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US3705727A
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Board game apparatus
Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1970-12-15
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Granted: 1972-12-12
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Expires: 1990-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A game apparatus including a game board having playing piece receiving areas in the form of a finite number of openings arranged in rows with generally frustoconical pockets depending from the openings and terminating in a reduced neck. The pockets have upright slits therein so that the walls defining the pockets are yieldable. The game apparatus further includes a chance device for determining the location of a playing piece and playing pieces of a size and shape slightly larger than the terminal end of the pockets so that they may be held therein but may be pushed through the yieldable walls of the pocket responsive to a force applied to a playing piece.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey D Breslow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:29
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/0076; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00214; A63F2003/00223; A63F3/00261; A63F2003/00492; A63F2003/00514; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00094
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A game device comprising: a plurality of generally spherical playing pieces having a diameter; a game board including a playing piece receiving area, depending side walls having a bottom for supporting the game board elevated relative to a supporting surface, a plurality of playing piece receiving pockets depending from said board in said playing piece receiving area, said pockets being aligned with openings formed in the board and arranged in transverse and vertical rows, each pocket opening and each board opening being larger than the diametral dimension of said playing pieces and said pockets tapering to a reduced neck smaller than the diametral dimension of said playing pieces, said neck being yieldable to permit the passage of said playing pieces therethrough responsive to force applied to playing pieces, said pockets terminating a distance above the bottom of said side walls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A game device comprising: a plurality of generally spherical playing pieces having a diameter; a game board including a playing piece receiving area, depending side walls having a bottom for supporting the game board elevated relative to a supporting surface, a plurality of playing piece receiving pockets depending from said board in said playing piece receiving area, said pockets being aligned with openings formed in the board and arranged in transverse and vertical rows, each pocket opening and each board opening being larger than the diametral dimension of said playing pieces and said pockets tapering to a reduced neck smaller than the diametral dimension of said playing pieces, said neck being yieldable to permit the passage of said playing pieces therethrough responsive to force applied to playing pieces, said pockets terminating a distance above the bottom of said side walls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
The game device of claim 1 wherein said playing piece receiving area is provided with one set of indicia for the vertical rows of pockets and a second set of indicia for the horizontal rows of pockets and wherein the game device further includes chance means having one set of indicia corresponding to one set of indicia on said game board and another set of indicia corresponding to the other set of indicia on the game board.
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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) | 1975-12-12 | 1976-06-12 | 1976-12-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-12-12 | 1980-06-12 | 1980-12-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-12-12 | 1984-06-12 | 1984-12-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |