Apparatus for playing marbles
OwnerEdward J. Droske, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for playing marbles comprising a surface for supporting a plurality of marbles, the surface extending from a front end of the apparatus and terminating before a back wall of the apparatus. A chute for capturing marbles that are propelled off the back end of the surface is provided. The chute includes a back wall, a pair of side walls, a top plate, and an inclined plate extending from the top wall to the back wall. The apparatus includes an inclined floor for returning marbles from the chute to the front end of the apparatus.
Claims17
An apparatus for playing a game comprising:
- a surface for supporting a plurality of marbles, the surface extending from a front end of the apparatus and terminating before a back wall of the apparatus;
- a chute for capturing marbles that are propelled towards the back wall off the surface, the chute being defined, in part, by the back wall, a pair of side walls, a top plate, and a plate extending from the top plate to the back wall, the plate extending from the back wall and top plate at an included angle that is acute, the inclined plate intersecting a plane defined by the surface for supporting;
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- an inclined floor for returning the marbles from the chute area to the front end of the apparatus.
An apparatus for playing marbles comprising:
- a pair of side walls extending from a front of the apparatus to a back wall;
- a surface for supporting a plurality of marbles disposed between the side walls, the surface extending from the front of the apparatus and terminating before the back wall, the back wall and surface defining a space therebetween;
- a top plate extending from the back wall over a portion of the surface;
- an inclined floor for returning marbles that are received by said space to the front of the apparatus;
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- a plate extending from the top plate to the back wall, the plate directing marbles propelled off a back end of said surface into said space, the plate intersecting a plane defined by said surface for support.
An apparatus for playing marbles thereon comprising:
- a pair of side walls extending from a front of the apparatus to a back wall;
- an inclined floor extending from the front of the apparatus to the back wall;
- a surface for supporting marbles disposed between the side walls, the surface and back wall defining a space therebetween for receiving marbles;
- a top plate extending from the back wall over a portion of the surface;
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- a plate extending from the top plate to the back wall for directing marbles propelled off the surface into the space, the plate extending from the top plate and back wall at an included angle that is acute and intersecting a plane defined by the top surface at an acute angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.