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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270332 | Activity 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 |
| 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 |
| 6997825 | Toss-game structure for poolside use A toss-game structure for poolside use includes a target supported at a height from a base and having front and rear portions defining an interior space. The target front portion includes at least one opening for receipt of a tossed object in the interior space. The... | 02/14/2006 |
| 5697617 | Game A game includes the head of an animal having a pair of jaws therein which are movable from an opened condition to a closed condition. The jaws are adapted to close upon a play object tossed between them, and a conveyor returns fallen play objects back to ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5611531 | Pro pitching device A pro pitching device (10) comprising a backboard target (12) having a bull's-eye central aperture (14). An assembly (16) is for elevating the backboard target (12) in an adjustable vertical position above the ground (18). A person (20) can stand at a dis... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5358237 | Basketball game assembly A basketball game includes a board and a ring secured to the board, the board has an opening formed in middle portion and has a door panel pivotally coupled to the board for closing the opening, a beam has one end pivotally coupled to the board and the ot... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5257790 | Combination target A combination target for use in competitive shooting tournaments includes primary and secondary targets which are reliably presented to a shooter in sequence as well as a signalling arrangement which signals a hit only after both targets have fallen to a ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5238243 | Hockey target apparatus A hockey target includes a vertical board having a plurality of openings. The openings are directed through the board into a receiving net cage rearwardly of the vertical board. The invention is further arranged to optionally include counter structure, wh... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5222740 | Entertaining target An entertaining target comprises a box, a sound and light control device attached inside the box and a balloon. The front opening of the box is attached with an openable front lid formed with a target hole in the middle, and inside the box there is provid... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5197743 | Golfing dart game apparatus A dart game includes a board with a simulation golf course presented thereon, including fairways, greens, sand traps, and the like. An object in play of the game requires progression from a fairway to a green to a scoring. Associated water and sand traps ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5066006 | Basket for basketball-type game A basket for a basketball-like game wherein the player attempts to shoot a projectile (e.g., a basketball) downwardly through the opening of a basket, either directly or upon rebound from a backboard, comprising a basket defining a generally vertical open... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5064194 | Apparatus for use in practicing pitching of baseballs An apparatus for use in practicing pitching of baseballs to enable the user to improve pitching accuracy and to indicate pitched balls delivered within a strike zone having a vertical backboard with a rectangular opening therethrough, four trapezoidal sha... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4949979 | Game target and playing method An apparatus for playing a game. The apparatus has a frame, a net secured to the frame, a pair of front legs secured to the frame, and a rear leg connected to the frame and to the back portion of the net. A target is pivotally secured to the frame. A meth... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4915381 | Basketball target device An aiming device to assist in basketball shooting practice, comprised of an elastic cord, fasteners at both ends of the cord for detachably fastening the ends of the line to the hoop of a basketball goal, so that the line spans the hoop opening and lies i... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4635943 | Indoor and outdoor game This indoor and outdoor game is designed to be played by one person or may be competitively played by from two to four players. Primarily, it consists of a plurality of saucer shaped plastic discs that are tossed at an opponent's hoop to be received there... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4332390 | Target with magnetically-held, dislodgeable indicator An amusement device is provided having a target which is a comic representation of a person, such as a radio announcer, for example. The target is portrayed on a generally flat, vertical surface, having a large open mouth, defining a bull's-eye and a port... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4244569 | Basketball practicing apparatus Apparatus for improving the accuracy of shooting a basketball, including a target such as a brightly-colored ball and apparatus extending below the basketball hoop for holding the target at the center of the hoop, the holding apparatus permitting the targ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4186925 | Competitive toss game A competitive toss game where each player has tossable play objects such as bean bags and there is a target apparatus with one or more receptacles each having a pivotally mounted flippable lid. Each lid is provided with an opening large enough for a bean ... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4135559 | Water squirt toy and fill valve combination A water squirt toy apparatus including a combination of a water squirt toy and a special filling valve which function together cooperatively. The water squirt toy includes a resiliently expansible tubular member serving as a water reservoir and encased within ... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4087091 | Spinner apparatus for playing throw game The game herein described has a board upon which there is mounted a basket. The basket has a reduced-in-size lower portion beneath which is a flapper assembly. When the player makes a basket with the throw of a bean bag, which passes through the inside of... | 05/02/1978 |
