US2945485A - Mechanical projector - Google Patents

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July 19, 1960 H. SKREBERG MECHANICAL PROJECTOR Filed NOV. 8, 1957 United States Patent MECHANICAL PROJECTOR Hans Skreberg, Rte. 1, Milan, Minn.

Filed Nov. 8, 1957, Ser. No. 695,466

1 Claim. (Cl. 1244) An object of my present invention is to provide a recreational game especially intended for the outdoors, lawn or playground, that may be played by two persons as opposites, or by a single person as a mild exercise, and can be quickly and easily placed in a play position, and that does not require short grass or an even surface in order to function satisfactorily which is not the case when the game requires short grass and an even surface if a base forms the games supporting means.

Therefore, my present game has a stake-like supporting means having a pointed lower end and may be driven into the ground, at the same time insuring against the goal line being changed, etc.

My present invention comprises a projector or catapult for an annular playing disc having a throwing lever that with the aid of a playing stick can make the disc roll or perform in other ways, and either a single game, or two of the games placed, five or more paces or yards apart, much on the order of the horseshoe games stakes, as an illustration.

While the two games may have the same color the two opposite players will have each a disc of a different color, one player may have a red disc and the other player a white disc. It has been found that adding a number to each of the two sides or faces of these playing discs they may have on one face the number 5 and on the other face the number 9 or the number 10. If numbers 5 and 9 are placed on these playing discs the score may include a mysterious (alleged) feature as follows: If in two successive rolls of the disc its top side after coming to rest on the ground reads 5 and the second rolls topside number reads 9, the player may multiply 5 and 9 and score 45 points while if the disc reads either 5 or 9 both times only addition applies.

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference characters denote like parts throughout the several views, Fig. 1 is a vertical side elevation showing a playing disc in position on the rocker arm of the projector. Fig. 2 is Patented July 19, 1960 a side elevation showing how a disc is rolled off the rocking arm of the projector when the arm is depressed by a stroke from a playing stick. Fig. 3 shows the opposite side of the projector as compared with Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows the component parts of the game (without the playing stick or fork) unassembled.

1 indicates the stake-like supporting member having a pointed lower end and hole for rocker 'arm pivot bolt 5. The propector arm 2 has a shorter anvil section than the concave section and :a hole for pivot bolt 5, and at the extreme upper end of the concave section the plates 7 that are guides for playing disc 6. A stop member 3 secured to member 1 below the hole is a stop for the rocker arm 2 engaging the lower edge of said arm as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 and supports the rocker arm in its normal position and also limits said arms movement when depressed. The disc 6 has besides the guide members 7 on the extreme concave end of the projector arm,

the member 4 having its free end engaging disc 6 and engaging the pivot bolt in member 1 and also secured to stop member 3 with a nail or screw, having its free upper end spaced away from the side of member 1 so disc 6 is free to travel from the projector arm while cooperating with the members 7 while the disc is in the concave section of the projector arm ready to be de-' pressed by a stroke from the playing stick on the said arms anvil section.

I claim:

A projector for an annular playing disc, comprising a vertical stake-like supporting means, a throwing lever pivoted to the upper part on one side of said supporting means, a stop secured to the same side of the supporting means as the throwing lever and having a first edge engaging the under edge of the throwing lever to retain its normal position and having a second edge normally spaced from the throwing lever to limit its movement when depressed by a playing stick, said throwing lever having a concave section provided with disc-guiding members at each side thereof at its extreme outer end While its opposite end has an anvil section, and additional means for guiding the playing disc comprising a strip having its upper free end spaced apart from the supporting member, the said strip secured to the pivot of the throwing lever and at its lower end to the stop.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 217,424 Stock et al. July 8, 1879 1,007,161 Walter Oct. 31, 1911 1,436,408 Scott Nov. 21, 1922 2,206,240 Skreberg July 2, 1940

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