US4348191A
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Electronic game board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-10-29
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Granted: 1982-09-07
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Expires: 2000-10-29
Abstract
Abstract An electronic game board produces realistic sounds when game pieces are properly placed thereon. The board has different areas which may be representative of different environments. The game pieces are representative of animals or objects each of which is typically found in one of the environments represented. When a game piece is placed on the board in the environment where the real life animal or object is found, an electronic circuit within the game board is triggered to make the same sound the real life animal or object makes. A different sound is produced for each different animal or object.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry R. Lipsitz
- 👤 Charles D. Forman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 15:37
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/06; A63F9/10; A63F3/00; A63F3/00643; G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; A63F2003/00678; A63F2003/0069; A63F2009/1061; A63F2009/1066; A63F9/24; A63F2009/2448; A63F2009/247; A63F2009/2476
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
Game board apparatus comprising: a plurality of articles each representative of a different entity; a board having at least one receptacle adapted to interchangeably receive at least two of said articles; sound generating means for producing a plurality of sounds; and switch means, coupled to said sound generating means and responsive to the placement of articles in said receptacle, for causing said sound generating means to produce different sounds for different articles placed in said receptacle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
Game board apparatus comprising: a plurality of articles each representative of a different entity; a board having at least one receptacle adapted to interchangeably receive at least two of said articles; sound generating means for producing a plurality of sounds; and switch means, coupled to said sound generating means and responsive to the placement of articles in said receptacle, for causing said sound generating means to produce different sounds for different articles placed in said receptacle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The game board apparatus of claim 1 wherein said sound generating means comprises an electronic circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The game board apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of different areas on said board, each area depicting a different environment, and wherein each area contains at least one of said receptacles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The game board apparatus of claim 3 wherein said articles are representative of entities typically found in said environments and said sound generating means produces sounds peculiar to the entities represented.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The game board apparatus of claim 4 wherein said switch means causes said sound generating means to produce a sound only when an article is placed in the area depicting a proper environment for the entity represented by that article.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The game board apparatus of claim 5 wherein said sound generating means produces, upon the proper placement of an article on said board, a sound peculiar to the entity represented by that article.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The game board apparatus of claim 4 wherein said receptacles are differently shaped and each article has a base which is keyed by its shape to fit only into a correspondingly shaped receptacle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said switch means comprises a plurality of electrical switches and each of said articles has a pin protruding from its base in a different location for actuating said switch means, whereby each different article actuates a different electrical switch to cause said sound generating means to produce a different sound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
85 words
Game board apparatus comprising: a plurality of articles each representative of a different animal; a base having a plurality of areas depicting different environments which different animals typically inhabit; sound generating means for producing sounds peculiar to the animals represented by said articles; and switch means, responsive to the placement of different ones of said articles in said areas, for actuating said sound generating means to produce a sound peculiar to the animal represented by an article when the article is placed in an area.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
85 words
Game board apparatus comprising: a plurality of articles each representative of a different animal; a base having a plurality of areas depicting different environments which different animals typically inhabit; sound generating means for producing sounds peculiar to the animals represented by said articles; and switch means, responsive to the placement of different ones of said articles in said areas, for actuating said sound generating means to produce a sound peculiar to the animal represented by an article when the article is placed in an area.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
86 words
Game board apparatus comprising: a plurality of articles each representative of a different machine; a base having a plurality of areas depicting different environments in which different machines are typically found; sound generating means for producing sounds peculiar to the machines represented by said articles; and switch means, responsive to the placement of different ones of said articles in said areas, for actuating said sound generating means to produce a sound peculiar to the machine represented by an article when it is placed in an area.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
86 words
Game board apparatus comprising: a plurality of articles each representative of a different machine; a base having a plurality of areas depicting different environments in which different machines are typically found; sound generating means for producing sounds peculiar to the machines represented by said articles; and switch means, responsive to the placement of different ones of said articles in said areas, for actuating said sound generating means to produce a sound peculiar to the machine represented by an article when it is placed in an area.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 9 or 10 wherein said switch means actuates said sound generating means only when an article is placed in an area depicting a proper environment for the entity represented by that article.
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