US3138384A
Expired / Lapsed
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Alley and missile game combination
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-09-22
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1980-09-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William R Irwin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:49
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/22; A63F7/36; A63F7/40; A63F7/0005; A63F9/00; A63F9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
A GAME APPARATUS COMPRISING A FLAT BASE MEMBER MERGING AT ONE END THEREOF INTO A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY CURVED, SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLUTE SHAPED EXTENSIONS IN A COMMON PLANE WHICH TERMINATE IN UPWARDLY CURVED EYE PORTIONS, AND A ROLLING MISSILE FOR PROPELLING ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID BASE MEMBER TO SAID INVOLUTE EXTENSIONS, SAID MISSILE COMPRISING ROLLER MEANS FOR ROLLING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BASE MEMBER AND A CYLINDRICAL SHAFT OF SMALLER DIAMETER THAN SAID ROLLER MEANS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF, THE PITCH OF SAID INVOLUTE EXTENSION BEING GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID SHAFT TO ENABLE THE RECEIVING OF THE SHAFT BETWEEN THE CONVOLUTIONS OF THE INVOLUTE, AND LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID ROLLER MEANS, SAID INVOLUTE EXTENSIONS BEING OF LESS WIDTH THAN SAID BASE MEMBER, AND SPACED APART LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE SHAFT OF SAID MISSILE, MEANS INVOLVING ADJACENT INVOLUTES TO ENABLE A PROPERLY DIRECTED MISSILE AFTER ROLLING ON SAID BASE MEMBER ON SAID ROLLER MEANS TO ENGAGE THE END PORTIONS OF THE MISSILE SHAFT AND ROLL ON THE INNER SURFACES OF ADJACENT INVOLUTE EXTENSIONS INTO SAID EYE PORTIONS THEREOF WHEREBY THE MISSILE MAY BE RETAINED IN A POSITION OF REST THEREIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
A GAME APPARATUS COMPRISING A FLAT BASE MEMBER MERGING AT ONE END THEREOF INTO A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY CURVED, SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLUTE SHAPED EXTENSIONS IN A COMMON PLANE WHICH TERMINATE IN UPWARDLY CURVED EYE PORTIONS, AND A ROLLING MISSILE FOR PROPELLING ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID BASE MEMBER TO SAID INVOLUTE EXTENSIONS, SAID MISSILE COMPRISING ROLLER MEANS FOR ROLLING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BASE MEMBER AND A CYLINDRICAL SHAFT OF SMALLER DIAMETER THAN SAID ROLLER MEANS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF, THE PITCH OF SAID INVOLUTE EXTENSION BEING GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID SHAFT TO ENABLE THE RECEIVING OF THE SHAFT BETWEEN THE CONVOLUTIONS OF THE INVOLUTE, AND LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID ROLLER MEANS, SAID INVOLUTE EXTENSIONS BEING OF LESS WIDTH THAN SAID BASE MEMBER, AND SPACED APART LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE SHAFT OF SAID MISSILE, MEANS INVOLVING ADJACENT INVOLUTES TO ENABLE A PROPERLY DIRECTED MISSILE AFTER ROLLING ON SAID BASE MEMBER ON SAID ROLLER MEANS TO ENGAGE THE END PORTIONS OF THE MISSILE SHAFT AND ROLL ON THE INNER SURFACES OF ADJACENT INVOLUTE EXTENSIONS INTO SAID EYE PORTIONS THEREOF WHEREBY THE MISSILE MAY BE RETAINED IN A POSITION OF REST THEREIN.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-06-23 | 1967-12-23 | 1968-06-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-06-23 | 1971-12-23 | 1972-06-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-06-23 | 1975-12-23 | 1976-06-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |