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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 |
| 7293775 | Roping practice apparatus A roping practice apparatus simulated steer assembly for roping practice, having a base having a vertical support mechanism mounted on the base; a body mounted on the vertical support mechanism and having a front end, a back end, a left side and a right side; legs m... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6736399 | Mechanical roping steer apparatus with enhanced stride simulation A mechanical roping steer apparatus with enhanced stride simulation includes a forward support assembly for resting on a ground surface. The support assembly has a front and a rear. A rearward steer assembly is located rearwardly of the support assembly and is mount... | 05/18/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6241251 | Beach game A game of skill to be played between two or more players on sand or other soft terrain, wherein each player is provided with a set of stakes and a boundary marking device. The stakes each having a head portion, an elongate body, and a lower portion includ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5286032 | Steer wrestling dummy A steer wrestling dummy towable by a motorized vehicle includes a body, a lower neck hinged to turn laterally on the body, an upper neck hinged to turn laterally on the lower neck in the same direction as the lower neck turns on the body and a head hinged... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5009432 | Roping practice apparatus A roping practice apparatus (10) including a wheeled support unit (11) for a hinged torso unit (12) equipped with a quick release unit (13). The front (20) and rear (30) torso members of the torso unit (12) are movably connected to one another and operati... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4995618 | Moveable roping exercise target A device for animating a steer for use in the practice of roping a steer. The device has a pedestal member and a guide arm rotatably secured to the pedestal member. A frame is connected to the guide arm and is for supporting a motor for driving the frame.... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4981302 | Roping practice device A roping practice device is described which includes a wheeled body member simulating an animal to be roped. An electric motor powers the body member selectively forwardly and rearwardly. Rear extension members are oscillated between upper and lower posit... | 01/01/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4919435 | Throwing device for playing games A device for playing games comprising a body portion having a plurality of angularly spaced-apart, generally T-shaped members extending therefrom. The members may be asymmetrically spaced around the body portion.... | 04/24/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4662642 | Roping dummy for practicing roping of calves A dummy for practicing roping including a pair of spaced elongated members adapted to move along a supporting surface, a pair of upright members connected to the forward ends, respectively, of the elongated members and terminating at an apex, an elongated... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4640515 | Mechanical roping steer A practice unit for rodeo performers allows the performers to practice team steer roping. The practice unit has a longitudinal frame member with rear legs pivotally mounted on the end. Horns are located on the other end of the longitudinal frame member. T... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4593912 | Quoit throwing game A quoit throwing game including three posts impaled at each end of a quoit pitching area or range; the posts being arrayed in a row longitudinally of the range with the intermediate post highest, so that the intermediate post most easily receives thereove... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4261578 | Ring toss game Partially circular rocker is arcuately curved and has inwardly directed king pins positioned opposite from each other at the ends of the curve. One king pin is assigned to each competitor. Rings are tossed so that each competitor attempts to ring his own ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4198048 | Tossing game apparatus A ring toss game is provided in which the target comprises a plurality of upwardly extending pegs mounted on a base. The base, in turn, is supported by a standard embedded in the ground. At least one peg is angled toward the center of the base, thereby in... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4136874 | Vertically adjustable bovine roping practice apparatus A portable, mechanical apparatus that can simulate either a running calf or a running steer for the purposes of roping exercises by changing the body height and position to resemble either a calf or a steer. The apparatus further including a ground engagi... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4132410 | Ring toss game with swivel collar An improved ring toss game apparatus of the type having a post member with radially projecting arm members and a plurality of ring members to be tossed thereat. The post member of this invention includes a swivel collar member having a radially projecting... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4129298 | Game apparatus A game apparatus comprises a game base having two elongated apertures therethrough at the bottom and three pegs projecting outwardly from the top. A game base is mountable on a given place disposing an open end of the apertures on the plane and two outer ... | 12/12/1978 |
| 3947033 | Steer roping training device A mechanical device having the general appearance of a steer for use in practicing steer roping. The device consists of a base section having a pair of spaced wheels mounted at the back thereof and a body section having at least one wheel mounted at the f... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3934879 | Horseshoe target posts A game system including a pair of post members each of multiple target-like construction adapted to be mounted in upstanding, spaced-apart relation on a support surface and a plurality of throwing members each of multiple scoring construction adapted to b... | 01/27/1976 |
