Patent ID: 6185850
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A63B,G09F

Abstract:
Pairing apparatus for players in a tournament comprising:a single board element formed with a planar display surface;a plurality of columns overlying a first portion of said display surface, each of said columns including a plurality of spaced apart groups having four player slots and a player space adjacent each said slot;an indicator slot positioned adjacent to one said player slot in each said group;a plurality of rigid name tag elements dimensioned for selective positioning in a stacked relationship in respective ones of said player spaces in any one of said columns, each of said tag elements including a respective display space for receipt of an indicia associated with respective players to be paired;a queuing area providing an open space overlying a second portion of said display surface complementing said first portion and providing temporary storage of said name tag elements and dimensioned to receive all of said name tag elements in said stacked relationship when said player spaces are uncovered; andeach of said elements including releasable attachment means for releasably attaching the respective name tag elements to said board element in said player spaces in said columns whereby selected said indicia may be placed over the respective display spaces of the respective name tag elements and said name tag elements bearing said indicia placed on the respective player space of each such group to be releasably attached to said board element so that as pairing conditions change a selected said name tag element may be removed from said player space to have a portion of said open space uncovered indicating an available pairing opening.