IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR USE IN PLAYING THE GAME OF CONSEQUENCES OR SIMILAR GAMES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co Patent Agents
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR USE IN PLAYING THE GAME OF
CONSEQUENCES OR SIMILAR GAMES" to be as follows:-
14
This invention relates to apparatus with which the well known game of
'consequences" can be played, and consists essentially in printing or stamping in
any suitable manner upon each of a series of strips of cloth or other suitable
flexible sheet material, the respective parts of the complete sentence required in
such game, and arranging each of said strips upon suitable rollers in regular order
and in such relation to an opening in a box or receptacle for the said rollers and
strips, that each of the said strips can be moved by operating its rollers for its
respective part of the complete sentence. printed thereon to be brought to, and
shown at, said opening and thus from all the strips so operated the complete
sentence formed thereby can be read at said opening, all substantially as herein
fully described.
In carrying the said invention into practice I provide a box in which the various
parts of the apparatus are arranged and supported for operation.
Two horizontal parallel rods or shafts extend the length of the box and are
permanently secured in the ends. On each shaft is a series of rollers arranged to
turn freely thereon and having flanges, one of which flanges is of a diameter
sufficient to project through a transverse slit in the top of the box, by which flange
each roller can be turned by hand as desired, its periphery being suitably roughened
or serrated for such purpose; the other flange is of less diameter and entirely.
within the box. These rollers are arranged in pairs across the box and each pair
of rollers has a strip of cloth or other suitable flexible sheet material secured by its
ends to the rollers, so that the cloth or the like can be wound from one on to the
other of the rollers, or vice versa, by turning either one or the other of said
rollers.

page_text: A longitudinal bar or rest extends the length of the box, and at its ends, is
secured to the ends of the box. The said bar is located between the two rows of
rollers a little above them and just below a longitudinal slit or opening in the top
extending the length of the box.
This opening has a cover hinged to the back part of the top by which to close 5
the opening when desired, and when opened to expose to view all in the box
below it.
Each strip of cloth or the like as it moves from one roller to the other passes
over the bar or rest where it can be seen through the said opening.
On each strip is printed, in any suitable manner transversely, one part of the 1
complete sentence to be formed according to its intended location and order in the
box, so that, with the series of strips placed in the box and having their respective
parts of the sentence to be formed printed thereon in their order and moved so as
to shew at said opening, the sentence will be formed and can then be read.
Each strip is to have a variety of its respective part of the sentence to be formed 1
printed thereon and as many as the length of the strip, that can be arranged on the
rollers in the box, will admit, they being also sufficient distance apart to ensure
only one of such parts of the sentence on each strip being seen at one time at the
opening.
い
In order that when-the.cover is closed-the-strips can be moved for their respective
parts of the complete sentence to come in line-at the opening, dota_or_marks are
provided on each strip alternately with the parts of the sentence printed thereon,
and openings are arranged in the front portion of the top of the box, which dots
-and openings are in line with each other and the movement of the strip as it is
wound from one roller-to-the other; so that moving the strip and stopping it when
any one of the dots or marks comes under or is-shewn at the opening in the front
portion of the top; its respective- part of the sentence will be then in-the-opening
and can-be-read on raising the cover.
As in the said game of consequences-several of the words making the sentence
are arbitrary, it is preferable to have such printed in any suitable manner upon the
back portion of the top near its front edge, over the space between the strips on-
which is printed the respective parts of the sentence of which the arbitrary word
forms the connection.
t
The several arbitrary words, however, can be printed on their respective strips,
but placing them on the top avoids confusion and points out more particularly the
peculiarity of the game of consequences.
d
In playing the said game with the present invention the cover is first closed, the
strips are all preferably wound upon their respective rollers, and then the first strip
at the left is moved by turning its roller, and it is stopped when desired as any dot
comes in sight through or under the opening above the said strip; then the second
or next strip is so moved and set; then the third, and so on, until all are so moved
and set, when raising the cover the sentence formed can be then read from.the
strips and the top of the box.
As it might be desirable, when several persons are playing the game with tho
present invention, that the names of the persons playing or their friends, or other
persons should be used instead of the naines printed on the second and fourth strips
from the left, a piece of card-board, paper, or any suitable sheet material can be
used on which any name desired can be written and such cards inserted in the
shoulders of the top over the second and fourth strips, and these cards can have
their surfaces prepared with suitable material so that the name written thereon can
be easily erased and another one written and so on, and in the use of such cards,
obviously the second and fourth strips need not be used.
The flanges of the rollers serve to guide the strip in being wound thereon and
prevent ono strip from interfering with another.
In lieu of two rollers to each strip, obviously the strip can be wound upon one
roller and such roller placed directly under the opening, dispensing in such case

page_text: with the rest, but two rollers are preferable as a much longer strip can be used and
therefore a greater varioty of sentences formed.
The cover can be dispensed with, but it is preferable to use it as tho game is
much more amusing.
1
Although this invention is described particularly in reference to the game of
consequences," obviously other games can be played where sentences are to be
formed, or for telling fortunes, and in such cases the words upon the several strips
would have to be changed to suit the game.
I HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR USE IN PLAYING THE
GAME OF CONSEQUENCES OR SIMILAR GAMES" 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 with which the well known game of "con-
sequences" can be played, and consists essentially in printing or stamping in any
suitable manner upon each of a series of strips of cloth or other suitable flexible
sheet material the respective parts of the complete sentence required in such gamo,
and arranging each of said strips upon suitable rollers in regular order and in such
relation to an opening in a box or receptacle for said rollers and strips, that each
of said strips can be moved by operating its rollers for its respective part of the
complete sentence printed thereon to be brought to and shown at said opening and
thus from all the strips so operated the complete sentence formed thereby can be
read at said opening all substantially as herein fully described.
In the accompanying drawing illustrating the said invention,
Figure 1 is a plan view showing a box in which the several parts of the
apparatus are arranged for operation.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on line 3, y Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross section on line . x Figure 1.

page_text: A represents a box having sides B, top C and ends D in and by which the
various parts of the apparatus are arranged and supported for operation.
E and F are two horizontal parallel rods or shafts extending the length of the
box and permanently secured in the ends D.
On cach shaft E, F, respectively is a series of rollers G H arranged to turn freely 5
thereon and having flanges J and K. The flanges J are of a diameter sufficient to
project, through transverse slits a in the top C of the box A, so that each
roller G, H, can be turned by hand as desired, its periphery being suitably
roughened or serrated for such purpose. The other flange K. is of less diameter and
entirely within the box. These rollers G, H, are arranged in pairs across the box 1
and each pair of rollers has a strip L of cloth or other suitable flexible sheet
material secured by its ends to the rollers, so that the cloth or the like can be
wound from one on to the other of the rollers, or vice versa by turning either one
or the other of said rollers.
M is a longitudinal bar or rest extending the length of the box and at its ends I
is secured to the ends D of the box. The said bar is located between the two rows
of rollers G, H a little above them and just below a longitudinal slit or opening N
in the top extending the length of the box.
This opening N has a cover P hinged at b to the back part d of the top C, which
cover-serves to close the-opening N when desired and when opened to expose to 2
view all in the box below-it. Each strip-of-cloth or the like as it moves from
one roller to the other passes over the bar or rest where it can be-seen-through
the said opening N.
On each strip L is printed in any suitable manner transversely, as at f, one part
of the complete sentence to be formed according to its intended location and order 2
in the box A, so that with the series of strips placed in the box and having their
respective parts of the sentence to be formed printed-thereon in their order and
moved so as to shew at said opening N the-sentence will be formed and can then
be read.
Each strip L is to have a variety of-its-respective part of the sentence to be 3
formed printed thereon, and as many as the length of the strip,-that can be
arranged on the rollers in the box, will admit, they being also sufficient distances
apart to ensure only one of such parts of the sentence on each strip being seen at :
one time at the opening N.
In order that when the cover P is closed the strips can be moved for their 3
respective parts of the complete sentence to come in line at the opening N, dots or
marks g are provided on each strip alternately with the parts f of the sentence
printed thereon, and openings Q are arranged in the front portion h of the top C of
the box, which dots g and openings Q are in line with each other and the movement
of the strip as it is wound from one roller to the other, so that by moving the
strip and stopping it when any one of the dots or marks g comes under or is shewn
at the opening Q, its respective part f of the sentence will be then in the opening N
and can be read on raising the cover.
As in the said game of consequences several of the words making the sentence
are arbitrary, it is preferable to have such printed in any suitable manner upon the
back portion d of the top C near its front edge over the space between the strips
on which is printed the respective parts of the sentence of which the arbitrary
word forms the connection, all of which is shewn at m in Figure 1.
The several arbitrary words m however can be printed on their respective strips,
but placing them on the top avoids confusion and points out more particularly the
peculiarity of the game of consequences.
In playing the said game with the improved apparatus the cover P is first closed,
the strips L are all preferably wound upon their respective rollers H, and then the
first strip L at the left is moved by turning its roller G in the direction of the
arrow the said strip being stopped when desired as any dot g comes in sight
through or under the opening Q above said strip. The second or next strip is then
so moved and set; then the third and so on until all are so moved and set, when

page_text: raising the cover the sentence formed can be then read from the strips and the
top C of the box.'
In figure 1 is shown through the opening N, the cover being removed, the series
'of strips Las so set, with the words which in connection with the arbitrary words
upon the top C are to be read in the order shown, viz:-
and affected
" Eccentric
met in Paris, he said ta, ta !
she said you'ro a dudo, the world said queer racket the consequence was a love
feast."
As it might be desirable when several persons are playing the game with the
improved apparatus that the naines of the persons playing or their friends or other
persons, should be used instead of the names printed on the second and fourth
strips from the left, a piece of card board, paper or any suitable sheet material R
can be used on which any name desired can be written and such cards inserted in
the shoulders of the top C over the second and fourth strips L as shown in
figures 5 and 6: These cards can have their surfaces prepared with suitable
material so that the name written thereon can be easily erased and another one
written and so on, and in the use of such cards obviously the second and fourth
strips need not be used.
The flanges J and K of the rollers serve to guide the strip in being wound
thereon and prevent one strip from interfering with another.
In lieu of two rollers to each strip obviously the strip can be wound upon one
roller and each roller placed directly under the opening N dispensing in such case
with the rest M but two rollers are preferable as a much larger strip can be used
and therefore a greater variety of sentences formed.
The cover P can be dispensed with, but it is preferable to use it as the game is
much more amusing.
Although this invention is described particularly in reference to the game of
consequences" obviously other games can be played when sentences are to be
formed, as fortune telling and in such cases the words upon the several strips
would have to be changed to suit the game.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated
to me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is
First: In combination with a box having an opening N, a series of strips of
sheet material, each of which strips has printed thereon its respective part of the
sentence represented on the series of strips, and each strip being arranged in
connection with suitable mechanism to be so moved that its part of such sentence
will be brought to or at said opening for the purpose specified.
Second: In combination with a box having an opening N, a series of strips of
sheet material each of which strips is connected to rollers to be wound thereon and
each of which strips has printed thereon its respective part of the sentence repre-
sented on the series of strips, and each strip being arranged to be so moved by the
operation of said rollers that its part of such sentence will be brought to or at such
opening, substantially as, and for the purpose, specified.
Third: In combination with a box having an opening N, a series of strips of
sheet material each of which strips is connected to rollers to be wound thereon, and
each of which strips has printed thereon its respective part of the sentence repre-
sented on the series of strips, each of said rollers having a disc or flange projecting
through a slita in the top of said box, which flange serves to operate said rollers
to move said strip so that its part of the sentence will be brought to or at the said
opening N, substantially as, and for the purpose, specified.
Fourth In combination with a box having an opening N and an opening Q in
Its top, a series of strips of sheet material, each of which strips is connected to
rollers to be wound thereon and each of which strips has printed thereon its
respective part of the sentence represented on the series of strips and a dot or
mark g whereby in the moving of the strip when said dot or mark comes under
༡

page_text: or in a line with said opening Q the part of the sentence on said strip will be at
such opening N, all substantially as, and for the purpose, specified.
Fifth: In combination with a box having an opening N an opening Q in its top
and a cover P, a series of strips of sheet material each of which strips is connected to
rollers to be wound thereon and each of which strips has printed thereon its
respective part of the sentence represented on the series of strips and a dot or
markg whereby in the moving of said strip, when said dot or mark comes under
or in line with said opening Q, the part of the sentence on said strip will be at
such opening N, all substantially as, and for the purpose, specified.
Sixth: In combination with a box having an opening N in its top and a rest or
bar M below said opening, a series of strips of sheet material, each of which strips
is connected to rollers to be wound thereon and each of which strips has printed
thereon its respective part of the sentence represented on the series of strips, cach
strip being arranged to be moved by the operation of said rollers over said rest M
for its part of said sentence to be brought to or at the opening N, all substantially
as, and for the purpose, specified.