US4540174A
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Game of chance particularly adapted for play in conjunction with a team sport contest
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-16
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Granted: 1985-09-10
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Expires: 2004-04-16
Abstract
Abstract A game of chance designed to be played in conjunction with a team sport being broadcast wherein the performance of a particular player or position is matched against actual performance, for example, if particular players picked by chance to make the first and last scores in a period, actually do so, a match is made. Other criteria are limitations on opponent's scoring, the position scoring the most points and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 C. Wallace Coppock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 06:22
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/065; A63F3/0665; A63F11/00; A63F11/0074; A63F2011/0097; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/64; A63F2250/645
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A game of chance to be played in conjunction with a team sport contest being broadcast and designed to attract and hold one's attention to said contest and to intermittent commercials broadcast throughout, said game comprising: a plurality of game cards marked with at least one row of spaces for each period of said contest; a plurality of symbols, each representing a scoring feature that might occur during said contest; each of said cards being individually marked with one of said symbols placed at random in each of said spaces; and broadcast signal means transmitted during a commercial break identifying the particular space in said one row representing the next contest period to match against a corresponding scoring feature characteristic during said next period.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A game of chance to be played in conjunction with a team sport contest being broadcast and designed to attract and hold one's attention to said contest and to intermittent commercials broadcast throughout, said game comprising: a plurality of game cards marked with at least one row of spaces for each period of said contest; a plurality of symbols, each representing a scoring feature that might occur during said contest; each of said cards being individually marked with one of said symbols placed at random in each of said spaces; and broadcast signal means transmitted during a commercial break identifying the particular space in said one row representing the next contest period to match against a corresponding scoring feature characteristic during said next period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The game of chance defined by claim 1 wherein: each period is a time period of play; and each symbol represents a characteristic of a score made during a period of play.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The game of chance defined by claim 2 wherein: there are two rows of spaces for each period of play to represent the first and last scores made by one team in said period.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The game of chance defined by claim 3 wherein: said team sport contest is a baseball game with each period comprising an inning thereof: and wherein: each of said symbols represents a way of reaching base safely.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The game of chance defined by claim 2 wherein: there is another row of spaces for each period to represent the maximum number of points scored by the other team in said period.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The game of chance defined by claim 2 wherein: said contest is a game of American football being televised and each event comprises a quarter period thereof; and wherein: each symbol indicates a type of play from scrimmage on which a score is made.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The game of chance defined by claim 2 wherein: each symbol indicates the field position of the player making such score.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The game of chance defined by claim 2 wherein: said sport contest is a game of American basketball being televised and each event comprises a quarter period thereof; and wherein: each of said symbols indicates the player position from which the most points are scored during a period.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
The game of chance defined by claim 7 including: a place in each said inning space row in which is to be designated one of the three players of one team certain to bat in said inning; the identity of said one player being identified by said broadcast signal occurring during a commercial break prior to the half inning in which said one team is at bat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The game of chance defined by claim 9 including: an additional row of spaces for each inning with further symbols therein to indicate a manner in which a batter may be put out.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The game of chance defined by claim 1 wherein: each period is a time period of play; and each symbol represents a characteristic of a score made during a period of play.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
119 words
A game of chance to be played in conjunction with a team sport contest being viewed and designed to attract and hold one's attention to said contest and to intermittent announcements throughout, said game comprising: a plurality of game cards marked with at least one row of spaces for each period of said contest; a plurality of symbols, each representing a scoring feature that might occur during said contest; each of said cards being individually marked with one of said symbols placed at random in each of said spaces; and announcements transmitted at intervals identifying the particular space in said one row representing the next contest period to match against a corresponding scoring feature characteristic during said next period.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
119 words
A game of chance to be played in conjunction with a team sport contest being viewed and designed to attract and hold one's attention to said contest and to intermittent announcements throughout, said game comprising: a plurality of game cards marked with at least one row of spaces for each period of said contest; a plurality of symbols, each representing a scoring feature that might occur during said contest; each of said cards being individually marked with one of said symbols placed at random in each of said spaces; and announcements transmitted at intervals identifying the particular space in said one row representing the next contest period to match against a corresponding scoring feature characteristic during said next period.
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