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US 2016/0256770 A1Published application
Table and game for marbles
OwnerDavid L. Gibson, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for playing marbles games. The apparatus is a circular or polygonal playing board or ring, which encompasses a playing surface. A top ring extends above the playing board along its outer circumference, and may extend over the outer perimeter of the playing board, allowing marbles struck off the playing surface to pass underneath into a marble collection mechanism. Marbles drop onto a sloped guide track, and then roll down to one of a plurality of collections slots.
Claims6
A table for playing marbles games, comprising:
- a horizontal top ring supported concentrically above a playing board with a playing surface to create a circumferential gap between the top ring and the playing surface;
- a plurality of marble guide tracks positioned along the perimeter of the playing board, said marble guide tracks sloping downwards from a high point at a first end to a low point at a second end;
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- a plurality of marble collection mechanisms positioned at or beneath one or more of said seconds ends.
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