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US3625514A
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Game board with means for preplacing playing pieces
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-08-13
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Granted: 1971-12-07
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Expires: 1990-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A game of skill of the type where playing pieces are moved on a playing board wherein the playing pieces are preplaced in a starting position by shaking the board to cause the playing pieces to be reoriented on the board until the proper position is attained and thereafter maintaining the piece in those proper positions by magnetic means associated with the positions and the playing pieces. A transparent removable cover prevents loss of the playing pieces during shaking and permits viewing the position of playing pieces. Thus, in addition to the skill of playing the game has been added the skill and chance of prepositioning the playing pieces.
Inventors
- 👤 Carsten M Haaland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:31
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/04; A63F7/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
An improved game of the type wherein removable pegs are placed in a prearranged position in peg-receiving recesses in a board having a playing surface and are thereafter moved from one recess to another in the course of the game, wherein the improvement comprises means for preplacing said pegs in a prearranged position in said board, without individual hand placement, by tumbling said pegs above said playing surface of said board, said preplacing means comprising: magnetic components associated with both said pegs and said board to restrain said pegs in said recesses when said magnetic components are aligned, and a removable cover for said board spaced above said playing surface a sufficient height to permit said pegs to freely tumble above said playing surface when said pegs are not magnetically restrained in said recesses whereby said pegs may freely tumble above said playing surface to align said magnetic components to thereby preposition said pegs in said recesses in said prearranged position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
An improved game of the type wherein removable pegs are placed in a prearranged position in peg-receiving recesses in a board having a playing surface and are thereafter moved from one recess to another in the course of the game, wherein the improvement comprises means for preplacing said pegs in a prearranged position in said board, without individual hand placement, by tumbling said pegs above said playing surface of said board, said preplacing means comprising: magnetic components associated with both said pegs and said board to restrain said pegs in said recesses when said magnetic components are aligned, and a removable cover for said board spaced above said playing surface a sufficient height to permit said pegs to freely tumble above said playing surface when said pegs are not magnetically restrained in said recesses whereby said pegs may freely tumble above said playing surface to align said magnetic components to thereby preposition said pegs in said recesses in said prearranged position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
104 words
The game of claim 1 wherein said magnetic components comprise a magnet positioned at the bottom of certain of said recesses in said board and a core of magnetizable material in each of said pegs; wherein said pegs and recesses are circular in cross section throughout their length; wherein said recesses have converging walls below said playing surface and a cross-sectional area greater at all depths than the largest corresponding cross-sectional area of said pegs; and wherein said cover is transparent and completely encloses the edges of said board whereby said pegs are constrained during tumbling to the space immediately above said playing surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
The game of claim 1 wherein said magnetic components comprise: individual magnets positioned in the bottom of certain of said recesses, said magnets providing a predefined arrangement of north and south poles oriented toward said playing surface; and individual magnets within each of said pegs having north and south poles of said peg magnet recessed within opposite ends of said pegs; and wherein indicia are provided on the ends of said pegs and on said playing surface, said indicia being selectively related to said north and said south poles of said magnets in said pegs and in said recesses.
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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) | 1974-12-06 | 1975-06-07 | 1975-12-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-12-06 | 1979-06-07 | 1979-12-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-12-06 | 1983-06-07 | 1983-12-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |