Parlor game
OwnerRonald C. Casteelinventor
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Abstract
A parlor game in which the "board" is an indoor/outdoor carpet formed of a lower backing sheet or ply and an upper V-lock fiber sheet or ply defined by a plurality of generally parallel ridges and upwardly opening grooves, flock being applied to the upper surface to form bordered game areas and/or numerals therein, and the flock areas being of a vivid color and texture readily distinguishable from the color and texture of the fiber carpet whereby these areas are readily distinguishable by sight-impaired and/or blind individuals to permit the latter to play the game within the parameters thereof.
Claims15
A parlor game which is readily portable, transportable, safe and capable of being roller from a generally flat uni-planar playing position to a generally roller tubular transporting and storing position and is particularly adapted for use by sight-impaired or blind individuals comprising a generally flexible carpet of a predetermined peripheral outline, said carpet having top and bottom faces, said top face being defined by a mass of carpet fibers over the entire area defined by said peripheral outline, said carpet fibers being one of a first predetermined relatively vivid color and texture particularly discernible by respective sight-impaired and blind individuals, said carpet fibers generally defining an upper surface of said carpet, first flock means upon said carpet upper surface for delineating a plurality of first areas of a first predetermined configuration between which individuals can move within the particular parameters of the associated parlor game, second flock means upon said carpet upper surface for delineating a plurality of second areas of second predetermined different configurations within at least a plurality of said first areas, and said first and second flock means being one of a second predetermined relatively vivid color and texture readily distinguishable by at least one of color and texture from said carpet fibers whereby said first and second areas are readily distinguishable from each other by sight-impaired and blind individuals.
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