Game apparatus
US4244568A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F9/30
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game apparatus includes a cross shaped base having a plurality of radially directed legs and an operable player actuated capturing element at the end of each leg, each of which is designed to appear as a frog. A rotatable arm is mounted at the center of the base and includes, at its free end, a connector for releasably mounting one of a plurality of playing pieces, which are designed to appear as bees. A timing gear arrangement on the underside of the base rotates the arm as a crank arm is manually rotated by one of the players of the game. Each of the player operated capturing elements includes a hollow body portion and a pivoted top between which the playing pieces move, one at a time, as the arm is manually rotated. The other players of the game attempt to capture a playing piece by knocking the piece from the end of the rotatable arm into the body by pivoting the cover downwardly. In addition, a chance device, including a spinner and numerical indicator is concentrically mounted on the center of the base.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.