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US3302192A
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Foul indicator for basketball games
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-12
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1984-06-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Warren H Laughlin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-27 18:46
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/06; G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A FOUL INDICATOR FOR BASKETBALL GAMES, SAID FOUL INDICATOR COMPRISING A HOUSING ENCLOSING A SET OF AT LEAST FIVE VERTICALLY SPACED COMPARTMENTS EACH INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SIDES IN WHICH LIGHT TRANSMITTING WINDOWS INCLUDING INDICIA DEFINING PORTIONS ARE DISPOSED, SINGLE ELECTRICALLY ACTUATABLE ILLUMINATION MEANS DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING MEANS ADAPTING SAID HOUSING TO BE SUPPORTED IN AN ELEVATED POSITION FROM A SUPPORT SURFACE, SAID ILLUMINATION MEANS AND THE CORRESPONDING WINDOWS BEING ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FOULS WHICH HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY A PLAYER EACH TIME A PLAYER COMMITS A FOUL, ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TRANSMITTING CONDUCTOR MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID ILLUMINATION MEANS, ADAPTED FOR OPERATIVE CONNECTION WITH A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL AND INCLUDING SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO OPERATIVE TO INDIVIDUALLY AND SELECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY ACTUATE SAID ILLUMINATION MEANS WHEN SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS IS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A SUITABLE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL, SAID FOUL INDICATOR ALSO INCLUDING A PAIR OF SEPARATE HOUSINGS SUPPORTABLE IN DESIRED ORIENTATED POSITIONS REMOTE FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED HOUSING AND INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY ACTUATABLE TEAM INDICATING ILLUMINATION MEANS ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION IN WHICH A CORRESPONDING TEAM BENCH IS LOCATED, SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS ALSO INCLUDING PORTIONS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID TEAM INDICATING ILLUMINATION MEANS AND INCLUDING FURTHER SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO FOR INDIVIDUALLY AND SELECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY ACTUATING SAID TEAMS INDICATING ILLUMINATION MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
A FOUL INDICATOR FOR BASKETBALL GAMES, SAID FOUL INDICATOR COMPRISING A HOUSING ENCLOSING A SET OF AT LEAST FIVE VERTICALLY SPACED COMPARTMENTS EACH INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SIDES IN WHICH LIGHT TRANSMITTING WINDOWS INCLUDING INDICIA DEFINING PORTIONS ARE DISPOSED, SINGLE ELECTRICALLY ACTUATABLE ILLUMINATION MEANS DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING MEANS ADAPTING SAID HOUSING TO BE SUPPORTED IN AN ELEVATED POSITION FROM A SUPPORT SURFACE, SAID ILLUMINATION MEANS AND THE CORRESPONDING WINDOWS BEING ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FOULS WHICH HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY A PLAYER EACH TIME A PLAYER COMMITS A FOUL, ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TRANSMITTING CONDUCTOR MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID ILLUMINATION MEANS, ADAPTED FOR OPERATIVE CONNECTION WITH A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL AND INCLUDING SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO OPERATIVE TO INDIVIDUALLY AND SELECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY ACTUATE SAID ILLUMINATION MEANS WHEN SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS IS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A SUITABLE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL, SAID FOUL INDICATOR ALSO INCLUDING A PAIR OF SEPARATE HOUSINGS SUPPORTABLE IN DESIRED ORIENTATED POSITIONS REMOTE FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED HOUSING AND INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY ACTUATABLE TEAM INDICATING ILLUMINATION MEANS ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION IN WHICH A CORRESPONDING TEAM BENCH IS LOCATED, SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS ALSO INCLUDING PORTIONS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID TEAM INDICATING ILLUMINATION MEANS AND INCLUDING FURTHER SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO FOR INDIVIDUALLY AND SELECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY ACTUATING SAID TEAMS INDICATING ILLUMINATION MEANS.
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