Log rolling apparatus with adjustable friction structure

Claim 1

A game comprising: a horizontal frame adapted to rest upon a suitable horizontal surface; a horizontally elongated roller rotatably disposed about the frame somewhat above the surface, the roller having a horizontal axle; a spongy hollow horizontal cylindrical sleeve disposed around the roller, the sleeve having an outer surface which resembles the bark of a tree and is roughened to enable the feet of the players to contact the sleeve surface in a non-slip manner; and means to adjust the rotational friction of the roller in the frame to adjust the force required to rotate the roller, the rotational friction adjustment means including a disc having a hole through which one end of the axle extends, spring loaded manually operable means to move the disc along the axle toward or away from one end of the frame and a plurality of arms secured at one end to the disc and having opposite ends engaging suitable supports disposed in the one roller end, the arms and supports being symmetrically disposed about the axle.