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US3188089A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Game including tiltable game board and game pieces of different weights

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-21
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1983-05-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James A Odell
  • 👤 Jr William C Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:18
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 290 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A SUPPORT, OF A GAME BOARD HAVING AN AXIS, SAID GAME BOARD MOUNTED ALONG SAID AXIS ON SAID SUPPORT TO ROCK THEREON AND COMPRISING TWO PORTIONS EXTENDING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS FROM SAID AXIS, SAID PORTIONS OF SAID GAME BOARD BEING IN EQUILIBRIUM WHEN SUPPORTED BY SAID SUPPORT, SAID GAME BOARD HAVING A TOP SURFACE; INDICIA ON SAID TOP SURFACE ARRANGED ON BOTH SIDES OF SAID AXIS AND DESIGNATING SUBDIVISIONS OF SAID TOP SURFACE; A FIRST PLURALITY OF WEIGHTED GAME PIECES ADAPTED TO BE ARRANGED IN A FIRST POSITION ON ONE OF SAID TWO PORTIONS OF SAID GAME BOARD IN THE VICINITY OF SAID AXIS AND EACH ADAPTED TO BE MOVED ALONG STEP BY STEP ON SAID SUBDIVISIONS OF SAID ONE GAME BOARD PORTION INTO A POSITION LOCATED DISTANT FROM SAID AXIS; AND A SECOND PLURALITY OF WEIGHTED GAME PIECES ADAPTED TO BE ARRANGED IN A FIRST POSITION ON THE OTHER OF SAID TWO PORTIONS OF SAID GAME BOARD IN THE VICINITY OF SAID AXIS AND EACH ADAPTED TO BE MOVED ALONG STEP BY STEP ON SAID SUBDIVISIONS OF SAID OTHER GAME BOARD PORTION INTO A POSITION LOCATED DISTANT FROM SAID AXIS, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLURALITY OF WEIGHTED GAME PIECES COMPRISING DIFFERENTLY WEIGHTED GAME PIECES, THE DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHTING OF EACH BEING SUCH THAT MOVEMENT OF ONE GAME PIECE BETWEEN PREDETERMINED SUBDIVISIONS WILL PRODUCE TILTING OF SAID GAME BOARD WHEREAS MOVEMENT OF ANOTHER GAME PIECE BETWEEN SAID PREDETERMINED SUBDIVISIONS WILL NOT CAUSE SUCH TILTING AND SAID DIFFERENTLY WEIGHTED GAME PIECES BENG SHAPED SO THAT AFTER MOVEMENT OF ANY ONE OF SAID GAME PIECES ONTO ANY ONE OF SAID SUBDIVISIONS THE MOVED GAME PIECE WILL STAY ON THE RESPECTIVE DUBDIVIDION DESPITE TILTING OF SAID GAME BOARD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 290 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A SUPPORT, OF A GAME BOARD HAVING AN AXIS, SAID GAME BOARD MOUNTED ALONG SAID AXIS ON SAID SUPPORT TO ROCK THEREON AND COMPRISING TWO PORTIONS EXTENDING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS FROM SAID AXIS, SAID PORTIONS OF SAID GAME BOARD BEING IN EQUILIBRIUM WHEN SUPPORTED BY SAID SUPPORT, SAID GAME BOARD HAVING A TOP SURFACE; INDICIA ON SAID TOP SURFACE ARRANGED ON BOTH SIDES OF SAID AXIS AND DESIGNATING SUBDIVISIONS OF SAID TOP SURFACE; A FIRST PLURALITY OF WEIGHTED GAME PIECES ADAPTED TO BE ARRANGED IN A FIRST POSITION ON ONE OF SAID TWO PORTIONS OF SAID GAME BOARD IN THE VICINITY OF SAID AXIS AND EACH ADAPTED TO BE MOVED ALONG STEP BY STEP ON SAID SUBDIVISIONS OF SAID ONE GAME BOARD PORTION INTO A POSITION LOCATED DISTANT FROM SAID AXIS; AND A SECOND PLURALITY OF WEIGHTED GAME PIECES ADAPTED TO BE ARRANGED IN A FIRST POSITION ON THE OTHER OF SAID TWO PORTIONS OF SAID GAME BOARD IN THE VICINITY OF SAID AXIS AND EACH ADAPTED TO BE MOVED ALONG STEP BY STEP ON SAID SUBDIVISIONS OF SAID OTHER GAME BOARD PORTION INTO A POSITION LOCATED DISTANT FROM SAID AXIS, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLURALITY OF WEIGHTED GAME PIECES COMPRISING DIFFERENTLY WEIGHTED GAME PIECES, THE DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHTING OF EACH BEING SUCH THAT MOVEMENT OF ONE GAME PIECE BETWEEN PREDETERMINED SUBDIVISIONS WILL PRODUCE TILTING OF SAID GAME BOARD WHEREAS MOVEMENT OF ANOTHER GAME PIECE BETWEEN SAID PREDETERMINED SUBDIVISIONS WILL NOT CAUSE SUCH TILTING AND SAID DIFFERENTLY WEIGHTED GAME PIECES BENG SHAPED SO THAT AFTER MOVEMENT OF ANY ONE OF SAID GAME PIECES ONTO ANY ONE OF SAID SUBDIVISIONS THE MOVED GAME PIECE WILL STAY ON THE RESPECTIVE DUBDIVIDION DESPITE TILTING OF SAID GAME BOARD.

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-07 1976-12-07 1977-06-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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