Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5007651 | Kit for board games A game kit is provided with movable playing pieces, movable barriers, and a game board having a circumferential track. The track includes pluralities of sequential spaces to receive the movable pieces, as a player moves them around said track, and barrier... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5002282 | Method of having a concept integration board game A method of playing a game where players verbally describe relationships between randomly chosen concepts. Each player is randomly given a set of markers representing a wide range of characteristics or facts of nature. Each player places a marker on any s... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4946169 | Gameboard apparatus A gameboard apparatus picturing an advanced, economic, technological civilization throughout the solar system and beyond, a path of spaceships containing many contingency circumstances interspersed between man-made, unpurchaseable property containing many... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4930789 | Casino board game A game of chance that simulates the playing of various gambling games in a casino type atmosphere. Apparatus includes a game board, upon which five separate paths of play are defined. One main path around its perimeter; and preferably four separate gaming... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4922884 | Handheld water balloon catapult A catapult having traditional slingshot components implementing a yolk of greater clearance, thus allowing an enlarged projectile pouch to be attached. These features allow projectiles, of greater mass such as water balloons, to be launched with considera... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4917387 | Board game simulating childhood conflicts A board game simulating childhood conflicts and encounters with parents is set forth wherein opposing players numbering from two to six begin play in opposed and equal first and second circuitous paths that join to a single path wherein various spaces are... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4915391 | Board game A board game whose gameboard design is composed of an endless path of purchasable blocks representing the major national American holidays along with other common, traditional seasonal occurences, pursuits, and activities as well as certain special catego... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4915392 | Board game The invention comprises new and unique apparatus for a game, the apparatus generally comprising a game board having concentric ring paths which intersect with radial paths. Each radial path is marked with a symbol and each concentric ring is marked with a... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4913446 | Trading game and method for continuing playing The preferred embodiment of this invention features a trading game in which some or all of the activities, features and events related to a stock exchange or the like, may be simulated for the enjoyment of 2 or more players. The game consists of 5 session... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4913443 | Board game of tag The invention provides a foldable game board with colored squares on a playing surface. Each square is colored with one of nine different colors. The game board is arranged for play by two to four players each having a home strip. The home strip has numbe... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4911452 | Method of playing a category game A method of playing a category game is set forth where a predetermined time is provided for each of a maximum of five players to associate a random category with a random pre-selected secret word wherein each category and secret word is chosen from a stac... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4907807 | Board game for playing crossword puzzles A board game having a generally square game board with contiguous squares in a continuous band around its periphery, playing pieces, throwing dice and play cards providing opportunities for playing a crossword puzzle positioned on the game board. The play... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4907808 | Trivia board game A board game is based on trivia associated with STAR TREK. The game provides a plurality of knockdown models representing the Enterprise. Each model has a game piece which doubles as a base of the model. Players start by moving their game pieces along a s... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4907809 | Game kit utilizing board and pieces The present invention provides a game kit comprising a board and a plurality of pieces. The playing field of the board comprises a plurality of intersecting points created by three sets of parallel line segments meeting at an angle of 60°. The points are... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4903969 | Board game apparatus The board game apparatus includes a foldable game board having a substantially flat plane area when disposed in its playing position. The playing area is adapted for receiving removable game board pieces arranged by the players into various different path... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4902021 | Checker and dice game This invention, a checker and dice board game introduces a new method of checker playing whereby numbered checkers correspond with numbers on a pair of thrown dice. Consequently, the dice when thrown will determine which checkers qualify to be moved.... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4902017 | War simulation board game A war simulation board game utilizes a playing board having a grid pattern of square segments, each square having a centrally located circular target zone. Game pieces simulating war vehicles move on the grid pattern according to a spinner. Opposing playe... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4902018 | Method of playing a modified cribbage game utilizing cards and dice A method of playing a game related to cribbage having a playing board with a number of tracks along each of its edges. The tracks surround a card storage area, a die storage area, a so-called "kitty" or bank area and an area for holding the game bits or p... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4902020 | Investment franchisement game and method of advertisement A board game and method of playing and designing the game which emulates business property manipulation and retail sales wherein the business properties involved are tailored to fit a specific area of interest or region through the expedient of using pres... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4900033 | Spelling game apparatus A game apparatus for entertaining children and teaching them how to spell. The gameboard thereof has first and second paths thereon from a starting location to a finishing location thereof. The paths are defined by a plurality of ordered spaces or steps. ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4900032 | Board game apparatus A game board apparatus is disclosed herein, including a flat board having a playing surface marked with concentric separated tracks composed of playing spaces placed end-to-end along the length of each track. Certain playing spaces are specially marked to... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4898391 | Target shooting game A target shooting apparatus utilizes a plurality of light beam emitting guns or rifles to shoot at a plurality of targets, the individual light beam guns being identified by frequency encoding the light beam emitted by each rifle. The first rifle to "hit"... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4898390 | Board game A board game comrpises a playing surface constituted by a board printed with a number of graduated tracks. Markers are positioned within the tracks and cards are provided which are printed with remarks. The remarks are accessed by the players of the game ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4896888 | Ocean yacht racing game A board game and method for playing the same in which the game depicts famous yacht races throughout the world. The game comprises an erasable plastic coated map board depicting a specific region in which the race is conducted. Water based pens are used t... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4895375 | Board game with moving pieces A board game has pieces that are strategically movable along paths around the circumference and along the diameters of several concentric circles. The objectives of the game are to occupy all of the spaces located inside of the innermost of the concentric... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4893820 | Game apparatus and method A game apparatus comprising a playing board having a grid of interconnected segments depicting a plurality of selectable movement paths. Certain areas of the grid are differently colored. Each player has a position marker for movement along the paths towa... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4892319 | Word game An apparatus for a word game is disclosed. A game board surface is divided into a number of squares into which playing pieces containing the letters of the alphabet are placed to complete a word. The various words are contained in groups which, when of a ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4890843 | Board game having master course and regional games A board game having a master course forming a path about the board and subdivided into spaces associated with different geographical locations along which the players advance by rolling a die or dice. At least some of the spaces of the master course desig... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4890847 | Target retrieval system A system for retrieval and replacement of targets which may be easily and quickly installed through self-locking mounting means for a drive unit and a target trap assembly as well as a snap-in arrangement for mounting trolley cables, a drive cord and a ta... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4890842 | Board game apparatus A high-risk racing game in which two to six players own racing cars represented by their pawns which they race along routes of enumerated spaces through the United States, Canada and Mexico on a gameboard. Players are given the cars, or purchase them outr... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4890844 | Educational board game A game for stimulating a plurality of participants to improve language skills and learning to interpret the meaning of figurative expressions includes a game board having a playing field defined by a course extending in a continuous path from a start to a... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4890840 | Wood-type golf club head for number one golf club A number one wood-type golf club head comprising a body made of wood. A sole plate is secured to the bottom surface of the wooden body, and at least one cavity is provided in the wooden body and having an opening at the bottom surface, to thereby allow th... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4889346 | Automated target range system The present invention is directed to an automated target range system having a self-propelled carriage assembly that is moveable upon an overhead track that further provides a way to provide power and data information between the self-propelled carriage a... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4889345 | Board game A board type game utilizes a square game board having an outer perimeter track and an adjacent inner track, each formed by a series of adjacent squares. A square central portion of the game board is designated by five consecutively numbered circles. The f... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4887819 | Casino board game A board game incorporating various gambling methods is disclosed. A player uses either a card game similar to blackjack or a slot machine to determine the number of spaces to be moved along a segmented path, the particular game being selected by the instr... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4886279 | Circular chess/checkers board method of play A game board for the game of chess and other games such as checkers, consists of four concentric rings of playing areas, the center ring being circular. The center ring has four playing areas, the second ring twelve, the third ring twenty and the fouth ri... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4884817 | Three-dimensional game and gameboard A three dimensional game played by two players each having five identical playing pieces. The game is played on three similar boards or grids lying in three vertically spaced parallel planes. Each board contains thirteen spaces, nine of which form a centr... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4884818 | Board game apparatus A board game apparatus for playing the lottery and having other competitive aspects. Each player has a game piece which the players in turn move along the outside and inside tracks of the game board, by rolling a pair of dice. The outside and inside track... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4884815 | Educational automotive game method of play An educational two-part game is set forth for use by three or more players. A "driver" or "monitor" controls the game between two or more "passengers" or participants. The "driver" initially picks a first card comprising an automotive "license tag" includ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4884816 | Thesaurus game apparatus An educational device employing a game to teach words and their meanings. This educational device is comprised of four groups of game cards and a playing board. The front face of each game card is divided into six word designations and on the back of the ... | 12/05/1989 |
