US 5,803,835 AGranted

Musical hop scotch game kit

OwnerJames M. Moton, Shelia H. Moton +1inventors

InventorsJames M. Moton, Shelia H. Moton, Gia T. Moton

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Abstract

A game kit including a pliable hop scotch mat, an electrical actuated sound producing component and a plurality of individual electrical switches disposed between layers of the mat and adapted to be individually closed by pressure from a game participant when stepping on each of the designated areas on the game mat. The individual switches are positioned on each of the designated step or hop locations on the game mat. A battery power supply and speaker(s) are provided in a control unit housing the sound producing component and are in electrical connection with circuity leading from each of the individual pressure switches. The produced sound may be ringing of a bell, an individual music note, or a sequence of notes collectively playing a musical tune.

Claims4

Dependent claims

A game kit comprising:

a pliable mat having indicia thereon representing a hop scotch game with individual positions thereon to be stepped on by a game player;
an electrical switch carried by said mat at each position to be stepped on by a game player;
said electrical switch being a pressure actuated switch and normally in the open position when no pressure is applied thereto and being movable to a closed position when stepped on by a game player;
an electrical circuit in connection with each said electrical switch;
a control unit electrically connected through said electrical circuit to each said electrical switch;
said control unit containing (a) a power supply, (b) a music producing device and (c) at least one speaker;
said power supply consisting of at least one battery for supplying power to operate said music producing device;
each said electrical switch serving to close said electric circuit and initiate a music response from said music producing device when stepped on by a game player.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/762,161Filed 9 Dec 1996
Granted: 8 Sep 1998
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G10H 1/34
Constructional details: switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
A63B 5/22
Apparatus for jumping: foot obstacles for skipping , e.g. horizontally-rotating obstacles
A63B 2071/0625
Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user: emitting sound, noise or music
A63B 2208/12
Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player: specially adapted for children