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Mechanically actuated game for opposing players

Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1964-02-28
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Granted: 1967-01-03
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Expires: 1984-02-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Marvin I Glass
  • 👤 Gordon A Barlow
  • 👤 Kripak Leonid
  • 👤 Stan Henry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:11
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H13/00; A63H13/02; A63H13/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 217 words
A GAME FOR OPPOSING PLAYERS COMPRISING, A PLATFORM HAVING OPPOSITE GOALS, AN ARTICULATED FIGURE OF A MAN HAVING A HEAD AND MOVABLE ARMS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID FIGURE ON SAID PLATFORM FOR ROTATION AND FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID GOALS, A MASK MOUNTED ON SAID HEAD FOR MOVEMENT FROM A NORMAL POSITION CONCEALING SAID HEAD TO A POSITION EXPOSING SAID HEAD, DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID MOUNTING MEANS,CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID DRIVE MEANS AND OPERABLE BY THE OPPOSING PLAYERS TO MOVE SAID FIGURE IN EITHER OF OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS BETWEEN SAID GOALS AND TO TURN SAID FIGURE TO FACE IN ITS DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING ARRANGED SO THAT A PLAYER CANNOT DETERMINE IN ADVANCE THE EFFECT OF ANY PARTICULAR SETTING OF THE CONTROL ON THE DRIVE MEANS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID FIGURE ARRIVING AT A POSITION ADJACENT EITHER OF SAID GOALS FOR EFFECTING A RAISING MOVEMENT OF SAID ARMS AND A REMOVAL OF SAID MASK FROM SAID NORMAL POSITION SO AS TO EXPOSE THE FACE OF THE FIGURE, WHEREBY EACH PLAYER CAN OPERATE THE CONTROL MEANS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE FIGURE TO THE GOAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE OTHER PLAYER AND THE PLAYER ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOAL OPPOSITE THE GOAL AT WHICH THE FIGURE RAISES ITS ARMS AND EXPOSES ITS FACE IS THE WINNER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 217 words
A GAME FOR OPPOSING PLAYERS COMPRISING, A PLATFORM HAVING OPPOSITE GOALS, AN ARTICULATED FIGURE OF A MAN HAVING A HEAD AND MOVABLE ARMS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID FIGURE ON SAID PLATFORM FOR ROTATION AND FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID GOALS, A MASK MOUNTED ON SAID HEAD FOR MOVEMENT FROM A NORMAL POSITION CONCEALING SAID HEAD TO A POSITION EXPOSING SAID HEAD, DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID MOUNTING MEANS,CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID DRIVE MEANS AND OPERABLE BY THE OPPOSING PLAYERS TO MOVE SAID FIGURE IN EITHER OF OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS BETWEEN SAID GOALS AND TO TURN SAID FIGURE TO FACE IN ITS DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING ARRANGED SO THAT A PLAYER CANNOT DETERMINE IN ADVANCE THE EFFECT OF ANY PARTICULAR SETTING OF THE CONTROL ON THE DRIVE MEANS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID FIGURE ARRIVING AT A POSITION ADJACENT EITHER OF SAID GOALS FOR EFFECTING A RAISING MOVEMENT OF SAID ARMS AND A REMOVAL OF SAID MASK FROM SAID NORMAL POSITION SO AS TO EXPOSE THE FACE OF THE FIGURE, WHEREBY EACH PLAYER CAN OPERATE THE CONTROL MEANS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE FIGURE TO THE GOAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE OTHER PLAYER AND THE PLAYER ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOAL OPPOSITE THE GOAL AT WHICH THE FIGURE RAISES ITS ARMS AND EXPOSES ITS FACE IS THE WINNER.

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