Patent · US Expired

Hide and seek game

US4961575A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 27, 1989
Grant dateOct 9, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2250/495
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Apparatus for playing hide and seek comprising a plurality of portable units adapted for being carried by a corresponding number of individuals in hiding, for generating respective output signals each contributing to an output signal field in the vicinity of the individuals in hiding, and a further portable unit adapted for being carried by a further individual seeking to locate the individuals in hiding, the further portable unit including circuitry for measuring field strength of the output signal field and in response generating a further signal representative of relative proximity to respective ones of the individuals in hiding, whereby generation of the further signal assists the further individual in locating the individuals in hiding. The portable hider units also include a selective cloaking feature.

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