Portable toy and game device
OwnerSteven W. Meyer, Karren E. Meyerinventors
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Abstract
A device (20, 301–306, 501–503, 566, 700) for playing “spotting type” games. In one embodiment, the device includes an elongate member (24) having visible thereon two sets (36, 40) of indicia (44, 48), wherein the indicia in each set are spaced apart along the length of the member and the sets are spaced apart around the circumference of the member. A spotter 28 having an indicator 92 is movable along the member to allow the user to move the indicator to ones of the indicia as needed to play the game. A game may be played by reading one of the indicia, spotting an item corresponding to the indicia and then moving the spotter so that the indicator indicates that indicia.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a) an elongate resilient flexible member having a length and a longitudinal central axis and including at least a first set of indicia having a first plurality of indicia spaced from one another along said length;
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- b) a spotter engaged with said elongate resilient flexible member and movable so as to be positionable to indicate any selected one of said first plurality of indicia, said spotter including a magnifier pivotable about a first pivot axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal central axis.
A device according to cl aim 1, wherein said spotter further comprises an indicator operatively configured for indicating in seriatim ones of said first plurality of indicia.
A device for use in conjunction with spotting a plurality of items, comprising:
- a) an elongate member having a length and a longitudinal central axis and including at least a first set of indicia having a first plurality of indicia spaced from one another along said length, wherein said first plurality of indicia correspond to the plurality of items;
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- b) a spotter movable relative to said elongate member and movable so as to be positionable to indicate any selected one of said first plurality of indicia, said spotter including a magnifier pivotable about a first pivot axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal central axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.