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US3266724A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic cribbage board

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-03-29
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Granted: 1966-08-16
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Expires: 1985-03-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William J Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 11:29
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/0093; A63F1/00; A63F1/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 200 words
AN AUTOMATIC CRIBBAGE BOARD COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF UPSTANDING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDED RIBS ARRANGED IN SPACED PARALLEL ALIGNMENT, A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDED PEG SUPPORTS LOCATED IN OVERLYING COEXTENSION WITH SAID RIBS OF SAID BASE MEMBER, GUIDE MEANS SECURED TO THE BASE MEMBER, SAID GUIDE MEANS HAVING PORTIONS PROJECTED UPWARDLY FROM OPPOITE ENDS OF EACH RIB THROUGH OPENINGS IN SAID PEG SUPPORTS THEREBY ALIGNING SAID PEG SUPPORTS WITH THE RIBS, RESILIENT MEANS URGING SAID PEG SUPPORTS AWAY FROM SAID RIBS OF SAID BASE MEMBER, STOP MEANS TO PREVENT SAID PEG SUPPORTS FROM MOVING BEYOND A CERTAIN DISTANCE ABOVE SAID RIBS, SAID PEG SUPPORTS PRESENTING A PLURALITY OF PEG MOUNTING HOLES, AND A PLURALITY OF PEGS OF SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITH A FRICTION FIT IN SAID MOUNTING HOLES OF SAID PEG SUPPORTS, SAID PEGS BEING MOVABLE FROM AN UPWARDLY EXTENDED POSITION TO A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEREIN A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDS DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID PEG SUPPORT IN ENGAGEMENT WITH A TOP OF A RIB, SAID PEG SUPPORTS BEING ADAPTED TO SUBSTANTIALLY CONCEAL SAID RESIILIENT MEANS AND BEING MOVABLE TO A POSITION CONTIGUOUS TO SAID BASE AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID RESILIENT MEANS TO MOVE DEPRESSED PEGS TO THEIR EXTENDED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 200 words
AN AUTOMATIC CRIBBAGE BOARD COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF UPSTANDING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDED RIBS ARRANGED IN SPACED PARALLEL ALIGNMENT, A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDED PEG SUPPORTS LOCATED IN OVERLYING COEXTENSION WITH SAID RIBS OF SAID BASE MEMBER, GUIDE MEANS SECURED TO THE BASE MEMBER, SAID GUIDE MEANS HAVING PORTIONS PROJECTED UPWARDLY FROM OPPOITE ENDS OF EACH RIB THROUGH OPENINGS IN SAID PEG SUPPORTS THEREBY ALIGNING SAID PEG SUPPORTS WITH THE RIBS, RESILIENT MEANS URGING SAID PEG SUPPORTS AWAY FROM SAID RIBS OF SAID BASE MEMBER, STOP MEANS TO PREVENT SAID PEG SUPPORTS FROM MOVING BEYOND A CERTAIN DISTANCE ABOVE SAID RIBS, SAID PEG SUPPORTS PRESENTING A PLURALITY OF PEG MOUNTING HOLES, AND A PLURALITY OF PEGS OF SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITH A FRICTION FIT IN SAID MOUNTING HOLES OF SAID PEG SUPPORTS, SAID PEGS BEING MOVABLE FROM AN UPWARDLY EXTENDED POSITION TO A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEREIN A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDS DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID PEG SUPPORT IN ENGAGEMENT WITH A TOP OF A RIB, SAID PEG SUPPORTS BEING ADAPTED TO SUBSTANTIALLY CONCEAL SAID RESIILIENT MEANS AND BEING MOVABLE TO A POSITION CONTIGUOUS TO SAID BASE AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID RESILIENT MEANS TO MOVE DEPRESSED PEGS TO THEIR EXTENDED POSITION.

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