...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5497597 | Frame with inserted board A frame and an inserted board mounted on the frame is related. The frame includes a circumferential frame edge, a frame receiver corresponding to the shape of the board and a circumferential frame support edge supporting an edge of the board, the supporti... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5483900 | Table made with interconnected parts In order to be able to combine different types and sizes of tables with the help of as few as possible individual elements, it is proposed in connection with a table with a table top inserted into a frame that the frame consists of corner pieces each form... | 01/16/1996 |