Did You Know...
...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 |
| 6749197 | Step garnish and step garnish connection assembly A step garnish is attached to a rear bumper via a plurality of connectors that are adapted to reduce or eliminate damage to a tailgate in the event of a rear impact. The connectors include first connectors that releasably secure a proximal end of the step garnish to... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6116910 | Dental hygiene and appointment reminder A thin flat body of material, including static cling vinyl, capable of adhering electrostatically to vertical nonporous surfaces such as a bathroom mirror allowing it to be removed and reapplied repeatedly without leaving residue and further permiting wri... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5553851 | Revolving rings gaming apparatus Gaming apparatus in which a ball is traveled onto a revolving surface has a plurality of rings of differing diameters which jointly form the revolving surface. The rings are centered on a vertical axis of rotation and may rotate in opposite directions or ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5437454 | Reciprocating manipulable ball puzzle A manipulable puzzle and method includes a shallow box-like housing with a see-through top established by base-conforming side walls and-apertured front and back walls for containing slider bars incorporating a plurality of alternating teeth and pockets w... | 08/01/1995 |
| 4468033 | Object transfer toy utilizing gears for component coordination A toy game of skill has a housing and a plurality of members rotatably mounted on the housing such that they are in operative association with one another. One of the members is rotated, and in so rotating that member, the rotation is communicated to the ... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4082268 | Ball game with alignable apertures A game apparatus which includes a base for positioning on a supporting surface and having an upper playing surface for supporting at least one playing piece for movement thereof. The playing surface has at least one recess therein for receiving the playin... | 04/04/1978 |
