Earthquake game

Claim 2

An earthquake game, comprising, in combination, a board, with a pair of side walls, and a pair of end walls fixedly secured to it in a suitable manner, a border of adjacent segments imprinted on said board, for use with a plurality of playing cards, a plurality of square members freely received in openings through said board, for simulating cities, a plurality of mechanisms with circuit means, secured to said board, for vibrating each of said square members, a plurality of building structures removably received on said square members, a spinner device inscribed on said board, for selecting which square member is to be vibrated by the players, and a pair of dice for the use of each player, to determine which player will start said game off.

Claim 3

The combination according to claim 1, wherein said spinner device is divided into segments, each of a different color, each of said square members color coded to correspond with said segments of the same color coding, and buttons extending from one of said side walls are each colored the same as each square member that is to be activated, said buttons, being secured to an individual lever arm, for activating its respective said mechanism.

Claim 4

The combination according to claim 2, wherein each of said square members are spaced apart, and include mosaic grid lines, some of the crossing points of said grid lines having an opening for removably receiving a peg, and said peg is removably received in the bottom surface of one of said building structures, which enables said building structure to remain standing on the top surface of its said square member, when it is vibrated by its respective mechanism.

Claim 5

The combination according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of brackets are secured, at their flanged sides, to the bottom of said board, by suitable fasteners, and an electric motor is secured within, and to, each of said brackets in a suitable manner, and a metal disc is fixedly secured, in a suitable manner, to the shaft of said motor, and said metal disc contacts with one end of a wire that is secured to one side of batteries received on the underside of said board, and the opposite side of said batteries are secured to a terminal on said motor, the opposite terminal of said motor being secured to a brush, which is raised to the surface of said metal disc by said lever arm secured to its said bottom by pivotal means, and when said brush is in contact with said metal disc, the circuit of said mechanism is completed, and said shaft of said motor includes a rod fixedly secured to said shaft of said motor at one end, and a freely rotatable roller is secured to its opposite end, so as to be in rolling engagement with a plastic disc, fixedly secured to one end of a pair of posts, and the opposite ends of said pair of posts are fixedly secured to said bracket.

Claim 6

The combination according to claim 4, wherein said roller, when said motor is rotating, rides alternately in radially spaced-apart grooves on top of said plastic disc, and alternately on alternately and radially spaced-apart cam surfaces, on top of said plastic disc, when said rod is being rotated by said motor.

Claim 7

The combination according to claim 5, wherein said roller, when on top of said cam surfaces, is in rolling engagement with the underside surface of said square member, and lifts said square member on its sides, so as to topple said building structures.

Claim 8

The combination according to claim 6, wherein the opening receiving said square member includes a shoulder on each side edge, for supporting said square member, which is freely received in said opening.