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US 6,308,989 B1Granted
Baseball score card and method
OwnerThomas C. La Portainventor
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Abstract
A baseball score card and method for providing a reusable device for keeping records of the events occurring during a baseball game. The baseball score card and method includes a planar sheet member having a front face and a rear face. Each face includes sections having indicia arranged for facilitating keeping records of the events occurring during a baseball game. The faces are selectively markable to correspond to play results. In an embodiment, the planar sheet member is laminated to permit wiping away of markings in the sections on each face.
Claims1
A base ball score keeping card system, the system comprising:
- a sheet member having a front face and a rear face, said front face and said rear face each having a top section, medial section and a lower section;
- a maker for marking on the sheet member;
- said top section of said front face and said rear face each having a respective home team line indicia adapted for facilitating marking of a home team name above said home line indicia;
- said top section of said front face and said rear face each having a respective date line indicia adapted for facilitating marking of a date of game played above said date line indicia;
- said medial section of said front face and said rear face each having a single lineup column of lineup spaces aligned proximate respective sides of said sheet member, each of said lineup spaces being adapted for marking a player indicator within said lineup space;
- said medial section of said front face and said rear face each further having a plurality of result columns positioned adjacent to said lineup column, each result column including a plurality of activity spaces;
- each activity space having a first region adjacent a first side of said activity space, each first region having a list of result indicia positioned within said first region;
- each activity space further having a second region having a diamond indicia positioned within said second region, each diamond indicia having a lowermost point positioned along a lower edge of said activity space, each diamond indicia having an uppermost point positioned within an interior portion of said second region of said activity space;
- wherein said plurality of result columns comprises nine columns;
- said top section of said front face and said rear face each including a positional indicator, said positional indicator having position indicia in the general shape of a playing surface of a baseball diamond including a generally arcuate outfield representational portion, said position indicia being numbered such that each number corresponds to a baseball player position;
- said front face and said rear face each including a key portion positioned between said top section and said medial section, said key portion having a plurality of alphanumeric indicators, each alphanumeric indicator being associated with a corresponding play result;
- said lower section of said front face and said rear face each having a plurality of columns, each column being divided into an upper and a lower division, each division being for recording a number of runs scored by a respective team associated with each respective division.
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