US3409302A - Doodlebug fishing game - Google Patents

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Nov. 5, !968 J. HARRlsoN DooDLEBUG PISHING GAMB Filed May 10, 1965 foTent indicia for indicating severa1 diffeTent numerical valueS; an object of the gafne being fof a player to catch of InagneticoHy retTieve the number of doodlebugS totaL ing fEe higheSf nnIneTical value.

5. Z doodlebug fiShing ga ne coTnprising a base IneInber Sinulating the gfound a sinlulated bTooIT1StTaw retrieving IneaIis, and a pluTality of sinlulated doodlebog ganle piece meaos; Said base membeT being elongafod and including a firSt baSe section and a Second baSo seotion opposingly arrangedfongitndinany of Said baSe momber, each Said base section incloding a body part having a top sufface and a dfavver paTt iIlovably Secured in Said body part, n1oaIis pfoviding ih said body part a pluraHty of veTticaHy eXtending elongated holeS With each hole having an uppef ond opening upvvaTdly in Said top surface and a lowor end o enin downwardl into the inteTior of Said bod paTt,Inean pToviding in Said drawer part a plurality of upvvaTdly oponing TecesSeS ooTTesponding in numbef to Said )Iufality of holeS, said body art and Said dTawel 1)aTt of each Said base Section being aTranged With eaoh TecesS of said plorality of TeceSSes being diSpoSed difectly nndefneath the dovvnWardly opening lowe1 end of a Te spective hole of Said plurality of holoS, each Said baso section having a nuInber of holes and fecesSes equal in numoeT to the numbeT of holeS and TecesSeS of the other of said base Sections; said siInlllated broonlstraw including a loog thin Shaft and a SubStantiany sInall peTInanenttype Inognet SecoTod on a tip end of said shaft; each doodle bug of said plufaHty of simulated doodlebugs including a head member of magneticany attTactable InateTial and a tai1 n1en1ber of nonmagneticany attractable nlateTial, Said fail Inen1beT being formed of a SerieS of beadS con necfed together and extending outvvardIy froIn Said head InembeT, each said doodlebug of Said pluTality of doodlebugS incuding a mark of colo1 nXod to Said doodlebog for indicating a nuInofica1 value, said pluTality of doodlebugS alSo being provided ToSpeotively vvith several different InarkS o1 colors indicating SeveraI diffeTent nun1eTical values foI individual doodlebugs; the gaIne being adapted to be played by a nuInbor of playeTS Who each conceal like pluralitfes of doodlebugS feSpectivoly in each said base Section and in the TeSpectivo recesses of each said dTaWef paft, an obiect in playing the galne being to oorfectly gueSs of to knovv the hoIe in vhich a doodlebug is placed and to Inagnetically 1etTieve the doodlebug ffon1 the hole With the broomStraw; a fufther object in playing tho game being fof a playeT to catch or Tnagnetically TetTieve the number of doodlebugS totaling the highest numeTical value as indicated TeSpectively by the InarkingS of c()10rs of the reSpective doodlebogs.

o- A gamo compTisiog a baSe member having a top suTface carrying a plllfality of holeS therethTough, tubular nlenbers concentric vith said holes and dopending theTe froIn, TleanS providing recesSes, Said receSSeS being diS poSed beneath and in alignITleot with Said tubular Tnenl bers and holes, Said tubular members having loWer endS diSpoSed adiacent Said feceSSeS, InagneticaHy attractable game piece mean adapted to be caTTied in Said TeceSSes. and IneanS including a Inagnet for WithdTavving Said aIne piece means froIn said TeceSSes thTough said holeS.

7. Tho game of claim 6 in which Said tubular membefs are Secured to the underSide of Said tOp sufface in TegiStry With said holes, and in which said IneanS providing Said receSSeS includos a Second member Teceived in said base membof and having Said TeceSSes therein.

Refefences Cffed UNITED STATES PATENTS 3 18L867 /196S Dreyer 461 X 1,S09,873 9/1924 ()rdway.

2,496 O96 1/1950 KoHey 273 Z,SS7 789 6/1951 Lamka Z73l40 Z,904,336 9/199 vvashbuTn-

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