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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350782 | Cheerleader action-figure board game The present invention relates to an action-figure type board game wherein players advance their game pieces around a dividedly spaced instructional peripheral track in accordance with a die being thrown, subsequently allowing a player's poseable cheerleader figure t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7255641 | Liquid racing game A liquid racing game is described. The game preferably includes a liquid outlet such as a water spout and a vessel to catch a flow of a liquid, such as water, from the spout. A player controls the lateral motion of the vessel by a joystick. The spout moves laterally... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229354 | Interactive wagering systems and methods for restricting wagering access Systems and methods are provided for an interactive wagering application that restricts wagering access. The restrictions may be based on user-defined restrictions on the location of the user equipment or any other suitable criterion. The interactive wagering applic... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207564 | Mechanized ball-throwing game A mechanized ball-throwing game is provided, comprising at least one game play object, at least one rotating goal assembly, means to maintain a count of the number of times a game play object passes through each of the at least one rotating goal assembly in each of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7134977 | Sports training target system A sports training target system is disclosed. The system includes a target anchor having a support post that includes a slight angle in the forward direction. The system includes a target section having at least one target arm which is rotatably secured to the ancho... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128321 | Instant feedback weapons qualification target A weapons qualification target that provides instant feedback to the shooter as to whether he or she hit the standard scoring pattern. The target has a metal plate that moves backward and upward on a pivot point when the shot is within the standard scoring pattern, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114725 | Rotary shooting target A vertical rotary shooting target having a stand with a horizontally extending axial which supports a rotary target structure. The vertical rotary target structure includes a hub rotatably mounted on the axial, a pair of target impact plates, and a support structure... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971648 | Game of hand-eye skill In a game requiring hand-eye coordination, the present invention comprises a game box, a liner tray with dividers forming cavities of various sized, an arch assembly having a tethered projectile, a curved rail portion, a target ball, a target-ball release, and a sco... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935863 | Training device and method for training a shooter to shoot with improved accuracy A device and method for training a shooter to shoot with improved accuracy. A picture of a target is fixedly mounted in front of a sight on a bow or gun. The picture is mounted in a stationary position which visually aligns an aiming point in the sight with the cent... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908392 | Target game apparatus and system for use with a toilet Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus and system for a target game used in conjunction with a toilet or urinal, wherein a target body is positioned within the toilet basin. The target game comprises a target body and coupling members, whe... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6620065 | Pitcher's box pitcher training system An invention relating to a device and method for training all types of pitchers. The coach observes a pitch, approximating its natural apogee. This point should be at about 12 to 15 feet from the mound/release point. The Pitcher's Box pitcher training sys... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6557855 | Shooting target A shooting target. The shooting target includes a base with a battery chamber, a speaker and casing mounted thereon. The casing houses a gear box therein. Above the casing, there are a counter, a moving target and a lighting section. The gear box has a ge... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6168160 | Ring toss game with moving target A game that includes a movable target is provided. To this end, the game includes an object that is thrown at the movable target. The movable target has a first movable element, a second movable element, a switch actuated by the thrown object, and a drivi... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5806465 | Pet toy An elongated arm is rotatably connected to a pivot shaft mounted between a base and a canopy. The elongated arm extends radially between the canopy and the base and extends beyond the perimeter of the base and the canopy. Attached to the free end of the a... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5669607 | Cash register game of skill A game of skill involves a housing made to resemble an old-style cash register. When the game is played, a motor causes oscillation of the cash drawer in and out while the player shoots coin-like disks toward the drawer attempting to land the coins within... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5595387 | Toilet bowl arcade game The invention relates to an arcade type amusement game in which contestants compete to be the first to get a set number of balls in 15, the opening of a replica of a toilet bowl while a toilet-like seat is rising and falling. The invention provides a mean... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5507496 | Oscillating platform for a shooting range A running target shooting range comprising an oscillating platform 21, wherein a marksman stands thereon so as to position himself or herself to fire bullets at a stationary target (not shown). The oscillating platform 21 is supported on and moves by roll... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5242172 | Convertible track mounted running target A support structure and system which holds a cardboard or paper target above a small, lightweight carriage which moves back and forth under operator control. The system is highly portable (with the exception of the track) and can be set up very quickly an... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5150898 | Game apparatus A game apparatus (10) including a projectile propeller (12) mounted on a forward end portion (14) of a housing (16). The game apparatus further includes a target (18) mounted to translate forwardly and rearwardly with respect to the projectile propeller a... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4826166 | Football target assembly A ball target assembly (10) for providing target practice and practice of timing in relation to the movement of a ball through the air. The device (10) comprises a frame section (12) positioned in a substantially upright position providing support for the... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4804192 | Movable target for a throwing game A movable target for a throwing game is provided including a target body and a target member movably connected to the target body. The target body includes: a gear shaft cooperating with a drive mechanism; a rotary shaft mounted on the gear shaft; a rotar... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4553757 | Combat simulator A combat simulator comprising a track, movable between a first inclined position and a second inclined position and a target slidably mounted on the track. The track is moved by a motor having a crank which engages a slot in the track. The motor is activa... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4519789 | Combined jump means and toy vehicle with simulated stunt hoop A combination toy vehicle (10), a jump (14) for the vehicle, a tower (12) holding a swinging hoop (24) having a flame design adjacent the end of the jump, and a landing ramp (16) for the vehicle. The toy vehicle includes a shift lever (110, 110A) to hold ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4505481 | Inflatable target apparatus Disclosed is a target apparatus for realistically simulating battlefield conditions comprising an inflatable target capable of receiving repeated fire without deflating. The target is mounted on a trolley and moves along a predetermined path and can be ra... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4496160 | Coin projecting and target game apparatus A game apparatus has a cabinet defining a playing area, a plurality of coin slots, and a rotable, ribbed, drum beneath the slots for projecting an accepted can within the playing area. In a lower portion of the playing area are two shelves onto which proj... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495893 | Method for eliciting responses by animals to moving, visually discernible stimuli, and apparatus for providing a moving visually discernible stimulus A method for eliciting responses from animals to moving, visually discernible stimuli; and an apparatus for providing a moving visually discernible stimulus for eliciting responses from animals.... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4461475 | Game machine having pop-up target A game machine has a plurality of targets which unpredictably come out and disappear from their corresponding holes at the surface of a table on a game stand. A player can only strike targets which are positioned above the surface thereof. A main shaft is... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4355981 | Color moving target simulation apparatus A color moving target simulation apparatus combines an enlarged color aerial photograph with a miniature moving target to achieve an accurate simulation of a real world observation from an altitude above the moving target. The color photograph is mounted ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4345765 | Moving target means of shooting gallery The present invention relates to a mechanism for providing air-supported floating lightballs as moving targets in shooting galleries in which the height of the lightballs is constantly changed by varying the current passing through associated air pumps th... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4340370 | Linear motion and pop-up target training system A linear motion and pop-up target training system is disclosed for training a marksman to fire a simulated weapon. Located upon the terrain surface of a modelboard are six pop-up targets and three bi-directional linear motion targets, each of which emits,... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4335878 | Game having reciprocally moving interference members A game of the type having a playing surface enclosed in a housing and including a launching mechanism for propelling an object across the playing surface is improved by locating a target on the playing surface distal from the object launcher and interspac... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4222564 | Automated scoring target system A computer controlled automatic target system is disclosed which may be implemented on a fixed range or selectively deployed in the field. The fixed range system utilizes land line connections to the target and hit sensor assemblies. The portable field co... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4165074 | Mechanical target A cabinet housing mechanically actuated target components to provide multiple moving targets to the shooter. Rails guide gravitating ball members with scoring indicated by the upsetting of same off a rail. A ball transfer provides for transition of a grav... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4123059 | Air gun game with different sized target pipes A game device for being played competitively between players, the game including a housing upon legs, a pair of pneumatic guns at one end of the housing for use by the players to discharge balls toward a target area at the opposite end of the housing, the... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4092023 | Sport training device A device is disclosed to improve the accuracy of a sport participant in the throwing or kicking of a ball. The device consists of a loop defining an opening through which the ball passes, a stand and a curved, rocking base. The base allows the device to o... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4081056 | Drive means for moving a target figure intended for sports shooting The present invention concerns a drive means for moving a target figure for use in sports shooting, comprising a frame, a pulley and a power wheel mounted on support of the frame, a power shaft connected with the power wheel, an endless pulling rope, whic... | 03/28/1978 |
