US4133526A
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Game of skill
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-09-06
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Granted: 1979-01-09
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Expires: 1997-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A game of skill utilizing a circular object, such as a light weight ball, having stripes or portions of tape, the surface of which is characterized by a burr-like material, laminated to said object, and a plurality of spaced apart rings through which such object must be skillfully maneuvered. Said rings, approximately four in number, are aligned with one another and held in spaced relationship by means of a frame. The ring openings are partially lined with a burr-like material to which the burr-like material of said object adheres upon contact. To test one's skill, said object, suspended from a string, is lowered through such aligned rings in a way to avoid contact between said object and the ring through which said object passes.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur H. Anson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:04
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B67/00; A63B67/10; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A game of skill in which a suspended object is gravity fed through a plurality of aligned and spaced apart rings, comprising: (a) a circular object secured to a suspension line, an exterior surface on said object partially coated with a burr-like material, (b) a plurality of aligned rings, in which each ring is provided with a circular opening larger than the circumference of said object, where each opening is partially lined with a burr-like material to which the burr-like material of said object adheres upon contact, and (c) a frame maintaining said rings in an aligned and spaced relationship to one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A game of skill in which a suspended object is gravity fed through a plurality of aligned and spaced apart rings, comprising: (a) a circular object secured to a suspension line, an exterior surface on said object partially coated with a burr-like material, (b) a plurality of aligned rings, in which each ring is provided with a circular opening larger than the circumference of said object, where each opening is partially lined with a burr-like material to which the burr-like material of said object adheres upon contact, and (c) a frame maintaining said rings in an aligned and spaced relationship to one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The game of skill according to claim 1 wherein the burr-like material on the exterior surface of said object comprises a plurality of angularly disposed stripes from a position near the secured point of said suspension line to said object to a position at the widest circular dimension of said object.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The game of skill according to claim 2 wherein said object is a ball having three stripes uniformly spaced about said ball.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The game of skill according to claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of discrete segments of burr-like material lining the openings of each said ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The game of skill according to claim 4 wherein said discrete segments of a given ring are equally spaced about the said opening thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The game of skill according to claim 4 wherein each said ring is provided with the same number of discrete segments of burr-like material equally spaced about the openings thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The game of skill according to claim 6 wherein said discrete segments of a given ring are angularly displaced from the said discrete segments of an adjacent ring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The game of skill according to claim 7 wherein said object is tethered to one of said rings.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-01-08 | 1982-07-10 | 1983-01-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-01-08 | 1986-07-10 | 1987-01-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-01-08 | 1990-07-10 | 1991-01-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |