Boxing game

Claim 2

A boxing game comprising: a base; two housings, means mounting said housings for movement on said base, said housings being provided with handles having actuator members; boxing figurines mounted on said housings in opposed relationship, each of said figurines having arms, means causing said arms to extend outwardly, a torso and means causing said torso to rock when contacted; means operatively connecting said actuator members of said housings to said means causing said arms to extend outwardly of said figurines; means counting and recording the number of times said torso of each of said figurines is rocked as a result of being contacted by at least one of the arms of the opposing figurine; and means causing each of said figurines to rock backwardly out of position after said torso is contacted and rocked a predetermined plurality of times.

Claim 3

A boxing game as in claim 1, wherein said arms of said figurines include upper segments and wherein said means causing said arms to extend outwardly comprises a lever associated with each of said actuating members and mounted to said housing, one end of each of said levers being disposed directly below the corresponding actuating member, a rod associated with each of said levers and having a lower end resting against the other end of the said lever and operatively connected at its upper end to one of said upper arm segments of each of said arms, and means normally urging each of said arms downwardly from its extended position.

Claim 4

A boxing game as in claim 1, wherein said means mounting said housings for movement on said base comprises slots formed in said base and supports extending downwardly from said housings and extending through said slots.

Claim 5

A boxing game as in claim 3, wherein said slots are positioned on said base such that when one of said figurines is in its forwardmost position and said arms thereof are fully extended, and the other of said figurines is in its rearwardmost position, the extended arms of said one figurine cannot touch said torso of said other figurine.

Claim 6

A boxing game as in claim 1, wherein said means causing said arms to extend outwardly comprises a chassis included within said figurine, two shafts connected to said chassis, Each of said arms comprising a lower section provided with a glove, two upper sections, means pivotally connecting said lower section to said upper sections and means mounting said upper sections to rotate about said shafts.

Claim 7

A boxing game comprising: a base; two housings, means mounting said housings for movement on said base, said housings being provided with handles having actuator members; boxing figurines mounted on said housings in opposed relationship, each of said figurines having arms, means causing said arms to extend outwardly, a torso and means causing said torso to rock when contacted; means operatively connecting said actuator members of said housings to said means causing said arms to extend outwardly of said figurines; and means counting and recording the number of times said torso of each of said figurines is rocked as a result of being contacted by at least one of the arms of the opposing figurine, comprising a rod operatively connected at its upper end to each of said torsos, a control knob operatively mounted for rotation with respect to each of said housings and means operatively connecting said rod and said control knob for advancing said control knob a number of degrees each time said rod is moved downwardly by the rocking action of its associated torso, said control knob being provided with indicia corresponding to said number of degrees such that the user is advised of the number of times said torso has been rocked.

Claim 8

A boxing game comprising: a base; two housings, means mounting said housings for movement on said base, said housings being provided with handles having actuator members; boxing figurines mounted on said housings in opposed relationship, each of said figurines having arms, means causing said arms to extend outwardly, a torso and means causing said torso to rock when contacted; means operatively connecting said actuator members of said housings to said means causing said arms to extend outwardly of said figurines; and means counting and recording the number of times said torso of each of said figurines is rocked as a result of being contacted by at least one of the arms of the opposing figurine, comprising a rod operatively connected at its upper end to each of said torsos, a control knob operatively mounted for rotation with respect to each of said housings and means operatively connecting said rod and said control knob for advancing said control knob a number of degrees each time said rod is moved downwardly by the rocking action of its associated torso, said control knob being provided with indicia corresponding to said number of degrees such that the user is advised of the number of times said torso has been rocked.

Claim 9

A boxing game as in claim 6, including means causing each of said figurines to move to inoperative position as its associated control knob advances a predetermined number of degrees.