ELECTRICAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE
First Claim
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1. An electrical crossword puzzle comprising:
- a game board;
a plurality of letter squares arranged in horizontal and vertical arrays to form horizontal and vertical word units on said game board;
a plurality of coded electrical contacts on each of said letter squares;
a plurality of letter blocks adapted for being received on said letter squares;
a plurality of electrical contacts on said letter blocks geometrically disposed and coded for cooperation with said plurality of coded electrical contacts on said letter squares; and
electrical scoring means coupled to said electrical contacts on said letter squares, said scoring means including a counting means for indicating the number of completed correct horizontal word units and counting means operable for indicating the number of completed correct vertical word units.
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Abstract
An electrical crossword puzzle in which each letter square contains a plurality of coded electrical contacts which cooperate with electrical contacts on a letter block if the correct letter block is selected. A correct letter counter with an indicator lamp is coupled to the contact of the square and letter together with a word scoring counter when a word is completed in both horizontal and vertical directions, and a number of tries counter indicating the number of attempts at letter selection, together with a timer for indicating the period of time required for completion of the puzzle.
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1. An electrical crossword puzzle comprising:
- a game board;
a plurality of letter squares arranged in horizontal and vertical arrays to form horizontal and vertical word units on said game board;
a plurality of coded electrical contacts on each of said letter squares;
a plurality of letter blocks adapted for being received on said letter squares;
a plurality of electrical contacts on said letter blocks geometrically disposed and coded for cooperation with said plurality of coded electrical contacts on said letter squares; and
electrical scoring means coupled to said electrical contacts on said letter squares, said scoring means including a counting means for indicating the number of completed correct horizontal word units and counting means operable for indicating the number of completed correct vertical word units.
- a game board;
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2. The electrical crossword puzzle of claim 1 and further including:
- A switch coupled to at least one of said plurality of coded electrical contacts on each of said letter squares; and
counting means coupled to said switch for indicating the total number of tries.
- A switch coupled to at least one of said plurality of coded electrical contacts on each of said letter squares; and
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3. The electrical crossword puzzle of claim 2 wherein:
- said switch includes contacts operable for energizing said electrical scoring means.
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Current AssigneeBrian R. Forsyth, Corey D. Rand
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Original AssigneeBrian R. Forsyth, Corey D. Rand
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InventorsForsyth, Brian R., Rand, Corey D.
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Primary Examiner(s)Oechsle, Anton O.
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Application NumberUS05/391,335Time in Patent Office529 DaysField of Search273/156,157R,136A,137A 35/35D,9DUS Class Current273/156CPC Class CodesA63F 2003/0428 CrosswordsA63F 2250/1063 TimersA63F 3/00643 Electric board games; Elect...A63F 3/0421 Electric word or number games
