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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430990 | Mechanical roping steer apparatus with pivoting horns and pivoting horn support A mechanical roping steer apparatus for practicing roping of a steer is disclosed that comprises a support assembly for engaging the ground surface and a steer assembly mounted on the support assembly. The support assembly may comprise a main frame and a pair of lat... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7360767 | Apparatus for playing a flying disc game The apparatus has a target which consists of two or more cylinders which rest on a support. The object of the game is to strike the cylinders with the flying disc from a distance so that they fall off the support. The cylinders are of unequal length such that striki... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7294036 | Flying disc A circular planform wing includes a contiguous thin central plate having top and bottom surfaces. An outer annular rim encompasses the central plate. The rim has a lower edge defining a lower plane of the wing, and the central plate has an upper zone defining an upp... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270332 | Activity sets A play activity set including a target at which objects may be directed, a plurality of objects for throwing at the target, the plurality of objects including at least a first object with a first opening therethrough and a second object with a second opening thereth... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7172197 | Entertainment machine An entertainment machine (100), for example a pusher-type entertainment machine is provided with one or more special features. These special features may be taken from the following examples: using in the machine (100) a playing piece (40, 40... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134662 | Washer game with an upright tube A washer game with an upright tube has two targets spaced apart to test people's skill at throwing washers. The targets are round with concentric rings upon a flat base within a perimeter wall. Score value increases as ring diameter decreases. The centermost ring ha... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7059605 | Heeling/heading roping practicing system A compact lightweight portable heeling/heading rope practicing system with a detachable head portion that provides automated movement simulating the movement of bovine legs using pendular motion driven by a hand cranked spring mechanism and/or electric powered motor... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036253 | Hanging basket label collar A three sided label structure (100) is disclosed, having three interconnected label sections (101, 102, 103). The label sections (101, 102, 103) are provided with relevant information about a plant supported in a container (120). Hinge se... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6994346 | Aerial projectile target game A tossing game includes a projectile that is formed of two overlapping annular rings and two spaced apart stakes at which the rings are tossed. The overlapping nature of the rings defines a plurality of areas, and each area is assigned a point value. Points are awar... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6497411 | Steer head roping training apparatus Apparatus for steer head roping training comprising a simulated steer head with pivoting horns which pivot upwards, and also optionally rearward, as a lasso rope around the horns is pulled by a roping trainee, thereby releasing the lasso for repetitive tr... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6135455 | Disk toss and peg game The portable game apparatus includes a plurality of removable pegs, a planar game board that possesses a plurality of holes in a predetermined pattern and at least one annular plastic disk that has an inner edge, and an outer edge, a planar portion, and a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5971396 | Tabletop horseshoes game system A tabletop miniature horseshoes game for use in private residences which includes a substantially horizontal playing surface and a pair of miniature posts to be used as the target for tossed miniature horseshoes. An embodiment for use in commercial establ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954337 | Tossing game system A tossing game system that includes a target support structure including a base assembly having four detachable stabilizing legs and a vertical support having three horizontally oriented standoffs; first, second and third L-shaped ring toss targets each s... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5799938 | Ball and ring games and game structures A game structure for use on a horizontal or substantially horizontal surface, the structure comprising a shaft one or more loop members, the shaft including two support members extending from each end of the shaft for supporting the shaft in a horizontal ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5709386 | Apparatus for roping training An apparatus for use in roping skills training and practice. This invention is designed particularly for providing a practical, effective, lightweight and economical alternative to live animal practice for "heeling", the roping of the hind legs of steers ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5620185 | Ring toss game A disk game that can be easily carried to different locations and played both on land and in water is disclosed. The game uses a mat of closed cell foam having fastening elements thereon to provide for the quick set up of the targets, also having fastenin... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5590885 | Safety dart board game A safety dart game comprising a dart including an open leading end portion having a side wall that defines an interior cavity and a target including a base and a plurality of spaced, finger-like projections extending generally outwardly from the base, the... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5553859 | Arcade game for sensing and validating objects An arcade game including an object sensor for detecting a playing piece directed by a player. A target field receives the directed playing piece, and the sensor determines the identity and a final position of the playing piece at rest. A scoring mechanism... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5421584 | Game apparatus Game apparatus comprising a ring with a flight stabilization member attached to the ring, with the axis of the flight stabilization member being generally parallel to the plane of the attached ring during flight. A launching device is used to launch the r... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5421585 | Floating water game A floating water game comprising a plurality of pins, each similar in shape to a bowling pin. An assembly is for floating each pin in an upright position on a body of water. An article is for stabilizing and spacing each pin apart from the other pins on t... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5080373 | Roping training apparatus and method A roping training appartus is adapted to simulate on a fixed platform the relative movement between a rider and an object to be roped in certain roping maneuvers, particularly heading and heeling in Dally team roping. The roping training device includes a... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5040801 | Washers game An apparatus and method of playing a lawn game uses washer-shaped projectiles which are tossed by players towards target receptacles placed on the ground. The target receptacles are held in place by a nail or spike driven into the ground and each include ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5018745 | Blind ringer tossing game A target/projectile game is presented which has an essentially square-shaped target and disc-shaped projectiles. The square-shaped target has a flat horizontal board located inside a square-sided box. The flat board is divided into scoring areas and has t... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4982966 | Ring toss game apparatus A ring toss game apparatus is set forth wherein a plurality of aligned and securable cases are provided, each containing arcuate, diametrically opposed slots of finite length cooperative with arcuate projections directed coaxially from a bottom edge of a ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4966373 | Flying ring In a game of quoits, there is provided a peg defining a central post to the upper section of which is anchored two bent rods. The post is driven into the ground. The rods each defines two upturned legs or prongs, the four prongs surrounding the central po... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4927159 | Game of horseshoes The present invention relates to the new and improved method of playing a game of horseshoes. The object of the inventive game is to toss horseshoes at the feet of an opponent such that the feet act as the target for scoring points during playing the game... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4874179 | Mechanical roping dummy A mechanical roping dumming for use in learning and practicing the skills of roping the hind legs of an animal, especially the hind legs of a steer.... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4726591 | Multiple type target game A recreational game device which may be used indoor or outdoor for use with playing several skill games. Targets are located on the game device and are used for playing various games.... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4635942 | Ring-a-ding hook game Disclosed is a ring and hook game played by swinging a metal ring attached to a flexible line towards a pair of hooks projecting from a box mounted on a wall. When the ring successfully engages the hooks the ring closes an electrical circuit, activating a... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4498675 | Board game with quoits movement indicator This invention is directed to a board game having a playing track comprising a number of distinct areas of different colors. There is also an area for pegs having colors and which colors correspond to the colors of the discrete areas. A person moves and d... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4451045 | Steer or calf legs practice roping device A bovine rear leg action simulating device for roping practice including an upright frame supporting a horizontal top frame in cantilever fashion. Motor driven pulleys, mounted at one end of the top frame, are connected with a rock shaft supported by the ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4433841 | Multiple choice tossing game Multiple choice tossing game, comprising a bowl shaped base having numbered pits; pins, removably pressure fitted within the pits and rings for tossing over the pine; when the pins are removed, the pits may be utilized for receiving dice or balls.... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4364570 | Roping training aid Retractable horns provided as an attachment to or integral with a hollow steer head roping dummy as an aid to allow a roper to practice roping a realistic target without requiring dismounting to retrieve the loop. The retractable horns are controlled by a... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4180266 | Ring toss game A ring toss game device that includes a goal unit welded from steel and toward which circular rings are tossed by players; the goal unit including five, score numbered, vertical spikes around which the rings are attempted to be ringed, the spikes being a ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4120499 | Ring toss game device A ring toss game device having a hollow game board forming a storage cavity and an airtight floatation chamber. The game board includes a frame partially formed by substantially parallel, planar faces usable alternatively to play different games. Pegs are... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4082279 | Phonemic word game method An instructional game includes a game board on which there are a selected number of rows of pegs or pins protruding from the surface of the board. Associated with each pin is a phoneme in a particular language. Two sets of different rings are provided to ... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4045028 | Game target with adjustable pins A game in which hollow rings or horshoe shaped members are pitched or tossed by competitive players at erect pins of two similar game boards. The two similar game boards fit together for compact storage and transportation thereof. The game comprises a pai... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4032141 | Amusement device An amusement device including a transparent enclosure which is filled with a fluid such as water and having one or more goals within the enclosure. Also within the enclosure are a plurality of objects having a specific gravity greater than that of the flu... | 06/28/1977 |
