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US3214172A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Chance selective racing game

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-07
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1983-05-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Williams Walter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 07:56
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/14; A63F9/143

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
AN ELECTRICAL RACING GAME APPARATUS COMPRISED OF A GAME BOARD HAVING AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL SCORING AREA THEREIN, A PLURALITY OF LIGHT INDICATORS WITHIN SAID SCORING AREA, A CIRCUIT INCLUDING A CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM HAVING ALTERNATE CIRCUIT COMPLETING POSITIONS, ACTUATING MEANS FOR NON-PREDETERMINABLY CLOSING ONE OF SAID ALTERNATE CIRCUIT POSITIONS OF SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM, A CONTROL SWITCH INCLUDING TWO PAIRS OF CONTACT POINTS, A PROGRESSIVE LIGHT INDICATOR ENERGIZING MECHANISM ACTIVATABLE BY CLOSURE OF A PAIR OF SAID CONTACT POINTS IN CIRCUIT WITH THE CIRCUIT COMPLETED BY SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR, A CIRCUIT BREAKING SOLENOID HAVING AN ARMATURE ACTIVATABLE UPON CLOSURE OF SAID CONTROL SWITCH, A CIRCUIT CLOSING SOLENOID, THE ARMATURE OF WHICH IS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE ARMATURE OF SAID CIRCUIT BREAKING SOLENOID TO THEREBY CLOSE THE CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM, A PLAY RELEASE SOLENOID, RESET MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ACTUATING SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM AND SAID CIRCUIT CLOSING SOLENOID, AND A CIRCUIT SELECTOR INDICATOR LIGHT ADAPTED TO FLICKER DURING ACTUATION OF SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
AN ELECTRICAL RACING GAME APPARATUS COMPRISED OF A GAME BOARD HAVING AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL SCORING AREA THEREIN, A PLURALITY OF LIGHT INDICATORS WITHIN SAID SCORING AREA, A CIRCUIT INCLUDING A CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM HAVING ALTERNATE CIRCUIT COMPLETING POSITIONS, ACTUATING MEANS FOR NON-PREDETERMINABLY CLOSING ONE OF SAID ALTERNATE CIRCUIT POSITIONS OF SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM, A CONTROL SWITCH INCLUDING TWO PAIRS OF CONTACT POINTS, A PROGRESSIVE LIGHT INDICATOR ENERGIZING MECHANISM ACTIVATABLE BY CLOSURE OF A PAIR OF SAID CONTACT POINTS IN CIRCUIT WITH THE CIRCUIT COMPLETED BY SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR, A CIRCUIT BREAKING SOLENOID HAVING AN ARMATURE ACTIVATABLE UPON CLOSURE OF SAID CONTROL SWITCH, A CIRCUIT CLOSING SOLENOID, THE ARMATURE OF WHICH IS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE ARMATURE OF SAID CIRCUIT BREAKING SOLENOID TO THEREBY CLOSE THE CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM, A PLAY RELEASE SOLENOID, RESET MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ACTUATING SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM AND SAID CIRCUIT CLOSING SOLENOID, AND A CIRCUIT SELECTOR INDICATOR LIGHT ADAPTED TO FLICKER DURING ACTUATION OF SAID CIRCUIT SELECTOR MECHANISM

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