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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| 7905491 | Wobbling game system A wobbling game system for providing an interactive and challenging game. The wobbling game system generally includes an apparatus for determining an outcome of a game, comprising a base including a curved portion and a flat portion, wherein the flat portion is posi... | 03/15/2011 |
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| 7900931 | Balancing mechanism for an equilibrium game A balancing mechanism for an equilibrium game wherein a hub is connected to a tripod by a universal joint. A plurality of radially extending arms having cups on their outer ends are connected to the hub. A depending pointer is connected to the hub and extends downwa... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7874560 | Suspended game piece construction game A suspended game piece construction game having a game assembly including a suspended ring assembly to which a plurality of game pieces may be attached in a multitude of different orientations and compositions. A base assembly is placed upon a flat surface, and serv... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7694975 | Toys or games using a launching device and foam blocks The invention, an apparatus and foam blocks for toys and an adjunct for games, consists of a spring-loaded platform acting as the launcher used in conjunction with foam blocks. The spring-loaded platform consists of two plastic parts butted together using the force ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7294071 | Method and device to train a baseball swing This device will train an individual to strike a baseball. It is used for beginners as well as some of the advanced players by allowing the ball to be forced into different directions to simulate various pitching maneuvers. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261299 | Jumping game using building block-based stepping stones The present invention relates to a game tool for jumping building block-based stepping stones, comprising a plurality of stepping stone units that can be independently placed flat on the ground for children to step on and jump. As each stepping stone unit is triangu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7178805 | Suspended mobile construction game This invention is an educational game of suspension, balance, construction and strategy. It can be played alone or with others. An initial point of suspension support is set up. One of several ways is used to choose a particular starting game piece. The first player... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7101249 | Wiggle flyer A flying toy has a spiral-shaped tail to which a head portion is coupled to effect a wiggling flight pattern of the toy. In preferred embodiments, the spiral-shaped tail is fabricated from a material that maintains the spiral shape of the tail during flight, and has... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059606 | Game playing methods and game piece stack formations for playing same A method of playing a game includes providing a plurality of stackable game pieces, at least a proportion of which are parallelepiped game pieces having at least one pair of opposed non-right angle parallelogram end faces and at least one pair of opposed rectangular... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052013 | Stacking game and method A game device that includes non-uniformly shaped playing pieces that may be stacked onto an arrangement of multiple, base structures, the base structures having one or more substantially planar playing surfaces thereon, the playing pieces suitable for stacking on th... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6971649 | Zero-sum tiling game A zero-sum tiling game. A plurality of “domino-like” game pieces include indicia viewable on the top surfaces of the game pieces that correspond to one, or the other, or both of two halves of the game pieces. The indicia forms a binary set. The indicia associate... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957960 | Method and apparatus kit for demonstrating archimedes' principle A kit for demonstrating Archimedes' principle, comprising a tub having an overflow spout, such that when fluid reaches the overflow spout, all additional fluid added to the tub will flow out the overflow spout; and a stable boat sized to float in the tub without tou... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6679496 | Activity-directed stacking piece game A stacking piece game includes a plurality of game pieces stackable in layers, with each game piece being associated with one of a plurality of task classes and one of a plurality of activities associated with the one task class. At least one of the game ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6318726 | Pivoting board game A game apparatus, comprising a body, having a rotational axis and a non-planar surface, and a support, is disclosed. The support supports the body in a starting position, whereat the axis is horizontal, a center of gravity of the body is below the axis an... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6164654 | Stacking game of balance and dexterity The present invention provides a game that challenges variable skill levels, variable skill attributes, and that may be played under variable lighting conditions. The present invention provides a game of balance and dexterity, whereby game pieces 10 are s... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161832 | Stacking block game A stacking block game includes a plurality of game blocks stackable in layers, and an elongate sleeve comprising four planar sides defining an interior for retaining the game blocks in layers in the interior. Apertures are provided in the sides, coincide ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6149494 | Toy with a moving body movable on a platform A toy includes a platform, a moving body, and a balance bar. The moving body has front and rear wheels rotatable about horizontal rotary axes, a turning wheel, and a drive unit coupled to the turning wheel and one of the rear wheels to drive movement of t... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6022026 | Method of playing a stacking block game and game blocks therefor A method of playing a stacking block game is disclosed. The game uses a plurality of game blocks have a generally parallelepiped shape aid generally similar dimensions. Each game block has indicia applied to at least one end thereof. The indicia include a... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5954340 | Multiple tier token balance game A balance member is formed of a plurality of substantially planar rigid trunk elements arranged in a vertical stack and alternately oriented orthogonally to each adjacent trunk element. Each planar trunk element further supports a pair of oppositely posit... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5611544 | Stacking brick tower game A game is played by building a tower of bricks in multiple levels, and players alternately removing a brick from one level and adding it to the top of the tower to build new levels, until collapse of the tower occurs. Bricks of a variety of different type... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5560616 | Game using stacked marbles A game for use with more than one marbles. The game comprises a housing having first and second sides, a bottom surface and a return area. The bottom surface is sloped such that when the marbles are placed upon the bottom surface the marbles tend under th... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5480159 | Game of skill A method of playing a game which includes a base element having a substantially horizontal, dimensionally defined upper surface and a plurality of uniformly thick playing pieces, wherein the base element is placed on a stable surface and then the playing ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5421581 | Game device utilizing opposing magnetic fields A game device in which opposing magnetic fields are used to position a plurality of magnetic balance tiles around the periphery of a starting magnet in accordance with a set of rules which specify unique patterns of displacement and awards points which ar... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5393060 | Game piece randomizer Apparatus for randomly manipulating and distributing one or a plurality of game pieces such as dice, marbles, coins or the like. In one construction, the game piece is contained within a closed housing having a plurality of apertures formed through side a... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5332231 | Executive balance toy The executive balance toy is a balancing game assembled from precisely-machined plates. The plates interconnect and pivot with respect to one another to form a structure that pivots about two axes and includes a play surface which does not pivot about its... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5328188 | Magnetic board game A game having a magnetically permeable game board areas, each of the areas having a magnet associated therewith and a plurality of magnetic game pieces to be propelled by a player by a repeller toward the game board in an effort to position the magnetic g... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5265884 | Magnet toss game This invention discloses a game of skill which brings into play the delightful and astonishing behavior of round rolling magnets. Players take turns tossing disc-shaped magnets into a cylindrical cup. The magnets gradually begin to stack up inside the cup... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5240260 | Toy game apparatus A toy game apparatus includes a plurality of independent character figure body portion segments which are rotatably received on a bent rod so that they extend upwardly from a base and a plurality of upwardly facing, hand-like ball receiving elements on ea... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5209486 | Magnetic game A game having a magnetically permeable game board areas, each of the areas having a magnet positioned thereunder below the game board and a plurality of magnetic game pieces to be propelled by a player by a repeller toward the game board in an effort to p... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5197735 | Game piece randomizer Apparatus for randomly manipulating and distributing one or a plurality of game pieces such as dice, marbles, coins or the like. In one construction, the game piece is contained within a closed housing having a plurality of apertures formed through side a... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5181727 | Toy game apparatus with vertically extendable appendage A toy game apparatus includes a body portion, a vertically extendable semi-rigid appendage, and an advancing mechanism in the body portion for advancing the appendage from a retracted position therein to various vertically upwardly extended positions rela... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5072936 | Magnetic marbles stacking game and apparatus The invention relates to a board and table type of game in which competing players take turns in stacking small magnetic marbles or magnetic game pieces on to a small elevated base to see how many they can stack before a fall occurs. The magnetic marbles ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5071355 | Demonstration device A demonstration appliance has a human figure comprising a head region, a foot region with a convex downward or pointed foot surface, and a block whose height matches that of the foot region. The block comprises at least two, preferably three, superimposed... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5067729 | Block stacking game apparatus A game apparatus including a plurality of block members, wherein each block member is defined by an equal predetermined length. The block members are defined by a trapezoidal cross-sectional configuration, wherein both sides are of differing lengths. An e... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5007636 | Game apparatus A Game Apparatus is disclosed which is capable of forming the base of many different games and which comprises a container 1 for game apparatus elements and a lid 7 for the container, an upper surface of the container being provided with attachments where... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4974850 | Vibration triggered game device Vibration triggered game device having a housing with a vibration sensitive reference base to generate vibrations in response to a manually applied vibratory stimulus during game play, and a circuit to sense the level of those vibrations relative to a pre... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4932655 | Balancing game A balancing game includes an elastic support having upper and lower horizontal support plates. A plurality of weight pieces, which are equally distributed amongst players at the start of the game, are placed on the upper support plate one-by-one in rotati... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4902010 | Balancing skill game A game based upon the balancing of dissimilar shaped blocks, one upon the other in sequence, until the construct topples or no more blocks can be added. The game features blocks varying not only in shape and size to a substantial extent but also varying i... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4877407 | Stackable blocks A set of stackable blocks in which there is a subset of blocks each having its center of mass offset from where the center of mass would be located if the block had a uniform mass distribution. In other aspects, the distribution of mass in one block can b... | 10/31/1989 |
