Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-27
2001-03-13
Layno, Benjamin H. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
C273S248000, C273S272000, C273S299000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06199864
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to math game and more particularly pertains to a new math game for advancing a player's token across a playing surface by correctly answering math questions.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of math game is known in the prior art. More specifically, math game heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,547; U.S. Pat. No. 3,984,108; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 249,697; U.S. Pat. No. 3,170,696; U.S. Pat. No. 3,342,493; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,224,114.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new math game. The inventive device includes a playing surface with spaced apart starting and ending sides, and a plurality of playing spaces between the starting and ending sides of the playing surface. The plurality of playing spaces includes a starting playing space adjacent the starting side of the playing surface, an ending space adjacent the ending side of the playing surface, and a plurality of answer playing spaces each having a number displayed therein. A spinner is also provided with a top face having a plurality of spinner spaces each having a mathematical question displayed thereon. The mathematical question of each spinner space has a correct answer equal to the number displayed on a corresponding one of the answer playing spaces. The spinner also has a rotatably mounted pointer for randomly selecting one of the spinner spaces. Each player spins the spinner to designate an active spinner space. The player must then correctly answer the mathematical question displayed on the active spinner space. If the player correctly answers the posed mathematically question, the playing piece of the player is advanced on to the answer space displaying the correct answer to the mathematical question of the active spinner space.
In these respects, the math game according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of advancing a player's token across a playing surface by correctly answering math questions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of math game now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new math game construction wherein the same can be utilized for advancing a player's token across a playing surface by correctly answering math questions.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new math game apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the math game mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new math game which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art math game, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a playing surface with spaced apart starting and ending sides, and a plurality of playing spaces between the starting and ending sides of the playing surface. The plurality of playing spaces includes a starting playing space adjacent the starting side of the playing surface, an ending space adjacent the ending side of the playing surface, and a plurality of answer playing spaces each having a number displayed therein. A spinner is also provided with a top face having a plurality of spinner spaces each having a mathematical question displayed thereon. The mathematical question of each spinner space has a correct answer equal to the number displayed on a corresponding one of the answer playing spaces. The spinner also has a rotatably mounted pointer for randomly selecting one of the spinner spaces. Each player spins the spinner to designate an active spinner space. The player must then correctly answer the mathematical question displayed on the active spinner space. If the player correctly answers the posed mathematically question, the playing piece of the player is advanced on to the answer space displaying the correct answer to the mathematical question of the active spinner space.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new math game apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the math game mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new math game which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art math game, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new math game which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new math game which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new math game which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such math game economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new math game which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new math game for advancing a player's token across a playing surface by correctly answering math questions.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new math game which includes a playing surface with spaced apart starting and ending sides, and a plurality of playing spaces between
Layno Benjamin H.
Mendiratta Vishu
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