Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A detachable game stool assembly for releasable connection to a game machine, said assembly comprising: an elongated base member having opposed front and rear edges, opposed lateral edges, an upper surface, a planar portion extending forwardly from the rear edge, said front edge of said base member being upturned to form an engaging portion generally perpendicular to the planar portion of said base; an upstanding seat configuration secured to the planar portion of said elongated base member; an extruded generally inverted J-shaped rigid support member, said support member having a substantially planar upstanding leg fixed to the game machine and having a top and a bottom, an arm extending outwardly from the top of the leg, a rigid front inclined leg extending outwardly downward from said arm to define an engaging channel with a guided entry for receiving the upturned engaging portion of the base member, said rigid inclined leg and said upstanding leg of the support member prohibiting longitudinal movement of the upturned portion of the base member of said assembly relative to said game machine; and a pair of elongated rigid rods fixed to the arm of the support member and disposed in spaced apart relationship, said rigid rods extending downwardly from said arm within said engaging channel for prohibiting lateral movement of the upturned portion of the base member relative to the game machine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
A detachable game stool assembly for releasable connection to a game machine, said assembly comprising: an elongated base member having opposed front and rear edges, opposed lateral edges, an upper surface, a planar portion extending forwardly from the rear edge, said front edge of said base member being upturned to form an engaging portion generally perpendicular to the planar portion of said base; an upstanding seat configuration secured to the planar portion of said elongated base member; an extruded generally inverted J-shaped rigid support member, said support member having a substantially planar upstanding leg fixed to the game machine and having a top and a bottom, an arm extending outwardly from the top of the leg, a rigid front inclined leg extending outwardly downward from said arm to define an engaging channel with a guided entry for receiving the upturned engaging portion of the base member, said rigid inclined leg and said upstanding leg of the support member prohibiting longitudinal movement of the upturned portion of the base member of said assembly relative to said game machine; and a pair of elongated rigid rods fixed to the arm of the support member and disposed in spaced apart relationship, said rigid rods extending downwardly from said arm within said engaging channel for prohibiting lateral movement of the upturned portion of the base member relative to the game machine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A detachable game stool assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the rigid rods are disposed parallel to the upstanding leg of the extruded rigid support member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A detachable game stool assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the angle of inclination of the inclined leg of the extruded rigid support member is between 10° and 20° relative to the upstanding leg of the rigid support member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A detachable game stool assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the angle of inclination of the inclined leg of the extruded rigid support member is 10° relative to the upstanding leg of the rigid support member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A detachable game stool assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein, the extruded rigid support member is aluminum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A detachable game stool assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the opposed lateral edges of the elongated base member are angled inwardly toward one another so as to define a ramp along each of the opposed lateral edges.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A detachable game stool assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the elongated base member is provided with a plurality of elongated striations disposed in spaced apart relationship on the upper surface thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A detachable game stool assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of elongated striations include first and second sets of elongated striations.