US4143875A
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Game with pivoting member and coordinated circuitous paths
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-01-10
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Granted: 1979-03-13
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Expires: 1997-01-10
Abstract
Abstract Game assemblages in which a rotatable and translatable platform is manipulated with respect to an underlying base to provide an operator-controllable course for the movement of playing objects, such as spheroids, through a series of obstacles which are located in part on the platform and in part on the base.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter P. Browning
- 👤 William L. Dodge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:00
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/22; A63F7/36; A63F7/38; A63F7/386
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A game assemblage comprising a playing object; a first member including a first partial, discontinuous circuitous path containing a first plurality of non-linear obstacle elements at various nonplanar levels; a second member pivotable relative to said first member and including a second partial, discontinuous, circuitous path containing a second plurality of non-linear obstacle elements at various nonplanar levels; said second partial, discontinuous, circuitous path being coordinated with individual non-linear obstacle elements of said first partial circuitous path at a plurality of points so as to form a complete continuous, circuitous path and means for manipulating said second member relative to said first member to move a playing object from one of the members to the other member and back to the one member so that the playing object travels the complete, continuous, circuitous path by traveling over said obstacle elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A game assemblage comprising a playing object; a first member including a first partial, discontinuous circuitous path containing a first plurality of non-linear obstacle elements at various nonplanar levels; a second member pivotable relative to said first member and including a second partial, discontinuous, circuitous path containing a second plurality of non-linear obstacle elements at various nonplanar levels; said second partial, discontinuous, circuitous path being coordinated with individual non-linear obstacle elements of said first partial circuitous path at a plurality of points so as to form a complete continuous, circuitous path and means for manipulating said second member relative to said first member to move a playing object from one of the members to the other member and back to the one member so that the playing object travels the complete, continuous, circuitous path by traveling over said obstacle elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 further including means for catapulting said playing object from one of said members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 wherein said second member is rotatable relative to said first member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 wherein said second member is translatable relative to said first member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 wherein said second member includes structural elements which are interspersed with structural elements of said first member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 wherein said second member is removable from said first member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 wherein said first member includes a base which has a slope relative to said second member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 wherein said second member includes means on said second member for retrieving said playing object from said first member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 wherein said second member is rotatable from a normal position in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions relative to said first member and the angles of rotation are unequal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 1 wherein said second member is tappable against said first member for advancing said playing object from one of said members.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
138 words
A game assemblage comprising a playing object; a first member having a first partial, discontinuous, circuitous path containing a first plurality of obstacle elements at nonplanar levels; and a second member having an axis and being axially movable relative to said first member and having a second partial, discontinuous, circuitous path containing a second plurality of obstacle elements at nonplanar levels; said second, partial, discontinuous, circuitous, path being coordinated with said first partial, discontinuous, circuitous path at a plurality of points so as to form a complete, continuous, circuitous path said second member having both rotational and translational degrees of freedom relative to said axis for controlling the movement of a playing object from one of said partial, discontinuous, circuitous paths and back as the playing object travels the complete circuitous path by traveling over said obstacle elements.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
138 words
A game assemblage comprising a playing object; a first member having a first partial, discontinuous, circuitous path containing a first plurality of obstacle elements at nonplanar levels; and a second member having an axis and being axially movable relative to said first member and having a second partial, discontinuous, circuitous path containing a second plurality of obstacle elements at nonplanar levels; said second, partial, discontinuous, circuitous, path being coordinated with said first partial, discontinuous, circuitous path at a plurality of points so as to form a complete, continuous, circuitous path said second member having both rotational and translational degrees of freedom relative to said axis for controlling the movement of a playing object from one of said partial, discontinuous, circuitous paths and back as the playing object travels the complete circuitous path by traveling over said obstacle elements.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 11 further including means for catapulting said playing object from one of said members.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 11 wherein said second member includes structural elements which are interspersed with structural elements of said first member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 11 wherein said second member is removable from said first member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 11 wherein said first member includes a base which has a slope relative to said second member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 11 wherein said second member includes means on said second member for retrieving said playing object from said first member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 11 wherein said second member is rotatable from a normal position in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions relative to said first member and the angles of rotation are unequal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
A game assemblage as defined in claim 11 wherein said second member is tappable against said first member for advancing said playing object from one of said members.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-03-12 | 1986-09-11 | 1987-03-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-03-12 | 1990-09-11 | 1991-03-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |