US4666163A
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Card game
Assignee: ORDA INDUSTRIES (1969) Ltd
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Filing: 1986-04-07
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Granted: 1987-05-19
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Expires: 2006-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A card game comprises a set of cards with each card being formed with a slit along its mid-line starting from one edge and extending for about one-half its width towards its opposite edge such as to permit each card to be inserted via its slit into the slit of each other card in the set to form a pair with one-half of one card aligned with and exposed to view with the other half of the other card. Each card has indicia on each half of the card on opposite sides of its respective slit. The indicia on the half of each card on one side of the slit is non-validly complementary with the indicia on the other half of the card on the other side of its slit, but is validly complementary with the indicia on some, but not all, of the other cards of the set to form a valid card pair therewith when the two cards are inserted into each other via their respective slits.
Inventors
- 👤 Uri Hirschfeld
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:56
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/02; A63F2001/025; A63F11/00; A63F11/0074; A63F2011/0083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A card game comprising a set of cards; each card being formed with a slit along its mid-line starting from one edge and extending for about one-half its width towards its opposite edge such as to permit each card to be inserted via its slit into the slit of each other card in the set to form a pair with one-half of one card aligned with and exposed to view with the other half of the other card; each card having indicia on each half of the card on opposite sides of its respective slit; the indicia on the half of each card on one side of the slit being non-validly complementary with the indicia on the other half of the card on the other side of its slit, but being validly complementary with the indicia on some, but not all, of the other cards of the set to form a valid card pair therewith when the two cards are inserted into each other via their respective slits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A card game comprising a set of cards; each card being formed with a slit along its mid-line starting from one edge and extending for about one-half its width towards its opposite edge such as to permit each card to be inserted via its slit into the slit of each other card in the set to form a pair with one-half of one card aligned with and exposed to view with the other half of the other card; each card having indicia on each half of the card on opposite sides of its respective slit; the indicia on the half of each card on one side of the slit being non-validly complementary with the indicia on the other half of the card on the other side of its slit, but being validly complementary with the indicia on some, but not all, of the other cards of the set to form a valid card pair therewith when the two cards are inserted into each other via their respective slits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The card game according to claim 1, wherein the indicia on each half of each card illustrates a geometrical configuration, the two geometrical configurations on the two halves of a valid card pair being the same.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The card game according to claim 2, wherein the card set includes more than five different geometrical configurations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The card game according to claim 2, wherein the card set includes at least eight different geometrical configurations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The card game according to claim 1, wherein the indicia on each half of each card illustrates one-half of an object, the two indicia on the two halves of a valid card pair illustrating a complete one of a plurality of different objects.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The card game according to claim 5, wherein the indicia of all the valid card pairs in the set of cards illustrate more than five different objects.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The card game according to claim 5, wherein the indicia of all the valid card pairs in the set of cards illustrate at least eight different objects.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The card game according to claim 1, wherein the indicia on each half of each card represents a mathematical number, the two numbers on the two halves of a valid card pair illustrating a valid mathematical relationship between said numbers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The card game according to claim 8, wherein said valid mathematical relationship is a predetermined sum of two numbers each number being illustrated in the indicia of one-half of each card of a valid card pair.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
The card game according to claim 1, wherein the indicia on each half of each card illustrate a plurality of letters forming an incomplete word, the letters on the two halves of a valid card pair constituting the letters of one or more complete words.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The card game according to claim 10, wherein the letters of all the valid card pairs in the set of cards illustrate the letters of at least eight different words.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The card game according to claim 1, wherein said card set includes at least 56 cards.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The card game according to claim 1, wherein the slit in each card is formed with outwardly tapered edges to facilitate inserting one card into another.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The card game according to claim 1, wherein the slit in each card terminates at its inner edge in a further slit extending perpendicularly thereto.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
186 words
A card game comprising a set of cards; each card being formed with a slit along its mid-line starting from one edge and extending for about one-half its width towards its opposite edge such as to permit each card to be inserted via its slit into the slit of each other card in the set to form a pair with one-half of one card aligned with and exposed to view with the other half of the other card; the slit in each card being formed with outwardly tapered edges to facilitate inserting one card into another; each card having indicia on each half of the card on opposite sides of its respective slit; the indicia on the half of each card on one side of the slit being non-validly complementary with the indicia on the other half of the card on the other side of its slit, but being validly complementary with the indicia on some, but not all, of the other cards of the set to form a valid card pair therewith when the two cards are inserted into each other via their respective slits.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
186 words
A card game comprising a set of cards; each card being formed with a slit along its mid-line starting from one edge and extending for about one-half its width towards its opposite edge such as to permit each card to be inserted via its slit into the slit of each other card in the set to form a pair with one-half of one card aligned with and exposed to view with the other half of the other card; the slit in each card being formed with outwardly tapered edges to facilitate inserting one card into another; each card having indicia on each half of the card on opposite sides of its respective slit; the indicia on the half of each card on one side of the slit being non-validly complementary with the indicia on the other half of the card on the other side of its slit, but being validly complementary with the indicia on some, but not all, of the other cards of the set to form a valid card pair therewith when the two cards are inserted into each other via their respective slits.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The card game according to claim 15, wherein the slit in each card terminates at its inner edge in a further slit extending perpendicularly thereto.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The card game according to claim 16, wherein the indicia on each half of each card illustrates a geometrical configuration, the two geometrical configurations on the two halves of a valid card pair being the same.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The card game according to claim 17, wherein the card set includes more than five different geometrical configurations.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The card game according to claim 17, wherein the card set includes at least eight different geometrical configurations.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
43 words
The card game according to claim 17, wherein the indicia on each half of each card illustrates one-half of an object, the two indicia on the two halves of a valid card pair illustrating a complete one of a plurality of different objects.
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