Disc projection apparatus

Claim 2

Play apparatus for competitive play between two or more players, comprising: a housing having a transparent window and defining a compartment therein, said compartment having a generally flat configuration defining a generally upright plane of reference, said compartment having a width generally transverse to said generally upright plane of reference, a pair of figures disposed within said compartment, each of said figures having at least one movable limb, said figures being disposed parallel to said plane for translational movement parallel to said plane, a barrier region disposed in a lower portion of the compartment between the figures and extending substantially the full width of the compartment, said barrier region comprising a solid barrier member disposed in said lower portion of the compartment and extending sufficiently far along said width of the compartment to block passage of said playpiece through said barrier region, a playpiece within said compartment for being propelled by said figures back and forth between them and over the barrier region, and remote control means in said housing operatively associated with said figures so that each figure can be separately and individually controlled in its movement from outside of said housing.

Claim 3

The play apparatus of claim 1 wherein each control means is operable to change the position of its figure and to effect movement of its movable limb.

Claim 4

The play apparatus of claim 2 wherein each figure has at least one movable arm and each of said control means includes transmission means connected to said arm for effecting movement thereof.

Claim 5

The play apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of Said transmission means comprises a plurality of pivotally interconnected sections which transmit motion from an input section movable from outside said housing to an output section connected to said arm.

Claim 6

The play apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a pair of carrier plate members disposed within said compartment, each of said carrier plate members having one of said figures mounted thereon and being individually movable within the compartment for selected positioning of the figure within the compartment, said carrier plate members being disposed generally parallel to and movable parallel to said reference plane.

Claim 7

The play apparatus of claim 5 wherein said carrier plate members are mounted in said housing for side-to-side sliding movement relative to said compartment.

Claim 8

The play apparatus of claim 5 wherein each of said carrier plate members is connected to a handle element that extends generally perpendicular to said plate members, said housing having a front wall with a pair of slots therein, each of said handle elements extending through one of said slots to externally of said housing.

Claim 9

The play apparatus of claim 7 further including a linkage means within said housing and on each of said carrier plate members, each of said linkage means operatively connecting the external handle element of that plate member to the movable limb of the associated figure, whereby manipulation of said handle element effects movement of the movable limb of the associated figure.

Claim 10

The play apparatus of claim 1 wherein said housing includes means defining at least one entrance into said compartment and at least one exit from said compartment.

Claim 11

The play apparatus of claim 9 wherein there is one of said entrances at each end of said compartment, each entrance being positioned for introducing the playing piece to the limb of a figure for serving it across said barrier.

Claim 12

The play apparatus of claim 10 wherein there are a plurality of said exits spaced along the bottom of said compartment and at both sides of said barrier.

Claim 13

The play apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of said movable limb members is a flexible and resilient member integrally formed to the remainder of its said figure.

Claim 14

The play apparatus of claim 1 wherein said compartment has a pair of generally flat side walls spaced apart a certain width and said play piece is a generally flat disc having a thickness somewhat smaller than said compartment width.

Claim 15

Play apparatus for competitive play between two or more players, comprising: a housing having a transparent window and defining a compartment therein, a pair of figures disposed within said compartment, each of said figures having at least one movable arm, and remote control means in said housing operatively associated with said figures so that each figure can be separately and individually controlled in its movement from outside of said housing, each of said control means being operable be change the position of its figure and to effect movement of its movable arm, each of said control means including transmission means connected to said arm for effecting movement thereof, each of said transmission means comprising a plurality of pivotally inter-connected sections which transmit motion from an input section movable from outside said housing to an output section connected to said arm, said sections of each transmission means being integrally formed with one another.

Claim 16

Play apparatus for competitive play between two or more players, comprising: a housing having a transparent window and defining a compartment therein, a pair of figures disposed within said compartment, each of said figures having at least one movable arm, and remote control means in said housing operatively associated with said figures so that each figure can be separately and individually controlled in its movement from outside of said housing, each of said control means being operable be change the position of its figure and to effect movement of its movable arm, each of said control means including transmission means connected to said arm for effecting movement thereof, each of said transmission means comprising a plurality of pivotally inter-connected sections which transmit motion from an input section movable from outside said housing to an output section connected to said arm, said sections of each transmission means being integrally formed with one another.

Claim 17

A game apparatus for play of a competitive game between two players comprising: generally flat housing having opposed front and rear walls, said front wall including a viewing window, said front and rear walls being generally parallel to one another and to a reference plane, said housing defining an enclosed compartment therein, a pair of carrier plates supported within said compartment at opposite ends thereof and parallel to said reference plane, said carrier plates being movable within said compartment parallel to said reference plane And independently of one another, a pair of flexible figures that are generally planar in configuration, each of said figures being mounted on one of said carrier plates to be carried thereby, each of said figures having at least one flexible movable limb integrally formed with rest of the figure and extending outwardly therefrom, a pair of separate control means each connected to one of said carrier plates and the flexible figure mounted on that plate, each control means including a movable control handle member disposed externally of said housing, each of said control means also including connecting means between said control handle member and said associated carrier plate and between said control handle member and said flexible limb of said figure on said associated carrier plate, so that by movement of said control handle member, the position of said figure within the compartment may be changed and the position of said flexible limb of the figure may also be changed, and a play piece contained within said compartment for being engaged and propelled by the flexible limbs of said figures.

Claim 18

A game apparatus for play of a competitive game between two players comprising: generally flat housing having opposed front and rear walls, said front wall including a viewing window, said front and rear walls being generally parallel to one another and to a reference plane, said housing defining an enclosed compartment therein, a pair of carrier plates supported within said compartment at opposite ends thereof and parallel to said reference plane, said carrier plates being movable within said compartment parallel to said reference plane And independently of one another, a pair of flexible figures that are generally planar in configuration, each of said figures being mounted on one of said carrier plates to be carried thereby, each of said figures having at least one flexible movable limb integrally formed with rest of the figure and extending outwardly therefrom, a pair of separate control means each connected to one of said carrier plates and the flexible figure mounted on that plate, each control means including a movable control handle member disposed externally of said housing, each of said control means also including connecting means between said control handle member and said associated carrier plate and between said control handle member and said flexible limb of said figure on said associated carrier plate, so that by movement of said control handle member, the position of said figure within the compartment may be changed and the position of said flexible limb of the figure may also be changed, and a play piece contained within said compartment for being engaged and propelled by the flexible limbs of said figures.