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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401786 | Surf toy action figure and simulated surfing game The present invention provides a miniature live-action surfing attraction and associated surf game specifically adapted for use with one or more surf toy action figures. The surf toy action figures are mountable to a surf board appropriately sized and weighted to pr... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7244164 | Toy with customization feature A toy is provided comprising a figure with a hole disposed therein and having at least one ferrous portion; a manipulator having a magnet for interacting with the at least one ferrous portion to animate the figure; and a stage for receiving the figure on one side th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7063320 | Portable multimode shuffleboard game apparatus, exercise and strength measurement method A portable game board has a ring-shaped frame containing at least one slide panel marked with indicia used to score trajectories of playing disks slidably launched on the slide panel, which comprises a base panel, an optionally segmented game indicia panel placed on... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6698761 | Magnet movement gaming device A magnet movement gaming device includes a base and at least one track extending upwards from the base. A traveling magnet is movably mounted on the track and a propulsion magnet which is generally freely movable about the traveling magnet is used to prop... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6561511 | Magnetic table game A table game includes a generally planar panel having a top surface including a playing field. First and second playing pieces are slidably positioned on the playing field. First and second control members are located below the panel with the first contro... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6533281 | Playing machine A playing machine making a player feel as if a car is running by moving a mobile body modeling a car shape on the surface of a circulating endless belt, wherein front wheels mounted on the mobile body are turned in a moving direction by a relatively simpl... | 03/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6439949 | Moving toy and a method of using the same An apparatus including an appendage coupled to a body and a drive. The drive produces a force that causes the appendage to move with respect to the body. When the apparatus is resting on a support surface, the force produced by the drive is insufficient t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6022025 | Fishing toy A fishing toy including a fishing tackle and a toy fish. When the fishing line is wound on a line-winding mechanism of the fishing tackle to the end, the line-winding mechanism will idle to protect the fishing line and the fishing rod. When a switch is sw... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5188555 | Magnetic novelty A magnetic novelty item is disclosed for use as a plaything, toy, amusement, diversion, game piece, or instructional aid. The item includes an enclosed container having magnets secured at opposite ends thereof with opposite magnetic poles facing the inter... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5082274 | Games and random selection apparatus therefor A random selection apparatus for a game is provided. The apparatus includes a container having a chamber and a tapering throat. A magnetic object is housed within the chamber and is held captive therein by the tapering throat. The magnetic object includes... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5031907 | Magnetic marbles stroking games and apparatus The invention relates to a series of board/table games and playing items therefor, which include a number of small magnetic marbles, small hand-held marble stroking implements, a playing board with perimeter wall, and line markings on surface of board for... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4982959 | Water sprinkler mat game An outdoor game for a plurality of players who on a novel game mat having a flat playing surface which bears a plurality of position-identifying indicia. The mat also has a water distributor and a plurality of water spray orifices which are located at pre... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4834371 | Game having magnetically operable pieces In a game having magnetically operable pieces (3) there are below a game board (2) several operating magnets (4) for operating the pieces, the operating magnets being separated by intermediate layers (7) that are parallel to the game board. The intermedia... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4667960 | Multiple maze game A maze game including upper and lower discs which are turnable with respect to one another and which have arrays of wall elements at their inner surfaces for defining paths through the maze in different relative angular positions of the discs. At least th... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4650438 | Magnetically coupled toy A toy has a housing with a surface therein. Located underneath the surface is a pivot member which carries a carriage member thereon. The pivot member rotates about an axis of rotation, and the carriage member slides on the pivot member so as to move radi... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4570935 | Multiple maze game A game in the form of a maze is disclosed. The maze is formed by a series of concentrically arranged annular members defining a series of spaced gates through which a playing piece can be moved, and intervening blind compartments. The annular members can ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4566694 | Magnetic game A magnetic game wherein the playing field between a light-transmitting top wall and a bottom wall which is parallel to the top wall receives one or more playing pieces including one or more permanent magnets. The playing piece(s) can be attracted or repel... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4468031 | Three-dimensional game with rotatable track pieces for self-propelled vehicle A three-dimensional game having rotatable track members mounted on a support frame on which a self-propelled vehicle may be guided over a predetermined course through rotation of the track members. The track members are mounted on the support frame so tha... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4448413 | Amusement game device An amusement game device includes a labyrinth structure and a pair of elongated resiliently flexible substantially coextensive strips which are interconnected at one end thereof. The device is operable to effect the selective independent longitudinal adva... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4236713 | Frog game A game board having a path with obstructions and a first playing piece to be pushed along the path by magnetic repulsion from a magnet in a hand held member and a second permanent magnet in a second playing piece. The board has a path from which the piece... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4236718 | Amusement device An amusement device having a playing surface provided with a tortuous path along which an object provided with a magnet moves, intersecting members positioned below the playing surfaces and mounted to move in directions perpendicular to each other, a magn... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4208833 | Realistic driving toy A realistic driving toy which includes a vehicle driven by a magnet which moves along the vector sum of a pair of moving rods, the rods being movable normal to each other in a plane by means of motors and linking elements. The motors are controlled by a s... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4200289 | Magnetic game apparatus A planar nonmagnetic sheet is mounted in an open topped container with the top of such sheet spaced from the bottom of the container and edge portions of the sheet spaced from the inner sides of the container. The top of such sheet forms a playing surface... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4192508 | Magnetic ball game A game of skill in which one or more runways for ball bearings are provided and are covered by a transparent shield and the object of the game is for the player to move the carriage to cause the magnet to attract a ball bearing and move it along the runwa... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4160548 | Action game apparatus An action game apparatus for testing manual skill and dexterity comprises a housing having a thin transparent sheet forming a playing surface and a magnet is manually movable over one face of the playing surface to attract and move a magnetic playing piec... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4106768 | Amusement device An amusement device having a casing provided with a playing surface along which there is defined a path, a body for moving along the path, a magnetic mechanism within the casing on the opposite side of the playing surface from the body for attracting the ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4043558 | Magnetic maze game A magnetic maze game having a playing surface is provided with a plurality of magnets fixedly disposed about said surface so as to define a playing course or field. A player tries to move a single magnetic playing piece through the entire course or field ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3964746 | Magnetic game device A magnetic game device comprises a game board composed of a non-magnetic material and a pair of playing pieces that magnetically cooperate with one another. The game board is formed with a U-shaped channel for slidably receiving one of the playing pieces.... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3944222 | Game A game comprising a playing surface having an upward fence-like projection having an opening therethrough and game pieces containing magnets so that a player manipulating one game piece may attempt to propel by magnetic force another game piece through sa... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3940135 | Hockey game A hockey game having a game board with a pair of spaced apart transparent plates and at least one magnetic actuator moving on the outer surface of a plate. Team members which can be attracted by the magnetic actuator are disposed in the space between the ... | 02/24/1976 |
