1. A game system structured at least by two game apparatuses, wherein
the two game apparatuses each have game program storage means to store a program, processing means to execute a game program, and a housing to be held by a player, and display means to display an image based on a result of processing by said processing means,
at least one of the two game apparatuses being related to said housing and having change-state detecting means to detect at least one of an amount and a direction of a change applied to the housing,
the game system further having data transmitting means connected to the two game apparatuses and for transmitting mutually-related data between the game apparatuses,
a respective one of the game program storage means of the two game apparatuses having the following:
game space data including image data to display a space for game play; and
display control programs to cause said display means to display a game space based on the game space data, wherein
said game program storage means of at least the other of said two game apparatuses further includes a simulation program to provide simulation based on an output of said change-state detecting means of said one game apparatus transmitted through said data transmitting means such that a state of the game space of the other of said game apparatuses is changed related to said at least one of an amount and a direction of a change applied to said housing of one of said game apparatuses.
2. A game system according to claim 1, wherein said change-state detecting means are respectively provided on said two game apparatuses, and
the respective one of said game program storage means of said two game apparatuses including a simulation program to provide simulation based on an output of said change-state detecting means of said one game apparatus such that a state of the game space of said the other game apparatus is changed related to said at least one of an amount and a direction of a change applied to said housing of said one game apparatus.
3. A game system according to claim 1, wherein the game space data stored in said game program storage means of said one game apparatus and the game space data stored in said game program storage means of said the other game apparatus are selected same game space data,
the simulation program of said one game apparatus changing a state of the game space of said one game apparatus correspondingly to a state of the other game space to be simulated by the game space control program, and
the simulation program of said other game apparatus changing a state of the game space of said the other game apparatus correspondingly to a state of one game space to be simulated by the game space control program.
4. A game system comprising:
at least by two game apparatuses, each of the game apparatuses having a game program storage to store a program, a processor to execute a game program, a housing to be held by a player, and a display to display an image based on a result of processing by said processor, at least one of the two game apparatuses being related to said housing and having a change-state detector to detect at least one of an amount and a direction of a change applied to the housing,
a data transmitter connected to the two game apparatuses and for transmitting mutually-related data between the game apparatuses,
one of the game program storages of the two game apparatuses include:
game space data including image data to display a space for game play; and
display control programs to cause said display to display a game space based on the game space data,
wherein said game program storage of at least the other of said two game apparatuses further includes a simulation program to provide simulation based on an output of said change-state detector of said one game apparatus transmitted through said data transmitter such that a state of the game space of the other of said game apparatuses is changed related to the at least one of an amount and a direction of a change applied to said housing of one of said game apparatuses.
5. A game system according to claim 4, wherein said change-state detector are respectively provided on said two game apparatuses, and
the respective one of said game program storage of said two game apparatuses includes a simulation program to provide simulation based on an output of said change-state detector of said one game apparatus such that a state of the game space of said the other game apparatus is changed related to at least one of an amount and a direction of a change applied to said housing of said one game apparatus.
6. A game system according to claim 4, wherein the game space data stored in said game program storage of said one game apparatus and the game space data stored in said game program storage of said the other game apparatus are selected as game space data,
the simulation program of said one game apparatus changing a state of the game space of said one game apparatus correspondingly to a state of the other game space to be simulated by the game space control program, and
the simulation program of said other game apparatus changing state of the game space of said the other game apparatus correspondingly to a state of one game space to be simulated by the game space control program.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A snowplowable pavement marker comprising:
a pair of spaced apart primary keel members having upper ramp surfaces;
a support member connecting said primary keel members; and
a reflector mounted on said support member;
said ramp surfaces having an upwardly concave contour.
2. The pavement marker of claim 1 wherein a forward end of each ramp surface has a zero angle of inclination with respect to a horizontal line representing a surface of pavement on which the marker is to be installed.
3. The pavement marker of claim 1 wherein said contour is substantially parabolic.
4. The pavement marker of claim 3 wherein said parabolic contour terminates inwardly of said marker at an angle of approximately eleven degrees with respect to a horizontal line representing a surface of pavement on which the marker is to be installed.
5. The pavement marker of claim 3 wherein said parabolic contour extends along said ramp surfaces for a distance of approximately 3.9 inches.
6. The pavement marker of claim 1 wherein each ramp surface joins a substantially horizontal surface disposed inwardly of said marker.
7. The pavement marker of claim 2 wherein said forward end of each ramp surface includes a surface portion projecting downwardly below said horizontal line.
8. The pavement marker of claim 6 wherein said horizontal surface is approximately the same length as the length of a side wall of said reflector.
9. The pavement marker of claim 6 wherein said horizontal surface is at approximately the same height as the height of a top surface of said reflector.
10. The pavement marker of claim 1 including an auxiliary keel member disposed between said primary keel members.
11. The pavement marker of claim 10 wherein said auxiliary keel member is disposed along the longitudinal centerline of said marker.
12. The pavement marker of claim 10 wherein said auxiliary keel member has a ramp surface with substantially the same contour as the ramp surfaces of said primary keel members.
13. The pavement marker of claim 10 wherein said auxiliary keel member has a ramp surface that extends from a forward end of said marker to a point in close proximity with said reflector.
14. The pavement marker of claim 13 wherein the ramp surface of said auxiliary keel member terminates at said point at a height approximately equal to the height of a top of said reflector.
15. The pavement marker of claim 1 wherein said primary keel members are provided with laterally projecting tab portions for supporting said pavement marker on a pavement surface.
16. The pavement marker of claim 15 wherein said tab portions have a rounded contour.
17. A frame for providing protection of a reflector when mounted on a roadway pavement surface during a snowplowing operation comprising:
a pair of spaced apart primary keel members having upper ramp surfaces; and a support member connecting said primary keel members;
said ramp surfaces having an upwardly concave contour.
18. The frame of claim 17 wherein a forward end of each ramp surface has a zero angle of inclination relative to the pavement.
19. The frame of claim 17 wherein said contour terminates inwardly of said marker at an angle of approximately eleven degrees relative to the pavement.
20. The frame of claim 17 wherein said contour extends along said ramp surfaces for a distance of approximately 3.9 inches.
21. The frame of claim 17 wherein each ramp surface joins a substantially horizontal surface disposed inwardly of said frame.
22. The frame of claim 18 wherein the forward end of each ramp surface includes a surface portion projecting below the surface of the pavement when the frame is installed.
23. The frame of claim 17 including an auxiliary keel member disposed between said primary keel members.
24. The frame of claim 23 wherein said auxiliary keel member is disposed along the longitudinal centerline of said frame.
25. The frame of claim 23 wherein said auxiliary keel member has a ramp surface with substantially the same contour as the parabolic ramp surfaces of said primary keel members.
26. The frame of claim 17 wherein said primary keel members are provided with laterally projecting tab portions for supporting said frame on the pavement surface.
27. The frame of claim 17 wherein said contour is substantially parabolic.