We claim:
1. A collapsible tower activity, comprising:
a plurality of layers of stackable rectangular cuboid building blocks, wherein the length of which areeach said building block is slightly longer than three times their its width, and the color of each said building piece block painted one ofis selected from a group consisting of three different colors,
a one six-sided die with corresponding[HA1] colors painted [HA2]on each side[HA3], each color painted on two sides, and
and a box to store the blocks and the die.
2. The collapsible tower according to claim 1, wherein the building pieces blocks are stacked in perpendicularly alternating layers of three parallel blocks, wherein each of said layers consists of three of said building blocks arranged to compose a parallel block separated by ¼ of an inch from its neighboring block, so that each layer of the tower forms square.
3. A stacking cuboid block tower with a plurality of colored cuboid game pieces stacked in in layers according to claim 2, wherein the color rolled on the die determines the color of the cuboid block that must be removed from any layer except for the top layer and placed on the top of the tower[HA4].
4. A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
assembling a plurality of stackable rectangular cuboid building blocks into a collapsible tower, wherein …format providing
a rolling of theacolored six-sided die, wherein the sides of said die are indicative of the colors of said building blocks mentioned in claim 1 to determine the designated color for each player;
the removal ofremovingthe firstabuilding block by the player who built the tower [HA5]of his or her specifiedthe color indicated by the die;
returning the removed one block to the assembled tower above the highest completed storylayer;
the repetition ofrepeating the steps ofrolling the die and removing and replacing blocks based on other players’ designated color until the tower falls.
5. A means for teaching color[HA6]
6. The method[HA7] according to claim 5 for teaching color to children[HA8]
7. The method according to claim 5 for teaching color to the previously blind
8. The method according to claim 6 for teaching color to children under the age of 6.
9. A The method according to claim 4 wherein the players roll the die to determine which color of cuboid blocks they will be removing and replacing[HA9].
10. A The method according to claim 4 wherein the removed building block is taken from a layer the player who built the tower, after having obtained his or her color, will remove that color from any level of the tower below the highest level layer and replace that piece on top of the tower.
We claim:
1. A collapsible tower, comprising a plurality of layers of stackable building blocks, wherein each stackable building block is associated with one of a plurality of colors.
2. The collapsible tower according to claim 1, wherein each layer includes a predetermined maximum number of the plurality of stackable building blocks, each of the plurality of stackable building blocks has a length and a width.
3. The collapsible tower according to claim 21, wherein once layered, said additivethe total width of the predetermined maximum number of blocks including a space between each block is less than the length of one block.
4. A means for selecting a stackable building block[HA10], utilizing a die[HA11], wherein the colors on the die [HA12]correspond to the plurality of colors [HA13]associated with the stackable building blocks[HA14].
5. A method of playing a game, comprising:
building a tower of stackable building blocks;
rolling the a die, wherein the die containscontaining a plurality of colorsrepresentationsrepresentative of the colors of said stackable building blocks, wherein said rolling results in the selection of one of said plurality of colors;
selecting the stackable building block corresponding to the die selected colorrepresentation;
removing the selected stackable building block;
stacking the stackable building block on a top surface of the tower of stackable building blocks;
repeating the rolling, selecting, removing, and stacking steps amongst the players until the tower collapses.
[HA1]1Corresponding to what? Need to reference the group of “three different colors” in the first element.
[HA2]1Too limiting.
[HA3]1Indefiniteness problem. This phrase suggests that all three colors appear on each of the six sides of the die, but the subsequent phrase says that each color appears on only two.
[HA4]1This claim is directed to a method of using the tower. The additional element refers to a step, not a structure.
[HA5]1No antecedent basis for “the player.”
[HA6]1Means plus function format is for elements, not preambles. See §112(f).
[HA7]1Claim 5 is a product claim, not a method claim.
[HA8]1Purpose, not an element.
[HA9]1Redundant.
[HA10]1Means plus function format is for elements, not preambles. See §112(f).
[HA11]1This is written as a product claim in which the only structural element is “a die.” Thus the claim is directed to a die.
[HA12]1No antecedent basis.
[HA13]1No antecedent basis.
[HA14]1No antecedent basis.