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US4846480A
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Card deck
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-04-19
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Granted: 1989-07-11
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Expires: 2008-04-19
Abstract
Abstract An improved deck of cards having specialty cards that, when played on a penalty card, either transfer the penalty required by the penalty card to the succeeding player, return the penalty required by the penalty card to the preceding player, or cancel the penalty required by the penalty card.
Inventors
- 👤 Earl Oliver
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:59
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
In a card deck having a plurality of cards for play by a plurality of players, said cards including at least one penalty card which, when played by a first player, requires a second player to take a predetermined number of cards from a reserve card supply, the improvement comprising at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by transferring the penalty required by the penalty card to the succeeding player.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
In a card deck having a plurality of cards for play by a plurality of players, said cards including at least one penalty card which, when played by a first player, requires a second player to take a predetermined number of cards from a reserve card supply, the improvement comprising at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by transferring the penalty required by the penalty card to the succeeding player.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
In a card deck having a plurality of cards for play by a plurality of players, said cards including at least one penalty card which, when played by a first player, requires a second player to take a predetermined number of cards from a reserve card supply, the improvement comprising at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by returning the penalty required by the penalty card to the preceding player.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
In a card deck having a plurality of cards for play by a plurality of players, said cards including at least one penalty card which, when played by a first player, requires a second player to take a predetermined number of cards from a reserve card supply, the improvement comprising at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by returning the penalty required by the penalty card to the preceding player.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
In a card deck having a plurality of cards for play by a plurality of players, said cards including at least one penalty card which, when played by a first player, requires a second player to take a predetermined number of cards from a reserve card supply, the improvement comprising at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by cancelling the penalty required by the penalty card.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
81 words
In a card deck having a plurality of cards for play by a plurality of players, said cards including at least one penalty card which, when played by a first player, requires a second player to take a predetermined number of cards from a reserve card supply, the improvement comprising at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by cancelling the penalty required by the penalty card.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
155 words
In a card deck having a plurality of cards for play be a plurality of players, said cards including at least one penalty card which, when played by a first player, requires a second player to take a predetermined number of cards from a reserve card supply as a penalty, the improvement comprising: at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by transferring the penalty required by the penalty card to the succeeding player; at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by returning the penalty required by the penalty card to the preceding player, and at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by cancelling the penalty required by the penalty card.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
155 words
In a card deck having a plurality of cards for play be a plurality of players, said cards including at least one penalty card which, when played by a first player, requires a second player to take a predetermined number of cards from a reserve card supply as a penalty, the improvement comprising: at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by transferring the penalty required by the penalty card to the succeeding player; at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by returning the penalty required by the penalty card to the preceding player, and at least one card having indicia thereon which, when played by the second player, allows the second player to escape the penalty by cancelling the penalty required by the penalty card.
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