Article transporting game apparatus

Claim 2

A game toy wherein the object is to pass an article between two points on a game board comprising: a base; means for transporting an article between two spaced points on said base, said transporting means being attached to said base and arranged in at least two parallel but oppositely directed rows, said transporting means comprising a plurality of bUckets on arms pivotally mounted and attached to said base at a distance from said buckets to provide bucket translation in an arcuate path; and means for receiving, storing and feeding an article positionally arranged and attached to said base at each end of said parallel rows so as to receive articles from the first row and feed articles to a second but oppositely directed row.

Claim 3

A game toy wherein the object is to pass an article between two points on a game board comprising: a base; means for transporting an article between two spaced points on said base, said transporting means being attached to said base and arranged in at least two parallel but oppositely directed rows, said transporting means comprising a plurality of bUckets on arms pivotally mounted and attached to said base at a distance from said buckets to provide bucket translation in an arcuate path; and means for receiving, storing and feeding an article positionally arranged and attached to said base at each end of said parallel rows so as to receive articles from the first row and feed articles to a second but oppositely directed row.

Claim 4

A game toy wherein the object is to pass an article between two points on a game board comprising: a base; means for transporting an article between two spaced points on said base, said transporting means being attached to said base and arranged in at least two parallel but oppositely directed rows, said transporting means comprising a plurality of bUckets on arms pivotally mounted and attached to said base at a distance from said buckets to provide bucket translation in an arcuate path; and means for receiving, storing and feeding an article positionally arranged and attached to said base at each end of said parallel rows so as to receive articles from the first row and feed articles to a second but oppositely directed row.

Claim 5

The game toy of claim 1 wherein each said receiving, storing and feeding means comprises a four sided box closed at its lower end by attachment with said base, having one side wall which defines both receive and feed openings, said openings being interconnected by an inclined plane which closes said box at its open end below an upper extension of said side walls, said opening defining side wall meeting said inclined plane at said feed opening at a step, said feed opening being closed by movable stop means extending through the horizontal ledge of said step.

Claim 6

The game toy of claim 4 wherein said movable stop means comprises an L-shaped arm having a short leg forming the stop position to extend through said horizontal step ledge and a long leg attached to a lower surface of said inclined plane, said stop being biased to act spring fashion in response to forces applied to said short leg.

Claim 7

The game toy of claim 3 wherein said L-shaped arm stop is biased naturally.

Claim 8

A game toy wherein the object is to pass an article between two points on a game board comprising: a base with an upper and a lower surface having a plurality of openings from and through said upper and lower surfaces, with said openings arranged in at least two parallel rows; means for transporting an article between two spaced points on said base, said transporting means being attached to said lower surface of said base and extending upwardly therefrom, through respective ones of said openings, and directed oppositely in successive rows, said transporting means comprising a plurality of buckets on arms pivotally mounted and attached to said lower surface at a distance from said buckets to provide bucket translation in an arcuate path; and means for receiving, storing and feeding an article positionally arranged and attached to said upper base surface at each end of said parallel rows so as to receive articles from a first row and feed articles to a second but oppositely directed row.

Claim 9

A game toy wherein the object is to pass an article between two points on a game board comprising: a base with an upper and a lower surface having a plurality of openings from and through said upper and lower surfaces, with said openings arranged in at least two parallel rows; means for transporting an article between two spaced points on said base, said transporting means being attached to said lower surface of said base and extending upwardly therefrom, through respective ones of said openings, and directed oppositely in successive rows, said transporting means comprising a plurality of buckets on arms pivotally mounted and attached to said lower surface at a distance from said buckets to provide bucket translation in an arcuate path; and means for receiving, storing and feeding an article positionally arranged and attached to said upper base surface at each end of said parallel rows so as to receive articles from a first row and feed articles to a second but oppositely directed row.

Claim 10

The game toy of claim 5 wherein said receiving, storing and feeding means comprises a four sided box closed at its lower end by attachment with said base, having one side wall which defines both receive and feed openings, said openings being interconnected by an inclined plane which closes said box at its open end below an upper extension of said side walls, said opening defining side wall meeting said inclined plane at said feed opening at a step, said feed opening being closed by a movable stop means extending through the horizontal ledge of said step.

Claim 11

The game toy of claim 6 wherein said movable stop means comprises an L-shaped arm having a short leg forming the stop positioned to extend through said horizontal step ledge and a long leg attached to a lower surface of said inclined plane, said stop being biased to act spring fashion in response to forces applied to said short leg.

Claim 12

A game toy comprising: a base with an upper and a lower surface having a plurality of openings from and through said upper and said lower surfaces transporting means attached to said base for transporting an article between two spaced points on said base, said transporting means comprising a plurality of article receivers each mounted on at least one arm, each of said arms extending upwardly from said base through a separate one of said openings and movable so as to provide article receiver translation in an arcuate path; and means for feeding an article to said article receiver, said feeding means being mounted to said base and positionally arranged so that movement of at least one of said receiver and arm comBinations loads said article into said one receiver from said feeding means.

Claim 13

A game toy comprising: a base with an upper and a lower surface having a plurality of openings from and through said upper and said lower surfaces transporting means attached to said base for transporting an article between two spaced points on said base, said transporting means comprising a plurality of article receivers each mounted on at least one arm, each of said arms extending upwardly from said base through a separate one of said openings and movable so as to provide article receiver translation in an arcuate path; and means for feeding an article to said article receiver, said feeding means being mounted to said base and positionally arranged so that movement of at least one of said receiver and arm comBinations loads said article into said one receiver from said feeding means.

Claim 14

A game toy of claim 8 wherein said openings in said base are arranged in at least two parallel rows and said transporting means is directed oppositely in successive rows.

Claim 15

The game toy of claim 9 wherein said feeding means is adapted to feed articles to a first row and receive articles from a second row.

Claim 16

The game toy of claim 10 wherein said feeding means comprises a four sided box closed at its lower end by attachment with said base, having one side wall which defines both receive and feed openings, said openings being interconnected by an inclined plane which closes said box at its open end below an upper extension of said side walls, said opening defining side wall meeting said inclined plane at said feed opening at a step, said feed opening being closed by a movable stop means extending through the horizontal ledge of said step.

Claim 17

The game toy of claim 10 wherein said movable stop means comprises an L-shaped arm having a short leg forming the stop position to extend through said horizontal step ledge and a long leg attached to a lower surface of said incline plane, said stop being biased to act spring fashion in response to forces applied to said short leg.