US3236522A
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Pivoted pocketed game board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-08
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1983-05-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert C Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:22
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/22; A63F7/36; A63F7/38; A63F7/386
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
A GAME STRUCTURE FOR USE WITH MARBLES COMPRISING A CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, A FLAT CIRCULAR MEMBER RECEIVED WITHIN SAID CUP-SHAPE MEMBER AND FIXED AT ITS PERIPHERY TO SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, THE MAIN CENTRAL PORTON OF SAID FLAT MEMBER DEFINING A PLANE WHICH INTERSECTS THE CUPSHAPED MEMBER ADJACENT THE EDGE THEREOF BUT AT A SPACED CONSTANT DISTANCE FROM SAID EDGE, THE PORTION OF SAID MEMBERS ADJACENT THE EDGE OF SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER DEFINING A GUIDE FOR SAID MARBLES MAINTAINING THEM WTHIN SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER AND UPON SAID FLAT CIRCULAR MEMBER, SAID FLAT MEMBER HAVING A GROUP OF RECESSES THEREIN LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF SAID FLAT PORTION, SAID FLAT MEMBER ALSO HAVING A GROUP OF APERTURES THEREIN LOCATED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID GROUP OF RECESSES AND ACTING AS TRAPS FOR THE MARBLES, SAID APERTURES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FLAT MEMBER AND OPENING INTO SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER TO PERMIT PASSAGE OF MARBLES INTO SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER FROM SAID FLAT MEMBER, A FINGER GRIP MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING A PASSAGE THERETHROUGH FOR THE REMOVAL OF MARBLES FROM SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, SAID FINGER GRIP MEMBER BEING HELD BY ITS OWN RESILIENCY IN BLOCKING RELATION TO SAID PASSAGE BUT BEING MOVABLE OUT OF SAID PASSAGE TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF MARBLES FROM SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
213 words
A GAME STRUCTURE FOR USE WITH MARBLES COMPRISING A CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, A FLAT CIRCULAR MEMBER RECEIVED WITHIN SAID CUP-SHAPE MEMBER AND FIXED AT ITS PERIPHERY TO SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, THE MAIN CENTRAL PORTON OF SAID FLAT MEMBER DEFINING A PLANE WHICH INTERSECTS THE CUPSHAPED MEMBER ADJACENT THE EDGE THEREOF BUT AT A SPACED CONSTANT DISTANCE FROM SAID EDGE, THE PORTION OF SAID MEMBERS ADJACENT THE EDGE OF SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER DEFINING A GUIDE FOR SAID MARBLES MAINTAINING THEM WTHIN SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER AND UPON SAID FLAT CIRCULAR MEMBER, SAID FLAT MEMBER HAVING A GROUP OF RECESSES THEREIN LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF SAID FLAT PORTION, SAID FLAT MEMBER ALSO HAVING A GROUP OF APERTURES THEREIN LOCATED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID GROUP OF RECESSES AND ACTING AS TRAPS FOR THE MARBLES, SAID APERTURES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FLAT MEMBER AND OPENING INTO SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER TO PERMIT PASSAGE OF MARBLES INTO SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER FROM SAID FLAT MEMBER, A FINGER GRIP MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING A PASSAGE THERETHROUGH FOR THE REMOVAL OF MARBLES FROM SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, SAID FINGER GRIP MEMBER BEING HELD BY ITS OWN RESILIENCY IN BLOCKING RELATION TO SAID PASSAGE BUT BEING MOVABLE OUT OF SAID PASSAGE TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF MARBLES FROM SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER.
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