when desired attach
to the standard two or more small wheels rollers or sliding pieces having a hearing
upon the upper surface of the platform.
When desired the framework may be constructed with flanges whereby it can be
secured to the table by means of clamps.
In instances where the course to be travelled is other than the straight course
described the motive power may be the same but would be connected with the
travelling objects by means of bands or cords and pulleys where requisite.
The same result may be obtained by using in the plan of the revolving screw rod
an endless band passing over two or more wheels or pulleys actuated by a handle the
horses or other objects used in the race being arranged to travel upon the band
within grooves upon a platform.
1002
PAYNE & TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.

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I ERNEST RODERICK BARNETT of 61 Part Street Southport in the County of
Lancaster 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, reference being had to the drawings and to the letters
and Figures marked thereon:
My invention consists of a framework of metal, wood or other suitable material
carrying a platform cut with two or more longitudinal slots.
Beneath this platform are rods or revolving bars wormed with screw threads upon
which nuts wormed to receive the screw travel. These nuts may be so shaped the
upper portion of them shall rise through the slots in the platform. Or a small standard
rising through the slots may be fixed to the nut.
Upon this portion rising through the slot is fixed a model of horse and rider or
other object.
For the convenience of working the alternate rods are wormed in the opposite
directions to their neighbours, handles being attached to their opposite ends for setting
the rods in motion.
The Game is played in the following manner, the nuts carrying the horses being
placed at one end of the stage the revolving screw threaded rods are set in motion by
means of the handles attached to their ends. In order to secure a steady action of
the revolving screw I can when desired attach to the standard two or more small
wheels rollers or sliding pieces having a bearing upon the upper surface of the
platform.
When desired the framework may be constructed with flanges whereby it can be
secured to the table by means of clamps.
In instances where the course to be travelled is other than the straight course
described the motive power may be the same but would be connected with the
travelling objects by means of bands or cords and pulleys where requisite. The same
result may be obtained by using in the place of the revolving screw rod an endless
band passing over two or more wheels or pulleys actuated by a handle the horses
or other objects used in the race being arranged to travel upon the band within grooves
upon a platform or instead of an endless band the ends of a metallic or other tape
may each be attached to wheels or rollers placed at each end of the course, circular
courses may be arranged with the standard carrying the horses attached to circular
hoops having teeth or cogs upon them working into cogged rollers by which the hoops
are caused to travel.
Arrangements may be made in connection with several of the forms of courses
above described by which the Game may be converted into steeplechase by causing
the horses to rise over impediments on the course.
Referring to the Drawings in which similar letters refer to similar parts, Fig. 1,
sheet 1, is a part external and part internal elevation of a straight course for two

page_text: Tiders. Fig. a cross section of same. Fig. an end elevation.
part external and part internal.
Fig. 4 a plan
(A) is the platform cut with the two longitudinal slots (B) (B). (C¹) (C³) are the
screw threaded bars or rods one wormed with a right hand and one with a left hand
screw worked by the handles (D) (D). (EE) are the nuts working upon the bar
or rod (CC). (F. F) are the standards to which the horses (HH) are attached
the frame (GG) may if desired be constructed with a flanged bottom to steady it
upon the table and may be provided with clamps or other attachments to fix it down
to the table. In playing the Game the two nuts (EE) supporting the horses (H H)
are brought to one end of the slots (B B) and player each turning one of the
handles (DD) rotates the bars or rods (C¹ 02) and causes the horses to travel, he
who can thus cause his horse to travel the distance the quicker being the winner.
To avoid the necessity of reversing the turning of the handles (DD) to replace the
horses at starting point the handles (D) (D) may be made detachable and fixed at the
reverse ends of the rods (C¹ C³).
Figs. 5 6 7 and 8 illustrate the application of the endless band arrangement,
Fig. 5 Sheet 1, being a side external elevation shewing a portion (r) internally.
Fig. 6 a plan part external and part internal of the same (1) are the endless bands
passing over rollers (1J2) upon the spindles (KK) rotated by the handles (D D)
shewn in the enlarged views Figs. 7 and 8 the rollers (J2) being fixed to the
spindles (KK) and the rollers (J2) working loosely upon them. The horses (HH)
being fixed upon the standard (F) travel in the grooves (B B) which grooves (BB)
are widened out as at (B) to allow of the horses to pass down within the frame (G)
when the portion of the band upon which the horses are is travelling upon the under-
side of the rollers when each end of the tape is fixed to a reel the spindles may be
made to receive a loose handle at either end so that the race may be run from either
end of the board.
Figs. 9 and 10 Sheet 2 are views shewing a slightly different arrangement of the
principle described in Fig. 1 to adapt it to four players and Figs. 11 and 12 to adapt
it to six players.
The, screw threaded rods (C1 C2) are in each case arranged in pairs one right and
one left thread as before described but instead of all being placed immediately beneath
the slots they are arranged at fixed intervals to give room for the players to work
the handles and the travelling nuts (E) are connected with the standards (F) which
carry the horses by arms (L) of the required length. These arms may if required
have a bearing upon a wire or other support at the ends to which they are attached to
the standards (F).
In the drawings the handles are shewn attached to dises (M) as being the most
convenient mode but when desired they may be cranked or of any convenient form.
Sheet 3 illustrates arrangements for steeplechase or jumping Fig. 13 being side
elevation Fig. 14 plan Fig. 15 and 16 enlarged end elevations.
(N) are hedges or other impediments crossing the platform but not crossing the
slots (B) (B) as sufficient room for the standards to pass through must he left but not
sufficient for horse and rider.
The arrangement for causing the horses to rise over the hedges is as follows. Rods
or bars (0) are placed under the platform running parallel with the screw and having
upon them T pieces (P) shewn to an enlarged scale Fig. 17, these T pieces being
upon the rod (0) beneath the spot where the hedges are situated.
Instead of the standards (FF) being fixed to the travelling nut (E) as before
described they fit loosely into slotted sockets as shewn at (Q).
Figs. 18, 19 and 20 which are side views section and plan of the screw (C) at this
point. To the standard (F) is attached an arm (R) placed so as to project over the
Tpiece (P) on the rod (Ó). To the rod (0) is attached the lever or handle (S)
(TT) being two stops for same.
To raise the standards with the horses (HH) over the hedges (N) the lever or
handle (S) is held down by the left hand of the player (whilst turning the handle (D)
with his right hand) thus causing the T piece (P) to raise the arm (K) up the slot (U)

page_text: in the socket (Q) and lift the standard (F) sufficiently high to raise the horse above
the hedge as shewn in Fig. 16.
The standard (F) and arm (R) may be in one piece as at Fig. 21 or in two pieces
as at Fig. 22 the object of having it in two pieces being that if the arm (R) is raised
too high the standard (F) will fall out of the socket and throw the horse.
A convenient way of arranging the hedges is to hinge them to the platform by
means of loops and hooks the hooks being fixed on the hedges and loops on the
platform and placing upon one side of the hedge a support so that they will only fall
on the reverse side, thus if the horse is not raised sufficiently high it will stick and
overthrow the hedge the advantage of loosely hinging the hedges is that when the
horses are travelling in the opposite direction the hedges can be removed and
reversed.
Fig. 23 Sheet 4 illustrates an arrangement for a round course.
Figs. 24 25 and 26 Sheet 5 are sections through the same. (B B) are circular
grooves of which there may be two or more in the platform (A) for the standards (F)
to pass through. (V) are hoops with teeth (W) into which the cog wheels (Y) work
as shewn in Fig. 27 Sheet 4 so that the standards (F) being fixed to the hoops (V)
as shewn in Figs. 24 and 26 turning the handle (D) on the disc (M) will rotate the
cog wheel (Y) and cause the toothed hoop (V) to travel carrying with it the
horse (H).
Fig. 24 shews the standard on the upper hoop and Fig. 26 the standard on the
lower hoop.
Although the circumference of the circular described by the two grooves (B B)
are different the distance of travel of the two horses is equalized by constructing the
two hoops of the same diameter and with the same number of teeth.
Fig. 25 shews a third set of cogged rollers or wheels which may be placed at (x)
Fig. 23 and simply act as a support for the hoops (V) or may be made for a third
handle. Fig. 28 shews in elevation rollers (Z) which may when desired be used as
guides for keeping the hoops (V) in position.
A continuous course rounded at the ends may be constructed as shewn in Fig. 29
and 30 Sheet 6, in which the standards (F F) carrying the horses are caused to travel
in the Grooves (B B) by being attached to endless bands (LL) which are passed
over grooved wheels (a) upon spindles () which are worked by the cogged rollers (Y)
working into the teeth (W) on the wheel (V2).
The different arrangement above named have all been described as worked by hand
but if desired an ordinary treadle action may be applied to the disc (M) as the
propeller.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is,
An Improved Race Game consisting of a grooved platform in which Grooves
representations of horses or other objects are caused to travel by means of screw
threaded rods endless bands or toothed hoops in connection with other mechanical
arrangements substantially as herein set forth and specified.
Dated this 31st day of January 1888.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.