Playing cards

• US 20030090064A1
• Filed: 12/24/2002
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David L. Hoyt, Stephen M. Flaherty
• Original Assignee: David L. Hoyt, Stephen M. Flaherty
• Inventors: Flaherty, Stephen M., Hoyt, David L.
• Application Number:
  US10/328,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20030090064A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/02 Cards; Special shapes of cards card-printing methods B41K, B41M
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/027 with classical playing card symbols

Abstract

A deck of game playing cards is disclosed containing approximately 104 playing cards, each card having a back side which is similar to each of the other playing cards such that the cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side, and a front side containing an indication of location, quantity and suit, such that when a first playing card is placed adjacent to a second playing card, the combination results in a playing card similar to a standard playing card, but approximately twice the size of the standard playing card.

Claims

1. A deck of game playing cards comprising a number of playing cards, each card having a front side of the card and a back side of the card, said back side either containing a design or not containing a design, such that each of the approximately 104 cards contains a back side which is similar to each of the other approximately 104 cards, such that said approximately 104 cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side of the card, said front side of each card containing an indication of location, quantity and suit.

2. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a configuration of said location, quantity and suit indication such that a first playing card of said approximately 104 cards may be placed either on a playing game board or some other location adjacent to a second playing card of said approximately 104 playing cards, such that a combination of said first and second playing cards is similar to a playing card in said standard deck of playing cards, but approximating twice the size of said playing card in said standard deck of playing cards.

3. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 2, wherein said indication of location is an indication of either bottom or top, such that when said first playing card is placed adjacent to said second playing card said combination will consist of the playing card containing the top location indication on top of the playing card containing the bottom location indication

4. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 2, wherein said indication of location is an indication of either right or left, such that when said first playing card is placed adjacent to said second playing card said combination will consist of the playing card containing the left location indication to the left of the playing card containing the right location indication.

5. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 2, wherein said indication of quantity is an indication of either a number or a letter.

6. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 5, wherein said number is one of the set of numbers between two and ten inclusive.

7. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 5, wherein said letter is either A, K, Q, or J.

8. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 2, wherein said indication of suit is an indication of one of four different suits.

9. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 8, wherein said indication of one of four different suits is an indication of either a Spade, a Heart, a Diamond or a Club.

10. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 1, wherein said number of individual playing cards approximates 104 playing cards.

11. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 1, wherein said playing cards each approximate the size of a playing card in a standard size deck of playing cards.

12. A deck of game playing cards comprising individual playing cards, each card having a front side of the card and a back side of the card, said back side either containing a design or not containing a design, such that each of the approximately 104 cards contains a back side which is similar to each of the other approximately 104 cards, such that said approximately 104 cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side of the card, said front side of each card containing an indication of quantity and suit, such that a first playing card of said approximately 104 cards may be placed either on a playing game board or some other location adjacent to a second playing card of said approximately 104 playing cards, such that a combination of said first and second playing cards is similar to a playing card in said standard deck of playing cards, but approximating twice the size of said playing card in said standard deck of playing cards.

13. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 12, wherein said indication of quantity is an indication of either a number or a letter.

14. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 13, wherein said number is one of the set of numbers between two and ten inclusive.

15. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 13, wherein said letter is either A, K Q, or J.

16. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 12, wherein said indication of suit is an indication of one of four different suits.

17. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 16, wherein said indication of one of four different suits is an indication of either a Spade, a Heart, a Diamond or a Club.

18. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 12, wherein said number of individual playing cards approximates 104 playing cards.

19. A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 12, wherein said playing cards each approximate the size of a playing card in a standard size deck of playing cards.