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Game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-03-04
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Granted: 1978-08-08
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Expires: 1997-03-04
Abstract
Abstract A game apparatus and more particularly a game apparatus utilizing a plurality of subject cards with corresponding decks of question and answer cards and including improved means for receiving, retaining and displaying the subject and question and answer cards.
Inventors
- 👤 Keir McLaren
- 👤 Daniel W. Wagner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 15:42
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A game apparatus comprising: a main body member; a plurality of seating means carried by said body member and adapted to seat subject cards thereon; said seating means extending inwardly with respect to the periphery of said body member and circumferentially spaced therearound; a plurality of card receiving pockets carried by said body member with each of said pockets adapted to loosely receive a plurality of playing cards therewithin at a location no higher than the uppermost surface of said body member; and said pockets extending inwardly with respect to the periphery of said body member, in vertical alignment with respect to respective ones of said seating means and downwardly spaced from said seating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A game apparatus comprising: a main body member; a plurality of seating means carried by said body member and adapted to seat subject cards thereon; said seating means extending inwardly with respect to the periphery of said body member and circumferentially spaced therearound; a plurality of card receiving pockets carried by said body member with each of said pockets adapted to loosely receive a plurality of playing cards therewithin at a location no higher than the uppermost surface of said body member; and said pockets extending inwardly with respect to the periphery of said body member, in vertical alignment with respect to respective ones of said seating means and downwardly spaced from said seating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 1 wherein said pockets include a lower playing card seating portion and said lower seating portion slopes inwardly and downwardly with respect to a generally horizontal uppermost surface of said body member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 2 wherein said pockets include an upper generally horizontally extending portion and an inner playing card seating portion and said inner seating portion extends downwardly and inwardly and communicates between the innermost ends of said upper portion and said lower seating portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 3 wherein the innermost end of said lower seating portion is spaced inwardly from the innermost end of said upper portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 1 including: viewing means carried by said body member upwardly adjacent the uppermost surface thereof and said viewing means being adapted to releasably carry selective ones of such playing cards therewithin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 5 with said viewing means being pivotally carried by said body member to selectively display either the top surface or the verso surface of said viewing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 5 wherein the upper and lowermost surfaces of said viewing means are of an indicia magnifying configuration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 1 additionally including subject and playing cards having written indicia thereon and the indicia on each of such cards being repeated four times in a manner that each indicia on each of said cards faces in a direction normal to the adjacent indicia on the same card.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 1 wherein said main body member includes spaced upper and lower generally planar walls and a substantially continuous peripheral wall extending generally vertically between said upper and lower walls.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A game apparatus as specified in claim 9 wherein said seating means is formed within said upper wall and said pockets are formed within said peripheral wall.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-08-07 | 1982-02-06 | 1982-08-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-08-07 | 1986-02-06 | 1986-08-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-08-07 | 1990-02-06 | 1990-08-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |