Patents Assigned to PlayHard Sports, LLC
  • Patent number: 6884186
    Abstract: A game projectile dispensing device with a dispensing housing, a game projectile retaining member for retaining a plurality of game projectiles in a stack, first and second game projectile emission chutes, an actuating lever with a first arm for being engaged by a player and a second arm for engaging a game projectile whereby a player can press on the first arm of the actuating lever to induce the actuating lever to drive the lower-most projectile from the stack of game projectiles. A game projectile supply ramp can enable a player to select between emitting the game projectile from the first and second game projectile emission chutes. The game projectile supply ramp can be disposed below the game projectile retaining member whereby, when driven from the stack of game projectiles, a game projectile will drop onto the game projectile supply ramp for being dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: PlayHard Sports, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Fluckiger, David Fluckiger, Sherwood H. Aborn, Scott Burnett, John La Plante
  • Publication number: 20040082411
    Abstract: A game projectile dispensing device with a dispensing housing, a game projectile retaining member for retaining a plurality of game projectiles in a stack, first and second game projectile emission chutes, an actuating lever with a first arm for being engaged by a player and a second arm for engaging a game projectile whereby a player can press on the first arm of the actuating lever to induce the actuating lever to drive the lower-most projectile from the stack of game projectiles. A game projectile supply ramp can enable a player to select between emitting the game projectile from the first and second game projectile emission chutes. The game projectile supply ramp can be disposed below the game projectile retaining member whereby, when driven from the stack of game projectiles, a game projectile will drop onto the game projectile supply ramp for being dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: PlayHard Sports, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Fluckiger, David Fluckiger, Sherwood H. Aborn, Scott Burnett, John La Plante