US1492737A - Game or amusement device - Google Patents

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May 6 19 24. 1,492,737 H. c. MEYER GAME OR AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed Sept. 27. 1921 meme May 6, i924.

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HARRY C. MEYER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

GAME on AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Application fi led September 27, 1921.- Serial 1%. 503,508.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY C. MEYER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game or Amusement Devices, of which the followingis a specification. f

This invention relates to a game in which dice are employed for use in simulating the playing procedure of an ordinary golf game. The primary object of the invention is the provision of two die members having indicia thereon relative to the topography of a golf course, and provided with numerical indicia as designating golf strokes; said die members adapted for use 3in much the same manner as ordinary dice.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a die element, and" showing a plurality of sides 4 thereof.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the die element illustrated in Figure 1, and showing the remaining sides of said member not illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a second die member and showing a plurality of sides thereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the die member illustrated in Figure? and showing a plurality of sides thereof not illus trated in Figure 3. g

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment, of my invention, the letter A des-- ignates a die member or element having suitable indicia placed thereon pertinent to the topography of? golf course. A second die member B is provided, having numerical indicia on the sides thereof.

The polygonal shaped die member A may be of cube formation, as in the formation of ordinary dice, and may be of bone, celluloid, ivory or the like.- This die element A is provided with six flat sides all of similar dimensions. Each of these sides is provided with suitable indicia thereon designating one peculiar topographical characteristic of a golf course. Thus one side 10 is provided with the words In the rough and designating therough or unkept portion of the golf course. A second side 11 is provided with the word Bunker and which of course represents the ordinary golf course bunker. A third side 12 is provided with the words Water hazard and which very obviously designates a water course or pool in the bounds of the golf course. A fourth side 13 is provided with the word Fairway and which, of course, designates the well kept portion of the golf course. The two remaining sides 14 and 15 of the cube A are provided with identical indicia thereon. The wording of this indicia is In the cup. It is preferred that the sides 1 1 and 15 be opposite sides of the cube A so that during playing of the game, one of the sides 14 or 15 will be apt to be topmost in a certain average number of throws, and to cooperate with the remaining indicia upon the element A in effecting a well-balanced arrangement.

Referring to the die element B, the same is a cube in formation and of the same size and material as the die A. Four sides 16, 17, 18 and 19 of the die member B are provided with the numeral 1 engraved or stamped thereon, and which designates one stroke of a player during progress of the game. Two adjacent sides 20 and 21 of. the

polygonal member B are provided with the numeral 2 inscribed therein and of course designates two strokes of a player.

In the playing of the game, both of the members A and B are thrown from the hand 'of the player, or from an ordinary dice box, in such manner that they roll over the playing surface of a table or the like. When the membersA and B come to rest upon the surface upon which several persons are playing the game, the two uppermost sides of the elements A and B designate the lay of a person who has thrown the dicehefirst throw of a person, of course, represents the knocking of a golf ball from the tee. Assuming the side 10 of the element A to be uppermost, and the side 16 of the element B to be uppermost, it can be readily seen that the person having thrown the members A and B has taken one stroke and is in the rough of the golf course. This person again throwing the members A and B turns up the side 13 of member A and side 21 of member B.

The side 13 desi nates that the ball is in the fairway an has taken two strokes as designated by theside 21 to get into the fairway. The total of strokes for this player "is now three. The next throw of the members A and B, by this player, results in the side 14 of member A being turned up, and the side 20 of member B being turned up. The side 14 shows that the player has holed out and has taken two strokes as designated upon the side 20' the golf course, this belng clearly indicated in the indicia In the cup.

The game may be played by any number of layers.

e throwing of the dice members A and B may be done in any manner, such as one person or player reaching a hole before a second player starts; or the throws of the difierent players may be successive and the total number of strokes for each player counted as the game progresses.

From the foregoing, it can be seen that a game or amusement device has been provided, which is clearly instructive, inasmuch as the same follows very closely after the playing of golf. The throwing of the members A and B and the cooperation of said members tend to produce many of the incidental thrills and problems found in the ordinary golf game.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of the invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A game, comprisinga plurality of dice elements, one of said elements having indicia thereon pertinent to the topography of a golf course, and another of said elements having numerical indicia thereon designating strokes. I

2. A game, comprising a pair of polygonal members, one of said members provided with numerical indicia on its sides in designation of strokes, the other of said members provided with topographic indicia thereon pertinent to a golf course.

HARRY O. MEYER.

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