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US3231279A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automotive racing game apparatus

Assignee: John Waddington Ltd
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Filing: 1962-10-18
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1982-10-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Howarth John
  • 👤 Trevor F Jones

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:07
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00082; A63F3/00006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
IN AN AUTOMOTIVE RACE GAME, THE COMBINATION WITH A PLURALITY OF TOY CARS OF A GAME BOARD HAVING PICTORIALLY REPRESENTED THEREON AN AUTOMOTIVE RACING TRACK OF SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION WITH CURVED TURNS WHICH IS DIVIDED THROUGHOUT IS LENGTH INTO LANES, WHICH LANES ARE DIVIDED BY TRANSVERSE LINES TO FORM SPACES, SAID TRACK BEING PROVIDED WITH A STARTING AND A FINISHING LINE AND INDICIA DESIGNATING SAFE SPEEDS AT THE TURNS, AT LEAST ONE SPACE AT EACH TURN PROJECTING FROM THE TRACK AND BEING MARKED TO REPRESENT A HAZARD AND DIRVERT CARS THERETO, A DASHBOARD LAYOUT DEVICE FOR EACH PLAYER OF THE GAME CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY OPERATED CALIBRATED DIALS, ONE OF SAID DIALS REPRESENTING A SPEEDOMETER WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH A SERIES OF SPEED INDICATING INDICIA, SAID INDICIA INCLUDING THE SPEED DESIGNATED AT THE TURNS OF THE GAME BOARD AND ADDITIONAL INDICIA DESIGNATING HIGHER SPEEDS THAN THOSE INDICATED ON THE GAME BOARD, AND A SET OF CARDS FOR INDICATING MOVES THE CARS ARE TO TAKE AROUND THE TRACK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
IN AN AUTOMOTIVE RACE GAME, THE COMBINATION WITH A PLURALITY OF TOY CARS OF A GAME BOARD HAVING PICTORIALLY REPRESENTED THEREON AN AUTOMOTIVE RACING TRACK OF SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION WITH CURVED TURNS WHICH IS DIVIDED THROUGHOUT IS LENGTH INTO LANES, WHICH LANES ARE DIVIDED BY TRANSVERSE LINES TO FORM SPACES, SAID TRACK BEING PROVIDED WITH A STARTING AND A FINISHING LINE AND INDICIA DESIGNATING SAFE SPEEDS AT THE TURNS, AT LEAST ONE SPACE AT EACH TURN PROJECTING FROM THE TRACK AND BEING MARKED TO REPRESENT A HAZARD AND DIRVERT CARS THERETO, A DASHBOARD LAYOUT DEVICE FOR EACH PLAYER OF THE GAME CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY OPERATED CALIBRATED DIALS, ONE OF SAID DIALS REPRESENTING A SPEEDOMETER WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH A SERIES OF SPEED INDICATING INDICIA, SAID INDICIA INCLUDING THE SPEED DESIGNATED AT THE TURNS OF THE GAME BOARD AND ADDITIONAL INDICIA DESIGNATING HIGHER SPEEDS THAN THOSE INDICATED ON THE GAME BOARD, AND A SET OF CARDS FOR INDICATING MOVES THE CARS ARE TO TAKE AROUND THE TRACK.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-01-24 1969-07-26 1970-01-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-01-24 1973-07-26 1974-01-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-01-24 1977-07-26 1978-01-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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