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US3602513A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Foreign language vocabulary drill game

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-01-02
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Granted: 1971-08-31
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Expires: 1989-01-02
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Abstract

Abstract A foreign language vocabulary drill game is played with two different sets of cards, one set called the ''''player cards'''' has two sides. On the first side are two columns of words with the words of the two languages having the same meaning being on the same line, and a column of points score for each line. On the second side of the player cards is also two columns of words. The first column being identical with the first column of the first side, the second column of words in the unknown language being scrambled, that is to say the words of the same meaning are not opposite each other. Each player has one player card. There is another set of cards called the ''''word cards,'''' on each of which there is a single word in one of the languages with the same word in the other language on the reverse side of it. These word cards are in a pile with only one word card exposed at a time. The players pick a letter from the exposed word card and cover this letter from the words on the first line of the first side. The first one to cover one word and call ''''Lingo'''' or both words on his first line and call ''''Lingo-Bingo'''' is the winner of that part of the play, and receives the point total indicated on that line on his card. Each line is played in succession. After all of the lines on the first side of the player card are finished by someone winning each line, all of the player cards are reversed and the play continues on the second side with the scrambled words. The principal difference from the play on the first side is that the player must cover the letter chosen from the word card beginning with the first word in the first column and then in order to win the line must also cover at least one letter in the correct translation of the word in the second column.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard J Breen

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:06
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/06; G09B19/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 244 words
A foreign language vocabulary drill card game for two or more players utilizing a plurality of words of a known language and translations of each of said words into a foreign language unknown to the players, the game comprising a set of player cards and a set of word cards, each word card having a word of the known language imposed on one face thereof and a word translation in the unknown language imposed on the opposite face thereof; each of the player cards having imposed on one face thereof left and right columns of words, the words of the left column being in the known language and those of the right column being in the unknown language, each word in the left column having its corresponding translation in the right column on the same horizontal line, a number indicating a point value for each of said lines, each of the player cards having imposed on the opposite face thereof left and right columns of words, the left column being a repetition of the left column on said first face, the right column being the same words as in right column on said first face arranged in a scrambled sequence so the words appearing on the same horizontal line are not the correct translations of each other, a number indicating a point value for each of the horizontal lines; one word card being provided for each of the words appearing on the player cards.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 244 words
A foreign language vocabulary drill card game for two or more players utilizing a plurality of words of a known language and translations of each of said words into a foreign language unknown to the players, the game comprising a set of player cards and a set of word cards, each word card having a word of the known language imposed on one face thereof and a word translation in the unknown language imposed on the opposite face thereof; each of the player cards having imposed on one face thereof left and right columns of words, the words of the left column being in the known language and those of the right column being in the unknown language, each word in the left column having its corresponding translation in the right column on the same horizontal line, a number indicating a point value for each of said lines, each of the player cards having imposed on the opposite face thereof left and right columns of words, the left column being a repetition of the left column on said first face, the right column being the same words as in right column on said first face arranged in a scrambled sequence so the words appearing on the same horizontal line are not the correct translations of each other, a number indicating a point value for each of the horizontal lines; one word card being provided for each of the words appearing on the player cards.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
The foreign language vocabulary drill card game defined in claim 1 in which the sums of said numbers indicating a point value for each of said lines are of identical value on all the player cards of said set.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
The foreign language vocabulary drill card game defined in claim 1 in which each of said player cards has a transparent protective layer on each of said opposite faces, said layer being markable with an erasable grease marking pencil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 331 words
A word card game adapted to be played between two or more contestants for entertainment and the learning of any one unknown language, which game includes a set of player cards and a set of word cards, each player card has a plurality of words of a known language imposed thereon and arranged in a vertical left-hand column on one face of said player card and a plurality of words of the unknown language imposed on the same face thereof, arranged in a vertical right-hand column, said words of the unknown language being translations of the words of the known language appearing in the vertical left-hand column, each of said translations, in the right-hand column, are arranged directly opposite to an in horizontal alignment with the corresponding words appearing in the left-hand column, of which it is a translation, a vertical column which includes a number indicating the point value of the individual words of the known language appearing in the left-hand column and their translations into the unknown language appearing in the right hand column, said point column totaling the same number of points on all player cards, each word card has a word of the known language imposed on one face thereof and the translation of said word into the unknown language imposed on the opposite face thereof, and one word card is provided for each of the words appearing in the vertical left-hand column, transparent plastic envelopes, markable with grease pencil, sealed on three sIde edges and open one one side edge, which are adapted to receive and enclose each player card to permit said player to see the columns of words, of both the known and the unknown languages therethrough and to selectively cover certain letters in the words of both columns by application with a grease pencil. 5. The word card game defined in claim 4 in which said transparent plastic envelope has an opaque side for concealing one side of said ''''player card'''' enclosed therein.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-08-30 1975-03-01 1975-08-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-08-30 1979-03-01 1979-08-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-08-30 1983-03-01 1983-08-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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