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US 4,248,422 AGranted
Electronic maze game
OwnerGene Messinainventor
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Abstract
A maze, having two conductors, on each side of the maze path, is traversed by a conductive wand controlled by the operator. The maze is covered from view by a magnetically attractive surface which also may be made opaque. The wand includes a magnet that rests on the magnetically attractive surface to support the wand, while the wand tip engages the maze path. The path is viewed by way of a mirror increasing the skill required to negotiate the wand tip through the maze path.
Claims8
A maze device comprising:
- (a) a maze board, considered for reference as being held in the horizontal plane, said board having a maze path with two generally parallel, vertically oriented sides,
- (b) a magnetically attractive maze cover means separated from the top of the maze by being positioned above and generally parallel to said maze boards, said cover means including means to make said cover opaque,
- (c) a reflective surface means located at one end of the maze and positioned at an angle to permit viewing of the maze from above the cover when the cover is opaque,
- (d) a wand comprising a tip with a width which fits between the two sides of the maze path without touching either side, a magnetic base which rests upon the cover and is slideably held to the cover by means of magnetic attraction between the magnet and the cover, a handle connected to the upper side of the magnet, and connecting means connecting the magnetic base and handle to the tip of the wand, by way of extending beyond the cover on the upper side of the cover and then downward to clear the cover and then back beneath the cover to enable the tip to be moved along the maze path by moving the handle on the upper side of the cover, and
- (e) display means for indicating contact between the tip of the wand and a side of the maze path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.