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US 5,082,287 AGranted
Apparatus for a game
OwnerDozie C. B. Nwannainventor
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The present invention relates to an apparatus for playing a game comprising a base and a plurality of platforms in three independent varieties of sufficient number to cover the base and a set of playing pieces in two independent varieties. The first variety of platforms 3 have shoulders around their top edges and hollowed bottoms whereby they can be built up on top of each other. The second variety of platforms are in four height categories which each correspond with orders of the first variety as follow: a single platform standing on its own; two platforms built up together; three platforms built up together; and four platforms built up together. The third variety of platforms corresponds to four platforms of the first variety built up together and is provided with a vertical telescopic foot which slidingly engages the base. All the varieties of platforms are divided into subsets of platforms of different top face colours. Structures of varying levels can be formed with the various varieties of platforms by building up, placing side by side or sliding adjustment of the telescopic foot, as applicable, each level of the structure having its own given top-face colour of colours.
An apparatus for playing a game comprising a base and a plurality of platforms divided into subsets of different colors, said platforms being adapted to be placed over said base, and each one of said plurality of platforms having means for slidably connecting the platform to said base, the distance between the bottom surface of each said platform and said base being independently subject to selective setting at any said distance from said base within a predetermined range of distances, said means for slidably connecting each of said platforms to said base including an elongated projection from one of said base and said platform, and a corresponding elongated recess in the other of said platform and base engageable with said projection, said projection and said recess being sized and positioned such that the extent of engagement of said projection in said recess is variable to provide telescopic engagement therebetween, said range of distances being determined by the length of said projection that is received in said recess, structures of varying distances from said base being subject to assembly using said platforms,
An apparatus for playing a game comprising a base having a top surface and a plurality of platforms each platform having a bottom surface and being adapted to be placed over said base, and each one of said plurality of platforms having means for slidably connecting the platform to said base, the distance between the bottom surface of each said platform and said base top surface, being independently subject to selective setting at any said distance from said base within a predetermined range of distances, said means for slidably connecting each of said platforms to said base including elongated projections from said base top surface and from said platform, and recesses in the projections of one of said platforms and base, said recesses being engageable with said projections on the other of said platforms and base, each said projection and recess being sized such that the extent of engagement of said projection in said recess is variable over said predetermined range to provide telescopic engagement therebetween, said range of distances being determined by the length of said projection that is received in said recess, structures of varying distances from said base top surface being subject to assembly using said platforms,
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