Marble game board or similar article

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of one embodiment of the marble game board of this design.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the game board shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the game board of FIG. 1 with the outside vertical wall shown fragmentarily for convenience of illustration.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of another embodiment of the game board of FIG. 1, wherein the upper portion of the vertical wall adjacent the playing surface is offset inwardly from the lower portion below the playing surface.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 5 showing the offset inwardly of the top portion of vertical wall.

The circular and shield-shaped portions are apertures which communicate with the area below the playing surface as is seen in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
687989 December 1901 Kelly
701484 June 1902 Johnson
2361471 October 1944 Fontaine, Jr.
Patent History
Patent number: D251139
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 27, 1976
Date of Patent: Feb 20, 1979
Inventor: John E. Kroll (Sacramento, CA)
Primary Examiner: Melvin B. Feifer
Attorney: Mark C. Jacobs
Application Number: 5/727,026
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D34/5SS
International Classification: D2101;