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Baseball game apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-04-09
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Granted: 1981-01-13
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Expires: 1999-04-09
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Abstract

Abstract A game apparatus comprising a game board representing a baseball diamond and having printed thereon a box-shaped playing field, including four delineated squares indicating first base, second base, third base, and home plate, and further having a scoreboard imprinted thereon, the game board being formed from a plastic material to allow the easy removal of markings applied during play thereof. There is a pair of dice wherein the markings O,O,S,S,T and HR are provided on the six faces of one die and the markings O,O,O,D,S and S are provided on the six faces of the other die, to indicate singles, doubles, triples, home runs, and outs--the four playing pieces representing base runners are positioned on the bases according to the play of dice, and wherein score is kept on a scoresheet having delineated areas for players' names and score boxes for each corresponding player.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert W. Haglof

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 12:53
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00028; A63F3/00031

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A game apparatus adapted to provide the characteristics of baseball, comprising: a game board having a playing field and a simulated baseball diamond indicated thereon; a scoreboard disposed adjacent said playing field to provide a means to keep an inning-to-inning score between two defined teams selected by the players thereof; a plurality of game pieces defining base runners which are positioned on the baseball diamond during game play; a pair of dice members specifically marked to provide game plays having outs, singles, doubles, triples and home runs defined by markings O, O, S, S, T and HR on one die, the other die being marked O, O, O, D, S and S , whereby the arrangement of the marked dice to each other establishes the location of the game pieces on the game board and gives realistic batting averages for the indicated team players; and at least one score sheet arranged to indicate the teams playing, the players of said teams, and game play of each player for each inning thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
A game apparatus adapted to provide the characteristics of baseball, comprising: a game board having a playing field and a simulated baseball diamond indicated thereon; a scoreboard disposed adjacent said playing field to provide a means to keep an inning-to-inning score between two defined teams selected by the players thereof; a plurality of game pieces defining base runners which are positioned on the baseball diamond during game play; a pair of dice members specifically marked to provide game plays having outs, singles, doubles, triples and home runs defined by markings O, O, S, S, T and HR on one die, the other die being marked O, O, O, D, S and S , whereby the arrangement of the marked dice to each other establishes the location of the game pieces on the game board and gives realistic batting averages for the indicated team players; and at least one score sheet arranged to indicate the teams playing, the players of said teams, and game play of each player for each inning thereof.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-01-13 1984-07-14 1985-01-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-01-13 1988-07-14 1989-01-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-01-13 1992-07-14 1993-01-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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