Race game apparatus
OwnerAnthony Mooradianinventor
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Abstract
The game includes a replica of a race course which is divided into a sequence of stations and the players take turns to advance distinctively colored markers or playing pieces along the race course. To determine the number of stations through which a player in his turn advances his marker, the player manually imparts impetus to a metal ball which causes the ball to traverse a straight track that has resilient bumpers at its two opposite ends. The ball recoils from at least one of the bumpers and comes to rest at one of a plurality of sections of the track which indicate the number of stations the player is to advance his marker on the course.
Claims5
Game apparatus comprising:
- a replica of a racecourse having a starting point and a finish point, said course being divided into a sequence of stations;
- a plurality of markers representing a plurality of players contesting in a race over said course, said markers being distinguished from each other in appearance to correspond to the different players of the game, and being movable through the sequence of stations;
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- means operable by each player in turn to determine the number of stations through which the player is to advance his marker along said course;
- said determining means comprising:
- a guideway divided into sections to determine the advance of a marker from station to station along the racecourse, said guideway comprising an elongate member with a longitudinal groove of V-shaped cross section therein;
- a ball freely movable in said longitudinal groove by impetus manually imparted thereto by a player;
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- metal spring means secured to said elongate member at each end of said longitudinal groove for impact by said ball to reverse the direction of movement of the ball by recoil action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.