US5636841A
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Checker game using cube shaped checker pieces
Assignee: ROLLING HENRY
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Filing: 1995-09-11
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Granted: 1997-06-10
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Expires: 2015-09-11
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a checkers type game that incorporates the use of cube shaped checker pieces having individual identifying numbers from one to six on each of its side faces which enables the player on a given turn to reposition a selected checker piece to a higher and more authoritative number which adds a new dimension of play to the game.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert C. Burroughs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:10
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00697; A63F2003/00747; A63F2003/00794; A63F2003/00813; A63F3/02; A63F9/00; A63F9/04; A63F9/0413
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
A checker game comprising: a game board, said game board having a playing surface divided into a matrix of a plurality of spaces, said plurality of spaces alternatingly colored with only two different colors to form a checkered layout, and a plurality of checker pieces, said checker pieces divided into a first set of checker pieces and a second set of checker pieces, one set of checker pieces for each player, said first and second sets of checker pieces having opposing visually identifiable properties to distinguish said first set of checker pieces from said second set of checker pieces, each of said checker pieces shaped in the form of a geometrical configuration with at least six side faces, and each side of said six side faces of each checker piece having an indicia identification, wherein each checker piece having a different indicia identification on each side of its six side faces distinguishing each side face of a checker piece from any of its other sides, and said six sides of each of said checker pieces having the same said different indicia identification.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
A checker game comprising: a game board, said game board having a playing surface divided into a matrix of a plurality of spaces, said plurality of spaces alternatingly colored with only two different colors to form a checkered layout, and a plurality of checker pieces, said checker pieces divided into a first set of checker pieces and a second set of checker pieces, one set of checker pieces for each player, said first and second sets of checker pieces having opposing visually identifiable properties to distinguish said first set of checker pieces from said second set of checker pieces, each of said checker pieces shaped in the form of a geometrical configuration with at least six side faces, and each side of said six side faces of each checker piece having an indicia identification, wherein each checker piece having a different indicia identification on each side of its six side faces distinguishing each side face of a checker piece from any of its other sides, and said six sides of each of said checker pieces having the same said different indicia identification.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The checker game as described in claim 1, wherein each side of said six sides of each of said checker pieces having only one indicia identification.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The checker game as described in claim 1, wherein said different indicia identification is a different numerical quantity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The checker game as described in claim 1, wherein said geometrical configuration of said checker pieces being cube shaped.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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