Projector Having Movable Element And Fixed With Respect To Game Surface Patents (Class 273/108.55)
  • Patent number: 8322724
    Abstract: A portable tabletop sporting game apparatus includes a game board having at least one opening formed therein. A pair of legs are attached to the game board in order to elevate the game board generally off of the ground. A lever is operatively attached to an underside of the game board and in communication with a man game piece. The man game piece is disposed through the game board opening, such that when the lever is depressed, the man game piece is forced upwardly through the game board opening in order to block or lift a ball, which is being pushed, moved or nudged across the game board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Lamoine Miller, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080164653
    Abstract: A foosball table accessory comprises at least one themed foosball man outfit which is attachable to and removable from a foosball man without removing the foosball man from an associated rod, wherein the foosball man outfit comprises one of headgear selectively attachable to and removable from a head portion of the foosball man, torso gear selectively attachable to and removable from a torso portion of the foosball man, and combinations thereof. A visually striking presentation may be provided when the foosball man outfits are provided for one whole team of foosball men and wherein the opposing team has suitably selected opposing outfits. A thin mat adding visual elements to the playing surface may be provided to further accentuate the desired theme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventor: David Mercier
  • Patent number: 6439570
    Abstract: A soccer game table comprising; a game surface having an opening therein and a plunger provided in the game surface opening, the plunger being adapted to release a game ball onto the game surface as a result of a vertical displacement of the plunger, and wherein the plunger comprises; a cylindrical cup extending into said game surface opening, the cup having an upper opening, a lower end wall, and a lower end wall bore; a piston adapted to be pushed into a depressed position in said cup, the piston including an upper surface adapted to slide within the cup, and including a stem adapted to slide through the cup lower end wall bore; a way of biasing the piston towards the cup upper opening; and a way for selectively retaining the piston in the depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Sportcraft, Ltd.
    Inventors: David Rossi, Michael Nally, Seth Hochberg
  • Patent number: 6254095
    Abstract: This invention is about a wood structural tabletop horse racing game. The running of the horses on a board is caused by the back-and-forth shaking movement of the board. The shaking of the board is powered by the turning of a steel nut against an angle plate which pushes the board forward. And the strength of a rubber band in the rear pulls the board back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Bon-Gee Liu
  • Patent number: 6217025
    Abstract: A game apparatus that has a goal corresponding to the number of a player and is designed to cause the player to move a target to the goal in a playing field. The game apparatus has a plurality of tossing devices disposed on the playing field for tossing and moving the movable game piece. Each of the tossing devices includes an impacting member disposed in the playing field to be vertically movable for upwardly tossing the movable game piece, driving devices for tossing the impacting member and a beam sensor located on the impacting member for sensing a beam from a ray gun to energize the driving devices. Adjacent impacting members of the tossing devices toss up the movable game piece in different direction, and there are at least two impacting members under the movable game piece when the movable game piece is on the playing field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Namco, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Yamazaki, Takeshi Takahashi