Skill type projectile game

Claim 2

A skill type game comprising: a plurality of spherical launchable objects; a frame defining a game board having two opposing adjoining playing areas bounded by side retaining walls and a launching station in each playing area for receiving a launchable object and so as to define a pair of opposing launching stations, the surface of the playing areas sloping downwardly from a midportion of the game board to said launching stations to return said spherical objects thereto; upright wall means of said frame mounted between the playing areas and extending between said side retaining walls at said midportion for providing a barrier between the playing area, which wall means prevents one player''s launchable object from being launched from his playing area into the other player''s playing area; a plurality of movable hammershaped targets pivotally mounted on said barrier with each target having only a single hammerhead portion wherein said single hammerhead portion is movable back and forth through an arc of approximately 180* defined by opposing rest positions whereat each target is supported by said frame in said playing areas at said rest positions on opposite sides of said barrier, each of said targets including an oblique object contact surface on both the top and bottom thereof facing said launching stations when in either of said rest positions whereby the bottom oblique contact surface is engageable by a launchable object launched over the respective playing area toward the target; and selectively operable launching means associated with each launching station for propelling one of said objects therefrom toward one of the plurality of targets whereby a successful launch of an object causes the object to impinge the bottom oblique contact surface of a target and pivot the target to the opposing player''s side of the barrier.

Claim 3

The game of claim 1 wherein the hammerhead portion of each target is mounted on the free swinging end of an aRm pivotally mounted on the game board on a generally horizontal axis extending between said side retaining walls, said pivotally mounted arm being mounted to provide for movement of said free swinging end upwardly about said axis from a generally horizontal position defining one of said rest positions on one side of said barrier to a generally horizontal diametrically opposed position defining the other of said rest positions on the opposite side of said barrier.

Claim 4

The device of claim 2 including selectively positively operable pivot arm locking means which prevents rotation of the pivot arms.

Claim 5

A skill type game comprising: a plurality of launchable objects; a game board having two opposing adjoining playing areas and a launching station in each playing area for receiving a launchable object and so as to define a pair of opposing launching stations; upright wall means mounted between the playing areas for providing a barrier therebetween; a plurality of movable hammer-shaped targets pivotally mounted on said barrier with each target having a single hammerhead portion movable back and forth between rest positions in said playing areas on opposite sides of said barrier, each of said targets including an oblique object contact surface on both the top and bottom thereof facing said launching stations when in either of said rest positions whereby the bottom oblique contact surface is engageable by a launchable object launched over the respective playing area toward the target, each target being mounted on the free swinging end of an arm pivotally mounted on the game board on a generally horizontal axis extending transverse to a line extending between said launching areas for movement upwardly about said axis from a generally horizontal position defining the rest position on one side of said barrier to a generally horizontal diametrically opposed position defining the rest position on the opposite side of said barrier; selectively operable launching means associated with each launching station for propelling one of said objects therefrom toward one of the plurality of targets whereby a successful launch of an object causes the object to impinge the bottom oblique contact surface of a target and pivot the target to the opposing player''s side of the barrier; and selectively positively operable pivot arm locking means to prevent rotation of the pivot arms, said locking means including a shaft mounted on the upright wall means in proximity to the pivotal axis of the pivot arms, said shaft being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and including a plurality of detents in alignment with the pivot arms to permit rotation of said pivot arms when the shaft is in the unlocked position and to prevent rotation of said pivot arms when the shaft is in the locked position.

Claim 6

A skill type game comprising: a plurality of launchable objects; a game board having two opposing adjoining playing areas and a launching station in each playing area for receiving a launchable object and so as to define a pair of opposing launching stations; upright wall means mounted between the playing areas for providing a barrier therebetween; a plurality of movable hammer-shaped targets pivotally mounted on said barrier with each target having a single hammerhead portion movable back and forth between rest positions in said playing areas on opposite sides of said barrier, each of said targets including an oblique object contact surface on both the top and bottom thereof facing said launching stations when in either of said rest positions whereby the bottom oblique contact surface is engageable by a launchable object launched over the respective playing area toward the target, each target being mounted on the free swinging end of an arm pivotally mounted on the game board on a generally horizontal axis extending transverse to a line extending between said launching areas for movement upwardly about said axis from a generally horizontal position defining the rest position on one side of said barrier to a generally horizontal diametrically opposed position defining the rest position on the opposite side of said barrier; selectively operable launching means associated with each launching station for propelling one of said objects therefrom toward one of the plurality of targets whereby a successful launch of an object causes the object to impinge the bottom oblique contact surface of a target and pivot the target to the opposing player''s side of the barrier; and selectively positively operable pivot arm locking means to prevent rotation of the pivot arms, said locking means including a shaft mounted on the upright wall means in proximity to the pivotal axis of the pivot arms, said shaft being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and including a plurality of detents in alignment with the pivot arms to permit rotation of said pivot arms when the shaft is in the unlocked position and to prevent rotation of said pivot arms when the shaft is in the locked position.

Claim 7

A game device, comprising: a plurality of launchable objects; a game board having two opposing playing areas with divider means therebetween, each playing area having at least one launching station for receiving at least one of said launchable objects; a plurality of targets movably mounted on the game board in the area of said divider means for movement from one side of said divider means to the other side of the divider means; selectively operable launching means at each launching station for propelling said objects therefrom toward said targets whereby said objects striking said targets move the targets from one side of the divider means to the other as the players attempt to be the first to move all the targets to the opposing player''s side of the divider means; and means movably mounted in the area of said divider means for selectively positively blocking movement of said targets by engagement therewith, said movable blocking means including a shaft mounted on said divider means in proximity to said targets, said shaft being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and including a plurality of detents in alIgnment with said targets to permit movement thereof when the shaft is in the unlocked position and to prevent movement of the targets when the shaft is in the locked position with said detents out of alignment with the targets.

Claim 8

A game device, comprising: a plurality of launchable objects; a game board having two opposing playing areas with divider means therebetween, each playing area having at least one launching station for receiving at least one of said launchable objects; a plurality of targets movably mounted on the game board in the area of said divider means for movement from one side of said divider means to the other side of the divider means; selectively operable launching means at each launching station for propelling said objects therefrom toward said targets whereby said objects striking said targets move the targets from one side of the divider means to the other as the players attempt to be the first to move all the targets to the opposing player''s side of the divider means; and means movably mounted in the area of said divider means for selectively positively blocking movement of said targets by engagement therewith, said movable blocking means including a shaft mounted on said divider means in proximity to said targets, said shaft being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and including a plurality of detents in alIgnment with said targets to permit movement thereof when the shaft is in the unlocked position and to prevent movement of the targets when the shaft is in the locked position with said detents out of alignment with the targets.