Board game apparatus and spinner assembly

Details Board game apparatus and spinner assembly Board game apparatus and spinner assembly

1993-06-04

1994-10-04

Layno, Benjamin H.

Amusement devices: games

Chance devices

Rotating pointer

273236, 273287, A63F 900

Patent

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053519558

ABSTRACT:
A spinner assembly for a board game includes a counterweighted spinner arm. The counterweighted spinner arm is rotatably and pivotably mounted on a spindle which is mounted to a game board. The spinner arm includes an elongated arm portion which extends, outwardly from the spindle, a platform member on the elongated arm and a counterweight portion which extends outwardly from the spindle in an opposite direction from the elongated arm. The counter weight portion includes a weighted ball element which centrifugally rolls outwardly in the counterweight portion away from the spindle when the spinner arm is rotating about said spindle to pivot the arm portion upwardly and counterbalance the platform member above the game board. The ball element gravitationally rolls inwardly in the counterweight portion towards the spindle when rotation of the spinner arm is reduced to a level sufficient to cause the weight of the ball element to overcome the centrifugal force applied thereto, whereby the platform member is caused to slowly descend onto the game board.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1538889 (1925-05-01), Farnum
patent: 2186337 (1940-01-01), Jackson

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