US4047322A
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Amusement device of pictorial display
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-02-17
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Granted: 1977-09-13
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Expires: 1996-02-17
Abstract
Abstract An amusement device of pictorial display including a base member with markings thereon depicting an object and with the markings being located in rows for identifying locations of elongated blocks which are standable on end along the rows. The blocks can be tipped in the direction of their rows and thereby sequentially knock each other over and form rows of blocks laying on each other to thereby present a three-dimensional display of the object depicted on the base member.
Inventors
- 👤 Nelson Woodrow Keisling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:02
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
367 words
An amusement device of pictorial display, comprising a base member having markings thereon depicting an object, said markings being located on said member in rows representing the configuration of said object, said markings being spaced apart relative to each other in directions relative to the length of said rows of said markings, said markings having length and width dimensions and being oriented relative to said rows to have the length dimension disposed transverse to the length of its said row, said markings being located in said rows which intersect with each other, one of said markings at the intersection of said rows having an orientation with its said length dimension which bisects the intersection of the lengths of said intersecting rows, one of said intersecting rows of said markings being arranged as a branch which extends from said intersection with another of said intersecting rows and which re-intersects said another row at a location spaced along said another row, a plurality of elongated blocks disposed spaced apart and on end and singularly on each of said markings with the longest dimension of said blocks being upright and with said blocks being presented along said rows of and at the orientations of said markings, said blocks have a rectangular base having length and width dimensions matching said dimensions of said markings and with the said length dimension of said blocks being orientated with said length dimension of said markings to have said base of said blocks disposed transverse to said rows, said blocks being tipable in the direction along their said rows and being of an elongated height sufficient to lean against each other in the tipped position and while on said markings to thereby create a sequential falling action and ultimately prone align along said rows of said markings, the total length of said branch row being greater than the length of said another row from said intersection o the stated re-intersection, to thereby have said blocks in said length of said another row tip over before all said blocks in said branch row tip over, and said base member having indicia thereon showing which one of said blocks is to be first tipped toward the others.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
367 words
An amusement device of pictorial display, comprising a base member having markings thereon depicting an object, said markings being located on said member in rows representing the configuration of said object, said markings being spaced apart relative to each other in directions relative to the length of said rows of said markings, said markings having length and width dimensions and being oriented relative to said rows to have the length dimension disposed transverse to the length of its said row, said markings being located in said rows which intersect with each other, one of said markings at the intersection of said rows having an orientation with its said length dimension which bisects the intersection of the lengths of said intersecting rows, one of said intersecting rows of said markings being arranged as a branch which extends from said intersection with another of said intersecting rows and which re-intersects said another row at a location spaced along said another row, a plurality of elongated blocks disposed spaced apart and on end and singularly on each of said markings with the longest dimension of said blocks being upright and with said blocks being presented along said rows of and at the orientations of said markings, said blocks have a rectangular base having length and width dimensions matching said dimensions of said markings and with the said length dimension of said blocks being orientated with said length dimension of said markings to have said base of said blocks disposed transverse to said rows, said blocks being tipable in the direction along their said rows and being of an elongated height sufficient to lean against each other in the tipped position and while on said markings to thereby create a sequential falling action and ultimately prone align along said rows of said markings, the total length of said branch row being greater than the length of said another row from said intersection o the stated re-intersection, to thereby have said blocks in said length of said another row tip over before all said blocks in said branch row tip over, and said base member having indicia thereon showing which one of said blocks is to be first tipped toward the others.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
The amusement device of pictorial display as claimed in claim 1, and wherein said markings and said blocks in said another row are spaced apart at one distance, and said markings and said blocks in said branch row are spaced apart at a spacing greater than said one distance, whereby said blocks in said another row fall against the adjacent block in a time interval less than the corresponding falling of said blocks in said branch row.
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) | 1980-09-12 | 1981-03-14 | 1981-09-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-09-12 | 1985-03-14 | 1985-09-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-09-12 | 1989-03-14 | 1989-09-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |