Manual device for indicating scores

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Title:	Manual device for indicating scores
Patent Number:	4,132,187
Publication Date:	January 02, 1979
Appl. No:	05/830,851
Application Filed:	September 06, 1977
Abstract:	A handsized scoring device for sporting events and particularly tennis having side and bottom recesses within which a magnifying indicator slide may travel over fixed score indicia on the device. Individual game scores are kept for several players on the upper area of the device and total game tally on the lower area. Provision is made for attachment of a supplemental score panel as well as a writing implement and pad of paper.
Inventors:	Moebius, Ulrich (D-6450 Hanau, Main, DE1)
Claim:	I claim
Claim:	1. A hand-sized scoring indicator for sports events and particularly tennis, including a plate having opposed front and rear faces, opposed side edges, and opposed upper and lower edges, said plate having upper and lower areas, said lower area including a pair of laterally space legs defined in part by recess means therebetween, each leg having an outer edge defined by one of said opposed side edges, and each leg having an inner edge, score indicia provided on said front face along said opposed side edges in both the upper area and the lower area, and along the inner edge of each leg, and marking slides mounted on and movable along each of said opposed side edges and each of said inner edges for selective alignment with the score indicia.
Claim:	2. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 1, wherein each marking slide is of U-shaped configuration and straddles the corresponding edge of said plate.
Claim:	3. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said opposed side edges includes a pair of spaced elongated recesses defined therein, one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said upper area and one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said lower area, one of said marking slides being mounted in each of said elongated recesses.
Claim:	4. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 2 including a plurality of spaced stop members arranged along said plate edges and spaced inwardly thereof and means within each slide releasably engageable with said stop members.
Claim:	5. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 2 wherein each of said opposed side edges includes a pair of spaced elongated recesses defined therein, one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said upper area and one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said lower area, one of said marking slides being mounted in each of said elongated recesses.
Claim:	6. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 4 and further including a rail member along each edge of said plate on which marking slides are movable, and a groove in each slide to receive said rail for guided movement of the slide along the rail.
Claim:	7. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 6 and further including a division line generally paralleling the opposed side edges centrally therebetween and separating the face of said plate into two player halves, and an elongated slot extending across the top of said plate and spanning a portion of each player half, and a pin member slideable in said slot to indicate a particular player.
Claim:	8. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 7 and further including a recess on the rear face of said plate for the reception of a rearwardly facing pad of paper.
Claim:	9. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 7 wherein each of said opposed side edges includes a pair of spaced elongated recesses defined therein, one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said upper area and one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said lower area, one of said marking slides being mounted in each of said elongated recesses.
Current U.S. Class:	116/225; 40/491
Current International Class:	A63B 7106
Patent References Cited:	546959 September 1895 Larzelere 1007760 November 1911 Williams 2168743 August 1939 Paul 2264516 December 1941 Fisher 2787068 April 1957 Anspach 2879614 March 1959 Baldanza
Primary Examiner:	Swisher, S. Clement
Assistant Examiner:	Corr, Denis E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:	Dennison, Dennison, Meserole & Pollack
Accession Number:	edspgr.04132187
Database:	USPTO Patent Grants

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A hand-sized scoring indicator for sports events and particularly tennis, including a plate having opposed front and rear faces, opposed side edges, and opposed upper and lower edges, said plate having upper and lower areas, said lower area including a pair of laterally space legs defined in part by recess means therebetween, each leg having an outer edge defined by one of said opposed side edges, and each leg having an inner edge, score indicia provided on said front face along said opposed side edges in both the upper area and the lower area, and along the inner edge of each leg, and marking slides mounted on and movable along each of said opposed side edges and each of said inner edges for selective alignment with the score indicia. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 2. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 1, wherein each marking slide is of U-shaped configuration and straddles the corresponding edge of said plate. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 3. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said opposed side edges includes a pair of spaced elongated recesses defined therein, one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said upper area and one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said lower area, one of said marking slides being mounted in each of said elongated recesses. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 4. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 2 including a plurality of spaced stop members arranged along said plate edges and spaced inwardly thereof and means within each slide releasably engageable with said stop members. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 5. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 2 wherein each of said opposed side edges includes a pair of spaced elongated recesses defined therein, one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said upper area and one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said lower area, one of said marking slides being mounted in each of said elongated recesses. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 6. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 4 and further including a rail member along each edge of said plate on which marking slides are movable, and a groove in each slide to receive said rail for guided movement of the slide along the rail. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 7. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 6 and further including a division line generally paralleling the opposed side edges centrally therebetween and separating the face of said plate into two player halves, and an elongated slot extending across the top of said plate and spanning a portion of each player half, and a pin member slideable in said slot to indicate a particular player. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 8. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 7 and further including a recess on the rear face of said plate for the reception of a rearwardly facing pad of paper. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 9. A scoring indicator as defined in claim 7 wherein each of said opposed side edges includes a pair of spaced elongated recesses defined therein, one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said upper area and one of said elongated recesses being generally coextensive with said lower area, one of said marking slides being mounted in each of said elongated recesses. – Name: CodeClass Label: Current U.S. Class Group: Patent Data: 116/225; 40/491 – Name: CodeClass Label: Current International Class Group: Patent Data: A63B 7106 – Name: Ref Label: Patent References Cited Group: Patent Data: 546959 September 1895 Larzelere<br />1007760 November 1911 Williams<br />2168743 August 1939 Paul<br />2264516 December 1941 Fisher<br />2787068 April 1957 Anspach<br />2879614 March 1959 Baldanza – Name: AuthorEditor Label: Primary Examiner Group: Patent Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZE" term="%22Swisher%2C+S%2E+Clement%22">Swisher, S. 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