US3936963A
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Tennis scoring device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-08-12
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Granted: 1976-02-10
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Expires: 1994-08-12
Abstract
Abstract A wrist-worn tennis scoring device including a back having wrist mounting straps and a pivot post to receive a stack of five discs, the first two of which are rotatable and have separately colored index tabs which project outwardly from the disc peripheries, the tabs being rotatably alignable with score figures on the fifth or face disc. The third disc is rotatable and has a series of numbers in a circle around its periphery and between the third and face discs is a rotatable, transparent fourth disc having a second set of numbers in a circle concentric with the circle of numbers on the third disc. The face disc has a pair of diametrically opposed holes through which the numbers on the third and fourth discs can be observed. The tab indicator positions record the player point scores within each game and the numbers appearing in the face disc windows record the number of games scored in each set by each player.
Inventors
- 👤 Kingsley Chan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:46
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/06; A63B71/0619; A63B71/0669; A63B71/0672; G; G09; G09F; G09F11/00; G09F11/23; A63B2071/0658; A63B2071/0661; A63B2071/0663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
338 words
A score recording device comprising: a back member having a face and a pivot post projecting from the face; a first disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post and having a first tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery; a second disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post and having a second tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery; a third disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post and having a first circle of scoring characters on its surface facing away from the face of the back member; a fourth disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post, the surface of the fourth disc facing away from the third disc having both a second circle of scoring characters arranged concentrically with the first circle of scoring characters and an annular transparent portion radially aligned with the first circle of scoring characters, the first, second, third and fourth discs being arranged on the pivot post such that the first circle of scoring characters is otherwise visible through the transparent portion of the fourth disc and the first and second circles of scoring characters are otherwise visible when looking toward the face of the back member; and a fifth, cover disc fixedly mounted on the pivot post and having two sets of scoring characters arranged in separate hemicircles on its surface facing away from the face of the back member, the first and second tabs being visible beyond the periphery of the cover disc and being rotatably alignable with the individual scoring characters of the respective hemicircles on the face of the cover disc by rotation of the first and second discs, respectively, the cover disc further having a first window in alignment with the first circle of scoring characters and a second window in alignment with the second circle of scoring characters such that selected ones of the scoring characters of the first and second circles of scoring characters can be made to appear in the first and second windows, respectively, by rotation of the third and fourth discs, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
338 words
A score recording device comprising: a back member having a face and a pivot post projecting from the face; a first disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post and having a first tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery; a second disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post and having a second tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery; a third disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post and having a first circle of scoring characters on its surface facing away from the face of the back member; a fourth disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post, the surface of the fourth disc facing away from the third disc having both a second circle of scoring characters arranged concentrically with the first circle of scoring characters and an annular transparent portion radially aligned with the first circle of scoring characters, the first, second, third and fourth discs being arranged on the pivot post such that the first circle of scoring characters is otherwise visible through the transparent portion of the fourth disc and the first and second circles of scoring characters are otherwise visible when looking toward the face of the back member; and a fifth, cover disc fixedly mounted on the pivot post and having two sets of scoring characters arranged in separate hemicircles on its surface facing away from the face of the back member, the first and second tabs being visible beyond the periphery of the cover disc and being rotatably alignable with the individual scoring characters of the respective hemicircles on the face of the cover disc by rotation of the first and second discs, respectively, the cover disc further having a first window in alignment with the first circle of scoring characters and a second window in alignment with the second circle of scoring characters such that selected ones of the scoring characters of the first and second circles of scoring characters can be made to appear in the first and second windows, respectively, by rotation of the third and fourth discs, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A score recording device as recited in claim 1 further comprising a wrist strap and wherein the back is mounted on the wrist strap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
A score recording device as recited in claim 1 wherein the third disc has a third tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery, the fourth disc has a fourth tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery, and the first, second, third and fourth tabs project radially beyond the outer peripheries of the succeeding discs in the outward direction from the back and are individually distinguishable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A score recording device as recited in claim 3 wherein the third and fourth discs have individually distinguishing colors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A score recording device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first and second circles of scoring characters correspond to the game count of a set of tennis games and the hemicircularly arranged scoring characters correspond to the point of an individual tennis game within a set.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
376 words
A device for recording both the number of points scored by each of two players in a game and the number of games scored by each player in a set of such games, the recording device comprising: a back having a projecting pivot post; a first disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post adjacent to the back and having a first tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery; a second disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post adjacent to the first disc and having a second tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery; a third disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post adjacent to the second disc and having a third tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery and further having a first circle of scoring characters on its surface facing away from the second disc; a fourth disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post adjacent to the third disc and having a fourth tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery and further having a second circle of scoring characters which are the same as the first circle of scoring characters, arranged concentrically with the first circle, on the surface of the fourth disc which faces away from the third disc, the fourth disc having a circular, optically transparent portion in alignment with the first circle of scoring characters; and a fifth disc fixedly mounted on the pivot post and having two sets of corresponding scoring characters arranged in separate hemicircles on its outer surface facing away from the fourth disc, the fifth disc further having a first window in alignment with the first circle of scoring characters and a second window in alignment with the second circle of scoring characters, the radius of the fifth disc being less than the radial distance of the first and second tabs from the pivot post, the first and second tabs being visible beyond the periphery of the fifth disc and being rotatably alignable with the individual scoring characters of the respective hemicircles on the face of the fifth disc by rotation of the first and second discs, respectively, and the third and fourth discs being rotatable to align the scoring characters of the first and second circles with the first and second windows in the fifth disc, respectively.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
376 words
A device for recording both the number of points scored by each of two players in a game and the number of games scored by each player in a set of such games, the recording device comprising: a back having a projecting pivot post; a first disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post adjacent to the back and having a first tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery; a second disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post adjacent to the first disc and having a second tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery; a third disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post adjacent to the second disc and having a third tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery and further having a first circle of scoring characters on its surface facing away from the second disc; a fourth disc rotatably mounted on the pivot post adjacent to the third disc and having a fourth tab projecting radially outwardly from its periphery and further having a second circle of scoring characters which are the same as the first circle of scoring characters, arranged concentrically with the first circle, on the surface of the fourth disc which faces away from the third disc, the fourth disc having a circular, optically transparent portion in alignment with the first circle of scoring characters; and a fifth disc fixedly mounted on the pivot post and having two sets of corresponding scoring characters arranged in separate hemicircles on its outer surface facing away from the fourth disc, the fifth disc further having a first window in alignment with the first circle of scoring characters and a second window in alignment with the second circle of scoring characters, the radius of the fifth disc being less than the radial distance of the first and second tabs from the pivot post, the first and second tabs being visible beyond the periphery of the fifth disc and being rotatably alignable with the individual scoring characters of the respective hemicircles on the face of the fifth disc by rotation of the first and second discs, respectively, and the third and fourth discs being rotatable to align the scoring characters of the first and second circles with the first and second windows in the fifth disc, respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A score recording device as recited in claim 6 wherein the first and second tabs and the third and fourth tabs extend to different radial distances from the pivot post.
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) | 1979-02-09 | 1979-08-11 | 1980-02-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-02-09 | 1983-08-11 | 1984-02-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-02-09 | 1987-08-11 | 1988-02-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |