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Automobile racing board game apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-06-06
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Granted: 1975-08-12
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Expires: 1994-06-06
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Abstract

Abstract An auto racing game intended for play within a moving vehicle. To facilitate play of the game a metal board with miniature magnetic playing pieces is incorporated. Advance of play is dependent on the observation of body color of oncoming autos viewed by the participants. All but one of the playing pieces are of colors relatively frequently observed, the other piece being of several different colors which are less frequently observed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bertram C Sells

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:18
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00082; A63F3/00173; A63F3/0023; A63F2003/00255; A63F3/00574; A63F2003/0063; A63F3/00006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
Automobile racing game apparatus comprised of a game board having thereon a pictorial representation of an automobile racing track, said track including a starting line, and a finish line, and being divided into a quantity of spaces; a plurality of playing pieces, each assignable to a different player, and each of said playing pieces being of a single different color each different color representing a body color of frequently observed vehicles; each of said playing pieces manually advanced from said starting line to said finish line, said advance being one space for each vehicle observed of the same color as the playing piece by a single player during a predetermined time period; and an additional playing piece of a plurality of colors all different than those of said plurality of playing pieces, each of the colors of said additional playing piece representing a vehicle body color observed substantially less frequently than the vehicle body colors represented by the colors of said plurality of playing pieces, said additional playing piece manually advanced from starting line to finish line one space for each vehicle observed of any of the colors included in said playing piece by a single player during a predetermined time period.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 202 words
Automobile racing game apparatus comprised of a game board having thereon a pictorial representation of an automobile racing track, said track including a starting line, and a finish line, and being divided into a quantity of spaces; a plurality of playing pieces, each assignable to a different player, and each of said playing pieces being of a single different color each different color representing a body color of frequently observed vehicles; each of said playing pieces manually advanced from said starting line to said finish line, said advance being one space for each vehicle observed of the same color as the playing piece by a single player during a predetermined time period; and an additional playing piece of a plurality of colors all different than those of said plurality of playing pieces, each of the colors of said additional playing piece representing a vehicle body color observed substantially less frequently than the vehicle body colors represented by the colors of said plurality of playing pieces, said additional playing piece manually advanced from starting line to finish line one space for each vehicle observed of any of the colors included in said playing piece by a single player during a predetermined time period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
Automobile racing game apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: there is further included timing means operable to identify the termination of said predetermined time period.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
Automobile racing game apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said playing pieces each include means for temporarily affixing said playing pieces to said game board.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
Automobile racing game apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein: said affixing means includes a magnet in each of said playing pieces and ferrous material in said 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) 1978-08-11 1979-02-10 1979-08-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-08-11 1983-02-10 1983-08-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-08-11 1987-02-10 1987-08-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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