U.S. patent number 3,576,174 [Application Number 04/858,312] was granted by the patent office on 1971-04-27 for tallyette.
Invention is credited to Delores M. Topel, Earl A. Topel.
United States Patent |
3,576,174 |
Topel , et al. |
April 27, 1971 |
TALLYETTE
Abstract
An improved scorekeeper for various games, the device comprising
a base having a pair of inverted U-shaped stanchions serving as a
ring on which there are tethered a plurality of numbered poker
chips which are individually slideable from one side to the other
so as to indicate a score for opposing teams of players.
Inventors: |
Topel; Earl A. (Lake Mills,
WI), Topel; Delores M. (Lake Mills, WI) |
Family
ID: |
25328004 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/858,312 |
Filed: |
September 16, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
116/222;
211/59.1; D10/46.1; 273/148R |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B
71/0672 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63B
71/06 (20060101); G09f 009/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;116/121,114
;211/49,59,16,57 ;206/72 ;273/148 ;40/27.5,10 ;235/90 ;35/73 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Capozi; Louis J.
Claims
We claim:
1. In a tallyette, the combination of a base, a plurality of
stanchions secured fixedly upon said base, and a plurality of 11
poker chips being held captive on each of said stanchions, said
base comprising a one-piece member having an inclined forward
platform and an inclined rear platform, said platform being
separated by upwardly extending partition, said partition on its
forward side and on its rear side being provided with a plurality
of semicylindrical notches, each of said stanchions comprising an
inverted U-shaped member made of wire and including a pair of
parallel legs which at their upper ends are adjacent a semicircular
portion, each of said poker chips having an opening therethrough
and being mounted on said stanchions so that said stanchions pass
through said opening of said poker chips, the lower ends of said
stanchion legs being secured to said base, one leg of each of said
stanchions being concentric with a semicylindrical notch on said
inclined forward platform while the other said leg of said U-shaped
stanchion is positioned concentric with the semicylindrical notch
on one of said inclined rear platform and said semicircular portion
of said stanchion accordingly extending above said partition so
that said poker chips may be slideable along said stanchion between
said notch on said forward platform and said notch on said rear
platform.
Description
This invention relates generally to scorekeeping devices for games.
More specifically the present invention relates to scorekeeping
devices for card games and the like.
A principle object of the present invention is to provide an
improved scorekeeping device and which eliminates the necessity of
the use of a pencil and paper, loose chips and other objects
normally used in keeping a score.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a tallyette
which comprises a base upon which there are mounted a pair of
inverted U-shaped stanchions to each of which there are ringed a
plurality of poker chips so as to conveniently indicate a score for
players.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
tallyette that is adaptable for keeping a plurality of scores for
opposing teams made up of partners.
Other objects of the present invention are to provide a tallyette
which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in
construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.
These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the
following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, and
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of FIG.
1.
Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral 10
represents a tallyette according to the present invention wherein
there is a base 11 upon which there are mounted a pair of upwardly
extending, inverted U-shaped stanchions 12, each of which serves as
a ring for holding captive a plurality of regular poker chips
13.
The base 11 includes forwardly inclined front and rear platforms 14
and 15 respectively, each of the platforms serving to support the
chips 13 thereupon. An upwardly extending partition 16 extends
between the platforms, the partition 16 being provided with a pair
of semicircular notches 17 on each side thereof and into which the
chips may fall and be lined up as is shown in the drawing.
It will be evident that the lower ends of the stanchions
accordingly extend through the notches 17 and downwardly through
the base 11, the stanchions being secured by an upper nut 18 and a
lower nut 19 on each leg 20 thereof, which is threaded so as to
accommodate the nuts.
Upon the front platform 14 there is imprinted or otherwise
inscribed the word "we" and the word "they," each of the words
being aligned for association with one of the stanchion assemblies
and its poker ships.
The base 11 may be made of any material such as plastic, wood or
the like, and the underside thereof may be appropriately padded so
as to not scratch or mar a table.
In operative use, the present tallyette is particularly adaptable
for a game of euchre or any other card game.
In use, the chips 13 are simply made to swing across the top of the
U-shaped stanchion so that they may be transferred from one notch
17 on a rear side to a notch 17 on a front side. Thus there has
been provided an improved scorekeeping device which eliminates the
use of separate pencils and papers as well as loose chips that are
scattered about.
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