US4783081A
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Playing or games board on which several games can be played
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-03-02
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2007-03-02
Abstract
Abstract Playing or games board on whcih several games or the like can be played has a skeleton or framework which consists of a base with upright walls at the sides. Between these side walls a number of parallel upright partitions are placed. These partitions are joined perpendicularly at the top by narrow bars so that the upper face of the game board is divided into squares defined by the partitions and narrow bars. Into this framework of squares a number of bodies are rotatably fixed. The bodies are fixed so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, without communication between the bodies and each element or body has a number of faces directed outward which can be mutually changed in position by rotation of the body. Each face of an element has a different image or picture or the same image but of a different color. In one embodiment of the games board, any cross section through an element parallel to the axis of rotation is rectangular and any cross section perpendicular to the axis of rotation is an isosceles triangle.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert H. Eckhardt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:53
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/14; A63F3/00; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00261; A63F2003/00264; A63F2003/00309; A63F2003/00315
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
A game board, comprising a substantially rectangular framework in which a plurality of elements are arranged in rows and columns so as to be rotatable about a plurality of axes of rotation which are parallel to one another, each of said elements having at least three playing faces of mutually different appearance, each of said playing faces capable of being directed outwards by rotation of said elements, said framework comprising at least one pair of parallel upright walls, between and parallel to said walls a plurality of upright partitions, equal in number to the number of rows of said elements minus one, said walls and said partitions being joined together near the top by narrow cross bar equal in number to the number of columns of said elements minus one so that the top plane of the board is divided by said partitions and said bars into rectangles, each of said rectangles accommodating one of said elements, each of said walls and each of said partitions being provided with a plurality of projections such that in each of said rectangles a pair of projections are situated such that said pair of projections face each other, and each of said elements being provided with a central cavity in each of the opposite side faces thereof for engagement and cooperation with said pair of said projections so as to provide for the rotatability of said elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
234 words
A game board, comprising a substantially rectangular framework in which a plurality of elements are arranged in rows and columns so as to be rotatable about a plurality of axes of rotation which are parallel to one another, each of said elements having at least three playing faces of mutually different appearance, each of said playing faces capable of being directed outwards by rotation of said elements, said framework comprising at least one pair of parallel upright walls, between and parallel to said walls a plurality of upright partitions, equal in number to the number of rows of said elements minus one, said walls and said partitions being joined together near the top by narrow cross bar equal in number to the number of columns of said elements minus one so that the top plane of the board is divided by said partitions and said bars into rectangles, each of said rectangles accommodating one of said elements, each of said walls and each of said partitions being provided with a plurality of projections such that in each of said rectangles a pair of projections are situated such that said pair of projections face each other, and each of said elements being provided with a central cavity in each of the opposite side faces thereof for engagement and cooperation with said pair of said projections so as to provide for the rotatability of said elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
The game board of claim 1 wherein substantially one-half of said elements has one base color on each of said playing faces and the other half of said elements has another base color on each of said playing faces such that in each of said rows and in each of said columns, elements of one base color are arranged alternating with elements of the other base color.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
The game board of claim 1 further comprising ten rows and ten columns of said elements, and wherein substantially one-half of said elements has one base color on each of said playing faces and the other half of said elements has another base color on each of said playing faces such that in each of said rows and in each of said columns, elements of one base color are arranged alternating with elements of the other base color.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
105 words
The game board of claim 1 further comprising ten rows and ten columns of said elements, wherein substantially one-half of said elements has one base color on each of said playing base color on each of said playing faces such that in each of said rows and in each of said columns, elements of one base color are arranged alternating with elements of the other base color and wherein said cross bars and the tops of said partitions in sections between successive cross bars have colors which are different from each other so that several outlines are produced within which particular games can be played.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
114 words
The game board of claim 1 further comprising ten rows and ten columns of said elements, wherein substantially one-half of said elements has one base color on each of said playing faces and the other half of said elements has another base color on each of said playing faces such that in each of said rows and in each of said columns, elements of one base color are arranged alternating with elements of the other base color and wherein said cross bars and the tops of said partitions in sections between successive cross bars have colors which correspond to each other so that several outlines are produced within which particular games can be played.
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