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US5123658A
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Card game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-03-27
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Granted: 1992-06-23
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Expires: 2011-03-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to a card game intended to develop the knowledge and associate skills of the player. The game is made up of a plurality of cards with a first portion having an illustration covered and concealed by a material that can be removed by scratching and a second portion having a plurality of descriptive identifiers one of which has a concealed indicator which identifies it as explaining the illustration on the first portion. The removable material is demarcated into a plurality of smaller areas so that the player removes the concealing material gradually to reveal the illustration. When the player believes he knows what the illustration is, he tries to locate the correct identifier on the second portion of the card by removing the material covering the correct indicator.
Inventors
- 👤 Shlomo Elfanbaum
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:17
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/065; A63F3/0665; A63F9/00; A63F9/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A card game designed to enhance the general knowledge and associative ability of a player, said game comprising, a plurality of cards, an first area and a second area on a face of each of said cards, said first area having an identifiable illustration, said first area covered by a first removable scratchable material concealing said identifiable illustration, said first removable scratchable material on said upper area being demarcated into a plurality of smaller areas, said second area having a plurality of descriptive identifiers, one of said plurality of descriptive identifiers explaining said identifiable illustration concealed by said first removable scratchable material, indicators located next to each of said plurality of descriptive identifiers, one indicator of said indicators located next to said one of said plurality of descriptive identifiers explaining said identifiable illustration being different than from all remaining said plurality of descriptive identifiers, a second removable scratchable material covering and concealing said indicators, wherein, said player can remove said first removable scratchable material from one of said plurality of smaller areas during said player turn to reveal a portion of said identifiable illustration and selectively remove said second removable scratchable material from one of any of said plurality of descriptive identifiers to locate said one of said plurality of descriptive identifiers explaining said identifiable illustration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
A card game designed to enhance the general knowledge and associative ability of a player, said game comprising, a plurality of cards, an first area and a second area on a face of each of said cards, said first area having an identifiable illustration, said first area covered by a first removable scratchable material concealing said identifiable illustration, said first removable scratchable material on said upper area being demarcated into a plurality of smaller areas, said second area having a plurality of descriptive identifiers, one of said plurality of descriptive identifiers explaining said identifiable illustration concealed by said first removable scratchable material, indicators located next to each of said plurality of descriptive identifiers, one indicator of said indicators located next to said one of said plurality of descriptive identifiers explaining said identifiable illustration being different than from all remaining said plurality of descriptive identifiers, a second removable scratchable material covering and concealing said indicators, wherein, said player can remove said first removable scratchable material from one of said plurality of smaller areas during said player turn to reveal a portion of said identifiable illustration and selectively remove said second removable scratchable material from one of any of said plurality of descriptive identifiers to locate said one of said plurality of descriptive identifiers explaining said identifiable illustration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The card game of claim 1 wherein, said identifiable illustration is a picture of an animal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The card game of claim 1 wherein, said identifiable illustration is a geometric shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The card game of claim 1 wherein, said identifiable illustration is a letter of an alphabet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The card game of claim 1 wherein, said identifiable illustration is a proverb.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The card game of claim 1, wherein said game comprises sixteen cards.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The card game of claim 6, wherein said game comprises four sets of four cards, each of said four sets having a different identifiable illustration and a different plurality of descriptive identifiers including one of said plurality of descriptive identifiers explaining said different identifiable illustration.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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