Class 473/505 - PLAYER-HELD DEVICE FOR BOTH PROJECTING AND CATCHING AERIAL PROJECTILE; PART THEREOF OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR (I.E., COMBINED PROJECTOR-CATCHER DEVICE)

Subclass of Class 473 - Games using tangible projectile
Definition: Subject matter (a) comprising a handheld or body-mounted
No. of patents: 26
Last issue date: 02/01/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7878929	Disc launching and catching device A device for use in launching and catching flying discs includes a frame having a handle section and an open forked section. The opened forked section includes a pair of opposing forks wherein each fork has a distal end and a proximal end with the distal end being f...	02/01/2011
7476166	Kango game The invention is a toy for performing a game of pitch and catch. The toy comprises a pair of rackets for propelling and catching a projectile. Each racket includes a rim for supporting a net between its inner periphery and a hook on its outer periphery. The projecti...	01/13/2009
7407454	Equipment threader and carrier for stick sports A sports equipment carrier that is woven or threads through one or more pieces of sports equipment, then attaches to itself and finally attaches to the handle of a sports stick. It is a quick, open and secure way to carry equipment on its own separately or attached ...	08/05/2008
7335083	Sheet type balloon A sheet type balloon has a blank, colorable area partly formed on an outer surface of a body, so the balloon is available for coloring or studying materials as well as typical playing materials. The balloon further has a valve assembly having bi-directional function...	02/26/2008
7309364	Paddle blade end with sidewalls form eccentric shaft A foldable paddle blade and shaft comprises a planar elongate polymer plastic substrate with two angularly directioned weakened hinge lines (71) which extend inwardly and angularly from a location at or near one elongate end of the substrate's lateral edges t...	12/18/2007
7273429	Ball game device A ball game device comprising a body 10 adapted to receive a hand 24 and a wrist 25 of a user 26, the body 10 presenting two hitting surfaces 14 for hitting a ball 20. The body 10 comprises two panels 12...	09/25/2007
7225584	Hand-held chum distributing device A hand-held manually swingable chum distributing device including a substantially elongated bat-shaped housing having a hollow interior, a closed handle at a proximal end thereof and an enlarged open distal end. The distal end is defined by an opening formed prefera...	06/05/2007
7226374	Lacrosse head and method of forming same A lacrosse head with improved weight and handling characteristics includes a frame element having a base portion, a scoop portion, and a pair of opposing sidewall portions extending between the base portion and the scoop portion. The frame element includes one or mo...	06/05/2007
6926627	Method and apparatus for determining compliance of a lacrosse stick head An apparatus and method for determining compliance of a lacrosse stick head with dimensional specifications that require a minimum allowable width between the two sidewalls of the head as measured at a designated distance from the stop member of the head. The appara...	08/09/2005
6626774	Stringless sports racquet A stringless sports racquet made from a used stringed racquet comprises a handle, a head frame, a flexible scoop provided on a back side of the head frame for catching, tossing, and scooping up a ball, and a flexible crosspiece provided across a back side...	09/30/2003
6471564	Splattle paddle The splattle paddle comprises a main housing with a handle secured thereto. A stretchable, flexible material is secured at an outer edge to the main housing. A button is secured centrally of the main housing to which one end of a linear stretchable cord i...	10/29/2002
6241632	Throw and catch ball game A hand-held, hand-manipulated catch ball game comprising a ball used with an assembly of two opposing receptacles, one above the other, each having ball exit openings positioned to direct the ball along an open ended track. A handle is located at the trac...	06/05/2001
6004233	Adaptive physical education device An adaptive physical education device has a spring-back assembly with a U shaped frame that is positioned over first and second vertical posts. The spring-back assembly has a webbing attached by springs to a webbing frame, which is pivotally attached to t...	12/21/1999
5318294	Stick and ball game and method A preferred embodiment, a ball launcher/catcher for a stick and ball game, including: an elongate base member having proximal and distal ends and an upper surface; a handle portion disposed at the proximal end of the base member; a first part of a hook-an...	06/07/1994
5265883	Playing racket A playing racket for playing the game of hit and catch with a hard smooth ball has a handle and a round frame integrally formed together, and a round elastic board secured to the disk along its periphery with a circular supporting frame which interlocks w...	11/30/1993
5181500	Pincers for throwing and catching a flying disc Pincers are describe for throwing and catching a flying disc such as a FRISBEE (a trade mark). The pincers are made up of a pair of pivotally interconnected jaws for selectively grasping and releasing the flying disc. The jaws are operated by a pair of ha...	01/26/1993
5082289	Rebound game garment The subject garment comprises a rectangular piece of sheet material. When the garment is worn by a user one end of the piece is held against or close to the user's chest in a line between the user's armpits and midway between them. The corners of the othe...	01/21/1992
4955842	Flying disk with retrieving device There is provided a game toy in the form of a flying disk with a handling device for retrieving the flying disk. The flying disk consists of a standard sized and shaped flying disk having a smaller disk-shaped element axially attached to and spaced from t...	09/11/1990
4848773	Balloon game and method of playing same A balloon game (20, 55, 64, 72), and methods of playing and assembling the same, employing: (a) a conventional balloon (21); (b) a relatively small, soft projectile such as a simulated basketball (25), a simulated football (62), a simulated clown's nose (...	07/18/1989
4819947	Aerial projectile game apparatus The present invention generally relates to a game apparatus requiring the use of manual dexterity and skill in projecting an aerial projectile by one player in the game with the other player in the game catching the aerial projectile by the use of a uniqu...	04/11/1989
4796883	Method and apparatus for juggling An amusement device, useful for ocular as well as hand-eye coordination exercises, takes the form of a rod with two removable end balls and a positionally adjustable intermediate ball. The rod is manipulated, twirled and juggled by means of two hand-held ...	01/10/1989
4752076	Apparatus for providing entertainment and methods of using same A hand manipulated stick provides at least two parallel spaced apart rails extending longitudinally from a handle and affords inherently unstable point contact with a spherical ball so that the contact may be selectively rendered more or less stable by th...	06/21/1988
4679799	Apparatus and method for propelling an object A propulsion device having a base to be secured towards its periphery at at least three points to at least three fingers of a human hand. Whereby contracting the fingers toward each other forms a pocket in the base for receiving an object and the expansio...	07/14/1987
4443013	Hand racket for ball game with signal-generating means A hand racket for a ball game has a frame with two concentric rings interconnected by several spokes, the inner ring having a diameter exceeding that of a ball to be bounced off a net of strings spanning that ring. The two rings are separated by spaces wh...	04/17/1984
4234183	Game device My novel game apparatus is herein disclosed. The apparatus comprises a central generally rectangularly outlined net portion having obliquely outlined comfort handles disposed at each end. A centrally positioned ball locating opening is provided in the net...	11/18/1980
4118030	Method of juggling and apparatus therefor A method of juggling a generally elongate tubular member using a pair of cushioned tubular members in which the tubular member to be juggled is disposed across the two cushioned tubular members which are held in spaced relationship to one another in a dir...	10/03/1978

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Class 473/505 - PLAYER-HELD DEVICE FOR BOTH PROJECTING AND CATCHING AERIAL PROJECTILE; PART THEREOF OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR (I.E., COMBINED PROJECTOR-CATCHER DEVICE)