US3863371A
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Challenge ladder card display
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-10-18
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Granted: 1975-02-04
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Expires: 1993-10-18
Abstract
Abstract A card rack with a vertical column of numbered pockets which receive contestants'' cards, each card having a top tab at one side for displaying the contestant''s name above the top of the pocket. A challenger''s card is turned around, back to front, and inserted in front of the card of a higher-ranked contestant in the latter''s numbered pocket, and then both the challenger''s and the higher-ranked contestant''s name tabs at the top are visible from the front of the card rack.
Inventors
- 👤 William J Shertenlieb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:06
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A card display assembly kit for challenge ladder competition comprising the combination of a rack having a plurality of vertically spaced, upwardly-facing, consecutively numbered pockets of a predetermined horizontal width, and a plurality of reversible cards of slightly smaller horizontal width than said pockets in the rack for slidable reception in said pockets individually facing fOrward or in pairs with one card of the pair reversed front to back, each of said cards having a tab at one side extending across the top of the card substantially less than the full width of the card and substantially less than the width of the pocket in the rack in which that card is received and projecting above the top edge of said pocket when said card is fully inserted therein, and similar indicia on both the front and the back faces of the tab on each card for naming the contestant whose card that is, whereby, when any card is removed from its pocket and is reversed front to back and fully inserted into a pocket containing another fully inserted, forwardly facing card, the top tabs on the two cards in said last-mentioned pocket are located side by side above the top edge of said pocket and simultaneously display visibly without obstruction by one another the name indicia for the two contestants whose cards those are.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
A card display assembly kit for challenge ladder competition comprising the combination of a rack having a plurality of vertically spaced, upwardly-facing, consecutively numbered pockets of a predetermined horizontal width, and a plurality of reversible cards of slightly smaller horizontal width than said pockets in the rack for slidable reception in said pockets individually facing fOrward or in pairs with one card of the pair reversed front to back, each of said cards having a tab at one side extending across the top of the card substantially less than the full width of the card and substantially less than the width of the pocket in the rack in which that card is received and projecting above the top edge of said pocket when said card is fully inserted therein, and similar indicia on both the front and the back faces of the tab on each card for naming the contestant whose card that is, whereby, when any card is removed from its pocket and is reversed front to back and fully inserted into a pocket containing another fully inserted, forwardly facing card, the top tabs on the two cards in said last-mentioned pocket are located side by side above the top edge of said pocket and simultaneously display visibly without obstruction by one another the name indicia for the two contestants whose cards those are.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A card display assembly kit according to claim 1, wherein the tab on the top of each card extends from a side edge of the card across substantially one-half the width of the card, whereby the tabs on two cards positioned simultaneously in one pocket of the rack, one facing forward and the other reversed front to back, do not overlap substantially.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A card display assembly kit according to claim 2, wherein the tab on the top of each card carries the name of a particular contestant on both the front and the back.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A card display assembly kit according to claim 3, wherein each card below the tab at the top has a table with respective columns for displaying the date, opponent and outcome of that contestant''s previous matches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A card display assembly kit according to claim 1, wherein each card below the tab at the top has a table with respective columns for displaying the date, opponent and outcome of that contestant''s previous matches.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-02-03 | 1978-08-05 | 1979-02-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-02-03 | 1982-08-05 | 1983-02-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-02-03 | 1986-08-05 | 1987-02-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |