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US 5,520,395 AGranted
Shape identification game using sense of touch
OwnerSamuel A. Mondello, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A game has a first plurality of different interlockable play pieces and a second plurality of cards depicting plans for assembling some of the interlockable pieces into a rectangular pattern. The play pieces are placed in a flexible bag having a plurality of access ports, and each player extends a hand through a port into the bag. Players select play pieces from the bag using their sense of touch and assemble the pieces in accordance with the plan shown on their respective cards.
Claims7
A game comprising in combination
- a flexible enclosure having a central cavity and a plurality of entry ports communicating with said central cavity,
- a plurality of distinct play pieces adapted for insertion into said central cavity,
- a first portion of said plurality of play pieces each having a projection thereon,
- a second portion of said plurality of play pieces each having an indentation thereon,
- each of said indentations complementary in shape to the shape of at least one of said projections, and
- said indentations and projections for interlockable assembly of members of said first portion and members of said second portion to form a wall.
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The method of playing a game by a plurality of game players comprising the steps of:
- providing an enclosure for retaining a plurality of play pieces,
- providing a plurality of interlockable distinct play pieces,
- inserting said play pieces in said enclosure,
- each of said game players inserting a hand into said enclosure and withdrawing a second plurality of at least three of said play pieces one at a time from said enclosure,
- providing a plurality of assembly plans, each of said assembly plans displaying a configuration for interlocking said second plurality of play pieces, and
- each of said players assembling said withdrawn play pieces in accordance with one of said assembly plans.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.