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US4174840A
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Weight control game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-02-24
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Granted: 1979-11-20
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Expires: 1998-02-24
Abstract
Abstract A game emphasizing the relationship between food consumption and exercise in weight control includes a game board for each player with a first series of playing positions representing calories gained and a second series of playing positions representing calories lost. A player draws a card from a pack of game cards and places it in an area in front of the word "EAT" printed on a portion of the game board. If the card drawn has a "F" printed on its face, the word "FEAT" is spelled out. Otherwise the word "EAT" remains. Dice are then thrown by the player. If the word "EAT" remains, by reference to a food portion of a chart printed on the game board, the dice count is related to a corresponding number of moves taken along the first series of playing positions. If the work "FEAT" has been spelled out, by reference to a feat portion of the chart, the dice count is related to a number of moves along the second series of playing positions. If the second finishing position is reached before the first finishing position, weight has been lost by a player. Otherwise, weight has been gained by the player. The player having lost the greatest amount of weight is the winner.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Curtiss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:43
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0478; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
291 words
A weight control game apparatus comprising: a gameboard having a plurality of consecutive playing positions; chance selection means for enabling a player to make a chance selection of one of a variety of foods and exercise activities, each of said foods and exercise activities having a respective number of moves between said playing positions related at least approximately to the caloric value associated with it; said chance selection means including normally manipulatable means for enabling said player to make a chance selection of one of a plurality of move related symbols, a plurality of eat and feat instruction cards, said feat instruction cards having the letter "F" on one side thereof, said gameboard including a first portion upon which is formed the word "EAT" and a second portion for receiving selected ones of said instruction cards located in relation to said first portion so that the word "FEAT" is spelled out when one of said feat instruction cards is selected by a player; and a chart for enabling said player to relate a selected one of said move related symbols to a respective one of said foods when one of said eat instruction cards has been selected by said player and to a respective one of said exercise activities when one of said feat instruction cards has been selected by said player; a first playing position marker for indicating movement between said playing positions corresponding to consumption of selected ones of said foods; and a second playing position marker for indicating movement between said playing positions corresponding to the performance of selected ones of said exercise activities; the relative positions of said first and second playing position markers determining one of weight loss and weight gain and the respective amount thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
291 words
A weight control game apparatus comprising: a gameboard having a plurality of consecutive playing positions; chance selection means for enabling a player to make a chance selection of one of a variety of foods and exercise activities, each of said foods and exercise activities having a respective number of moves between said playing positions related at least approximately to the caloric value associated with it; said chance selection means including normally manipulatable means for enabling said player to make a chance selection of one of a plurality of move related symbols, a plurality of eat and feat instruction cards, said feat instruction cards having the letter "F" on one side thereof, said gameboard including a first portion upon which is formed the word "EAT" and a second portion for receiving selected ones of said instruction cards located in relation to said first portion so that the word "FEAT" is spelled out when one of said feat instruction cards is selected by a player; and a chart for enabling said player to relate a selected one of said move related symbols to a respective one of said foods when one of said eat instruction cards has been selected by said player and to a respective one of said exercise activities when one of said feat instruction cards has been selected by said player; a first playing position marker for indicating movement between said playing positions corresponding to consumption of selected ones of said foods; and a second playing position marker for indicating movement between said playing positions corresponding to the performance of selected ones of said exercise activities; the relative positions of said first and second playing position markers determining one of weight loss and weight gain and the respective amount thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein: said playing positions are partitioned into a first series of playing positions between starting and finishing playing positions and a second series of playing positions between starting and finishing playing positions; said first playing position marker indicates moves between playing positions in said first series of playing positions, and said second playing position marker indicates moves between playing positions in said second series of playing positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus recited in claim 2 wherein: said manually manipulatable means includes at least one die.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
153 words
The apparatus recited in claim 3 wherein: said chance selection means includes two dice; and said chart includes twelve foods and twelve exercice activities associated with the numbers one through twelve, respectively, said foods and exercise activities related to one of a first group of numbers between one and six and a second group of numbers between seven and twelve having only relatively low and relatively high numbers of moves associated with them and said foods and exercise activities related to the other of said first and second groups of numbers having a relatively uniform distribution of number of moves between said relatively low and relatively high numbers of moves associated with them and said foods and exercise activities related to the other of said first and second groups of numbers having a relatively uniform distribution of number of moves between said relatively low and relatively high numbers of moves associated with them.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus recited in claim 2 wherein: said chart is formed on a portion of said gameboard.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus recited in claim 5 wherein: said first and second playing position markers includes first and second pegs; and said gameboard has an aperture formed at each of said playing positions to receive said pegs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus recited in claim 6 wherein: said first and second pegs each comprise a peg having first and second ends, said first and second ends having substantially the same shape but different colors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus recited in claim 2 wherein: said first and second series of playing positions are each arranged along a generally serpentine path.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
275 words
A weight control game apparatus comprising: a plurality of cards, a group of said cards having the letter "F" formed on the playing side thereof; manually manipulatable means for enabling a player to make a chance selection of one of a plurality of move related symbols; a gameboard having a playing surface including a first portion upon which is formed the word 37 EAT"; a second portion for receiving selected ones of said cards, said second portion being located with respect to said first portion so that when selected ones of said cards having the letter "F" formed on the playing side thereof are placed thereon the word "FEAT" is spelled out; a third portion with a first series of consecutive playing positions between starting and finishing positions; a fourth portion with a second series of consecutive playing positions between starting and finishing positions; and a fifth portion with a chart relating said move related symbols to respective foods and exercise activities, each of said foods having a number of moves between playing positions in said third portion corresponding at least approximately to the caloric value associated with it, each of said exercise activities having a number of moves between playing positions in said fourth portion corresponding at least approximately to the caloric value associated with it; a first marker for identifying movements along said first series determined by said chance selection means and said chart when the word "EAT" is spelled on said gameboard; and a second marker for identifying movements along said second series determined by said chance selection means and said chart when the word "FEAT" remains spelled out on said gameboard.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
275 words
A weight control game apparatus comprising: a plurality of cards, a group of said cards having the letter "F" formed on the playing side thereof; manually manipulatable means for enabling a player to make a chance selection of one of a plurality of move related symbols; a gameboard having a playing surface including a first portion upon which is formed the word 37 EAT"; a second portion for receiving selected ones of said cards, said second portion being located with respect to said first portion so that when selected ones of said cards having the letter "F" formed on the playing side thereof are placed thereon the word "FEAT" is spelled out; a third portion with a first series of consecutive playing positions between starting and finishing positions; a fourth portion with a second series of consecutive playing positions between starting and finishing positions; and a fifth portion with a chart relating said move related symbols to respective foods and exercise activities, each of said foods having a number of moves between playing positions in said third portion corresponding at least approximately to the caloric value associated with it, each of said exercise activities having a number of moves between playing positions in said fourth portion corresponding at least approximately to the caloric value associated with it; a first marker for identifying movements along said first series determined by said chance selection means and said chart when the word "EAT" is spelled on said gameboard; and a second marker for identifying movements along said second series determined by said chance selection means and said chart when the word "FEAT" remains spelled out on said gameboard.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus recited in claim 9 wherein: said first and second series of playing positions are each arranged along a generally serpentine path.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus recited in claim 10 wherein: said first and second markers each comprise a peg; and an aperture is formed at each of said playing positions to receive said pegs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus recited in claim 11 wherein: said manually manipuable means includes at least one die.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-11-19 | 1987-05-21 | 1987-11-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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