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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 |
| 7238127 | Limited contact athletic game A limited contact boxing game and apparatus for playing the game includes a platform having an upper surface for supporting two individuals in a standing or crouched position. A platform is preferably in the shape of a square boxing ring and may be elevated and/or i... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214137 | Portable golf swing practice device having a separable cord shield incorporated therein The golf swing practice device has a floor pad; a hollow tee extending upward from a surface of the floor pad, a ball resting on an end of the tee; and an elastic cord attached to the ball and to the floor pad and extending through the tee. The golf swing practice d... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204489 | Collapsible corrugated target for tank gunnery practice This invention is a new-type, full-scale, tank-target silhouette for use in tank gunnery practice with the main gun of a tank. The new target employs lightweight sheet material that is corrugated in the manner of an accordion-door (or pleated) configuration to produ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7086645 | Game with collectible pieces The present invention provides a game including a playing surface, collectible playing pieces, marking pieces, and collectible cards. Players take turns trying to create specific hands by throwing the playing pieces. The first player to successfully claim ownership ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7001288 | Soccer practice cage A soccer practice cage including an enclosure defining an enclosure interior and multiple ball openings provided in spaced-apart relationship with respect to each other in the bottom portion of the enclosure and communicating with the enclosure interior. In typical ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994347 | Hit scoring apparatus for shooting practice The invention provides a hit-scoring apparatus for shooting practice, comprising a target holder consisting of a body constituting the first and second jaws of a clamping device, the first jaw and the second jaw being electrically insulated from one another, means a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6280351 | Striking practice device A practice device comprising a plurality of striking targets arranged about a frame in an overall configuration which approximates the shape of an opponent. The targets are individually articulated to the frame, so that each individual target reacts indep... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5934678 | Target system The invention relates to a target arrangement having a carrier frame which includes a housing receiver for a control unit located in a cuboidal housing, and which furthermore includes a housing-receiver for two drive units one beside the other, said drive... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5868394 | Target arrangement The invention relates to a target arrangement having an essentially rectangular carrier frame for receiving a control unit and at least one drive for at least one target. In this arrangement, the carrier frame bears a rollover bar, which is connected rele... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5647596 | Target system The invention relates to a target system including a target deck, trigger board and target plate. Apertures are provided in both the target deck and trigger board. The target deck is configured to receive or be juxtaposed to the trigger board so that the ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5403017 | Target lifter with impact sensing This is a commercial capable heavy lifter capable of rotating or levering large objects up and down by remote control. When used to so raise and lower targets on a firing range, the target can be dropped automatically when the target receives one or more ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5368293 | Pitcher training apparatus A housing is provided having multiple openings in its front wall each opened and closed by a closure positioned by a pneumatic cylinder. Each closure, when retracted from its opening, provides a target for the pitcher. A programmable controller in the hou... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5125668 | Game involving toy vehicles The invention relates to a game in which an invading player sends a self-propelled vehicle into a defender's territory. The vehicle carries a gun which shoots ping-pong ball toward a goal, after a time delay. The invader chooses the time delay such that t... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5046729 | Baseball pitchers practice target The apparatus of the invention comprises a backboard; a matrix of panels representing a strike zone; springs for resiliently biasing each of the panels outwardly from the backboard; switches mounted to the backboard behind the panels, whereby the impact o... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4971335 | Toss ball game device A game device and method of playing same. The game/toy device generally comprises a cord which is fastened to two spaced apart support posts that are vertically mounted from the ground. An alarm or bell device(s) is connected or attached to said cord. The... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4961587 | Paddle toss ball game A game device and method of playing same. The game/toy device generally comprises a paddle wheel which is rotatably mounted between two spaced apart support posts that are vertically mounted to a playing court. An alarm system is coupled to the paddle whe... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4940228 | Boxing training device A boxing training device involving the action of at least two reaction bodies that move in response to kinetic energy imposed by the glove of a boxer either directly upon a reaction body or indirectly via an elastic body. The result of the boxing impact i... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4852878 | Toy blocks for multiple puzzles and games of varying skill levels Eight detached playing blocks have different indicia sequences. Each indicia sequence is different from one another. The indices in each sequence have a numerical character and a directional character to them. Varying numbers of playing blocks can be used... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4807879 | Ball return/target assembly for racquet sports A ball return/target for racquet sports includes a resilient pad and at least one disk suspended from the pad by a filament. The pad is flexible polyurethane open cell foam of a thickness to cause a projectile hitting it to be deflected back at the source... | 02/28/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4415162 | Dart target system A dart target system comprising a first target movably mounted on a frame for rotation about a first axis, whereby when a greater number of darts are stuck in the target on one side of the axis than the other, then that one side will be below the other si... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4373733 | Reactionary human silhouette target A reactionary human silhouette targer for shooters is disclosed which gives instantaneous visual and audible reaction to being struck whereby by watching the target and listening, the area of the target which is struck may be determined. The target compri... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4283060 | Target having limited rotational movement upon impact The combat target of the invention, in contrast to the prior art drop or fall targets, is capable of automatically indicating a number of target hits occurring time wise in succession, without there being necessary, after each hit, manual resetting of the... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4244584 | Flippable game piece target A game including a playing surface which defines a plurality of scoring areas generally in adjacent side-by-side position. A game piece which is capable of being overturned or flip-flopped between alternative flat supporting surfaces of an overall housing... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4232865 | Radiation sensing mobile target game A game has at least one radiation emitter for manipulation by a player and a mobile target carrying a sensing means responsive to receive radiation, the target being moved in response to sensed radiation. In one embodiment there are two sensors each respo... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4223894 | Floating target and water projector toy A water toy including a float, which may be in the form of a boat, carrying one or more target members. The target members may be mounted on the boat deck and be rotatable or vibratable with respect to the float. A manually-operable pump means has an open... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4128966 | Inflatable terrarium assembly with controlled environment A collapsible terrarium assembly which is inflatable to assume a desired configuration for protectively housing a plant or other organic material in a controlled environment adapted to promote plant growth or to stimulate organic activity. The structure i... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4000899 | Game device A game device having a game board, the top of which defines a playing area with a plurality of positions on the game board 360° about a ball propelling device rotatably mounted on the game board for continuous and uniform rotation 360° generally central... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3947034 | Marble game board with surface pockets A cross-shaped gameboard has four arms extending radially from a central area and equiangularly spaced by 90° from each other. The arms are of equal dimensions. A pocket is provided in each of the arms in the area of the end thereof farthest from the cen... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3941384 | Balloon carried basket for ball game Equipment for playing hoop ball comprises a hollow inflatable balloon of toroidal shape having a central circular opening of sufficient diameter for passing a ball through it. A basket which may be somewhat similar to a basket used in playing basketball i... | 03/02/1976 |
