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Pyramidal fortune-telling game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-12-18
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Granted: 1981-04-14
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Expires: 1998-12-18
Abstract
Abstract A game for simulated fortune-telling including a closed, pyramidal container with transparent faces permitting observation of the interior of the container and including dice enclosed therein for producing numerical combinations from the faces thereof referencing pre-determined statements of prediction or fortune. The game is used by tumbling the dice within the container interior and allowing them to come to rest on a base surface which is decorated with artwork relating to pyramid power symbols or the like. Various statements of fortune are identified in a numerical sequence which corresponds to the various combinations of numerical values represented on the faces of the dice.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark W. Breinholt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 05:38
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/04; A63F9/18; A63F9/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A game apparatus for simulated fortune-telling comprising: a closed, pyramidal container having a pyramidal-shaped cavity interior, said container having at least one transparent face which permits visual observation of said cavity interior and having a base surface sufficiently large to permit complete and concurrent between said surface and a face of a die, a die contained within said cavity and having at least three faces which incorporate identification symbols of statements of fortune, said die being of sufficiently small dimensions with respect to cavity size that free, tumbling movement of the die within said cavity is permitted; and a list of statements of fortune wherein each statement has a designating symbol for singular identification thereof with respect to the identification symbol on each respective face of the die.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A game apparatus for simulated fortune-telling comprising: a closed, pyramidal container having a pyramidal-shaped cavity interior, said container having at least one transparent face which permits visual observation of said cavity interior and having a base surface sufficiently large to permit complete and concurrent between said surface and a face of a die, a die contained within said cavity and having at least three faces which incorporate identification symbols of statements of fortune, said die being of sufficiently small dimensions with respect to cavity size that free, tumbling movement of the die within said cavity is permitted; and a list of statements of fortune wherein each statement has a designating symbol for singular identification thereof with respect to the identification symbol on each respective face of the die.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A game apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said pyramidal container comprises a five-faced polyhedron, one of said faces being operable as a base on which the die is to come to rest following tumbling movement within said cavity, said transparent face comprising one of the remaining four faces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A game apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said die includes six faces, each face having said symbol thereon which incorporates identification of a statement of fortune.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
A game apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said designating symbols are numerals and wherein the die faces include dot groups on each face of said die, each of said dot groups being unique in number and having numerical value to correspond singularly or in combination with other dot groups to a unique designating symbol identifying a single statement of fortune on said list.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A game apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the pyramidal container is constructed of plastic material, four faces being transparent and a fifth face having a decorative cover to distinguish it as a base on which the die is to come to rest following tumbling movement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A game apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising a list of pre-determined questions coordinated with said statements of fortune.
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