Patent US3579859A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US3579859A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Design grid with variable guide
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1969-01-29
•
Granted: 1971-05-25
•
Expires: 1989-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A game for making drawings or FIGS. and constituted by a plurality of ornamental elements adapted to be suitably positioned on a support, said game comprising at least one colored sheet or plate covered with a plurality of suitably located spots on the surface thereof, said sheet being associated to a grid provided with openings superimposed to said sheet and adapted to unveil through the openings thereof some of the spots of said colored sheet, which altogether form a design or drawing.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Malenge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:25
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A game for making drawings or figures and constituted by a plurality of ornamental elements adapted to be suitably positioned on a support, said game comprising at least one colored sheet or plate covered with a plurality of suitably located spots oN the surface thereof, said sheet being associated to a grid provided with openings superimposed to said sheet and adapted to unveil through the openings thereof some of the spots of said colored sheet, which altogether form a design or drawing, said grid including means for immobilizing one of said ornamental elements when positioned over a selected one of any of said suitably located spots therein, and means for positively positioning the colored sheet and grid relative to each other in a plurality of selectively predetermined relationships, each of which corresponds to a given design or drawing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A game for making drawings or figures and constituted by a plurality of ornamental elements adapted to be suitably positioned on a support, said game comprising at least one colored sheet or plate covered with a plurality of suitably located spots oN the surface thereof, said sheet being associated to a grid provided with openings superimposed to said sheet and adapted to unveil through the openings thereof some of the spots of said colored sheet, which altogether form a design or drawing, said grid including means for immobilizing one of said ornamental elements when positioned over a selected one of any of said suitably located spots therein, and means for positively positioning the colored sheet and grid relative to each other in a plurality of selectively predetermined relationships, each of which corresponds to a given design or drawing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
A game according to claim 1, wherein said colored sheet is divided into unit zones distributed according to a regular checked pattern, each of said zones being adapted to receive a colored spot, the upper grid comprising openings the sizes of which substantially correspond to the area of a unit zone of said colored sheet, said openings being distributed according to a checked pattern, the spacing of which is a submultiple of the checked pattern corresponding to the distribution of the unit zones of the colored sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A game according to claim 2, wherein said fixing means are constituted by at least two removable lugs, cooperating with appropriate perforations of the colored sheet and of the sheet provided with openings, said lugs being adapted to be introduced into said perforations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A game according to claim 1, wherein said grid provided with openings constitutes the support of the ornamental elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A game according to claim 1, wherein said grid provided with openings is constituted by a plate comprising unevennesses molded in one piece therewith and cells adapted to receive and immobilize ornamental elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A game according to claim 1, wherein the bottoms of the cells receiving the ornamental elements comprise openings which unveil the colored spots of the colored spots sheet belonging to a given design or drawing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
a game according to claim 3, wherein the perforations for fixing the colored sheet onto said lugs, are arranged according to several vertical series which are shifted one with respect to one another by a spacing corresponding to the interval between two spots of said colored sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
112 words
A game according to claim 1, wherein the means for fixing the grid with respect to the colored sheet are constituted by a frame formed by the bottom of the game packing box, said colored sheet being tightly fitted into said frame, said grid being capable of moving between the edges of said frame, both in the direction of its height and of its width, by a distance corresponding to the spacing between the centers of two colored spots, the displacement of said grid from one edge to the other causing a set of spots to vanish and a new set of spots, and accordingly a new design or drawing, to appear.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A game according to claim 1, wherein the means for removing and immobilizing the ornamental elements are constituted by a lattice-work formed by wooden tongues defining cells and superimposed to a plate provided with openings, each of said openings being in register with the center of a cell.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
A game according to claim 1, wherein the means for receiving and immobilizing the ornamental elements are constituted by transparent protrusions through which it is possible to see the various colored spots, so that it is possible to choose the colors of said ornamental elements, each of said ornamental elements being provided with a perforation for inserting one of said protrusions.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US887342A
Cited
US1172360A
Cited
US1594703A
Cited
FR60919E
Cited
FR1121093A
Cited
FR1153198A
Cited
US3191937A
Cited
US3438702A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-05-24 | 1974-11-23 | 1975-05-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-05-24 | 1978-11-23 | 1979-05-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-05-24 | 1982-11-23 | 1983-05-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |