Apparatus for playing games

• US 4,134,592 A
• Filed: 12/13/1976
• Issued: 01/16/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Burke C. Pullman
• Original Assignee: Burke C. Pullman
• Inventors: Pullman, Burke C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Michell, Robert W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rose, Arthur S.
• Application Number:
  US05/750,146
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 273/130 B, 273/136 C, 273/130 D, 273/136 E, 273/136 F, 273/148 R, 273/143 R, 273/143 A, 273/143 C, 273/143 E, 273/143 D, 40/77.4, 40/77.6, 40/19, 40/111, 40/114, 35/77, 35/28, 116/133, 116/134, 116/129 G, 116/129 H, 116/130, 235/114, 235/131 FD, 235/131 JA, 235/1 C, 29/743, 29/744
• US Class Current: 273/281
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00264 with rotatable or tiltable parts
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00315 using braking effect caused by friction
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/186 Guessing games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00261 Details of game boards, e.g. rotatable, slidable or replaceable parts, modular game boards, vertical game boards
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 1/16 the elements each bearing a plurality of different symbols, signs, or combinations of symbols and signs, only one symbol, sign, or combination thereof, of each element to be used at a time

Abstract

Apparatus for playing a game comprising a base or body formed with large numbers of small apertures or windows (13), and means for displaying selected visible markings in the various windows. In one example there are a number of rotatable elements (12,44,41) located in the case, one below each window, each body having a plurality of different characters or symbols, so that by turning the bodies selected markings are displayed at the different windows. The apparatus may include a cover to conceal some of the windows and special groups of rotary indicates (P+Q) to indicate scores achieved in the game. The indicators may be tubular (28) or spherical (44) or may have cassette type printed strips (40). Alternatively the apparatus may include a writing surface (49,50,51) in each window, and an eraser (52) to erase any writing.

Claims

1. Apparatus for playing a game comprising a base, including front and rear housing members secured together by resilient snap-fit formations on said members, one of said members being formed to provide in conjunction with the other member a plurality of individual pockets, each associated with a window in the front housing member and an access opening in the rear housing member, an individual rotary playing drum located one in each of said pockets, to be visible through the respective front windows, and also accessible through the respective rear opening, each said playing drum having a transparent peripheral wall and a printed strip carrying a plurality of different symbols located within and protected by said peripheral wall, said pockets being formed such that they mate with the peripheral surface of each said drum, said peripheral surface forming the sole bearing surface for each said drum, and including a friction damping element located in said base between said housing members, and engaging a plurality of said drums, to prevent accidental rotation thereof, and in which at least one of said housing members is formed with inclined lead-in guide surfaces extending into the interior of the housing at each of said pockets, to assist in locating each drum in the respective pocket during assembly.