US4489948A
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Color card pack
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-11-28
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Granted: 1984-12-25
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Expires: 2003-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A pack of cards is disclosed which enables the users thereof to play a wide variety of card games. The pack includes 55 cards arranged in 10 different colors with 50 of the cards being arranged in 5 different colored suits groups of 10 cards each and the remaining 5 cards being of colors different from one another and from the colors of the above described 5 suits. In playing the above noted games, sometimes not all of the above described cards are used, however, in other games all of the above described cards are used therein. One of the above noted games is titled "Quest" and will be described in detail hereinafter.
Inventors
- 👤 A. Lynn Keyser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 13:48
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A deck of playing cards comprising (a) five distinct suits of cards, each said suit including ten cards consecutively numbered from one to ten with all cards having the same face design; and (b) at least three additional cards, each said additional card being un-numbered and including identifying wording thereon distinguishing from said suits while also having said same face design; (c) each of said suits being of a color distinct from the colors of each of the other suits; (d) each of said additional cards being of a color different from the color of any other additional card and different from the colors of said five suits; and (e) each said additional card comprising a unique entity not included in any suit and not comprising a suit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A deck of playing cards comprising (a) five distinct suits of cards, each said suit including ten cards consecutively numbered from one to ten with all cards having the same face design; and (b) at least three additional cards, each said additional card being un-numbered and including identifying wording thereon distinguishing from said suits while also having said same face design; (c) each of said suits being of a color distinct from the colors of each of the other suits; (d) each of said additional cards being of a color different from the color of any other additional card and different from the colors of said five suits; and (e) each said additional card comprising a unique entity not included in any suit and not comprising a suit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said deck includes five of said additional cards.
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