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Surface projectile game with changeable targets

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-18
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1983-07-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Burk Melvin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 15:37
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/02; A63B; A63B63/00; A63B63/08; A63B67/00; A63B67/02; A63F7/00; A63F7/0023

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 214 words
A GAME FOR AMUSEMENT UTILIZING PLAYING PIECES AND IMPACTING ELEMENTS FOR URGING THE PIECES ALONG A SURFACE COMPRISING: A BODY HAVING AN UPPER HORIZONTAL PLAYING SURFACE OF BROAD LATERAL AREA; RAIL MEANS AFFIXED ON SAID BODY TO ENCOMPASS SAID PLAYING AREA, AND HAVING BUFFER PORTIONS ABOVE THE PLAYING SURFACE ADAPTED TO DEFLECT THE PLAYING PIECES INWARDLY OF THE RAIL MEANS; SAID BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF CUPS THEREIN OPENING AT SAID PLAYING SURFACE FOR RECEIVING THEREON PLAYING PIECES IMPACTED ON THE PLAYING SURFACE BY AN IMPACTING ELEMENT; SAID CUPS HAVING SEAT PORTIONS; AND COVER MEANS FOR SELECTIVE SEATING IN SAID SEAT PORTIONS AND HAVING OPPOSITE PLAY SIDES ADAPTED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH SAID PLAYING SURFACE WHEN THE RESPECTIVE CUPS ARE NOT IN USE AS SUCH; AT LEAST ONE SAID COVER MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY REVERSIBLE IN THE RESPECTIVE SAID SEAT MEANS AND HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED TO SAID PLAY SIDED DIFFERENT PLAY CHARACTERISTICS ADAPTED TO BE PRESENTED UPWARDLY ACCORDING TO THE SELECTED SEATING POSITION OF THE COVER; AND PLAY CHARACTERISTICS ON ONE SIDE OF THE COVER MEANS INCLUDING A TARGET PIN THEREON ADAPTED IN ONE SEATED POSITION OF THE COVER MEANS TO EXTEND UPRIGHT ABOVE SAID PLAYING SURFACE, AND ADAPTED IN THE REVERSED SEATED POSITION OF THE COVER MEANS TO BE CONCEALED WITHIN THE CUP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 214 words
A GAME FOR AMUSEMENT UTILIZING PLAYING PIECES AND IMPACTING ELEMENTS FOR URGING THE PIECES ALONG A SURFACE COMPRISING: A BODY HAVING AN UPPER HORIZONTAL PLAYING SURFACE OF BROAD LATERAL AREA; RAIL MEANS AFFIXED ON SAID BODY TO ENCOMPASS SAID PLAYING AREA, AND HAVING BUFFER PORTIONS ABOVE THE PLAYING SURFACE ADAPTED TO DEFLECT THE PLAYING PIECES INWARDLY OF THE RAIL MEANS; SAID BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF CUPS THEREIN OPENING AT SAID PLAYING SURFACE FOR RECEIVING THEREON PLAYING PIECES IMPACTED ON THE PLAYING SURFACE BY AN IMPACTING ELEMENT; SAID CUPS HAVING SEAT PORTIONS; AND COVER MEANS FOR SELECTIVE SEATING IN SAID SEAT PORTIONS AND HAVING OPPOSITE PLAY SIDES ADAPTED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH SAID PLAYING SURFACE WHEN THE RESPECTIVE CUPS ARE NOT IN USE AS SUCH; AT LEAST ONE SAID COVER MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY REVERSIBLE IN THE RESPECTIVE SAID SEAT MEANS AND HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED TO SAID PLAY SIDED DIFFERENT PLAY CHARACTERISTICS ADAPTED TO BE PRESENTED UPWARDLY ACCORDING TO THE SELECTED SEATING POSITION OF THE COVER; AND PLAY CHARACTERISTICS ON ONE SIDE OF THE COVER MEANS INCLUDING A TARGET PIN THEREON ADAPTED IN ONE SEATED POSITION OF THE COVER MEANS TO EXTEND UPRIGHT ABOVE SAID PLAYING SURFACE, AND ADAPTED IN THE REVERSED SEATED POSITION OF THE COVER MEANS TO BE CONCEALED WITHIN THE CUP.

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