US2127396A - Game - Google Patents

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Aug. 16, 19380 P."i--.AE-R 2,127,396

' v GAME Filed May 11, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l 04 Z5 Z1 27 (Y (665 07 INVENT OR.

7 Phili Fawr BYM 11 5,5 ATTORNEY.

Aug.16,1938. R' ABEF; 2,127,396

GAME

Filed May 11, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2W7 56 we 76' INVENTOR; mmprww hip ATTORNEY.

eUNlTE-D STATES Patented Aug. 16, 1938 PATENT OFFICE GAME Philip Faber, Brooklyn, N; Yl, assignor to Ger-- I ttudeFaber, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application May 11, 1938, Serial No. 207,353

7 Claims. .(01. era-11a) This invention relates to amusementapparatus, and, moreparticularly, aims to provide an improved game ofthe kind incorporating a target, and a missile to be directed and propelled toward the target by a personplaying-the game.

As herein employed, the term target is used to include any field of play toward which the missile is directed and propelled by a person playing the game which includes a plurality of chutes, openings, cups, or any equivalent through or into any one of which the missile may pass or come to rest for causing or preparing for the scoring of agame point-"Alsoyas the term missile is used herein, it includesa puck, ball or other sl'idable or rollable or projectileobjectof play, whatever beits nature, so long as itis either thrown. through the air or travelled over a guiding surface or surfaces to or toward the target. i Ina nowfavored way of carrying out the invention; the missile is' travelled over a guiding surface all the way to the target, and it is desirably a ball to be rolled along said surface. "When the invention is thus carried out, it'provides what is generally known as arolling' ball game.

A feature of the invention is the provision of a target or playing field having aplurality of holes through one or another of which the ball may be passed, in combination witha scoring means having a number of signalling elements, and a novel and valuable arrangementof these parts such that the game may be won in as many different ways as there are different signalling elements,

So an as I am aware, ingames of the general type toward which thisinvention is directed,there 35 always hasbeen the characteristic that the number of winning combination's of the scoring means is considerably'less than the number of said signailing elements; for instance, as in the U. S. PatentNo. 1,906,260, to Gibbs,fwherein there are 25 different signalling elements, to give merely 12 possible winning combinations.

As'the present invention is preferably carried out, theholes of the targetrespectively have different significatory attributes, such as different numerical values, and preferably with such values containing all numbers from any number n, as I, to any higher number n, as 25. Preferably also, these numericalvalues of the different holes are in an unbroken numerical series, as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

50 etc., but the different holes are indiscriminately arranged. At the sametime, in this favored way of carrying out the invention, the signalling elements, each of which has-a numerical significance corresponding to that of a difierent one of the 5 holes, either by being numerically marked or by having a numerical indication which is a function of the positioning of such signalling element relative to another or others, are arranged along-a single line,-and seriatim,that is, they are arranged one after the other, not indiscriminate1y, but so that along such line; each signalling element is of higher numerical valuethan the immediately preceding one. a

Other features and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter referred to or become apparent.

In the accompanying drawings, Ihave shown a now preferred form of the invention as illustrative of one ofthemanyvariouspossible ways in whic the invention can be carried out. In these drawings:

Fig; 1 is a perspective view of a now favored embodiment, in the present case shown as a coinoperated game.

' Fig, 2"is a central longitudinal vertical section,- one somewhat enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 ls'a substantially horizontal section, taken substantially on theline 3--3 of Fig. 1.

,Fig. 4 isan enlarged detail view, showing certain parts as seen in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a view partially structural and partially diagrammatic, illustrating various elements in what may be called rear elevation; certain of which elements are parts of electrical means for scoring game-points, and forregisteringthe number of times themissile is used by the player to cause score-earning coaction of-the missile with the target. 5

Referring in detailto the exemplifying embodiment illustrated in the drawings, the same is shown as including a main horizontal casing ill, the top ofwhich forms a table ii. Opposite the end Ila where the player ipositions himself, an extended area of the tablebonstitutes a field of play or target 12 y The structure Ill includes a floor l3 spaced 4 below the table and providing between thefioor and the table achamber 14. This chamber is closed in bysuitable end walls 15 and i6, and by side walls l1 and i8. Each of these latter walls is upwardly extended as indicated at il'a andlfla along the major part of the length of the table H, and the end wall l5 isxsimilarly' upwardly extended across the width ofthe table; so that these upward wall extensions provide between them an alley along which the missile maybe directed and propelled by the player while he ls at his station] la, to prevent the missile, desirably a rubber ball, as indicated at ill, from being sent over the side edges of the table, or over an edge of the table beyond the target I2.

At the target carrying end or the table l2, the structure i is extended as anupright casing 25, spanning the width of the table and containing various indicating mechanisms.

As shown in the present case, the structure In is supported on four table-legs 2|, but may be mounted in any suitable place or manner.

The target comprises a plurality ofapertures 22, each of these having a difierent numerical designation as indicated in Fig. 1.Ramp ele ments 23 are added at both sides of the target and asimilar addition 24 beyond the far end of the target.

table II and to the target l2, and in such manner that it will have lost just the right amount of momentum when passing over anaperture 22, so

as on arrival over that aperture. to drop down.

through the same.

It will be noted that the table II, and also the floor l3, are downwardly inclined toward the players end of the table.- When the ball l passes down through any of theapertures 22, it enters the chamber I4 and is received on the floor l3, toroll down along the same until coming to rest in apocket 25. Above this pocket is a handhole opening 25, so that the ball can be retrieved by the player, to be again travelled over the table II toward the target l2, each time the ball is returned to thepocket 25.

Longitudinal channels are provided byvertical partitions 21 extending from the floor l3 to the table-top II. The two outside partitions converge at 28, to form anarrow passage 23, sufllciently wide to permit passage of the ball I! intopocket 25. .At right angles to the partitions2'l, dependingstrips 35 are extended downward from the top H, but with their bottoms high enough to leave sufllcient clearance for the ball l3 to pass'beneath them along thechannels towardpocket 25. e g

In line with the channels,contacts 3| are mounted below the top I I in such manner that, if ball I9 drops into anaperture 22, thestrip 30 forces the ball againstcontact 3|, thus closing a circuit serving a registering means incasing 25.

The. attaining of game-points is here shown as arranged to be signalled as illuminations oi' successively placed areas or sub-divisions of acircular path 32, displayed as a translucency in afront panel 33 of theannunciator casing 25 and hence in the field of view of the player at the end Ila of the table II. These areas are shown as arranged like the beads of anecklace, running around thepath 32 in a clockwise direction, from a first or starting area Bl marked thereon 1, to a final such area, marked thereon 25. The second, third, fourth fii'th, sixth, seventh and eighth such areas, respectively marked thereon ,5. 6, '7 and "8, areindicated at'B2,'B3, B4, B5, B5, B1 and B8.

The illuminations just described are shown in Figs. 2 and 5 as accomplished by means of' electric light bulbs, one for each of the 25 diiferently numbered areas of the winningcombination path 32; as indicated at Ll, L2, L3, U, L5, L5, L1 and L5, to correspond with the areas Bl, B2, B3, B4, B5, B5, B1 and B5.

Theapertures 22 otthe target l2 are here shown as arranged in five rows of five apertures each, and are numbered from 1" to 25,,inclusive, in an irregular fashion; note, for example, aperture AI, marked "1 on the target, aperture A2, marked 2" on the target, aperture A3, marked "3 on the target, and-so on.

Consequently, a considerable degree of skill is required to roll the ball I! along the;

Thecorresponding contacts 3| are indicated at Cl, C2, C3, etc.

When ball I! drops into any one 01' theapertures 22, for instance, into the aperture Al, it closes the circuit through the contact Cl, lighting the corresponding bulb LI and illuminating the area Bl. The means here serving these ends will be explained in a moment, in connection with Fig. 5.

To consider first the various lamps each individual to one of the areas of thepath 32, it will be noted from Fig. 5 that, in order to simplify the drawing, only some of these lamps are shown, and that only some of the shown lamps have their circuit connections completely illustrated.

In Fig. 5:

A common circuit wire 34, of circular extension, serves all the 25 lamps in thecircular path 32. From wire 34 there leads awire 35, this in turn leading to awire 35, which is connected by awire 31 to the secondary coil of atransformer 35; although, as will be understood, the line voltage may be used directly if so desired.

Thiswire 31 is seen as a horizontally extending one in Fig. 5, and to it is connected one end of the coil of each of a line of relays RI, R2, R3, etc.; the other end of each such coil going to a diifer- -ent one of the switches Cl, C2, C3, etc., each associated with one of theapertures 22 of the target l2 as above pointed out and as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

It is by means of these relays, and a plurality of switch-blades SI, S2, S3, S4 and S5, that the lamps in thepath 32 are lighted as corresponding plays are made and a "win" signal is given whenever the predetermined number of these lamps, one directly following another along the path. are lighted. There is one set of said switchblades for each relay. and all the switch-blades of each such set are simultaneously moved to circuit closing position when the relay with which that set is associated is operated by closing of the appropriate switch Cl, C2, C3, etc., by falling of the ball I! through the target-aperture served by said switch.

Before describing this operation, however, the various other elements of the electrical arrangement illustrated in Fig. 5 will be described.

The terminal of the secondary of thetransformer 33, other than the terminal thereof Joined to thewire 31 as above, is connected by awire 33 to atiming switch 45, controlled by a coin mechanism (41, Fig. 3). From the opposite terminal of thetiming switch 45 there extends awire 42, tonnected at 43 to awire 44, which at 45 is Joined to awire 45. Thiswire 45 joins at 41 a wire. 45. Thewire 45 goes to the contact Cl, and then, as seenin Fig. 5, descends, and then extends toward the right as alength 49, whencewires 55, 5|. 52, 53, 54, 55 and 55 go to the contacts C2, C3, C4, C5, C5, C1 and C5, respectively.

Although only eight of these wires are shown, and hence only eight contacts Cl, C2, C2, etc., and only eight relays RI, R2, R3, etc., it will be understood that one each of these is required for each 01' the 25 lamps in thepath 32 of Fig. 1 and for each of the switches 3i of Figs. 2 and 3.

The relays RI, R2, R3, etc., operate their switches SI, S2, S3, S4 and S5 aforesaid, through connecting bars. Each of thewires 43, 55, 5|, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 55 ascends in Fig. 5 to go to a diflerent one of the contacts CI, C2, C3, etc.; and this arrangement, in combination withwires 55, 55, 55, 5|, 52, 53, 54 and 55 which descend in Fig. 5 from said contacts to go respectively to 'Hi I one end of the coil of the appropriaterelays RI, I R2, R3, etc., causes energization of therelay associated' withthe contact CI; C2, C3, etc; which is then closed by the ball I8. This follows because the coil of such relay is then in closed circuit with the secondary of thetransformer 38. This closed circuit includes thewires 38, 42, 44, 46, the wire 48 (or saidwire 48, and thewire 48, and awire 58, 5I, 52, 53, 54, 55 or56 according as it is the relay RI, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R1 or R8 which is now being considered), leading to the closed one of the contacts CI,C2, C3, etc., and also, beyond the contact last-mentioned, a return wire to the relay 'coil, this last thewire 58, 58,68, 6I,'62, 63, 64 or 85, as the case may be.

At the same time, the proper signalling lamp in thepath 32 is lighted by current in a circuit including as an essential that one of thewires 61, 68, 68, 18, II, 12, I3 or 14 which connects near its bottom with the coil of the particular relay energized and which goesto the appropriate signal lamp by ascending in the diagram; from said lamp the circuit being completed through the circularly arranged wire 34, a wire I5, a wire I5, thewire 42 and thewire 38, the secondary of thetransformer 38, thewire 31, said relay coil, thewire 58, 58, 68, 6I, 82, 63, 64 or 65 leading to the then closed one of the contacts CI C2, C3, etc., the

'wire 48, 58, 5|, 52, 53, 54, 55 or 56 leading from that contact, and the switch-blade SI of the relay being energized, back to the aforesaid essential one of thewires 61, 68, 68, 18, 'II, 12, 13 or I4.

Considering again saidwires 48, 58, 5|, 52, 53,

' 54, 55 and 55 which ascend from nearthe bottom of Fig. 5 as and for the purposes described in the two paragraphs above, these wires, all connected to acommon wire 48 at the bottom of the diagram,

are also, connected to various others of the relay the rela: R3;

switch-blades than the just-mentioned switchblades SI, in a way and according to a pattern (a) thewire 48 goes to the switch-blade S2 of the relay RI; 6

(U) thewire 58 goes to the switch-blade S3 of the relay R2;

(c) thewire 5| goes to the switch-blade S4 of (d) thewire 52 goes to the switch-blade S5 of the relay R4;

(e) thewire 53 goes to the switch-blade S2 of the relay R5;

(j) thewire 54, goes to the switch-blade S3 of the relay R6; 3

a (a) thewire 55 goes to the'switch-blade S4 of the relay R1; and a (h) thewire 56 goes to the switch-blade S5 of the relay R8. 8

Note that thewires 53, 54, 55 and 56 go, respectively, to the same kind of switch-blade, that is, a switch-blade S2, S3, S4 or S5, as thewires 48, 58, 5i and 52; so that each wire goes to the same kind of switch-blade asthe fourth wire to the right or left thereof, with each wire going, however, to such a switch-blade of a different relay.

Thereis thus a repeat" of four relays to this pattern according to which ,wires corresponding to those just tabulated are connected to the switch-blades of the relays, and with the relays arranged consecutively as the lamps of thepath 32 are arranged.

Such a repeat of four relays requires the lighting of four of said lamps consecutively located alongthepath 32, to score a win, and allows the number of lamps to be lighted to score a as the number of switch-blades moved with each bar 66'is increased or reduced; as will be later explained.

Itmay be well at this point to emphasize the fact that the switch-blades SI on said bars take no part in the work of monitoring the lamps lighted so far as the closing of a "win circuit is concerned, but are provided solely for lighting a particular lamp in thepath 32 when the appropriate contact CI, C2, C3, etc., is closed by the ball I8.

Said monitoring means, however, includes, additional to the switch-bladesS2, S3, S4 and S5 of thebars 68, certain circuit connectionsnot previously mentioned, to wit, wires (see reference characters at the bottom of the diagram) WI, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W1 and-W8.

To keep lighted each lamp illuminated for the duration of the game, by holding thebar 66 of the appropriate relay elevated, locking means for each such bar (not shown), such as a spring operated pawl or cam may be provided for eachbar 66; with these pawls or cams mounted on a common movable support (not shown) for resetting, as through a solenoid or any other suitable means not shown when the game is ended, '50 as then to clear all lighted lamps in thepath 32.

The object of this invention is not to score the greatest number of points, but to test the players skill in scoring" numbers in successive rotation, such as 1 to 4,2 to 5, 3 to 6, 4 to 7, 5 to 8, and

so on.

When, for instance, a. score is made which operates the relay RI, the switch-blade S2 of the same, being connected to thewire 48, closes the gap shown between switch-blades S2 of the relays RI and R2; and it the relays R2 and R3 and R4 are operated by any of the succeeding plays, other gaps are similarly closed to connect up the now connected switch-blades S2 of the relays RI and R2 with the switch-blades S2'of the relays R3 and R4. These four switch-blades S2, normally disconnected from one another, are now, therefore, circuit subdivisions connected up in series.

Between; the relays R4 and R5 the wire W4 breaks the line of switch-blades S2. By means of this wire W4, thewire 16, awire 11 branching at 18 into a wire I8, and the wire last-named, a

pair oflamps 88 are now in a closed circuit in-- eluding also awire 82 joined as shown to thewire 36 near the top of the diagram: and these lamps are lighted and flash the winning signal Rotation behind atranslucent carrier 83 for such a signal inpanel 33. Alamp 84 is also shown, mounted on top or thecasing 28, for simultaneous illumination with thelamps 88; thislamp 84 being interposed in the win circuit by way ofwires 85 and 86. Abell 81 is further shown, to be rung when thelamps 88 and 84 are lighted; this bell being interposed in the "win circuit by way ofwires 88 and 88.

If Rotation happens to be attained by relays R2, R3, R4,and R5, the win circuit is closed by the four switch-blades S3 of these four relays becomingconnected up in series, and through thewires 58 and W5.

If Rotation happens to be attained by relays R3, R4, R5 and R6, the win circuit is closed by the four switch-blades S4 of these four relays becoming connected in series, and through the wires 5i and W6.

If Rotati0n" happens to be attained by relays R4, R5, R6 and R1, the win" circuit is closed by the four switch-blades S5 of these relays, and through thewires 52 and W1.

If Rotation? happens to be attained by relays R. R6, R1 and R0, the winflcircuit is closed by the switchblades S2- of these relays, and through the wires and W0.

It already having been explained how the wires II, II, BI, 02,", I, II and I6 variously go to the various switch-blades of the eight relays shown, attention is now directed to the fact that it is only the switch-blade S3 of the relay RI which places the wire 'WI in circuit; it is only theswitchblade 80 of the relay R2 which places the wire W! in circuit; and it is only the switch-blades! of the'relayRl which places the wire W3 in circuit. As to these four relays, the order of switchblade coaction with the wires WI, W2, W2 and W4, is a descending one relative to the locations of the switch-blades along their bars 06 as the parts are seen in Fig. 5. The samev arrangement prevails as to the next four relays to the right in Fig, 5, and, as will be seen. it is theswitch-blade S2-of the relay R5 which places the wire Wiin circuit, and the switch-blade S3 of the relay R6 which places the wire -Wl in circuit, and the switch-blade S4 of. the relay RI which places the wire W'I in circuit, and the switch-,blade S5, of

the relay R0 which places the wire W8 in circuit.

This repeat pattern is regularly continued all along thetotal line of relays employed, which total. number of relays is as aforesaid equal to the total number of lamps in thepath 32.

Thus a continued series of four ofswitchblades 82; S3, S4 or Si must in every case be closed, to operate lamps l0 and 04 and thebell 81. As already pointed out, by eliminating switchbladeSl, only three consecutive sc0res" would be required to close the win" circuit, while by increasing the number of blades by one, five consecutiveiscores" would benecessary to complete the win{ circuit.

To limit the numberof plays of each game to a certain maximum, and to indicate thenumber of plays, a means is provided for lighting on or more of a horizontal line of electric lamps within thestructure 20, each lamp being behind a translucent area in the front panel ofstructure 20. Such areas are arranged along theline 95 of Fig. 1, there being in the present case fourteen of these areas. the flrstone.marked,..t her.eon..'flf,

the second "2", the third "3, and so on,- in straight numerical order up to and including the last one, marked .14. The correspondinglamps 00, 01, 00, 00, I00, IOI, I02, I03, I04, I05, I06, I01, I00 and I00 are at one terminal connected to thewire 36;..but only a few of the connections for the opposite terminals of these lamps are shown, to simplify the drawings. As illustrated the wires III, III, II2, III and Ill connect these terminals to contacts on an insulated disk II5 constituting the main operating part of a rotary switch.

When the ball I0 has been played in the sense of having been rolled to the target and thereby 'dropped through anaperture 22, and so passes through the narrow passage, it closes a contract II; One'side of the contact II is connected by a wire II! to wire 44 at 43 and to a contact arm; H0. The other side of the contact Ill is connected by a wire, H9 to a solenoid I20, the wire e2 leading to the other terminal of the latter. The solenoid I operates a spring controlled rocker arm I2I, carryinga pawl I22 engaging a ratchet I22 which is secured to the shaft carrying the contact'arm III. A'locking pawl I24 holds the ratchet I23 against the action of spring I25.

vasdefinitive or limitative within the invention, and

Each time the contact II 6 is closed by the passing ball I0, the solenoid I20, through arm I2I illustrated as including a coin-receiving slide I20,

which by suitable spring-meansnot shown is normally in inoperative position as in Figs. 1 and 3, but which, when the proper coin is inserted. may be pushed inward, to cause the cross-arm I21 to perform two functions, first to engage and move av closing member I28 of a clearing switch I20, and next to engage a -lever lltof a timer I3Ia. This lever I3I is thereby thrown to the broken line position shown, The timer I Ila carries a rocker arm I32, which closes a switch I33 when lever I3I is in the broken line position. Reverting to part I28, the movement of the slide I 20 closes the'switch I 29, thus operating asolenoid I; the pawl I24 being released from ratchet I23 by this action, to allow the contact arm II8 to resume its starting position by means of the spring I25.

As already described, winning scores" in successive combinations of four, are obtained by the exemplifying embodiment illustrated, as for instance l, 2, 3-and 4, or 2, 3, 4, and 5, or 3, 4, 5, and 6, or 25, 1, 2 and 3, and so on. As there are twenty-flve different numbers on the target it will be seen that there are also twenty-five possible, "win" combinations.

Considerable particularities ofdescription, as to relations, dimensions, capacities, utilities and preferences may have been-herein indulged in, but it will be understod that these statements, made with particular reference to that one, and the one now preferred, oi the many possible embodiments of the invention which is illustrated in the drawings, are not in any way to be taken of the invention. That is to say, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be-interpreted as illustrative and not'in a limiting sense.

Modifications and variations may be made parts ofthe improvements may be used without others.

And as will be understood, .the scope ofprotection contemplated is to be taken solely from the appended claims, interpreted as'broadly as is consistent with prior art.

I claim:

1. In a game of the kind wherein there is a target including a bank of interceptors for a missile such as a rolled ball, wherein there is a signailing means including a plurality of individually operable signalling devices, wherein a different one of said signalling devices is operated according as a different one of said interceptors coacts with the missile, and wherein said signalling devices are arranged along a single line,the combination, with a win indicating means, of a means automatically operating said win indicating means whenever the last one of any one group of a plurality of different groups of said signalling devices constituting a predetermined number of said devices consecutively located along said line has been operated irrespective of which one of said devices is the one located at one end of such group.

2. In a game of the kind wherein there is a target including a bank of interceptors for a 76 missile, wherein there is a plurality of individually operable signalling devices arranged in a line, wherein an electrical meansis provided for insuring that a different one of said signalling devices is operated according as a different one of said interceptors coacts with the missile, and wherein said electrical means includes a plurality of normally open switches each associated with a different one of said interceptors whereby on coaction of the missile with any interceptor its said switch is closed,--the combination, with win indicating means, and a normally open circuit which when closed causes operation of said win indicating means, of means for closing said circuit whenever the last operated one of the signalling devices of any one group of a plurality of different groupsof said devices consecutively located along said line has been operated irrespective of which one of said devices is the one located at one end of such group; said means for closing the win circuit including a plurality of subdivisions of said circuit arranged in series therein and normally disconnected from one another to provide a number of breaks in the circuit equal to the number of said subdivisions, there being as many pluralities of said subdivisions thus in series with each other and with each of the switches first named as there are devices in the aforesaid predetermined number of devices to be consecutively located along said line for a win, and normally ineffective separate connectors for closing each of the points of normal disconnection between one of said subdivisions and another, and means for rendering a different one of said connectors effective according as a different one of said switches is closed.

3. A game as inclaim 2, wherein said circuit includes a plurality of parallel branches one for each of the signalling devices, and in each of which branches is one of said pluralities of seriesarranged circuit subdivisions.

4. A game as inclaim 2, wherein said signalling devices are arranged along a path changing direction at a plurality of points therealong, and wherein two signalling devices one next to another along said path are respectively operated by closing of two of said switches associated with two of said interceptors separated from each other by at least one other interceptor in at least one direction across said bank of interceptors.

5. A game as inclaim 1, wherein said win indicating means is electrically actuated and includes a normally open circuit having a plurality of parallel subdivisions; wherein said operating means is electrical and includes a normally open switch for each interceptor closed by coaction oi the missile with that interceptor, and a plurality of second switches each operated by closing of a different one of said normally open switches, each of .said second switches including a plurality of switch-blades each solely in a diiferent one of said plurality of parallel subdivisions of said circuit, each of said subdivisions having therein a plurality of normal gaps corresponding in numher to the aforesaid predetermined number of signalling devices to be consecutively located along said line for a win; and wherein bridging devices are provided for closing all of said gaps in any of said parallel subdivisions when any group of said second switches having their switch blades in that subdivision are operated, such a parallel subdivision when its said gaps are all thus closed closing the actuating circuit for the win indicating means.

6. A game as in claim 1, wherein said win indicating means is electrically actuated and includes a normally open circuit having a plurality of parallel subdivisions; wherein said operating means is electrical and includes a normally open switch for each interceptor closed by coaction of the missile with that interceptor, and a plurality of second switches each operated by closing of a different one of said normally open switches, each of said second switches including a plurality of switch-blades each solely in a different one of said plurality of parallel subdivisions of said circuit, each of said subdivisions having therein a plurality of gaps corresponding in number to the aforesaid predetermined number of signalling devices to be consecutively located along said line for a win: and wherein bridging devices are provided for closing all of said gaps in any of said parallel subdivisions when any group of said second switches having their switch-blades in that subdivision are operated, such a parallel subdivision when its said gaps are all thus closed closing the actuating circuit for the "win indicating means; there being a plurality of normally open circuits in each of which are interposed one of said first-named switchesand the corresponding signalling device, each of said second switches including means for closing that one of the circuits last-mentioned in which is interposed a first-named switch closed by coaction with the missile, when said first-named switch is thus closed. I

7. A game as inclaim 1, wherein said win indicating means is electrically actuated and includes a normally open circuit having a plurality of parallel subdivisions; wherein said operating a means is electrical and includes a normally open switch for each interceptor closed by coaction of the missile with that interceptor, and a plurality of second switches each operated by closing of a difierent one of said normally open switches, each of said second switches including a plurality of switch-blades each solely in a difierent one of said plurality of parallel subdivisions of said circuit, each of said subdivisions having therein a plurality of gaps corresponding in number to the aforesaid predetermined number of signalling devices to be consecutively located along said line for a win; and wherein bridging devices are provided for closing all of said gaps in any of .said parallel subdivisions when any group of.

said second switches having their switch-blades in that subdivision are operated, such a parallel subdivision when its said gaps are all thus closed closing the actuating circuit for the win indicating means; there being a plurality of normally open circuits in each of which are interposed one of said first-named switches and the corresponding signalling device, each of said second switches having an additional switch-blade for closing that one of the circuits last-mentioned in which is interposed a first-named switch closed by coaction with the missile, when said first-named switch is thus closed.

' PHILIP FABER.

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