Football simulating device

• US 3,181,865 A
• Filed: 11/05/1962
• Issued: 05/04/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Francis H. Tout
• Original Assignee: Francis H. Tout
• Inventors: Tout, Francis H.
• Application Number:
  US04/235,208
• Time in Patent Office: 911 Days
• US Class Current: 273/240
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0663 using a template
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/1042 Rulers A63F2250/1015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00041 Football, soccer or rugby board games

Claims

5. A FOOTBALL SIMULATING GAME COMPRISING A TABLET DEVICE HAVING SURFACE MEANS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AN IMPRESSION BY INSCRIBING DIRECTLY THEREON, AN OPAQUE OVERLAY SHEET AND MEANS FOR PRODUCING ON SAID IMPRESIUON RECEIVING SURFACE MEANS INDICIA INSCRIBED ON SAID OPAQUE OVERLAY SHEET, WHEREBY ONE PLAYER INSCRIBES A DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL POSITION ON THE IMPRESSION RECEIVING SURFACE MEANS AND A SECOND PLAYER INSCRIBES A COURSE OF ATTACK ON SAID OPAQUE OVERLAY SHEET WITHOUT REFERENCE IN THE INSCRIBED DEFENSIVE POSITION, SAID COURSE OF ATTACK BEING AUTOMATICALLY SUPERPOSED ON THE INSCRIBED DEFENSIVE POSITION ON THE IMPRESSION RECEIVING SURFACE MEANS, SAID SURFACE MEANS AND SAID OVERLAY SHEET HAVING REGISTERING SCRIMMAGE LINES THEREON, A PLURALITY OF MEASURING DEVICES OF DIFFERENT SCALES FOR MEASURING DISTANCES FROM SAID SCRIMMAGE LINE, AND CHANCE MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE APPLICABLE MEASURING DEVICE IN A GIVEN INSTANCE.