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Pendulum game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-10
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Granted: 1967-04-04
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Expires: 1984-07-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alvin G Ames
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 22:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B67/00; A63B67/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
IN A GAME APPARATUS, A HORIZONTAL BASE DEFINING AN AREA OF PLAY, A PENDULUM, PENDULUM SUPPORT MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PENDULUM ABOVE SAID BASE WITH THE STATE OF REST POSITION OF THE PENDULUM BEING OVER AND ABOVE SAID AREA OF PLAY, SAID SUPPORT MEANS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO PROVIDE A LARGE UNOBSTRUCTURE ZONE OF PLAYER HAND ACCESS TO SAID AREA OF PLAY, A SET OF RINGS, SAID BASE INCLUDING A SERIES OF SPACED PEGS PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE IN SAID AREA OF PLAY, EACH PEG BEING OF A HEIGHT OF RECEIVE A RING, SAID RINGS HAVING THEIR OPENINGS OF A DIAMETER LARGER THAN THAT OF SAID PEGS WHEREBY SAID RINGS CAN BE READILY MANUALLY REMOVED FROM SAID PEGS, A RING AND PEG COMBINATION PRESENTING NO INTERFERENCE TO FREE OSCILLATORY MOVEMENT OF THE PENDULUM, SAID PENDULUM BEING A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE ABOVE SAID BASE WHEN AT SAID STATE OF REST POSITION SO THAT WHEN MOVING, THE PENDULUM PRESENTS A MOVING OBSTACLE TO FREE ENTRY AND EXIT OF SAID AREA OF PLAY TO THE PLAYER''S HAND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
IN A GAME APPARATUS, A HORIZONTAL BASE DEFINING AN AREA OF PLAY, A PENDULUM, PENDULUM SUPPORT MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PENDULUM ABOVE SAID BASE WITH THE STATE OF REST POSITION OF THE PENDULUM BEING OVER AND ABOVE SAID AREA OF PLAY, SAID SUPPORT MEANS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO PROVIDE A LARGE UNOBSTRUCTURE ZONE OF PLAYER HAND ACCESS TO SAID AREA OF PLAY, A SET OF RINGS, SAID BASE INCLUDING A SERIES OF SPACED PEGS PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE IN SAID AREA OF PLAY, EACH PEG BEING OF A HEIGHT OF RECEIVE A RING, SAID RINGS HAVING THEIR OPENINGS OF A DIAMETER LARGER THAN THAT OF SAID PEGS WHEREBY SAID RINGS CAN BE READILY MANUALLY REMOVED FROM SAID PEGS, A RING AND PEG COMBINATION PRESENTING NO INTERFERENCE TO FREE OSCILLATORY MOVEMENT OF THE PENDULUM, SAID PENDULUM BEING A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE ABOVE SAID BASE WHEN AT SAID STATE OF REST POSITION SO THAT WHEN MOVING, THE PENDULUM PRESENTS A MOVING OBSTACLE TO FREE ENTRY AND EXIT OF SAID AREA OF PLAY TO THE PLAYER''S HAND.
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