Projector Rotatable About Horizontzl Axis Only Patents (Class 273/108.54)
  • Patent number: 8844928
    Abstract: A foot for a foosball man having a convex center portion along the operative region of the front surface of the foosball foot, and substantially straight edges, or flat planes, along the outer portions. This dual-configuration enables the foot to take advantage of the greater control in trapping, controlling and hitting the ball forward using the convex portion, and the improved control of hitting angled and bank shots using the straight edge, or flat plane, outer portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventor: Steven Mark Simon
  • Patent number: 8403326
    Abstract: A game table comprises a playing surface, two ramps, and two target boards arranged along a longitudinal axis of the game table. The two ramps are disposed between the two target boards, and the playing surface is disposed between the two ramps. The playing surface is substantially flat, and each of the two ramps rises upward away from the playing surface. Each of the two target boards, in turn, defines a respective set of openings therein. Two sidewalls are disposed on opposing sides of the playing surface and rise up therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy D. Flanagan, Benjamin I. Cohen, Andrew M. Trachta
  • Patent number: 7862042
    Abstract: A doll of football game table for mounting on an operation rod of the football game table. The doll includes a first main body and a second main body which are detachably latched with each other to hold the operation rod. The doll further includes at least one fixing member for engaging at least one of the main bodies with the operation rod, whereby by means of operating the operation rod, the doll can be driven to move or rotate. The doll can be directly mounted on or taken off from the operation rod. In case of damage of the doll, the main bodies of the doll can be unlatched from each other to take off the doll from the operation rod so that the doll can be easily replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Inventor: Jerry Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090170399
    Abstract: A doll of football game table for mounting on an operation rod of the football game table. The doll includes a first main body and a second main body which are detachably latched with each other to hold the operation rod. The doll further includes at least one fixing member for engaging at least one of the main bodies with the operation rod, whereby by means of operating the operation rod, the doll can be driven to move or rotate. The doll can be directly mounted on or taken off from the operation rod. In case of damage of the doll, the main bodies of the doll can be unlatched from each other to take off the doll from the operation rod so that the doll can be easily replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Jerry TSAI
  • Publication number: 20090170400
    Abstract: A doll of football game table for mounting on an operation rod of the football game table. The doll includes a first main body and a second main body. First ends of the two main bodies are detachably latched with each other. A connecting member detachably connects second ends of the main bodies. Accordingly, the main bodies are detachably mounted on the operation rod. The doll further includes at least one fixing member for engaging at least one of the main bodies with the operation rod. By means of operating the operation rod, the doll can be driven to move or rotate. The doll can be directly mounted on or taken off from the operation rod. In case of damage of the doll, the main bodies of the doll can be unlatched from each other to take off the doll from the operation rod so that the doll can be easily replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Jerry TSAI
  • Patent number: 6962335
    Abstract: A table soccer playing figure includes a figure body that is mounted to an axially movable and rotatable actuating rod of a table soccer to take a vertical posture and a counterweight made in the form of a jacket for removably fitting over the figure body to change the figure from the vertical posture to a horizontal posture. The removable counterweight allows players of the table soccer to selectively play with figures of either vertical posture or horizontal posture by dismounting/mounting the jacket from/to the figure body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Inventor: Grace Liao
  • Patent number: 6851673
    Abstract: An operation bar for a game table, including: an outer bar; an inner bar movably nested in the outer bar, the inner and outer bars being synchronously rotatable, one end of the inner bar protruding from the outer bar; a rack fixed at inner end of the inner bar and fitted in the outer bar; a gear set including a predetermined number of gears and a roller, the gear set being mounted in the outer bar, whereby when pushing or pulling the inner bar, the rack drives the gear set to make the roller rotate; a doll unit fitted around the outer bar and slidable along the outer bar; and a cable body, the body of the cable body being wound around the roller of the gear set, two ends of the cable body being respectively wound around two ends of the outer bar and extended out of the outer bar to connect with two sides of the doll unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Gison Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lore Tsai
  • Publication number: 20040239034
    Abstract: A basketball playing table includes an elongated table face having two ends provided with two end plates and two sides provided with two side plates, and a ball emitting device mounted on the table face for emitting a ball into the table face toward the basket. Each of the two end plates has an inner side provided with a basket. The table face includes two operation rods each movably and rotatably mounted between the two side plates, and two defense dolls each rotatably mounted on a respective one of the two operation rods. Thus, the basketball playing table simulates the basketball playing operation lively, thereby providing an amusement to the players.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Yung-Fu Tien
  • Publication number: 20040124582
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game having a playing surface illuminated by a lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Michael J. Oister, Thomas M. Doherty, William C. Boettcher
  • Patent number: 6663108
    Abstract: The invention is a game that includes a miniature basketball court. Players control the rotational direction and the side to side movement of their team members. A player scores a goal by shooting a miniature basketball through a basket or hole in the goal. The basketball court comprises several crescent-shaped regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Inventor: Hadi Makhoul
  • Publication number: 20030197326
    Abstract: The invention is a game that includes a miniature basketball court. Players control the rotational direction and the side to side movement of their team members. A player scores a goal by shooting a miniature basketball through a basket or hole in the goal. The basketball court comprises several crescent-shaped regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventor: Hadi Makhoul
  • Patent number: 6446963
    Abstract: An improved table soccer playing figure wherein the foot portion thereof is formed of a flexible material such as polyesopreme, polyeurathane or hard rubber. A metal support rod couples the foot portion to the body portion and provides strength and support to the foot. allowing the player to deliver impact to the ball without losing energy because of the foot flexibility. A weight is added to the figure head portion to balance the playing figure symmetrically around the support rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Escalade, Incorporated
    Inventor: Bemanali H. Dadbeh
  • Publication number: 20020074723
    Abstract: An improved table soccer playing figure wherein the foot portion thereof is formed of a flexible material such as polyesopreme, polyeurathane or hard rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Bemanali H. Dadbeh
  • Patent number: 6394451
    Abstract: A playing figure for soccer game tables comprising a rectangular, box-like playing area supported on four angularly mounted and reinforced legs, a plurality of axially slidable actuating rods mounted extending transversely of the playing area, and a plurality of playing figures mounted on the actuating rods, the improvement wherein the playing figures are each provided with a brush at a lower end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Tien Feng Yi
  • Patent number: 6357744
    Abstract: A player structure in a fooz-ball game includes a body having a passage through which a shaft extends. A bolt receiving hole and a position hole are respectively defined in the body such that a bolt extends through the bolt receiving hole and the shaft and us securely engaged with the position hole. A first weight is received in a recess defined in a top of the body and a second weight is connected to a lower end of the body. The player is maintained at a position where the second weight is hanging above the floor of the machine so that a ball can pass below the players without impediment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventor: Tsai Chin Ho
  • Patent number: 6325372
    Abstract: A foot shell of a toy football player for a toy football field is made integral of a soft material and has a hollow interior. The foot shell is fixed around a ball kicking block of a foot of the toy football player, having a concave surface formed in a front side and provided with a plurality of vertical rough stripes. Then the concave surface with the stripes may have a similar good function in stopping and stabilizing a football just in the way a true football player uses an inner curved side of a foot in stopping and stabilizing the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Pai Li Business Co., LTD
    Inventor: Ying Tse Chen
  • Patent number: 6299163
    Abstract: A toy football player fixing device for a toy football field includes a toy football player consisting of a front half body and a rear half body assembled with bolts, and a maneuver bar passing through and fixed with the toy football player. The front and the rear half body have respectively a semi-circular groove formed in the contact surface to define a circular hole for the maneuver bar to pass through and at least a projecting tab formed in one of the two semi-circular grooves to engage a recess formed in the maneuver bar to secure the toy football player with the maneuver bar not to rotate. Then the front and the rear half body are screwed tightly together with bolts on the maneuver bar easily and quickly, having a fine appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventor: Ying Tse Chen
  • Patent number: 6231046
    Abstract: An improved soccer game table includes a rectangular box-like member, a plurality of axially slidable actuating rods mounted extending transversely of the rectangular box-like member, and a plurality of playing figures mounted on said actuating rods, wherein the playing figures can be randomly arranged on the actuating rods as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventor: Feng-Yi Tien