US1526803A - Decimal die - Google Patents

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Feb. 17,1925."

H. W. MILLER DECIMAL DIE.

Filed Sept. 27. 1923 H1130 W111i? Zen rioco w. MILLER, or NOGALES, ARIZONA.

nncr'u'aL- nm 1 im m filed September 27. 19a. semi no. 065,130.

7 To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO w. M, a

citizen 'of the United States, residin at;

Nogales, in the county of Santa Cruz, tate of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Decimal Dice; and .I do hereby declaref the following to be a full, clear, and exact. descriptionof the invention, such enable others skilled v10 in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in games, and particularly to game pieces therefor. i

7 provide agame piece, which is in the form of a die, same being arranged to be spun on with the ordinary cubic Another object is'to provide a game piece of this character which has numbers thereon from 0 to 9, thus producing a decimal die, instead of. the usual die which is mfinber from 1 to 6.

either of ts ends, instead of being rolled, as

parent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing.

In the drawing: Figure- 1 is a side elgvation of a die made in accordance with the presentinveht io'np Figure,2 is an end elevation of thesame. Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents the body of. the die, which is spherical in general outline,

but formed, around the intermediatepo'rtion of the body, in the "form of a belt, are

the series of 'flat faces 11, said faces beingture in the presence of two witnesses.

differently colored and each having a. num'- 40 her thereon. There are ten faces, number from 0 to 9, these faces may also be con- J sidered as five pairs of faces, each face of a pair beingin a plane parallel and diametria opp s t h th r- The mange- The principal object of the inventionis toment' of the numbers on these pairs of faces is optional, although such an arrangement whereby to make the sum of the numbers on the faces of each opposite pair total nine, would be advantageous.

It will, "ofcourse, be understood that the colors shown and-described, are merely illustrative and suchcolors maybe changed as desired. However, it is desirable to have the faces number 6 and 9 of different colors so that they may readily be distinguished from each other. As. a further point of distinguishing the 6 and 9, the common manner of placing a-horizontal line beneath each number to show the bottom thereof, may be adopted, as shown in Figure 1.

;The game piece is arranged to be placed on one or the other of its rounded ends 12,

and spun thereon. When the piece ceases to spin, it will come to rest on one of the flat faces, the uppermost face being the one to be'observed in scoring points in the game.

Obviously purpose, one in connection with the scoring of points inthe numerous games adaptable to the piece and the other in making it at;

tractive to the eye, hence the selection of a definite color scheme is left optional.

I p HUGO MILLER. i

Witn: V

A; F. WHITFIELD T. Brcmnnson.

the use of the colors in conv 5 junction w1th the numbers serves" a double 25 v Other objects and advantages will be-ap

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