US4131283A
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Game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-10-25
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Granted: 1978-12-26
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Expires: 1997-10-25
Abstract
Abstract A game board having opposed parallel major surfaces including a plurality of playing fields in row and column array is disclosed. The playing fields are mounted on a mesh formed of mutually perpendicular elongated support members interconnected to provide a plurality of generally square openings in which the playing fields are received with each playing field swingably attached along the same side thereof only to the adjacent one of a parallel set of support members, of the mesh. A plurality of game pieces each comprising a pair of indicia bearing bodies joined to each other at one of their ends are also provided. The board and pieces are so constructed as to enable the pieces to be received on a playing field with indicia bearing bodies of each piece extending in juxtaposed parallel relation to an opposed major surface of the playing field.
Inventors
- 👤 Vaclav Havlik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:58
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00574; A63F3/02; A63F3/00261; A63F2003/00406; A63F2003/0041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
Game apparatus comprising a game board including means mounting a plurality of playing fields in row and column array with at least every other one of the playing fields in each row and column of said array being associated with an opening extending all the way through said board; wherein said means mounting said plurality of playing fields comprises a mesh formed of mutually perpendicular elongated support members interconnected to provide a plurality of generally square openings therebetween and said plurality of playing fields comprises a plurality of squares dimensioned to be received within said openings with each of said plurality of squares being received within a different one of said square openings, said means mounting said plurality of playing fields also comprising means swingably attaching each of said squares along the same side thereof only to the adjacent one of a parallel set of support members of said mesh and a plurality of game pieces each comprising a pair of indicia bearing bodies and means joining said pair of bodies to each other at one of their ends, said joining means being of sufficient extent to enable each pair of bodies to be disposed in generally parallel relation on opposite sides of a square with the indicia on respective bodies being visible from opposite sides of the board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
Game apparatus comprising a game board including means mounting a plurality of playing fields in row and column array with at least every other one of the playing fields in each row and column of said array being associated with an opening extending all the way through said board; wherein said means mounting said plurality of playing fields comprises a mesh formed of mutually perpendicular elongated support members interconnected to provide a plurality of generally square openings therebetween and said plurality of playing fields comprises a plurality of squares dimensioned to be received within said openings with each of said plurality of squares being received within a different one of said square openings, said means mounting said plurality of playing fields also comprising means swingably attaching each of said squares along the same side thereof only to the adjacent one of a parallel set of support members of said mesh and a plurality of game pieces each comprising a pair of indicia bearing bodies and means joining said pair of bodies to each other at one of their ends, said joining means being of sufficient extent to enable each pair of bodies to be disposed in generally parallel relation on opposite sides of a square with the indicia on respective bodies being visible from opposite sides of the board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said bodies of said game pieces include three dimensional indicia and said means joining said bodies to each other at one of their ends is a rigid member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means swingably attaching each of said squares to the adjacent support member of said mesh comprises a planar loop of translucent material providing generally square double walls having dimensions slightly smaller than said generally square openings provided by said mesh and said squares comprising said playing fields are received between said double walls provided by said loop of translucent material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said squares comprising said playing fields each comprise a pair of thin rigid square planar bodies having opposed flat major surfaces spaced from each other to receive therebetween said adjacent support member of said mesh and said means swingably attaching said rigid squares to said support members of said mesh comprises means joining the edges of said thin square planar bodies on opposite sides of said support member of said mesh.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means swingably attaching each of said squares to the adjacent support member of said mesh is sufficiently flexible to allow said squares of each of said rows of said array to depend in a common vertical plane parallel to the common vertical planes in which said squares of the others of said rows of said array depend when said playing field is oriented with said columns of said array extending horizontally.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
72 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including a pair of support legs each hingably mounted along an opposite edge of said mesh mounting said playing fields, said legs being adapted to be fixed at selected positions in an arc about said edge, each of said pair of support legs comprising a further mesh identical in structure to said mesh mounting said playing fields but including a lesser number of said openings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
178 words
Game appartus including a game board comprising a mesh formed of a first plurality of equally spaced mutually parallel elongated support members in planar array interconnected with a second plurality of equally spaced mutually parallel elongated support members in planar array, said first plurality of rods extending at right angles to said second plurality of support members to form a plurality of generally square openings in planar array and a plurality of loops of material each in a different one of said plurality of openings of said mesh, each of said loops comprising a pair of spaced, parallel substantially square walls having transverse dimensions substantially equal to the transverse dimensions of said openings in alignment therewith and means joining two opposite edges of said pair of walls to each other, each support member of said first plurality of support members extending between the walls of a different group of said plurality of loops with said means joining two opposite edges of said pair of walls of each loop of said group on opposite sides of said support member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
178 words
Game appartus including a game board comprising a mesh formed of a first plurality of equally spaced mutually parallel elongated support members in planar array interconnected with a second plurality of equally spaced mutually parallel elongated support members in planar array, said first plurality of rods extending at right angles to said second plurality of support members to form a plurality of generally square openings in planar array and a plurality of loops of material each in a different one of said plurality of openings of said mesh, each of said loops comprising a pair of spaced, parallel substantially square walls having transverse dimensions substantially equal to the transverse dimensions of said openings in alignment therewith and means joining two opposite edges of said pair of walls to each other, each support member of said first plurality of support members extending between the walls of a different group of said plurality of loops with said means joining two opposite edges of said pair of walls of each loop of said group on opposite sides of said support member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 7 including a plurality of planar bodies having opposed major surfaces and each dimensioned to be received between said pair of spaced parallel walls of any of said plurality of loops together with one of said first plurality of support members and between said means joining two opposite edges of said pair of walls thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein the material of each of said plurality of loops of material is a translucent material of selected color and said opposed major surfaces of said plurality of planar bodies each bear substantially opaque indicia thereon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 9 wherein said indicia borne on said major surfaces of said plurality of planar bodies does not cover the entire area of said major surfaces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein the material of each of said plurality of loops of material is substantially transparent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
Game apparatus as claimed in claim 7 wherein the material of each of said plurality of loops of material is a substantially opaque material of selected color.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-12-25 | 1982-06-26 | 1982-12-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-12-25 | 1986-06-26 | 1986-12-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-12-25 | 1990-06-26 | 1990-12-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |