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US4009880A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Recreational device

Assignee: PATTERNS TO PLAY BY Inc
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Filing: 1975-11-17
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Granted: 1977-03-01
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Expires: 1995-11-17
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Abstract

Abstract Outlines or patterns of human forms are represented in predetermined, contiguous relation to one another on a flat horizontal surface or sheet of material, each outline being distinguishable one from another in such a way as to permit one or more persons to place themselves in different positions represented by the outlines or to advance from one outline to another.

Inventors

  • 👤 William B. Lammersen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 08:27
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B67/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
In combination, an amusement device comprising: a substantially flat horizontal surface portion, outlines of at least a pair of human forms represented on the surface portion, the outline of each human form being defined by representations of extremities of the human body with distinctive patterns to represent face-up and face-down positions of the human form, and each having a different distinctive representation than each other outline so as to be readily distinguishable therefrom, said outlines being arranged in different predetermined patterns on said sheet of material whereby to permit two or more persons to simultaneously occupy the outlines on said sheet and to assume different positions on said surface portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 110 words
In combination, an amusement device comprising: a substantially flat horizontal surface portion, outlines of at least a pair of human forms represented on the surface portion, the outline of each human form being defined by representations of extremities of the human body with distinctive patterns to represent face-up and face-down positions of the human form, and each having a different distinctive representation than each other outline so as to be readily distinguishable therefrom, said outlines being arranged in different predetermined patterns on said sheet of material whereby to permit two or more persons to simultaneously occupy the outlines on said sheet and to assume different positions on said surface portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 109 words
The combination according to claim 1, there being a plurality of outlines on said surface portion, each outline being coded with a distinctive color common to the other outlines intended to be occupied by the same person to distinguish from the outlines intended to be occupied by another person, and said outlines being grouped in sets, each set consisting of no more than one outline of each color code, and the extremities representing the outline of each human body in a set bearing a common number with all other extremities in the set and differing from the numbers associated with the extremities for other sets of human forms represented.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 142 words
In combination, a recreational device comprising: a sheet of material, outlines of a plurality of life-sized human forms comprised of representations of the extremities of the human body imprinted on said sheet of material, the outline of each human form having a different distinctive color combination than other outlines so as to be readily distinguishable therefrom, said outlines being arranged in different predetermined pattern sets on said sheet of material whereby to indicate the physical position for two or more persons to simultaneously occupy the outlines on said sheet and to assume different relative positions to one another on said sheet, and a number combination wherein the extremities representing the outline of each human body within a pattern set bear a common number differing from the number associated with the group of extremities for other human forms represented in other pattern sets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 142 words
In combination, a recreational device comprising: a sheet of material, outlines of a plurality of life-sized human forms comprised of representations of the extremities of the human body imprinted on said sheet of material, the outline of each human form having a different distinctive color combination than other outlines so as to be readily distinguishable therefrom, said outlines being arranged in different predetermined pattern sets on said sheet of material whereby to indicate the physical position for two or more persons to simultaneously occupy the outlines on said sheet and to assume different relative positions to one another on said sheet, and a number combination wherein the extremities representing the outline of each human body within a pattern set bear a common number differing from the number associated with the group of extremities for other human forms represented in other pattern sets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 58 words
The combination according to claim 3 in which the extremities representing each outline comprise different portions of the human body selected from the group consisting of the head, hands, feet, buttocks and knees, said outlines being of distinctive patterns to indicate face-up and face-down positions for the persons to occupy said human forms on said sheet of material.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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