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US 6,854,728 B2Granted
Tabletop game with lighted features
AssigneeClassic Sport Companies, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Oister, Thomas M. Doherty, William C. Boettcher
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Abstract
The present invention provides a game having accentuating light emanating through or from a translucent playing surface, sidewalls, and/or representative players.
Claims6
A tabletop game comprising:
- a playing surface;
- at least one representative player residing above the playing surface;
- at least one player light source illuminating at least a portion of the at least one representative player;
- and
- means for supplying power to the at least one player light source, wherein the means for supplying power includes at least one battery in the at least one representative player.
2 more elements
A tabletop game comprising:
- a playing surface;
- at least one representative player residing above the playing surface;
- at least one player light source illuminating at least a portion of the at least one representative player;
- and
- means for supplying power to the at least one player light source, wherein the means for supplying power includes at least one power feed and, wherein the at least one power feed resides in at least one cross bar arranged to hold the at least one representative player above the playing surface.
2 more elements
A tabletop game comprising:
- a playing surface wherein at least one portion of the playing surface is capable of passing light;
- at least one representative player residing above the playing surface;
- at least one player light source illuminating at least a portion of the at least one representative player;
- and
- at least one playing surface light source arranged such that light is viewable from above the playing surface through the at least one portion of the playing surface;
- and,
- a reflective surface below the playing surface.
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A tabletop game comprising:
- a playing surface wherein at least one portion of the playing surface is capable of passing light;
- at least one representative player residing above the playing surface;
- at least one player light source illuminating at least a portion of the at least one representative player;
- and
- at least one playing surface light source arranged such that light is viewable from above the playing surface through the at least one portion of the playing surface;
- and,
- a reflective coating on a bottom of the playing surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.