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Game apparatus
Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1973-01-08
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Granted: 1975-02-11
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Expires: 1993-01-08
Abstract
Abstract A self-contained game apparatus for use particularly with question and answer type games. A plurality of levers are mounted on a base structure, one lever for each player of the game, for striking by the players of the game immediately when they believe they have the correct answer to a question posed by another player of the game. The first lever to be struck closes contacts to a light positioned in association with that lever to indicate which lever was struck first. An audible signal device, such as a buzzer, is mounted on the base structure for actuation by the questioning player to indicate whether or not the answer given by the respective player who first struck his lever is correct or not. A timer is mounted on the base structure for actuating the buzzer after a given ''''answering period'''' of time. A blocking member is provided for the questioning player to stop the timer at any time during the given time period should the answer given by the answering player be correct, for instance. A score board also is provided on the base structure, with individual score indicating devices for each player of the game.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey D Breslow
- 👤 Marvin I Glass
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:16
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/18; A63F9/183; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/10; A63F2250/1063; A63F2250/1073
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
For use with question and answer type games or the like, a self-contained game apparatus comprising, in combination: a base structure, means defining a plurality of actuatable answer devices mounted on said base structure at least one for each player of the game, and means for determining which one of said actuatable answer devices was actuated first by a respective player during a play of the game, said last named means including a common actuating member selectively actuatable by all of said answer devices but only one answer device at a time for actuating purposes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
For use with question and answer type games or the like, a self-contained game apparatus comprising, in combination: a base structure, means defining a plurality of actuatable answer devices mounted on said base structure at least one for each player of the game, and means for determining which one of said actuatable answer devices was actuated first by a respective player during a play of the game, said last named means including a common actuating member selectively actuatable by all of said answer devices but only one answer device at a time for actuating purposes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said common actuating member comprises first, common electrical contact means in circuit with individual electrical indicating means associated with each of said actuatable answer devices, said answer devices including second electrical contact means for engaging said first contact means, and means for permitting only one of said second contact means to establish electrical contact with said first contact means at any one time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein said common contact means is a fixed contact and said second contact means are movable in separate paths toward said fixed contact with the paths becoming coextensive at the point of engagement with said fixed contact, each movable contact having a conductive side facing said fixed contact and a non-conductive side facing away from said fixed contact whereby only the first of said movable contacts engaging said fixed contact will establish an electrical connection, with the movable contacts being insulated from each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 3 wherein said fixed contact is disposed generally centrally of said movable contacts which are spaced radially therefrom and disposed angularly thereabout.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The combination of claim 4 including individual indicating light means associated with each of said movable contacts and in circuit with both the respective movable contacts and said fixed contact.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination of claim 1 including a timer mounted on said base structure and means for automatically indicating the end of a given time period of the timer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The combination of claim 6 including means for selectively stopping said timer at any time during said time period.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said means for determining the first of said answer devices to be actuated is electrically operated and includes individual light means associated with each of said answer devices for energization only when the respective answer device is the first to be actuated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
191 words
For use with question and answer type games or the like, a self-contained game apparatus comprising, in combination: a base structure, means defining a plurality of individually actuatable answer devices mounted on said base structure at least one for each player of the game, means for determining which one of said actuatable answer devices was actuated first by a respective player during a play of the game including a common actuating member selectively engageable by all of said answer devices but only one answer device at a time for actuating purposes, indicating means mounted on said base structure for selective actuation by a questioning player of the game to indicate, for instance, whether the answer of said player first actuating his respective actuatable answer device is correct or not, a timer mounted on said base structure, with means for automatically indicating the end of a given time period of the timer, said selectively actuatable indicating means and said means for automatically indicating the end of said time period being a common means for rendering an audible signal, and means for selectively stopping said timer at any time during said time period.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
191 words
For use with question and answer type games or the like, a self-contained game apparatus comprising, in combination: a base structure, means defining a plurality of individually actuatable answer devices mounted on said base structure at least one for each player of the game, means for determining which one of said actuatable answer devices was actuated first by a respective player during a play of the game including a common actuating member selectively engageable by all of said answer devices but only one answer device at a time for actuating purposes, indicating means mounted on said base structure for selective actuation by a questioning player of the game to indicate, for instance, whether the answer of said player first actuating his respective actuatable answer device is correct or not, a timer mounted on said base structure, with means for automatically indicating the end of a given time period of the timer, said selectively actuatable indicating means and said means for automatically indicating the end of said time period being a common means for rendering an audible signal, and means for selectively stopping said timer at any time during said time period.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
The combination of claim 9 wherein said common actuating member comprises first, common electrical contact means in circuit with individual electrical indicating means associated with each of said actuatable answer devices, said answer devices including second electrical contact means for engaging said first contact means, and means for permitting only one of said second contact means to establish electrical contact with said first contact means at any one time.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
89 words
The combination of claim 10 wherein said common contact means is a fixed contact and said second contact means are movable in separate paths toward said fixed contact with the paths becoming coextensive at the point of engagement with said fixed contact, each movable contact having a conductive side facing said fixed contact and a non-conductive side facing away from said fixed contact whereby only the first of said movable contacts engaging said fixed contact will establish an electrical connection, with the movable contacts being insulated from each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 11 wherein said fixed contact is disposed generally centrally of said movable contacts which are spaced radially therefrom and disposed angularly thereabout.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination of claim 9 wherein said signal rendering means is electrically operable and including contact means selectively closable by a player of the game and automatically closable by said timer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
169 words
For use in toys, games or the like, a base structure, means defining a plurality of individually actuatable devices at least one for each player of the game, and means for determining which one of said actuatable devices was actuated first by a respective player during a play of the game, said last named means including an electrical circuit having actuatable indicating means and contact means to close the circuit to the indicating means, said contact means including a fixed contact and a plurality of movable contacts one operatively associated with each of said actuatable devices, said movable contacts being movable in separate paths toward said fixed contact with the paths becoming coextensive at the point of engagement with said fixed contact, each movable contact having a conductive side facing said fixed contact and a nonconductive side facing away from said fixed contact whereby only the first of said movable contacts engaging said fixed contact will establish an electrical connection, with the movable contacts being insulated from each other.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
169 words
For use in toys, games or the like, a base structure, means defining a plurality of individually actuatable devices at least one for each player of the game, and means for determining which one of said actuatable devices was actuated first by a respective player during a play of the game, said last named means including an electrical circuit having actuatable indicating means and contact means to close the circuit to the indicating means, said contact means including a fixed contact and a plurality of movable contacts one operatively associated with each of said actuatable devices, said movable contacts being movable in separate paths toward said fixed contact with the paths becoming coextensive at the point of engagement with said fixed contact, each movable contact having a conductive side facing said fixed contact and a nonconductive side facing away from said fixed contact whereby only the first of said movable contacts engaging said fixed contact will establish an electrical connection, with the movable contacts being insulated from each other.
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