Hand-held two-player electronic football game
US4249734A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1979 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/8088
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hand-held electronic device for simulating the game of football includes control buttons that provide opposing control units, one for an offensive operator and the other for a defensive operator. A display panel is mounted in the housing of the device, inside which an operational circuit is contained that receives signals from the control units mounted in the housing. The operational circuit causes a multiplicity of offensive and defensive symbols to be displayed on the display panel, and coincidence is detected between various of the players to detect simulated blocks, tackles, pass completions, and interceptions. In one mode the defensive players are all controlled by the operational circuit in a pseudo-random manner, while in another mode one of the defensive players is controlled from the control board.
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