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Game playing pieces
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-02-01
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Granted: 1973-10-09
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Expires: 1991-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A group of nine or more playing pieces each bearing a different combination of indicators. Some of the indications produced are visually perceivable at all times; others are of such nature as to be perceivable by only one player at a time at his option . The pieces are provided in sufficient number that several kinds of games can be played with them. A first embodiment provides differently colored pieces which have different weights. The colors are visible to all, but the weights are perceived by only one player at a time , by lifting. A second embodiment provides differently colored pieces covered with a soft material within which are objects tactually recognizable by pushing with the finger and also objects recognizable by weight . A third embodiment provides differently colored pieces having hard faces of similar appearance which yield to the pushing finger only on certain pieces . The pieces also contain objects recognizable by their weight . A fourth embodiment comprises pieces made by sandwiching yieldable material between hard plates each having a hole therein. Tactually recognizable objects are imbedded in the material near certain of the holes and also objects recognizable by their weight. A fifth embodiment comprises cards having a number imprinted on one side only and a color which is imprinted on both sides.
Inventors
- 👤 C Vogel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:38
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00697; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/02; A63F2250/025; A63F2250/027; A63F2250/10; A63F2250/1047; A63F2250/1052; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/08; Y10S273/27
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
Game apparatus comprising a playing piece so constructed as to produce automatically and substantially instantly one of two perceptibly different tactile indications in response to manual force applied to one of two different regions thereof, and so constructed as to convey no prior visual information as to the specific one of said indications producible by application of said force to a specific one of said regions, for at least one viewing direction and condition of orientation and position of said piece with respect to a player.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
Game apparatus comprising a playing piece so constructed as to produce automatically and substantially instantly one of two perceptibly different tactile indications in response to manual force applied to one of two different regions thereof, and so constructed as to convey no prior visual information as to the specific one of said indications producible by application of said force to a specific one of said regions, for at least one viewing direction and condition of orientation and position of said piece with respect to a player.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said piece comprises deformable material and two objects distinctively perceptible by touch, said material being of such nature and said material and said objects being so formed and positioned that said objects are concealed from visual observation while exposed to examination by touch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said piece comprises a symmetrical member formed to present the same appearance to said player while disposed in either of two visually indistinguishable orientations, and to expose either of said two regions for application of said force thereto in response to disposition of the piece in different ones of said orientations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
153 words
A group of playing pieces provided in pairs, each piece of each pair being a member formed to stand with stability upon a surface while disposed in a particular orientation, the members of said pair being so formed and constructed as to be visually indistinguishable while disposed in said orientation and so constructed that manual force can be applied thereto in said orientation; and indicating means attached to a particular member of each of said pairs as part thereof and so constructed as to enable the member to produce a particular distinctive tactile indication when said manual force is applied thereto while the member is in said orientation; the other member of each of said pairs being so constructed as not to be enabled to produce said indication when said manual force is applied thereto while in said orientation, whereby said members produce perceptibly different tactile indications upon the application of said force.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
153 words
A group of playing pieces provided in pairs, each piece of each pair being a member formed to stand with stability upon a surface while disposed in a particular orientation, the members of said pair being so formed and constructed as to be visually indistinguishable while disposed in said orientation and so constructed that manual force can be applied thereto in said orientation; and indicating means attached to a particular member of each of said pairs as part thereof and so constructed as to enable the member to produce a particular distinctive tactile indication when said manual force is applied thereto while the member is in said orientation; the other member of each of said pairs being so constructed as not to be enabled to produce said indication when said manual force is applied thereto while in said orientation, whereby said members produce perceptibly different tactile indications upon the application of said force.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said member comprises deformable material and an object formed to be distinctively perceptible by touch, said material being of such nature and so formed and positioned as to conceal said object from visual observation while exposing said object tO examination by touch, said object being formed differently on each of said members, thereby producing a different tactile indication on each.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
118 words
A group of playing pieces provided in pairs, each piece of each pair being a member formed to stand with stability upon a surface while disposed in a particular orientation, the members of said pair being so formed and constructed as to be visually indistinguishable while disposed in said orientation and so constructed that manual force can be applied thereto in said orientation; a particular member of each of said pairs being so constructed as to exhibit a particular distinctively perceptible weight when lifted; the other member of each of each of said pairs being so constructed as not to exhibit said particular weight; whereby said members produce perceptibly different kinesthetic indications upon the application of said force.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
A group of playing pieces provided in pairs, each piece of each pair being a member formed to stand with stability upon a surface while disposed in a particular orientation, the members of said pair being so formed and constructed as to be visually indistinguishable while disposed in said orientation and so constructed that manual force can be applied thereto in said orientation; a particular member of each of said pairs being so constructed as to exhibit a particular distinctively perceptible weight when lifted; the other member of each of each of said pairs being so constructed as not to exhibit said particular weight; whereby said members produce perceptibly different kinesthetic indications upon the application of said force.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
167 words
A group of playing pieces provided in pairs, each piece of each pair being a member formed to stand with stability upon a surface while disposed in a particular orientation, the members of said pair being so formed and constructed as to be visually indistinguishable while disposed in said orientation and so constructed that manual force can be applied thereto in said orientation; and indicating means attached to a particular member of each of said pairs, said indicating means comprising two sonorous parts so constructed, positioned and joined to said member as to produce a distinctive sound by impact of one of said parts upon the other in response to said force when applied to the member in said orientation; the other member of each of said pairs being so constructed as not to be enabled to produce said sound when said force is applied thereto while in said orientation; whereby said pieces produce different indications which are audibly distinguishable, upon the application of said force thereto.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
167 words
A group of playing pieces provided in pairs, each piece of each pair being a member formed to stand with stability upon a surface while disposed in a particular orientation, the members of said pair being so formed and constructed as to be visually indistinguishable while disposed in said orientation and so constructed that manual force can be applied thereto in said orientation; and indicating means attached to a particular member of each of said pairs, said indicating means comprising two sonorous parts so constructed, positioned and joined to said member as to produce a distinctive sound by impact of one of said parts upon the other in response to said force when applied to the member in said orientation; the other member of each of said pairs being so constructed as not to be enabled to produce said sound when said force is applied thereto while in said orientation; whereby said pieces produce different indications which are audibly distinguishable, upon the application of said force thereto.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
162 words
A playing piece so formed as to present the same appearance while in either of two different orientations, and so constructed as to produce two different indications in response to manual force applied thereto while in said orientations, and so constructed as to convey no prior visual information as to which of said indications will be produced upon the application of said force while said piece is in a specific one of said orientations; an audible indicating means on said piece, said indicating means comprising two sonorous parts so constructed, positioned, and joined to said piece as to produce a distinctive sound by impact of one of said parts upon the other in response to said force when the piece is in one of said orientations, thereby producing one of said two different indications, said means being so constructed, positioned and joined to said piece as not to produce said distinctive sound when the piece is in the other of said orientations.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
162 words
A playing piece so formed as to present the same appearance while in either of two different orientations, and so constructed as to produce two different indications in response to manual force applied thereto while in said orientations, and so constructed as to convey no prior visual information as to which of said indications will be produced upon the application of said force while said piece is in a specific one of said orientations; an audible indicating means on said piece, said indicating means comprising two sonorous parts so constructed, positioned, and joined to said piece as to produce a distinctive sound by impact of one of said parts upon the other in response to said force when the piece is in one of said orientations, thereby producing one of said two different indications, said means being so constructed, positioned and joined to said piece as not to produce said distinctive sound when the piece is in the other of said orientations.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
194 words
Game apparatus comprising nine playing pieces so constructed and formed as to produce respectively nine different combinations of predetermined indications, each piece being a member so constructed and formed as to produce a particular one of said combinations consisting of a first and a second indication, said first indication being one of a first set of three different ones of said indications and said second indication being one of a second set of three different ones of said indications; a first indicating means on said member, so formed and constructed as to produce said first indication, said means being of such nature and so positioned and said member being so constructed that said first indication is perceptible by one of two facing players while all information relating to the production thereof is concealed from the other of said players for at least one condition of orientation and position of the member with respect to said players. and a second indicating means on said member, so formed as to produce said second indication and so formed and positioned and of such nature that said second indication Is viewable by both said players for said condition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
194 words
Game apparatus comprising nine playing pieces so constructed and formed as to produce respectively nine different combinations of predetermined indications, each piece being a member so constructed and formed as to produce a particular one of said combinations consisting of a first and a second indication, said first indication being one of a first set of three different ones of said indications and said second indication being one of a second set of three different ones of said indications; a first indicating means on said member, so formed and constructed as to produce said first indication, said means being of such nature and so positioned and said member being so constructed that said first indication is perceptible by one of two facing players while all information relating to the production thereof is concealed from the other of said players for at least one condition of orientation and position of the member with respect to said players. and a second indicating means on said member, so formed as to produce said second indication and so formed and positioned and of such nature that said second indication Is viewable by both said players for said condition.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said member is a solid mass, said first set of indications comprising different weights exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces, and said second set of indications comprising different colors exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
136 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said member comprises a yieldable cube shaped structure, said first set of indications comprising different combinations of weights and tactually perceptible shapes exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces, and said second set of indications comprising different colors exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces; said first indicating means comprising: an object within the member having a particular tactually perceptible shape, material within the member of such density and volume as to impart thereto a particular weight, and a yieldable covering which forms the exterior of the member and conceals said object and said material visually while providing for tactual investigation of said object by either of said players by pushing of the finger upon said exterior; said second indicating means comprising coloring material exhibited on said exterior.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
133 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said member is a flat sided hollow structure with exterior surfaces formed of rigid material, said first set of indications comprising different combinations of weights and degrees of surface yieldability exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces and said second set of indications comprising different colors exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces; said first indicating means comprising: a surface portion of said member so attached to the remainder thereof as to exhibit a particular degree of yieldability in response to being pushed by the finger of either of said of said players, and material within the member of such density and volume as to impart thereto a particular weight; and said second indicating means comprising coloring material exhibited on the exterior of said member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
172 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said member comprises a yieldable flattened body attached to and sandwiched between two hard plates, the sides of said body forming side surfaces of the member, said first set of indications comprising different combinations of weights and tactually perceptible shapes exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces, and said second set of indications comprising different colors exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces; said first indicating means comprising : an object within the member having a particular tactually perceptible shape, and material within the member of such density and volume as to impart thereto a particular weight, said compliant body and said plates being so formed and said object being so positioned that said object is concealed form view but made accesible by means of an opening through said plate for tactual investigation by either of said players by pushing of the finger through said hole against said body; and said second indicating means comprising coloring material exhibited on the exterior of said member.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
135 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said member is a thin flattened body with two opposite flat faces, said first set of indications comprising different visual appearances exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces, and said second set of indications comprising different colors exhibited respectively by different ones of said pieces; said first indicating means comprising: an indicium imprinted on a first one only of said faces and so positioned as not to be visible at the edge of the member, said second indicating means comprising a second indicium imprinted on said first and on the second of said faces and so positioned as not to be visible at the edge of the member, whereby said indicia are visible only upon an exposed One of said faces when said pieces are stacked in gaming.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
71 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said member is so constructed as to produce tactile indications in addition to said first and second indications, said tactile indications being produced by a third indicating means comprising protuberances embossed upon the member so as to protrude in the direction of said second one of said faces, said protuberances being concealed by a visibly imprinted pattern on said second face which serves as camouflage.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said first indicium is an alphanumeric indicium and wherein said second indicium is coloring material imprinted on central regions only of both said faces.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said pieces make up a deck of playing cards.
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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) | 1976-10-08 | 1977-04-09 | 1977-10-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-10-08 | 1981-04-09 | 1981-10-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-10-08 | 1985-04-09 | 1985-10-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |