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Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust
A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850551 | Mobile practice targets A mobile practice target is described, which includes a framework comprising a base support and at least one substantially vertical support extending above the base support and an angled support above the vertical support, together with a pocket comprising a resilie... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7351168 | Multiple sports device This device is an all-in-one sports combination, which will allow an individual to play soccer, hockey, rollerblade driveway hockey, lacrosse, football, baseball, and basketball, as well as practice kicking a football. The frame structure will allow different height... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341529 | Football training device A device which is utilized during practice or other informal situation to teach a football player such as a quarterback or kicker to deliver a football around or over one or preferably a group of linemen. In one embodiment, the device includes a mechanism capable of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7288033 | Quarterback toss target A portable football target device for improving the accuracy of a pass and to also teach defensive backs the appropriate decision to make when covering a receiver as to whether to attempt an interception or to tackle the receiver, includes a rounded weighted base at... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288034 | Adjustable height, self-propelled basketball goal support A basketball goal support structure includes a support base and a pneumatic cylinder coupled to the support base. A pneumatically operated rod is extendably disposed insure the pneumatic cylinder. The rod is adapted to couple a basketball goal assembly to the end of... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264579 | Device and method for strengthening the elbow A device and method for preventing the damage underlying lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) or medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), or both lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) and medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), or for treating the damage underlying late... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7156760 | Movable goalie An automated goalkeeper assembly includes a track having a length; a goalie structure; and a base that supports the goalie structure on top of the track. The base has wheels and a motor cooperating with at least one of the wheels for moving the goalie structure alon... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7090596 | Sport training and game device A device is disclosed which includes a base and a pair of substantially vertical members supported by the base. A horizontal member extends substantially horizontally between the vertical members. A first mechanism selectively adjusts the vertical position of the ho... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070521 | Football training device A device which is utilized during practice or other informal situation to teach a football player such as a quarterback or kicker to deliver a football around or over one or preferably a group of linemen. In one embodiment, the device includes a mechanism capable of... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056269 | Physical therapy tool The physical therapy tool comprises a large hoop with several small rings that slide around the hoop for use as a physical therapy or exercise aid. Moving the small rings around the hoop provides a measured, repeatable, and variable circumduction exercise for the ar... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037221 | Frameless portable suspension system A frameless portable suspension system includes a tensional two-dimensional material having a frameless perimeter, opposite upper corners, and a bottom secured to ground, the tensional two-dimensional material located in a vertical plane perpendicular to the ground;... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021630 | Portable ball retriever A portable ball retriever comprises a first member forming a first closed loop, a second member forming a second closed loop with the first member foldably attached to the second member, supports fitted between the first and second members to sustain the first membe... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014578 | Adjustable football goalpost assembly A football goalpost that can be used at various times by both high school and college teams by adjusting the spacing of the uprights. The goalpost has the ability to adjust the verticality of the uprights by rotation of the uprights about the crossbar axis. The goal... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011310 | Interchangeable modular ball game apparatus The multidimensional interchangeable modular ball game apparatus is used for building game playing skills, such as hand-to-eye and foot-to-eye coordination. The apparatus can be used for throwing, kicking or hitting any type of sports ball and can help with practici... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6905418 | Golf short game training, practice and contest game kit A Golf Short Game Training, Practice and Contest Game assemblage, which is easy to assemble, disassemble and transport from location to location (in, for example, the provided carrying bag) and which includes a main frame which is assembled from various steel pipes ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6796914 | Movable goalie An assembly includes a track having a length; a goalie structure; and a base that supports the goalie structure on top of the track. The base has wheels and a motor cooperating with at least one of the wheels for moving the goalie structure along the length of the t... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6736738 | Football target practice apparatus A football target practice apparatus for allowing a user to practice one's football throwing skills. The football target practice apparatus includes a base member being adapted to rest upon a ground; and also includes a football catching assembly including an elonga... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6682446 | Range estimator A device for estimating the range of a struck ball includes a backstop, at least one velocity measuring device, a data processor having a data structure communicating with the velocity measuring device, and a display communicating with the data processor.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679795 | Target apparatus and method A target for an object thrown, struck or otherwise projected by a user. The target includes a number of uprights pivotally mounted to a base. A user projects an object at the uprights in an attempt to knock them down. The target optionally includes a rese... | 01/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6575852 | Football centering machine An apparatus for centering a ball is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base, an upright member supported on the base for pivotal movement with respect to the base, and a pivot arm pivotally supported relative to the upright member for pivotal movement ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6511390 | Sports ball net assembly A net assembly which allows a user to easily and conveniently practice the launching, throwing or kicking of sports balls (such as baseballs, soccer balls and footballs) in a limited and/or indoor area, and is easily carried, kept or installed. In the net... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6398672 | Football kicking trainer This device is a portable training apparatus for the evaluation of the flight trajectory and the horizontal and vertical vectors comprising the flight path of a kicked football at any distance, the device having a portable wheeled base, rigid uprights and... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398215 | Shooting target system, components therefor and methods of making the same A shooting target system comprising a substantially vertical post having a target assembly comprising a double faced target, a stub shaft and a pivot shaft, the target assembly rotatably mounted upon the post wherein the post further releasably captures t... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394917 | Goal post with adjustable components The football goal post of the present invention includes a cross bar that allows the spacing of the uprights to be selectively adjusted by the user of the goal post. A variety of embodiments are disclosed showing different arrangements for adjusting the s... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6375584 | Timed place kicking practice device and method An apparatus for enhancing in simulated real-time environment, the skills of a football place kicker, center and holder, particularly the speed, distance, direction and angle of the kicks, by simulating charging lineman and providing simultaneous and inte... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6354968 | Pitcher protection net device in baseball practice A pitcher protection net device in baseball practice having a frame installed on the ground to vertically extend to cover a pitcher from his front. A net closes a space surrounded by the outer edge of the frame and is attached to the frame. The frame incl... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6350211 | Baseball pitching aid A simulated image of a batter facing a pitcher is provided for use in pitching practice. The lower portion of the batter includes one or more stakes which are inserted into the ground and provide a stable support. By positioning the simulated batter in an... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6220976 | Modified goal post A modified goal post is provided including an upstanding post, a large frame mounted on the post, and a small frame mounted within the frame.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6093119 | Football training and evaluation apparatus A football training and evaluation apparatus has a frame, a contacting element, and a force transferring member connected to the frame and the contacting element. A measuring-signaling element is connected to the force transferring member and is adapted t... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6045466 | Football game for reduced size playing areas, especially indoor playing areas Football game for reduced size playing areas, especially indoor playing areas. The invention comprises providing a playing field measuring approximately 198 feet long by 84 feet wide, having markings thereon indicating boundaries, end zones and yardage ma... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5803839 | Backyard baseball game An informal baseball game played with a few players on each side, equipment for defining a strike zone and hit zones, and with a set of rules.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5688196 | Remote controlled moving target for passing practice A portable, remote controlled moving target device for throwing practice which includes a support cable for supporting and carrying a target on an adjustable target support. The adjustable target support includes a hollow upper stem portion and a hollow l... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5527032 | Multiple sport practice system A system for playing or practicing multiple sports is provided. The system includes a backstop having an aperture and a removable pouch located behind the aperture for capturing a ball or other object directed at the aperture by the user. The pouch is des... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5524901 | Sport target apparatus A sport target apparatus has a target on a back panel disposed at a down angle for stopping the travel of a ball directed at the target. The apparatus includes a bottom panel which defines a ball retention area for collecting the balls, and one or more fl... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5516115 | Portable ball practice target A portable practice target, for propelled balls, includes a light-weight plastic tubing and fittings framework that supports a front and a rear panel in an essentially vertical position. Three edges of the panels are attached together so that the panels f... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5413328 | Body supported sports target and method To entertain fans at sporting events, such as baseball, basketball backboards, palm trees, hockey and soccer goals are provided as targets for fans to participate by tossing objects at the target. Targets are strapped to a person moving through the stands... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5224701 | Football launching apparatus Apparatus for launching a football on a predetermined trajectory comprises a receptacle for holding a football in an axial alignment such that each end of the football is substantially aligned on an initial arc of a predetermined trajectory. The receptacl... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5037095 | Quarterback trainer game apparatus A quarterback trainer game apparatus is provided and consists of a flexible back panel suspended from a frame member which is suspended from a support structure. Large and small netting basket pockets are carried in the back panel while a back up net havi... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4936578 | Quarterback practice target A sport's training aid for a quarterback including an extensible-retractable vertical pole having a horizontal arm and pass throwing target loops located at lower and upper positions on the vertical pole and at the free ends of the horizontal arm. The tar... | 06/26/1990 |
