# US 2014/0151962 A1 · Playing Cards > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0151962 A1 - Document ID: US20140151962A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/095,756 - Filed: 2013-12-03 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 1998-03-05 - Inventors: David L. Hoyt; Stephen M. Flaherty - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151962A1 ## CPC - A63F 1/02: Cards; Special shapes of cards - A63F 2001/027: {with classical playing card symbols} - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A deck of game playing cards is disclosed containing approximately 104 playing cards, each card having a back side which is similar to each of the other playing cards such that the cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side, and a front side containing an indication of location, quantity and suit, such that when a first playing card is placed adjacent to a second playing card, the combination results in a playing card similar to a standard playing card, but approximately twice the size of the standard playing card. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A deck of game playing cards comprising a number of playing cards, each card having a front side of the card and a back side of the card, said back side either containing a design or not containing a design, such that each of the approximately 104 cards contains a back side which is similar to each of the other approximately 104 cards, such that said approximately 104 cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side of the card, said front side of each card containing an indication of location, quantity and suit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a configuration of said location, quantity and suit indication such that a first playing card of said approximately 104 cards may be placed either on a playing game board or some other location adjacent to a second playing card of said approximately 104 playing cards, such that a combination of said first and second playing cards is similar to a playing card in said standard deck of playing cards, but approximating twice the size of said playing card in said standard deck of playing cards. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 2, wherein said indication of location is an indication of either bottom or top, such that when said first playing card is placed adjacent to said second playing card said combination will consist of the playing card containing the top location indication on top of the playing card containing the bottom location indication. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 2, wherein said indication of location is an indication of either right or left, such that when said first playing card is placed adjacent to said second playing card said combination will consist of the playing card containing the left location indication to the left of the playing card containing the right location indication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 2, wherein said indication of quantity is an indication of either a number or a letter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 5, wherein said number is one of the set of numbers between two and ten inclusive. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 5, wherein said letter is either A, K, Q, or J. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 2, wherein said indication of suit is an indication of one of four different suits. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 8, wherein said indication of one of four different suits is an indication of either a Spade, a Heart, a Diamond or a Club. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 1, wherein said number of individual playing cards approximates 104 playing cards. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 1, wherein said playing cards each approximate the size of a playing card in a standard size deck of playing cards. ### Claim 12 A deck of game playing cards comprising individual playing cards, each card having a front side of the card and a back side of the card, said back side either containing a design or not containing a design, such that each of the approximately 104 cards contains a back side which is similar to each of the other approximately 104 cards, such that said approximately 104 cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side of the card, said front side of each card containing an indication of quantity and suit, such that a first playing card of said approximately 104 cards may be placed either on a playing game board or some other location adjacent to a second playing card of said approximately 104 playing cards, such that a combination of said first and second playing cards is similar to a playing card in said standard deck of playing cards, but approximating twice the size of said playing card in said standard deck of playing cards. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 12, wherein said indication of quantity is an indication of either a number or a letter. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 13, wherein said number is one of the set of numbers between two and ten inclusive. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 13, wherein said letter is either A, K, Q, or J. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 12, wherein said indication of suit is an indication of one of four different suits. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 16, wherein said indication of one of four different suits is an indication of either a Spade, a Heart, a Diamond or a Club. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 12, wherein said number of individual playing cards approximates 104 playing cards. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) A deck of game playing cards in accordance with claim 12, wherein said playing cards each approximate the size of a playing card in a standard size deck of playing cards.