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Granted Patent B2
US 12,004,622 · App. 17/931,211 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Hair braiding game

Inventor: Emalia Denoon (Baltimore, MD)
A45D2/00A45D8/00A45D8/34A45D2002/003A45D2002/005A45D8/002
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,004,622
App. No.
17/931,211
Filed
Sep 12, 2022
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3715
USPC
132/212
Abstract

A hair braiding kit includes a base mat with a first hair attachment and a second hair attachment attached at different locations to the mat. The first and second hair attachments have multiple strands configured in 3 columns, each strand attached to the mat midway between a first end and a second end. The strands of the second hair attachment are thinner than the strands of the first attachment. A hair braiding game includes a grid and multiple game pieces. The grid has multiple rows, a row-label column, and at least 3 lane columns, forming playing cells. The number of game pieces corresponds to the number of playing cells. Each game piece has one of several unique identifiers matching the number of lane columns. A pre-pluck, multi-ethnic mannequin head includes groupings of multiple strands affixed to the mannequin head. Each grouping has a unique characteristic thickness and/or texture.

Claims (6)

1. A hair braiding game, comprising a grid having a plurality of rows, a row-label column, and at least 3 lane columns, said grid forming playing cells, and a plurality of game pieces corresponding to the number of playing cells, each game piece having one of a number of unique identifiers matching a number of lane columns, wherein the playing cells and playing pieces are configured to represent a hair braiding pattern during gameplay.

2. A hair braiding game, comprising a grid having a plurality of rows, a row-label column, and at least 3 lane columns, said grid forming playing cells, and a plurality of game pieces corresponding to the number of playing cells, each game piece having one of a number of unique identifiers matching a number of lane columns, wherein the playing cells each have a finger placement image thereon.

3. The hair braiding game of claim 1 , wherein the grid is provided on a game board or on an electronic display.

4. A hair braiding game, comprising a grid having a plurality of rows, a row-label column, and at least 3 lane columns, said grid forming playing cells, and a plurality of game pieces corresponding to the number of playing cells, each game piece having one of a number of unique identifiers matching a number of lane columns, wherein a first portion of the plurality of rows are contiguous and a second portion of the plurality of rows alternate with centered hint cells.

5. The hair braiding game of claim 3 , wherein the grid is provided on a folded game board.

6. The hair braiding game of claim 3 , wherein the grid is provided on a game board with the first portion of the plurality of rows on a first surface and the second portion of the plurality of rows on an opposite surface.

Continuity (4)
Division 17301587 · Apr 8, 2021
Continuation In Part 15929545 · May 8, 2020
Continuation 15606722 · May 26, 2017
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