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Class 473/572 - Having suction cup


Subclass of Class 473 - Games using tangible projectile
Definition: Subject matter wherein the projectile has a resilient cupshaped
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 03/29/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7914405Collapsible pet toy having timed pop back action
The toy assembly is a ball or similar object that can be temporarily compressed into a disc-shaped object. A short time after compression, the toy pops back into its original ball-like shape. The toy assembly has a body that can be selectively configured between an ...
03/29/2011
7775918Soft projectile
A projectile for a toy shooting device includes a tubular body, a head molded of soft material, an anchor partially embedded in the head and comprising a fixing stem extending into and adhered to the tubular body. ...
08/17/2010
7364521Sucker with an annular projection on adhesion surface and adhesion arrow having the sucker
The present invention relates to a sucker and an adhesion arrow having the same. More particularly, the present invention provides a sucker that can be attached, instead of a needle, to an arrow for a toy arrow shooter. The sucker of the present invention is formed ...
04/29/2008
7270332Activity 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
7189136Apparatus for the retention of items
An apparatus for retaining children's toys and other materials within a retrievable distance is provided. The apparatus may comprise a generally geometrically-shaped main body with a plurality of integrally formed ribs. The ribs divide the outer periphery of the mai...
03/13/2007
7001292Safety dart with woven mesh flexible tail
Disclosed herein is a safety, blunt end dart having a head of frusto-conical shape having first and second ends, with the first end being of a larger diameter than the second end, and the first end includes a magnet, and a longer flexible tail is fixedly and permane...
02/21/2006
6896577Configuration for a collapsible throwing toy and its associated method of manufacture
A toy assembly and its method of manufacture. The toy assembly is a spherical object that can be temporarily compressed into a disc. A short time after compression, the toy pops back into its original ball-like shape. The toy assembly has arcuate sections that join ...
05/24/2005
6863588Collapsible throwing toy and its associated method of manufacture
A toy assembly and its method of manufacture. The toy assembly is a spherical object that can be temporarily compressed into a disc. A short time after compression, the toy pops back into its original ball-like shape. The toy assembly has shell sections that join al...
03/08/2005
5797815Pop-open throwing toy with controllable opening delay and method of operating same
A toy object has an articulated shell structure which can change from a three-dimensional, polyhedral shape into a flattened shape. A biasing device applies force to the shell, that force tending to urge the shell structure into the three-dimensional, pol...
08/25/1998
5603503Dynamic target and game assembly
A transparent disk rotates in relation to a fixed surface having indicia on it in response to weighted darts adhered to a surface on the disk. The indicia on the fixed surface is observable through the transparent disk. A method of resolving the position ...
02/18/1997
5397124Baseball flip toy
A baseball flip toy for playing a simulated game of baseball comprising a game piece further comprising an essentially rectangular body having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portion further having top...
03/14/1995
5362066Aerial throwing game
An aerial dart throwing game including a hand-held dart catcher, fixed and removable targets for temporarily holding, respectively, only a first and a second projectile thrown thereagainst, and connection arrangements to selectively detach the targets to ...
11/08/1994
5199716Suction ball
A ball or sphere which has suction cups distributed around its outside surface and is of a size that it can be handled and thrown in the air by hand. Generally, a ball of baseball size has been found to be the preferred size. The ball can be thrown in the...
04/06/1993
5148769Amusement device having suction cup base and interchangeable pet toy
A toy or amusement device for pet animals includes an arcuately shaped spring-like wire removably mounted at one end to a suction cup base and extending generally upwardly and sidewardly therefrom. The free end of the wire has a toy removably suspended th...
09/22/1992
5066018Deformable sphere with a suction cup exterior
Recreational devices, particularly a deformable ball or sphere having an interior filled with particulate aggregate and an exterior supporting a plurality of radially extending suction cups, such that the suction cups engage a supporting surface upon whic...
11/19/1991
5066017Suction cup projectile for use in paddle game
A recreational game for two or more participants is disclosed which employs an aerodynamically designed, multiwinged airfoil projectile, together with at least one hand-held shield. The shield has a front face with a generally flat projectile receiving su...
11/19/1991
4887820Vacuum ball holding device
A ball holding device has an elongated handle having a cavity opening at one end thereof and a passage opening to the side thereof spaced from its one end. Seated in the cavity is an elastomeric vacuum cup which has a body portion disposed in the cavity w...
12/19/1989
4832348Throwing game apparatus
A throwing game consisting of a shuttlecock-like throwing body having a suction cup on its top and a catch plate having a cambered front side and a holding loop on its rear side. The holding loop is insertable and fixable in a clamping device on the rear ...
05/23/1989
4289109Toy air pistol with hollow breech slide
A toy pistol formed by molding from relatively rigid plastic material and comprising a hollow elongated frame portion having a handle depending from one end, a composite tubular barrel and coaxial cylinder rearward thereof and of larger diameter than said...
09/15/1981
4212285Dart gun and dart therefor
A one-piece dart comprising a shaft having an integral suction cup at its forward end and an integral, air actuable, propelling element at its rearward end, the dart being molded from a soft, flexible plastic material. A spring activated air operated dart...
07/15/1980
4195615Retrievable projectile gun
A gun that shoots a projectile including a flexible screen-like disc to kill flies, insects or the like, the projectile carrying its own spring which powers the projectile. The gun is formed of plastic and has an integral trigger including a catch that ho...
04/01/1980
3968784Spring type projectile projecting device
A plastic pistol shaped toy dart gun having a barrel with a non-circular muzzle opening for a suction cup ended dart shaft having a cooperating cross section with that opening; which barrel houses a helical compressible dart ejecting spring and has extend...
07/13/1976
3954266Aerial dart and paddle game
By providing a suction cup dart or shuttlecock in combination with a hand-held paddle or target which incorporates a dart-adhering or holding zone and a dart-rejecting zone, a unique game is provided. Furthermore, the suction cup portion of the dart or sh...
05/04/1976
 
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