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US5016889A
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Game tile structure
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-09-21
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Granted: 1991-05-21
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Expires: 2010-09-21
Abstract
Abstract A music educational game is provided and consists of a plurality of small rectangular game tiles. Each tile has a face divided into halves. Each half is either blank or marked by a music note symbol representing a value count of one to six. Each half of the game tiles also has a continuous belt wrapped around the game tile in which two different music note symbols are each marked on opposite sides of the belt. The continuous belt is manually rotatable to change the music note symbol and its value count to vary the play of the game. Each player must match the face half of one tile with the face half of another tile during the play of the game until the first player left with no tiles wins the game.
Inventors
- 👤 Oden K. Moss
- 👤 George Spector
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:17
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/20; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00119; A63F2003/00132
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A music educational game comprising a plurality of small rectangular game tiles, each said tile having a face divided into halves, each half being either blank or marked by a music note symbol representing a value count of one to six whereby each player must match the face half of one said tile with the face half of another said tile during the play of the game until the first player left with no tiles wins the game; each half face on each said tile further includes the name of the music note symbol and its value count marked thereon next to the respective music note symbol so that each player can visually match the music note symbol and its value count with another said tile with the same music note symbol and its count during the play of the game; each half face on each said tile further includes a continuous belt thereabout in which two different music note symbols are each marked on opposite sides thereon with their respective names and value counts so that during the play of the game each said continuous belt is manually rotatable to change the music note symbol and its value count to vary the play of the game.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A music educational game comprising a plurality of small rectangular game tiles, each said tile having a face divided into halves, each half being either blank or marked by a music note symbol representing a value count of one to six whereby each player must match the face half of one said tile with the face half of another said tile during the play of the game until the first player left with no tiles wins the game; each half face on each said tile further includes the name of the music note symbol and its value count marked thereon next to the respective music note symbol so that each player can visually match the music note symbol and its value count with another said tile with the same music note symbol and its count during the play of the game; each half face on each said tile further includes a continuous belt thereabout in which two different music note symbols are each marked on opposite sides thereon with their respective names and value counts so that during the play of the game each said continuous belt is manually rotatable to change the music note symbol and its value count to vary the play of the game.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-05-20 | 1994-11-19 | 1995-05-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-05-20 | 1998-11-19 | 1999-05-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-05-20 | 2002-11-19 | 2003-05-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |