EP 3072562 A3 20161019 - MAGNETIC GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (en)
MAGNETIC GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (de)
MAGENTISCHE SPIELVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE JEU MAGNÉTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 201562137864 P 20150325
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3072562A2] A game apparatus is provided and includes a magnetic pickup apparatus and a plurality of ferromagnetic game pieces. The magnetic pickup apparatus such as a wand has at least two spaced-apart game piece pickup regions wherein each pickup region incorporates a magnet having field strength differing than the field strength of the magnet associated with other pickup points. The magnetic pickup apparatus is capable of being manipulated by a user to magnetically pick up a ferromagnetic object using any one of the incorporated magnets. The ferromagnetic game pieces are provisioned having different colour, size and/or weight characteristics.
IPC 8 full level
A63F 9/30 (2006.01); A63F 9/34 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63F 9/30 (2013.01 - US); A63F 9/305 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 9/34 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 2011/0004 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] DE 19842699 A1 20000406 - SPLITGERBER MICHAEL [DE]
- [Y] GB 2309916 A 19970813 - SIMPSON MARCUS CHRISTOPHER [GB], et al
- [Y] US 5114146 A 19920519 - BOOKER ERNEST R [US]
- [A] KR 101247330 B1 20130326 - JEONG HYEOK [KR]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3072562 A2 20160928; EP 3072562 A3 20161019; EP 3072562 B1 20190403; ES 2733710 T3 20191202; PL 3072562 T3 20190930; US 2016287983 A1 20161006
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16161184 A 20160318; ES 16161184 T 20160318; PL 16161184 T 20160318; US 201615077696 A 20160322