Game in the form of a miniature mine containing a precious gem
OwnerEmanuel J. Marcusinventor
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Abstract
A game including a box of granular material to simulate a mine, within which is hidden a precious gem, such as a diamond. The box is transparent and is securely packaged in an open-sided carton, for display of the box and its contents. The box may include a smaller transparent specimen box inside the lid of which has an integral magnifying glass. The object of the game is to sieve the granular material until the genuine, 1/4 carat diamond is found. A pendant and chain may be provided, in which the diamond may be mounted to form a completed piece of jewelry which may be worn.
Claims6
A game in the form of a quantity of granular material within which is concealed an item of value comprising:
- a hexagonal display container with side walls having means defining an aperture in at least one side wall thereof whereby interior contents may be viewed;
- a pair of opposed pillows blocks in said container at the top and bottom thereof, respectively, each of said pillow blocks having external lateral dimensions approximating the interior lateral dimensions of said container;
- a hexagonal box having side walls disposed between said pillow blocks, said box being configured similarly to said container but having smaller dimensions;
- at least one of said box side walls being transparent to permit viewing of the interior thereof;
- and a quantity of granular material within said box, within which there is said single item of value, said single item of value being of a size and shape sufficiently similar to at least a portion of said granular material so as to require careful examination and comparison of size and shape by a user of said game to distinguish said item of value from said portion of said granular material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.