CA2061739C - Shape sorting educational toy - Google Patents

Shape sorting educational toy

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Publication number
CA2061739C
CA2061739C CA002061739A CA2061739A CA2061739C CA 2061739 C CA2061739 C CA 2061739C CA 002061739 A CA002061739 A CA 002061739A CA 2061739 A CA2061739 A CA 2061739A CA 2061739 C CA2061739 C CA 2061739C
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Prior art keywords
opening
openings
sorting member
passage
container
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Expired - Fee Related
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CA002061739A
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French (fr)
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CA2061739A1 (en
Inventor
Brian L. Aiken
Patrick W. Brown
Hans R. Espig
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Dart Industries Inc
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Dart Industries Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/06—Games simulating outdoor ball games, e.g. hockey or football
    • A63F7/0668—Games simulating outdoor ball games, e.g. hockey or football the ball being flicked with a finger or hit with a stick, cue or sliding disc which are not connected to the table
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B19/00—Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
    • A63F9/0666—Patience; Other games for self-amusement matching elementary shapes to corresponding holes
    • A63F2009/0668—Patience; Other games for self-amusement matching elementary shapes to corresponding holes the shapes falling or being pushed through the holes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Educational Technology (AREA)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Educational Administration (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
  • Noodles (AREA)
CA002061739A 1991-03-15 1992-02-24 Shape sorting educational toy Expired - Fee Related CA2061739C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/670,091 US5139453A (en) 1991-03-15 1991-03-15 Shape sorting educational toy
US670,091 1991-03-15

Publications (2)

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CA2061739A1 CA2061739A1 (en) 1992-09-16
CA2061739C true CA2061739C (en) 1996-09-17

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CA002061739A Expired - Fee Related CA2061739C (en) 1991-03-15 1992-02-24 Shape sorting educational toy

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US (1) US5139453A (enExample)
JP (1) JPH07145B2 (enExample)
KR (1) KR950004911B1 (enExample)
AT (1) AT405373B (enExample)
AU (1) AU632246B2 (enExample)
BE (1) BE1005911A3 (enExample)
BR (1) BR9200825A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2061739C (enExample)
CH (1) CH683320A5 (enExample)
DE (1) DE4208345C2 (enExample)
DK (1) DK172185B1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2040641B1 (enExample)
FI (1) FI94216C (enExample)
FR (1) FR2673849B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2253935B (enExample)
GR (1) GR1001435B (enExample)
IE (1) IE66488B1 (enExample)
IL (1) IL100966A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1254259B (enExample)
LU (1) LU88072A1 (enExample)
MA (1) MA22464A1 (enExample)
MX (1) MX9201077A (enExample)
MY (1) MY106494A (enExample)
NL (1) NL9200441A (enExample)
NO (1) NO300246B1 (enExample)
NZ (1) NZ241723A (enExample)
PT (1) PT100233B (enExample)
SE (1) SE510312C2 (enExample)
UY (1) UY23384A1 (enExample)
ZA (1) ZA921204B (enExample)

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ES2040641B1 (es) 1994-05-16
FI94216B (fi) 1995-04-28
DE4208345C2 (de) 1994-06-23
AU1124992A (en) 1992-10-01
ITMI920568A1 (it) 1993-09-11
NO920964D0 (no) 1992-03-12
JPH0576657A (ja) 1993-03-30
KR950004911B1 (ko) 1995-05-15
UY23384A1 (es) 1992-10-08
IL100966A (en) 1994-10-21
NZ241723A (en) 1994-12-22
DE4208345A1 (de) 1992-09-17
MX9201077A (es) 1992-09-30
CA2061739A1 (en) 1992-09-16
ATA30092A (de) 1998-12-15
FI921040L (fi) 1992-09-16
IT1254259B (it) 1995-09-14
NL9200441A (nl) 1992-10-01
MA22464A1 (fr) 1992-10-01
FR2673849B1 (fr) 1994-07-22
ES2040641A1 (es) 1993-10-16
DK33992A (da) 1992-09-16
JPH07145B2 (ja) 1995-01-11
KR920018631A (ko) 1992-10-22
GB2253935B (en) 1994-12-21
SE510312C2 (sv) 1999-05-10
ZA921204B (en) 1993-01-27
FR2673849A1 (fr) 1992-09-18
DK172185B1 (da) 1997-12-22
PT100233B (pt) 1999-04-30
NO300246B1 (no) 1997-04-28
PT100233A (pt) 1994-04-29
GR1001435B (el) 1993-12-30
NO920964L (no) 1992-09-16
GB2253935A (en) 1992-09-23
GB9204121D0 (en) 1992-04-08
US5139453A (en) 1992-08-18
LU88072A1 (fr) 1992-08-25
SE9200783D0 (sv) 1992-03-13
IE66488B1 (en) 1996-01-10
DK33992D0 (da) 1992-03-13
BR9200825A (pt) 1992-11-17
FI94216C (fi) 1995-08-10
FI921040A0 (fi) 1992-03-10
MY106494A (en) 1995-06-30
BE1005911A3 (fr) 1994-03-08
IE920593A1 (en) 1992-09-23
ITMI920568A0 (it) 1992-03-11
CH683320A5 (de) 1994-02-28
AU632246B2 (en) 1992-12-17
SE9200783L (enExample) 1992-09-16
AT405373B (de) 1999-07-26

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