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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213724 | Table tennis ball delivery device A table tennis ball delivery device adapted to be secured to or adjacent the side of a table tennis table for directing a ball to a player upon the activation of a switch by the player. The device includes a chamber for carrying a supply of table tennis balls, a bal... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7094158 | Golf putting practice device A compact, low profile golf putting practice apparatus includes a two-part flipper including a longitudinal flipping member and a coaxially mounted base section supporting the flipper member. A torsion spring pivots the flipper from its retracted position into an ex... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6620043 | Virtual tug of war The present invention provides a novel form of entertainment in which participants compete in a "tug of war" against opponents who are remotely located, stored in electronic form in memory, or are virtual opponents graphically generated in real-time by a ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6585269 | Table type baseball playing table structure A table type baseball playing table structure includes a ball batting assembly, and a ball ejection assembly. Thus, the pitcher may pull and release the ball ejection handle, so that the ball striking rod may be pushed by the spring to strike the ball by ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6435929 | Toy vehicle crashset having rebound mechanism A generally rectangular base supports a pair of gateways at two corners thereof and a pair of resiliently powered impact-responsive rebounders at the remaining two corners thereof. A flat surface extends between the rebounders and the gateways. A pair of ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6379257 | Automatic ball thrower A bowling ball thrower includes a frame positionable adjacent to a bowling lane, a throwing arm pivotably attached to the frame, the throwing arm having a rest position and a pivoted position and including a ball-gripping mechanism for gripping a bowling ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6149153 | Automatic propelling feature for pinball games An automatic propelling feature for a pinball game having a playfield supporting a rolling ball and a plurality of targets thereon, comprises a propelling member, mounted to the playfield, for propelling the ball toward the target; a ball guide for guidin... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5975527 | Portable spring type impact ball pitching device In a baseball, softball tennis practice ball throwing machine having a spring actuated pivot arm having a ball impact element at a free end thereof and biasing spring elements at its pivot end. A hand crank is attached to a pivot shaft for rotating the ar... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5865435 | Game apparatus using an object of which movement determines a result of a game A game apparatus offers a game played by a plurality of players. The game apparatus uses an object having means for determining a result of the game, the result of the game being dependent on a movement of the object, a moving process of the object being ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5772206 | Amusement game having a solenoid operated play feature An amusement game having a solenoid operated rotating play feature. The solenoid comprises a bobbin having a bore around which is disposed electrical windings for use in creating an electromagnetic force and a plunger disposed within the bore. The plunger... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5759083 | Toy vehicle with integral ball playing apparatus A toy vehicle has an object projecting apparatus mounted on a chassis and enclosed by a removable body or cover. The object projecting apparatus includes a spring loaded arm and a catch and release mechanism. The spring loaded arm can be shaped like a bas... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5707061 | Game apparatus using an object of which movement determines a result of a game A game apparatus offers a game played by a plurality of players. The game apparatus uses an object having means for determining a result of the game, the result of the game being dependent on a movement of the object, a moving process of the object being ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5655770 | Pinball solenoid power control system A pinball machine is provided and includes one or more solenoids for activating one or more play feature mechanisms and a microprocessor for controlling game play activities. The microprocessor has associated therewith a clock for providing timed signals ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5544880 | Pinball machine with ball throwing figure A pinball machine comprises a playfield, a shooter for propelling balls on the playfield, and a figure having at least one movable limb. The limb is movable between a first position where the limb is capable of receiving and holding a ball, and a second p... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5465965 | Rotating pinball bridge and drop A rotating pinball bridge and drop is provided which comprises a rotatable cylinder with a hole sufficiently sized to allow a pinball to pass through. The cylinder is rotated by a drive member so that a ball may either pass through or be dropped from the ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5370571 | Toy projectile launching devices Projectile launching toys include a surface suitably configured to support and guide a projectile, a lever pivotally mounted so as to traverse a portion of the surface in the direction the projectile is being guided, a manual actuator coupled to the lever... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5356142 | Pinball machine with moveable ball transfer assembly A pinball machine in which a movable ball transfer assembly is provided on the playfield. When a player positions a ball in a selected location on the playfield, the ball transfer assembly is actuated to retrieve the ball, move on the playfield and deposi... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5350174 | Below the playfield ball delivery system for a pinball game The ball delivery system of the invention consists of a ramp located beneath the playfield where the ramp leads from an inlet accessible by the ball in play to at least one play feature to be loaded. At least one ball is stored in the ramp at each play fe... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5322282 | Variable response ball receiving device A rotatable member is provided for a rolling ball amusement device. The rotatable member defines a ball receiving aperture which is positioned to receive a rolling ball and to cause transfer of kinetic energy from the ball to the rotatable member, to caus... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5297793 | Automatic flipper control circuit for pinball games A flipper control circuit is disclosed in which at least one flipper is controlled by the game microprocessor which attempts to hit a desired target. The processor activates the flipper in response to playfield sensors which detect the ball in proximity t... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5284342 | Pinball machine having a system controlled rotating flipper A flipper in a pinball machine is rotated by a motor, permitting control of the angular position or velocity of the flipper by the pinball machine in response to player input, ball position or game sequences. The flipper is controlled internally through s... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5186462 | Oscillating ball cannon The play feature of the invention consists of a ball projecting mechanism mounted for rotary motion about an axis disposed substantially perpendicular to the playfield. When a ball enters the projecting mechanism, a motor is activated which rotates the pr... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5131654 | Automatic flipper actuator system for use in a pinball game A multi-surface pinball machine, which may be played by one or more players. The surfaces connect at an apex, and one or more players stand at the outer ends of each surface. An automatic flipper actuator is provided for play of the game with the number o... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5092597 | Solid-state flipper control circuit A solid-state flipper control circuit for controlling the operation of a pinball machine includes a flipper, a flipper switch, and a solenoid coil for controlling the movement of the flipper. The flipper switch is formed as a microswitch having a common t... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5048832 | Double ball launcher for rolling ball game A rolling ball game such as pinball comprises a playfield plus means for launching rolling balls onto the playfield. By this invention, the launching means comprises a station where a ball at rest is positioned for said launching, spring-operated manual p... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5020801 | Baseball home run contest game A baseball home run contest game is provided and consists of a pitching mechanism mounted to one end of an elongated platform, while a batting mechanism is mounted to other opposite end of the platform. The pitching mechanism is electrically operated at v... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4971324 | Variable position flipper mechanism for pinball games A variable position flipper mechanism is disclosed for use with pinball or rolling ball games. The flippers, actuated by solenoid mechanisms, are spaced a selectable distance apart thereby to permit adjustment in the skill level of the game. Spacing of th... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4971323 | Player controlled ball sensing device for use in a pinball game A pinball machine which includes apparatus attached to a game element which, when contacted by the ball during play of the game, will detect the contact of the ball. Movement of the apparatus toward the ball is controlled by a player. Preferably, the pres... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4949967 | Tennis game board In the tennis game board, each of the racket-supporting bodies that are reciprocally movable along each end of the base board is provided with a ball delivery member, which directly feeds the ball onto the board surface as if the ball was served by one of... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4936579 | Tabletop baseball game A tabletop baseball game including a replica of a baseball field and a diamond which is constructed with plastic tubing and bases joined by connectors. A ball-hitting mechanism and a ball-positioning and supporting wall are provided as part of home plate.... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4895369 | Flipper control circuit for pinball machine A flipper control circuit is provided for a pinball machine having a flippper, a flipper switch for activating the flipper, means for holding the flipper in an actuated position until the flipper switch is deactivated, and a solenoid coil for controlling ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4805906 | Pinball machine construction A pinball machine construction having a horizontally hinged security door which includes a top control panel which also clamps the glass cover over the playing field. A variable ball delivery system is remotely actuated and variable to deliver the balls t... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4790536 | Parallel coil pin ball flipper solenoid A dual-coil solenoid for actuating pin ball game flippers having a high actuation and ball propelling force and a lower flipper and ball holding force. The solenoid includes low and high resistance coils placed in electrically parallel relationship across... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4598910 | Surface ball game apparatus A ball game apparatus having a playing surface in the shape of an inverted cone surrounded by an upstanding cylindrical wall. An air blower circulates game balls continuously along the circular periphery of the playing surface at the inside of this wall. ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4593906 | Surface game projectile manipulating device Apparatus for conducting sports and games on a slippery solid playing area surface comprises one or more doughnut-shaped streamlined discs which include a self-contained propulsion device. Each disc optionally carries an operator and includes around the p... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4513967 | Toy vehicle game with launcher and return means A toy car collision set (10) in which children attempt to crash nonsteerable unpowered cars (28, 30) at an intersection (12) when travelling in either the forward or reverse directions. The set includes at least two sets of tracks (14, 16, 22, 24) connect... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4498670 | Wide face horizontally movable kicker for pin ball game A kicker apparatus for a pin ball game including a playfield board on which a ball rolls for engagement with an actuator member in a kicking region, comprises a frame which mounts a kicker member in a track for sliding reciprocating movement in response t... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4487416 | Rotatable kicker for pinball game A rotatable kicker apparatus includes a frame adapted to be mounted in an aperture in the playfield board of a pinball game for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the playfield board. The frame carries a drive solenoid which connects through crank ar... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4438928 | Pinball game with ganged kicker mechanisms A pinball game includes plural parallel columns of kickers, each kicker being responsive to ball impact thereon for propelling the ball therefrom in a predetermined direction. Each kicker is rotatable for varying the predetermined direction and the kicker... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4437664 | Pin ball game with oscillating shooter A pin ball game includes a ball receptacle which has associated therewith a rotary oscillating shooter for propelling the ball from the receptacle and along the playfield board in the direction of a predetermined axis which oscillates with the shooter. Wh... | 03/20/1984 |
