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US3117790A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Racing game with spinner and dial for indicating the direction of movement of each playing piece

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-02-01
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Granted: 1964-01-14
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Expires: 1982-02-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph B White

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 04:49
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00082; A63F3/00006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 208 words
A TABLE-TYPE RACE HORSE GAME COMPRISING, A GAME BOARD, A RACE TRACK DELINEATED FOR USE ON THE SURFACE OF SAID GAME BOARD, SAID TRACK HAVING FRACTIONS OF A MILE SPACED THEREON AND THEREALONG, A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY MANEUVERABLE PLAYING PIECES REPRESENTING HORSE ENTRIES, SAID HORSE ENTRIES ADAPTED TO BE MOVED FORWARDLY AND BACKWARDLY ON THE TRACK, STALLS DELINEATED FOR USE ON THE SURFACE OF SAID GAME BOARD WITH DESIGNATIONS THEREON REPRESENTING THE NAMES OF THE HORSE ENTRIES IN THE RACE, SAID STALLS HAVING NUMBERS REPRESENTING THE POST POSITIONS OF THE HORSE ENTRIES, A DECK OF CARDS HAVING INDICIA ON ONE SURFACE THEREOF INDICATING THE DISTANCE TO BE TRAVELED BY THE HORSE ENTRIES UPON EACH MOVEMENT THEREOF, A STATIONARY DIAL PROVIDED ON THE SURFACE OF THE BOARD, SAID DIAL HAVING PLUS AND MINUS SIGNS THEREON INDICATING THE DIRECTIONS OF MOVEMENTS OF THE HORSE ENTRIES, AND A MANUALLY ACTUATED ELONGATED SPINNING DIAL ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE GAME BOARD WITH ONE END TRAVERSING THE STATIONARY DIAL, SAID END CARRYING POINTERS POINTING TO THE PLUS AND MINUS SIGNS ON THE STATIONARY DIAL, SAID POINTERS CARRYING NUMBERS CORRESPONDING TO THE POST POSITION NUMBERS OF THE HORSE ENTRIES FOR IDENTIFYING SAID HORSE ENTRIES WHEREBY THE DIRECTIONS OF MOVEMENTS OF THE HORSE ENTRIES ARE INDICATED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 208 words
A TABLE-TYPE RACE HORSE GAME COMPRISING, A GAME BOARD, A RACE TRACK DELINEATED FOR USE ON THE SURFACE OF SAID GAME BOARD, SAID TRACK HAVING FRACTIONS OF A MILE SPACED THEREON AND THEREALONG, A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY MANEUVERABLE PLAYING PIECES REPRESENTING HORSE ENTRIES, SAID HORSE ENTRIES ADAPTED TO BE MOVED FORWARDLY AND BACKWARDLY ON THE TRACK, STALLS DELINEATED FOR USE ON THE SURFACE OF SAID GAME BOARD WITH DESIGNATIONS THEREON REPRESENTING THE NAMES OF THE HORSE ENTRIES IN THE RACE, SAID STALLS HAVING NUMBERS REPRESENTING THE POST POSITIONS OF THE HORSE ENTRIES, A DECK OF CARDS HAVING INDICIA ON ONE SURFACE THEREOF INDICATING THE DISTANCE TO BE TRAVELED BY THE HORSE ENTRIES UPON EACH MOVEMENT THEREOF, A STATIONARY DIAL PROVIDED ON THE SURFACE OF THE BOARD, SAID DIAL HAVING PLUS AND MINUS SIGNS THEREON INDICATING THE DIRECTIONS OF MOVEMENTS OF THE HORSE ENTRIES, AND A MANUALLY ACTUATED ELONGATED SPINNING DIAL ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE GAME BOARD WITH ONE END TRAVERSING THE STATIONARY DIAL, SAID END CARRYING POINTERS POINTING TO THE PLUS AND MINUS SIGNS ON THE STATIONARY DIAL, SAID POINTERS CARRYING NUMBERS CORRESPONDING TO THE POST POSITION NUMBERS OF THE HORSE ENTRIES FOR IDENTIFYING SAID HORSE ENTRIES WHEREBY THE DIRECTIONS OF MOVEMENTS OF THE HORSE ENTRIES ARE INDICATED.

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