Unit point scoring system and scoreboard
US4645206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1984 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S273/26
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A unit point scoring system and scoreboard for use with a series of athletic games or other contests in even or odd numbers, or a single athletic game or other contest that is divided into even or odd numbered units of play. The individual competitions in a series or the individual units in a single contest are scored in the traditional manner, but the unit point scoring system takes the scoring history into account in order to maintain the competitive urge in contestants and interest in spectators by providing for the award of points for units of play won under a formula that positions both contestants in such a way that neither can be determined the winner before the conclusion of the series or single contest.
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