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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-08-06
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Granted: 1963-07-02
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Expires: 1979-08-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George J Bredehorn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 21:38
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0423

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
A WORD GAME COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID PLAYING BOARD, SAID PLAYING BOARD INCLUDING A MAIN PANEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF WINDOW OPENINGS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, A WORD GAME SHEET HAVING INDIVIDUAL ALIGNED COLUMNS OF WORD LETTERS AND WORD DEFINITIONS, SAID PLAYING BOARD SLIDABLY RECEIVING SAID GAME SHEET THEREBENEATH WITH SAID COLUMNS OF WORD LETTERS AND WORD DEFINITIONS VISIBLE THROUGH SAID WINDOW OPENINGS OF SAID MAIN PANEL, INDIVIDUAL CLOSURES FOR EACH OF SAID WORD LETTER WINDOW OPENINGS, SAID CLOSURES BEING INDIVIDUALLY MOVABLE BETWEEN AN INITIAL CLOSED POSITION MASKING THE ASSOCIATED WORD LETTER AND AN ADJUSTED OPEN POSITION REVEALING SAID WORD LETTER, MEANS DETERMINING THE SEQUENCE OF OPENING ALL OF SAID CLOSURES, AND EACH ONE OF SAID CLOSURES COMPRISING A SLIDE SLIDABLY SUPPORTED UPON SAID MAIN PANEL FOR SELECTIVE LONGITUDINAL SLIDING MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID CLOSED POSITION AND SAID ADJUSTED OPEN POSITION AND WHEREIN SAID PLAYING BOARD FURTHER COMPRISES A BASE PANEL, AND A FRAME SUPPORTING SAID MAIN AND BASE PANELS IN SPACED APART PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP SLIDABLY RECEIVING SAID WORD GAME SHEET THEREBETWEEN FOR SELECTIVE LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT TO POSITION A SELECTED ONE OF SAID WORD DEFINITIONS AND WORD LETTERS WITHIN SAID WINDOW OPENINGS OF SAID MAIN PANEL, AND WHEREIN SAID MEANS DETERMINING THE SEQUENCE OF OPENING OF ALL OF SAID CLOSURES COMPRISES A SPINNER ROTATABLY CARRIED UPON SAID MAIN PANEL, AND A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED APART NUMERALS UPON SAID MAIN PANEL IN THE PATH OF ROTATION OF SAID SPINNER, EACH ONE OF SAID NUMERALS CORRESPONDING TO ONE OF SAID WINDOW OPENINGS IN SAID MAIN PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
A WORD GAME COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID PLAYING BOARD, SAID PLAYING BOARD INCLUDING A MAIN PANEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF WINDOW OPENINGS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, A WORD GAME SHEET HAVING INDIVIDUAL ALIGNED COLUMNS OF WORD LETTERS AND WORD DEFINITIONS, SAID PLAYING BOARD SLIDABLY RECEIVING SAID GAME SHEET THEREBENEATH WITH SAID COLUMNS OF WORD LETTERS AND WORD DEFINITIONS VISIBLE THROUGH SAID WINDOW OPENINGS OF SAID MAIN PANEL, INDIVIDUAL CLOSURES FOR EACH OF SAID WORD LETTER WINDOW OPENINGS, SAID CLOSURES BEING INDIVIDUALLY MOVABLE BETWEEN AN INITIAL CLOSED POSITION MASKING THE ASSOCIATED WORD LETTER AND AN ADJUSTED OPEN POSITION REVEALING SAID WORD LETTER, MEANS DETERMINING THE SEQUENCE OF OPENING ALL OF SAID CLOSURES, AND EACH ONE OF SAID CLOSURES COMPRISING A SLIDE SLIDABLY SUPPORTED UPON SAID MAIN PANEL FOR SELECTIVE LONGITUDINAL SLIDING MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID CLOSED POSITION AND SAID ADJUSTED OPEN POSITION AND WHEREIN SAID PLAYING BOARD FURTHER COMPRISES A BASE PANEL, AND A FRAME SUPPORTING SAID MAIN AND BASE PANELS IN SPACED APART PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP SLIDABLY RECEIVING SAID WORD GAME SHEET THEREBETWEEN FOR SELECTIVE LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT TO POSITION A SELECTED ONE OF SAID WORD DEFINITIONS AND WORD LETTERS WITHIN SAID WINDOW OPENINGS OF SAID MAIN PANEL, AND WHEREIN SAID MEANS DETERMINING THE SEQUENCE OF OPENING OF ALL OF SAID CLOSURES COMPRISES A SPINNER ROTATABLY CARRIED UPON SAID MAIN PANEL, AND A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED APART NUMERALS UPON SAID MAIN PANEL IN THE PATH OF ROTATION OF SAID SPINNER, EACH ONE OF SAID NUMERALS CORRESPONDING TO ONE OF SAID WINDOW OPENINGS IN SAID MAIN PANEL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-07-01 1966-12-31 1967-07-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-07-01 1970-12-31 1971-07-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-07-01 1974-12-31 1975-07-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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