US3197891A
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Educational word game means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-01
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1983-04-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Duane T Pierce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 06:54
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B17/00; A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0423
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
438 words
A GAME APPARATUS COMBINATION FOR PLAYING AN EDUCATIONAL LOTTO-TYPE GAME OF SKILL COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION A FOLDABLE MASTER BOARD COMPRISED OF FOUR RECTANGULAR RIGID RELATIVELY THIN PANELS, ARRANGED TO FORM A LARGE COMPOSITE RECTANGULAR PANEL WITH A HORIZONTAL JOINT AND A VERTICAL JOINT, HINGE MEANS HINGEDLY JOINING SAID PANELS AT THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JOINTS THEREOF, SAID HINGE MEANS COMPRISED OF FLEXIBLE ELONGATED THIN MATERIAL ADHERED AT ITS OPPOSITE EDGES TO ADJACENT PANEL EDGES, FIVE SETS OF HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED POCKETS MEANS ARRANGED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID MASTER BOARD IN PARALLEL RELATION, EACH OF SAID SETS OF POCKET MEANS COMPRISED OF UPPER AND LOWER POCKETS, ELONGATED FLAT RELATIVELY RIGID STRIPS SLIGHTLY SHORTER THAN SAID PANELS AND FLEXIBLE TAPES ADHERED IN PARTS ON SAID STRIPS AND IN PART TO SAID BOARD TO SECURE SAID STRIPS TO SAID BOARD ALONG THE BOTTOM AND SIDE EDGES THEREOF FORMING SAID UPPER AND LOWER POCKETS, A HANGER MEANS FOR SAID MASTER BOARD TO SUPPORT SAME IN A VERTICAL UNFOLDED OPERATIVE POSITION, A MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE BOARD IN UNFOLDED POSITION, A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY RIGID, ELONGATED FLAT SIGN STRIPS HAVING INDICA ARRANGED IN SENTENCES PRINTED THEREON, SAID SIGN STRIPS OF A LENGTH SLIGHTLY SHORTER THAN UNFOLDED WIDTH OF SAID MASTER BOARD AND ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED IN THE LOWER POCKETS OF SAID SETS OF POCKET MEANS WITH A MAJOR PORTION OF SAID SIGN STRIPS WITH THE INDICIA PROTRUDING ABOVE AND OUT OF THE SAID LOWER POCKET, A SERIES OF SMALL FLAT RECTANGULAR SIGN BLOCKS HAVING NUMERAL INDICIA PRINTED THEREON AND ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED IN SAID UPPER POCKET OF SAID POCKET MEANS WITH THE PORTION OF SAID SIGN BLOCK HAVING INDICIA PROTRUDING ABOVE AND OUT OF SAID UPPER POCKET, A PLURALITY OF PLAYING CARDS, RULED MARKINGS ON EACH OF SAID CARDS FORMING TWENTY-FIVE RECTANGULAR PRINTED SQUARES WITH INDICIA PRINTED THEREIN ARRANGED TO SET OUT GRAMMATICAL PARTS OF SPEECH, A SERIES OF SMALL FLAT RECTANGULAR PLAYING BLOCKS FOR EACH PLAYING CARD OF A SIZE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE PRINTED SQUARES ON SAID PLAYING CARDS AND HAVING NUMERAL INDICIA CORRESPONDING TO THE INDICIA ON SAID SERIES OF SIGN BLOCKS, THE SIGN STRIPS AND SIGN BLOCK ADAPTED TO BE RANDOMLY SELECTED AND ARRANGED ON SAID MASTER BOARD IN THE POCKET MEANS THEREOF TO CONVEY A SIGNAL TO BE INTERPRETED AND UTILIZED TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE PARTS OF SPEECH OF VARIOUS INDICATED WORDS, WHICH CONCLUSIONS ARE RECORDED ON SAID PLAYING CARDS BY A PROPER SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF SAID PLAYING BLOCKS REQUIRING SKILL, AND THE RANDOM SELECTION CONTINUING UNTIL A WINNING PLAYING CARD IS DETERMINED BY A PROPER AND CORRECT ARRANGEMENT OF SAID PLAYING BLOCKS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
438 words
A GAME APPARATUS COMBINATION FOR PLAYING AN EDUCATIONAL LOTTO-TYPE GAME OF SKILL COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION A FOLDABLE MASTER BOARD COMPRISED OF FOUR RECTANGULAR RIGID RELATIVELY THIN PANELS, ARRANGED TO FORM A LARGE COMPOSITE RECTANGULAR PANEL WITH A HORIZONTAL JOINT AND A VERTICAL JOINT, HINGE MEANS HINGEDLY JOINING SAID PANELS AT THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JOINTS THEREOF, SAID HINGE MEANS COMPRISED OF FLEXIBLE ELONGATED THIN MATERIAL ADHERED AT ITS OPPOSITE EDGES TO ADJACENT PANEL EDGES, FIVE SETS OF HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED POCKETS MEANS ARRANGED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID MASTER BOARD IN PARALLEL RELATION, EACH OF SAID SETS OF POCKET MEANS COMPRISED OF UPPER AND LOWER POCKETS, ELONGATED FLAT RELATIVELY RIGID STRIPS SLIGHTLY SHORTER THAN SAID PANELS AND FLEXIBLE TAPES ADHERED IN PARTS ON SAID STRIPS AND IN PART TO SAID BOARD TO SECURE SAID STRIPS TO SAID BOARD ALONG THE BOTTOM AND SIDE EDGES THEREOF FORMING SAID UPPER AND LOWER POCKETS, A HANGER MEANS FOR SAID MASTER BOARD TO SUPPORT SAME IN A VERTICAL UNFOLDED OPERATIVE POSITION, A MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE BOARD IN UNFOLDED POSITION, A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY RIGID, ELONGATED FLAT SIGN STRIPS HAVING INDICA ARRANGED IN SENTENCES PRINTED THEREON, SAID SIGN STRIPS OF A LENGTH SLIGHTLY SHORTER THAN UNFOLDED WIDTH OF SAID MASTER BOARD AND ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED IN THE LOWER POCKETS OF SAID SETS OF POCKET MEANS WITH A MAJOR PORTION OF SAID SIGN STRIPS WITH THE INDICIA PROTRUDING ABOVE AND OUT OF THE SAID LOWER POCKET, A SERIES OF SMALL FLAT RECTANGULAR SIGN BLOCKS HAVING NUMERAL INDICIA PRINTED THEREON AND ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED IN SAID UPPER POCKET OF SAID POCKET MEANS WITH THE PORTION OF SAID SIGN BLOCK HAVING INDICIA PROTRUDING ABOVE AND OUT OF SAID UPPER POCKET, A PLURALITY OF PLAYING CARDS, RULED MARKINGS ON EACH OF SAID CARDS FORMING TWENTY-FIVE RECTANGULAR PRINTED SQUARES WITH INDICIA PRINTED THEREIN ARRANGED TO SET OUT GRAMMATICAL PARTS OF SPEECH, A SERIES OF SMALL FLAT RECTANGULAR PLAYING BLOCKS FOR EACH PLAYING CARD OF A SIZE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE PRINTED SQUARES ON SAID PLAYING CARDS AND HAVING NUMERAL INDICIA CORRESPONDING TO THE INDICIA ON SAID SERIES OF SIGN BLOCKS, THE SIGN STRIPS AND SIGN BLOCK ADAPTED TO BE RANDOMLY SELECTED AND ARRANGED ON SAID MASTER BOARD IN THE POCKET MEANS THEREOF TO CONVEY A SIGNAL TO BE INTERPRETED AND UTILIZED TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE PARTS OF SPEECH OF VARIOUS INDICATED WORDS, WHICH CONCLUSIONS ARE RECORDED ON SAID PLAYING CARDS BY A PROPER SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF SAID PLAYING BLOCKS REQUIRING SKILL, AND THE RANDOM SELECTION CONTINUING UNTIL A WINNING PLAYING CARD IS DETERMINED BY A PROPER AND CORRECT ARRANGEMENT OF SAID PLAYING BLOCKS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-02 | 1969-02-01 | 1969-08-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-02 | 1973-02-01 | 1973-08-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-02 | 1977-02-01 | 1977-08-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |