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US4369976A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Card game with trump suits and trump words

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-05-15
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Granted: 1983-01-25
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Expires: 2001-05-15
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Abstract

Abstract This invention relates to an improved version of my previously patented card game (U.S. Pat. No. 4,234,189) wherein the deck of fifty-two cards is divided as before into four suits of thirteen cards each; however, I now display on each card of each suit a single trump-determining category or genus effective to distinguish each such suit from the other three. In addition, while I retain the alphabetical indicia common to all four suits that is used to distinguish each card in a suit from the other twelve, I now display on each card specific identifying indicia which uniquely distinguishes each card from all other cards in the deck while, at the same time, falling within the particular trump-determining category of the suit within which the card is located. The latter indicia determines the so-called trump word within the trump suit and it can comprise either a word or words or a picture or a word or group of words and matching picture.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert E. Chunn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 02:34
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/0098; A63F1/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
In a card game of the type having a deck of fifty-two playing cards, suit-determining means displayed on each card dividing the deck thereof into four suits of thirteen cards each, said suit-determining means defining a unique category containing at least thirteen species, and card-ranking means common to all four suits for determining the rank of a card within a suit displayed on the face thereof, the improvement which comprises: unique indicia displayed by each card for distinguishing same from all other cards in the deck, said indicia comprising a specie within one of the suit-determining categories, letter designators on each card defining the card-ranking means, and a word or words made up of said letter designators displayed on said card uniquely associated with each specie, one of said words being selectable as a trump word, the order of the letters in the selected trump word cooperating with said letter designators in accordance with a predetermined scoring system to provide a measure of the trick-taking potential of a group of such cards in a hand dealt one of the players.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
In a card game of the type having a deck of fifty-two playing cards, suit-determining means displayed on each card dividing the deck thereof into four suits of thirteen cards each, said suit-determining means defining a unique category containing at least thirteen species, and card-ranking means common to all four suits for determining the rank of a card within a suit displayed on the face thereof, the improvement which comprises: unique indicia displayed by each card for distinguishing same from all other cards in the deck, said indicia comprising a specie within one of the suit-determining categories, letter designators on each card defining the card-ranking means, and a word or words made up of said letter designators displayed on said card uniquely associated with each specie, one of said words being selectable as a trump word, the order of the letters in the selected trump word cooperating with said letter designators in accordance with a predetermined scoring system to provide a measure of the trick-taking potential of a group of such cards in a hand dealt one of the players.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The improved card game as set forth in claim 1 wherein: one of said words selectable as a trump word comprises a noun identifying the displayed species.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The improved card game as set forth in claim 2 wherein: another of said words is an adjective qualifying said noun.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The improved card game as set forth in claim 1 wherein: each card carries a pictorial representation of a species.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The improved card game as set forth in claim 1 wherein: the letter designators means comprise pairs of letters.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1272480A Cited
US1332249A Cited
US1373115A Cited
US1540085A Cited
US4234189A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-01-24 1986-07-26 1987-01-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-01-24 1990-07-26 1991-01-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1994-01-24 1994-07-26 1995-01-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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