IPC Subclass
A63F CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 1990
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- Subclass:
- CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Description
A63F covers the mechanical, structural, and electronic apparatus for traditional and digital games played indoors. It encompasses card games, board games, roulette systems, tabletop games with small moving pieces (such as billiards, pinball, or miniature gaming tables), and video games and electronic gaming systems. This subclass excludes outdoor sports equipment and games (covered under A63B) and focuses on the gaming apparatus itself rather than the rules or gameplay methods. It includes patents for game boards, card shufflers, electronic gaming consoles, game controllers, and the physical hardware enabling gameplay.
Related Keywords
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Child Classifications
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- A63F 1/00 Card games
- A63F 11/00 Game accessories of general use
- A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
- A63F 3/00 Board games; Raffle games
- A63F 5/00 Roulette games
- A63F 7/00 Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F 9/00 Games not otherwise provided for