US3784203A
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Light-on target game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-02-05
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Granted: 1974-01-08
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Expires: 1993-02-05
Abstract
Abstract In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the game includes a playing board having an upper flat face about rectangular in shape having a fence of resilient plastic circumscribing continuously at least about three sides with two separate closely spaced-apart electrified plates about centrally spaced intermediately between two of the opposite fenced sides and having also about intermediately spaced between the two oppositely spaced fenced sides a barrier structure nearer the remaining end and at a point adjacent the remaining end a sliding-missile propelling-device for propelling a slidable missile along the flat playing board face on one or the other side of the barrier structure reboundingly against the resilient fence, the missile being typically a disk in shape, and a lightbulb-carrying slidable disk which when struck by a rebounding missile-disk becomes purposely slid toward a straddling position whereby one electrical contact of the lightbulb is in contact with one of the electrified plates while another of the oppositely charged plates is in contact with the reamining electrical terminal of the lightbulb resulting in the lightbulb becoming illuminated thereby, the propelling device preferably including an elastic strip extending vertically anchored at each of opposite ends thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 A Nathanson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:57
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/22; A63F7/36; A63F7/40; A63F7/0058
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A game comprising in combination: a substantially flat playing board means; guard-rail means extending peripherally along at least two opposite side edges and an intermediate first end edge; at least two separate electricity-conductive plates mounted in an upper face of the playing board means recessed therein with each plate having an upper face flushly aligned in a common plane with the playing board means with edges of the plates spaced from one-another a predetermined small distance; a barrier structure extending from a central portion of said playing board means about intermediate between and spaced from each of said two opposite side edges and guard-rail means thereof, located toward a second end such thaT said recessed plated are positioned between said barrier structure and said intermediate first end edge and the guard-rail means thereof; electric light bulb playing piece means including a slidable mounting structure having mounted therein a lightbulb and two spaced-apart electrical contacts each respectively positioned to separately touch a supporting flat surface; and electrical power means having a negative terminal connected to one of said two plates and a postive terminal connected to the other of said two plates, such that upon sliding the playing piece means into a position with one termal thereof contacting one of said two plates and with the remaining terminal thereof contacting the other one of said two plates, the lightbulb lights-up.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
A game comprising in combination: a substantially flat playing board means; guard-rail means extending peripherally along at least two opposite side edges and an intermediate first end edge; at least two separate electricity-conductive plates mounted in an upper face of the playing board means recessed therein with each plate having an upper face flushly aligned in a common plane with the playing board means with edges of the plates spaced from one-another a predetermined small distance; a barrier structure extending from a central portion of said playing board means about intermediate between and spaced from each of said two opposite side edges and guard-rail means thereof, located toward a second end such thaT said recessed plated are positioned between said barrier structure and said intermediate first end edge and the guard-rail means thereof; electric light bulb playing piece means including a slidable mounting structure having mounted therein a lightbulb and two spaced-apart electrical contacts each respectively positioned to separately touch a supporting flat surface; and electrical power means having a negative terminal connected to one of said two plates and a postive terminal connected to the other of said two plates, such that upon sliding the playing piece means into a position with one termal thereof contacting one of said two plates and with the remaining terminal thereof contacting the other one of said two plates, the lightbulb lights-up.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
A game of claim 1, including at least one slidably structured impacting means for sliding along said flat playing board means reboundingly against said guard-rail means reboundingly toward and into said electric light bulb playing piece means such that the impact from the impacting means causes the electric light bulb playing means to slide along one or more of the upper faces of the playing board means and the recessed plates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A game of claim 2, including a propelling means mounted on an upper face of said playing board means at a site adjacent said second end, for propelling said impacting means slidably.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
A game of claim 3, in which said electric lightbulb playing piece means is disk shaped and in which an outer one of the lightbulb terminals extends to a lower-surface outer edge and in which a central one of the lightbulb terminals extends centrally downwardly projecting beneath the disk''s lower surface such that the center of the disk is supported above the supporting upper face of the playing board means or the plates.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A game of claim 4, in which said predetermined distance of spacing between the two plates is such that the disk-edge terminal is contactable of one of said plates while the central projection terminal is contactable of the other of said two plates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A game of claim 5, in which said propelling means is located about mid-way spaced between opposite ones of said two opposite side edges.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
68 words
A game of claim 6, in which said propelling means includes an elastic strip extending along an upright plane such that opposing fingers of a player may grasp opposite edges of one of said impacting means while the elastic strip supports the impacting means for withdrawing the impacting means against the elasticity pressure of the elastic strip, the elastic strip being anchored at upper and lower ends thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A game of claim 3, in which said propelling means includes an elastic strip extending along an upright plane such that opposing fingers of a player may grasp opposite edges of one of said impacting means while the elastic strip supports the impacting means for withdrawing the impacting means against the elasticity pressure of the elastic strip, the elastic strip being anchored at upper and lower ends thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A game of claim 1, in which said impacting means is a weighted member having a disk shape.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-01-07 | 1977-07-09 | 1978-01-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-01-07 | 1981-07-09 | 1982-01-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-01-07 | 1985-07-09 | 1986-01-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |