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US4095799A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Corporate ladder game

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-03-28
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Granted: 1978-06-20
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Expires: 1997-03-28
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Abstract

Abstract Game apparatus including a game board having slots simulating the rungs on a ladder. Each rung has indicia associated therewith corresponding to a corporate job category. Chips are selected from a container which bear indicia corresponding to one of the job categories. A sheet provided with the apparatus assigns a monetary value to the chip selected by a player, who notes this amount and places the chip in the corresponding rung of the gameboard. The player who accumulates the highest monetary total at the end of the game is declared the winner. The chips contain indicia determining the number of turns a player may take in selecting chips. By viewing the number of chips previously selected in each category and being advised of the total number of chips available in each category by checking the chip sheet, a player can determine his chance of success in selecting a high value chip. If this chance is poor, the player may opt to choose a chip from a second container provided with monetary indicia which may be added or substituted from his accumulated monetary total.

Inventors

  • 👤 Claude A. Stringer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 11:52
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00063; A63F3/00069

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
Game apparatus comprising: an upright gameboard having a plurality of slots in a front face thereof simulating rungs on a ladder, a plurality of indicia on the front face of said gameboard associated with each slot therein designating a job category in a corporation, a container, a plurality of chips in said container, preselected ones of said chips corresponding to one of the job categories on said gameboard and containing a number indicum, and a chip sheet containing indicia associated with the monetary value of the job represented by each of said chips, whereby a player can select one of said chips and multiply the monetary value of the chip indicated on the chip sheet by the number indicum on said chip to obtain a point value, the number indicum on said chip also being used to establish the number of turns remaining for the player selecting said chips, and the selected chip being disposed in the corresponding job category slot in the front face of said gameboard.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 168 words
Game apparatus comprising: an upright gameboard having a plurality of slots in a front face thereof simulating rungs on a ladder, a plurality of indicia on the front face of said gameboard associated with each slot therein designating a job category in a corporation, a container, a plurality of chips in said container, preselected ones of said chips corresponding to one of the job categories on said gameboard and containing a number indicum, and a chip sheet containing indicia associated with the monetary value of the job represented by each of said chips, whereby a player can select one of said chips and multiply the monetary value of the chip indicated on the chip sheet by the number indicum on said chip to obtain a point value, the number indicum on said chip also being used to establish the number of turns remaining for the player selecting said chips, and the selected chip being disposed in the corresponding job category slot in the front face of said gameboard.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 57 words
Game apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said chip sheet contains indicia indicating the number of chips in each job category so a player can gauge his chance of success of selecting a high value chip by viewing the number of chips corresponding to a particular job category accumulated in the corresponding slot on said gameboard.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
Game apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein preselected ones of said chips include indicum for eliminating a player from continuing to play said game.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 45 words
Game apparatus in accordance with claim 1, including a second container, a plurality of chips in said second container, each of said chips including an indicum corresponding to a monetary amount which can be added or subtracted from the accumulated point value of the player.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
Game apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said gameboard includes upright supports extending rearwardly from the opposite lateral edges of the front face thereof.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1013161A Cited
US1365561A Cited
US2230699A Cited
FR2281142A1 Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-06-19 1981-12-19 1982-06-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-06-19 1985-12-19 1986-06-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-06-19 1989-12-19 1990-06-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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