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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7510185 | Pusher of a hockey game table A pusher of a hockey game table includes a main body having an internal spherical space and a pushing knob having a spherical rotary member rotatably disposed in the spherical space of the main body. When holding the pushing knob and pushing the pusher, the pushing ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7325803 | Soccer strategy board game A soccer board game having a ferromagnetic surface and games pieces incorporating magnets to maintain the selective positioning of the game pieces during a play turn. The game pieces have a contoured magnetic base depending on the positioned played. The top surface ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7261293 | Ball game having members with passageways A game apparatus comprises a pair of side rails, a first passageway member having a bottom and a plurality of passageways communicating with the bottom. A second passageway member has a bottom and a plurality of passageways communicating with the bottom. There also ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7219891 | Virtual goal for a game table A game table for playing a game with a gamepiece includes a playing surface and the gamepiece is movable along the playing surface through the application of gaming forces. A first endwall extends generally perpendicularly from the playing surface and has a first wa... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204487 | Bumper soccer A board game for at least two individuals to play. The board game is a modified form of soccer that uses roofing nails pounded into a flat surface as “players,” a marble as a soccer ball, and a pair of Popsicle sticks as shooters. In addition, an elastic band is... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182340 | Hockey player toy A hockey player toy with internal motion rail for puck hitting. The major component is a hockey toy player with special internal mechanism. When the head of the toy player is pulled up, the body, which consists of front piece and back piece, will spin to pull the ho... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159867 | Sports related board game A board game comprising a game board representative of a sport playing field having a plurality of spaces. The board game includes a first set of tokens to be deployed on the game board representing a first team of sport players; a second set of tokens to be deploye... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147225 | Board game A genuine fully bordered portable polymer enclosure game board, provided with non secured, multiple polymer human imaged soccer figurines, to be disposed in a random pattern determined by the player and allowing for directed movement, inserted with a micro magnetic ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7108262 | Table game improvements Improvements for use with table games include a first set of improvements which allow a player of a table game to more securely hold a paddle used in playing the table game. A second set of improvements provides a visual barrier which obscures a player's view of a p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7006076 | Dart game score board A dart game score board includes a case having a front face with two orthogonal arrays of display windows, a plurality of number keys and cancel buttons, two keypads, each having a four digit display, electronic circuitry having a microprocessor and processing firmw... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004465 | Game table A game table for playing a game relating to an ice-related sport. The game table includes a tabletop substantially covered with a sheet of ice. Symbols printed on the tabletop are visible through the ice and relate to the sport of ice hockey, curling, skating, etc. | 02/28/2006 |
| 6764074 | Compact hockey arena Systems and methods for providing a recreational game that promotes coordination, provides a form of exercise, and is an enjoyable pastime. A game box includes a floor, side walls and end walls, wherein each end wall includes a goal formed therein. A center wall ext... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6716120 | Hockey training aid The hockey training aid is a blade having a shank for inserting a stick handle and containing a channel along the lower edge of the blade. A string is fastened at one end to a puck and at the other end to a ball-shaped bead that is freely movable within the channel.... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6616141 | Foldable play-table multi-game assembly A play-table game assembly characterized by a support surface which includes two halves hinged together by a hinge, the support surface having a first orientation in which the two halves are folded towards each other along the hinge, and a second orientat... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6457710 | Magnetic hockey game A magnetic table game includes a table having a smooth top playing surface, a goal at each end of the table, a projectile defined by a plastic ring carrying a freely rotatable steel ball bearing, and a pair of plastic sticks containing a magnet in their b... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6457711 | Hockey game and apparatus A hockey game and apparatus for entertainment and teaching hockey stick handling skills. The hockey game and apparatus includes a collapsible perimeter frame having a pair of end boards and a pair of side boards, each of the end boards has an aperture the... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6345820 | Air hockey scoring hood with radiused side profiles A scoring hood for a gaming table, such as an air hockey table, is provided comprising a top, and two sides defining a goal opening which extends into the playing area of the table wherein the sides curve concavedly outwardly from the goal opening to the ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 5853172 | Soccer board game apparatus and method A soccer type game to be played on a board with opposing goal areas, where each player, using a stick, attempts to propel a game disk into one of the opposing goals, either directly through strategically placed player posts or by ricochet of the disk off ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5803459 | Counter for parlour games A combination for a parlour game includes two circular pieces of different colors, one of which has an open cavity in its main face, the other of which has a detachable portion adapted to fit into the open cavity. The combination can also include a launch... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5785615 | Hockey game apparatus A hockey game apparatus including a playing surface defined by a rectangular enclosure. The rectangular enclosure has an open top end, an open bottom end and a peripheral boundary disposed therebetween. The enclosure has a plurality of openings therethrou... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5732951 | Playing figure for a ball game playable on a table, particularly a table football game A playing figure (1) for a ball game playable on a table, particularly a table football game, has a base (3) rotationally symmetrical about a base axis and having a base diameter (D1) and a base height (H1), as well as a figure (2), the base (3) being bou... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5690330 | Toy basketball game with self-jumping player A toy basketball game having a court floor, a stand attached to the floor for a backboard ring and net, an articulated player and a movable base for the player. The player contains a compressible spring in one leg which is held compressed by a lever on th... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5655768 | Bowling toy A bowling toy having a unique ball launching and pin setting means. The miniature bowling ball is placed in a tubular launcher where both gravity and a motorized spinning rubber wheel act to propel the ball down a miniature bowling alley. The rubber wheel... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5613683 | Soccer game apparatus The sport of soccer is simulated with the aid of a representative playing field, a game ball, representative general athletes and representative goalkeepers. The general athletes are constructed from a resilient material such as cardboard, plastic, or she... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5613687 | Portable game and amusement device A portable game and amusement device that is comprised of a flexible sheet defining a playing surface, a series of framing members that are capable of being arranged in a substantially closed figure situated on the flexible sheet, and fastening means that... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5582408 | Playing figure for a ball game playable on a table, particularly a table football game The invention is based on a playing figure for a ball game playable on a table, particularly for a table football game, in which said playing figure (1) has a disk-like base (3) rotationally symmetrical about a base axis and having a base diameter (D1) an... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5556094 | Hockey-type game A table sized hockey-type game has a frame attached to the base. The frame defines a playing area bearing indicia designed to resemble a hockey rink. There are goal and goal tending placed on each end of the playing area. There are four removable legs att... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5449170 | Hockey goal arrangement A goal structure for use in the playing of miniature hockey includes a housing having side walls, with at least one of the side walls including an opening, and the opening including a cushion perimeter to minimize uncontrolled deflection of the hockey pro... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5431397 | Table top soccer game apparatus A new and improved table top soccer game apparatus includes a planar simulated soccer field assembly adapted to be placed on a table top. The simulated soccer field assembly includes four passing zones, a first passing zone, a second passing zone, a third... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5423537 | Miniaturized games for simulating the playing of soccer A miniaturized game for simulating the playing of soccer comprising a game board having a generally planar upper surface and a lower surface adapted to be placed on a horizontal support whereat the game is to be played, the upper support surface being pro... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5417421 | Game apparatus A game apparatus defines a raised playing surface having boards thereabout which allows for playing a game having some of the attributes of hockey without the specialized equipment and facilities. The game can be played by two individuals and provides agg... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5372364 | Soccer table game with cue stick A soccer game apparatus to be played by two or more players which includes a planar rectangular base area to serve as a playing surface, a peripheral wall surrounding the planar playing surface, a spherical soccer ball of predetermined size, a pair of goa... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5242164 | Tabletop hockey or soccer game A tabletop hockey game includes a scoring member configured for affixation to a player's hand. The scoring member includes a transversely curved shooting portion which enables the player to lift the puck above the playing surface for top shelf scoring.... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5110127 | Multiple gaming boards A gaming board system includes a plurality of gaming boards indicating various sports. Each of the gaming boards utilizes a plurality of playing pieces and goals. The playing piece is a triangular shaped device that can either be held vertically and prope... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5092595 | Soccer game apparatus A soccer game including a support board mounting a simulated soccer playing field thereon includes goal housing mounted at each end of the playing field and support rods positioned adjacent the playing field at each end thereof, with each support rod moun... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5074556 | Table top game A table game is similar to ice hockey, and includes a deflector element located in the slot area in front of each goal. The deflector element is diamond shaped and is sized to be wider than the slot area, and extends from the blue line defining the offens... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4872679 | Combination table top football and hockey game A combination table top football and hockey game utilizes a rectangular board formed by two rectangular sections connected along a central line by a hinge for movement between open and closed positions. The board has front and back surfaces designated res... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4871170 | Squeeze sport Gaming apparatus for a table hockey-type game in which a puck is projected across a playing field by a squeeze apparatus which may be operated by the fingers of one hand. A plurality of goals may serve either as goals or barriers according to the requirem... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4854589 | Game There is disclosed apparatus and methods for playing a game between two opposing sides. One version of the game is played on a board by two or more players. The board has a top surface with markings dividing the top surface into two areas of play and a ne... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4775152 | Hockey type game A hockey-type game as disclosed wherein the players attempt to propel a playing piece into the opposing players' diagonally positioned goal opening and further including a plurality of inner walls extending inwardly from the side and end walls and includi... | 10/04/1988 |
