Water sprinkler mat game
US4982959A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2250/0428
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An outdoor game for a plurality of players who on a novel game mat having a flat playing surface which bears a plurality of position-identifying indicia. The mat also has a water distributor and a plurality of water spray orifices which are located at preselected positions on the surface of the game mat and connected to the water distributor whereby application of water under pressure to the water distributor forms a plurality of vertical water sprays about the playing surface. In the game, players call out particular commands to each other which are spontaneous or can be selected from randomly stacked game cards and which require the responding player to touch the location of the particular indicium on the mat, and to remain in contact with all previously identified indicia during the remainder of the play. The objective of the play is to disqualify players by causing an opposing player to become so tangled up as to fall, or to render performance of a command without falling impossible. During the play, the numerous orifices in the surface of the mat create vertical fountains of water which soak the players and increase the difficulty of play by imparting a slippery or slick condi…
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