Board game apparatus
OwnerKonrad C. Istrati, Delilah J. Istratiinventors
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Abstract
A board game apparatus comprises a pair of flat plain plates in spaced parallel configuration between which are mounted a number of counters in rows and columns defining a surface pattern. Flexible laminate strips adjacent the edges of the pattern define the extreme positions of the counters and maintain them in position between the plates. The strips are divided into separate portions which can be depressed manually for the insertion of an additional counter into a row or column and the ejection of the last counter in the opposite end of the row or column. The plates are connected flexibly by leaf springs to maintain pressure on the counters while allowing some flexibility for the ejection and insertion movements.
Claims14
A board game apparatus comprising a first plate and a second plate, means mounting the plates in parallel and spaced relation, a plurality of separate square blocks which can be mounted between the plates in rows and columns such that in turn each row and each column of such blocks can be moved along its length by the introduction of a further block at one end to eject a block at the other end and trap means arranged at the end of each column and each row normally retaining the blocks in position between the plates, which trap means is individually manually movable to a release position to allow a block to be inserted into the plates and to allow a block to be ejected from between the plates.
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