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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7025350 | Stick for a hockey game table A stick for a hockey game table includes an outer body and an inner body fitted in the outer body. The outer body has an open bottom, an annular stop wall facing downward on an inner surface near the bottom, an annular recessed surface on the inner surface, and two ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6076827 | Magnetic shooter with flexible/swiveling shaft The invention relates to a magnetic shooter with a flexible shaft for propelling a magnetic game piece within a game board. The magnetic shooter contains a base piece, a magnetic piece attached to the base, and a flexible shaft connected to the base. The ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5653442 | Game with toy pistol for movement of game pieces on a substrate Game including game pieces (34, 34') which can be slid over a flat upper surface of a fixed, perpendicular, triangular or polygonal substrate and including at least one game pistol moveably seatable upon the substrate (30) for selective displacement or sh... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5520385 | Article assembled with thermoreponsive material and method An article for assembly with the application of heat to a selected temperature range to activate a thermoresponsive constituent, wherein the article avoids deterioration due to heating above the selected temperature range by including a thermochromatic ma... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5478283 | Bowling ball propulsion devices A bowling ball propulsion device including a frame that has a rear member to push a bowling ball forward in rolling engagement with the surface of a bowling lane and has two side members extending forward from the rear member. The side members are spaced ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 4867454 | Ball game device A ball game device with a striking disk. The ball is located on a table-top playing surface which slopes and is enclosed on all sides by edge members, and is made to roll by means of the striking disk and comes in contact with a further arrangement of bal... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4616830 | Rolling hoop game The invention is a game comprising a shaft having a U-hook at one end, a small wheel, and at least two marking pegs. The wheel is placed on the floor or ground on its edge, and the U-hook is placed around the lower portion of the wheel. A player holds the... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4550913 | Coin crossing game device This device involves a game of skill and coordination, the object of which is to push a coin across a board containing a maze of holes and obstacles and into a coin box at the other end of the board, with the aid of only one hand-held game tool similar to... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4315625 | Shuffleboard cue with selectively fixed or swivelled weighted runner A shuffleboard cue head for propelling a disc along a cue board is provided with snap-on, detachable, weighted runners capable of being affixed to the cue head in a first position which allows the runner to pivot or a second position in which the runner i... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4291880 | Shuffleboard cue with replaceable runner A shuffleboard cue head adapted to be coupled to a handle wherein a U-shaped frame, having laterally spaced forwardly extending arms, carries replaceable runners which snap-on in place without the need for tools or the like. A runner is mounted between a ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4290606 | Nonpredictable game projectile A game projectile is configured as a polyhedron rather than being spherical or cylindrical in shape. The projectile is independently supported above the low friction base by which it moves across the playing surface. Provision may be made to permit the po... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4252318 | Shuffleboard cue An improved shuffleboard cue is disclosed having a handle member and yoke comprising a first and a second arm extending from the handle member. A first and second pin extend from the first and second arms for receiving a first and a second pusher for cont... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4185827 | Adjustable shuffleboard cue head having swivel runners A shuffleboard cue head for propelling a disc along a shuffleboard court comprises an adjustable forked frame having laterally spaced, forwardly extending arms to which substantially rectangularly shaped, detachable runners are pivotally attached. The lat... | 01/29/1980 |
