Abstract: A game apparatus in which dice are employed as a chance numerical selection device. The game apparatus includes an elongated base having generally parallel elongated sides. A plurality of flippers are pivotally mounted along the sides of the base for movement generally perpendicular thereto from outer positions to positions centrally between the sides where one flipper will be disposed on top of another. Identical numbers are disposed on both sides of opposite flippers whereby the uppermost flipper, when both flippers are in the central position, will cover the number on the lowermost flipper. A dice receiving receptacle is disposed at one end of the base into which dice may be thrown by the players of the game. The flippers are arranged so that the numbers are randomly disposed along the base and the flippers are removable for changing the random arrangement. Scoring means is provided along the base for opposing players of the game beneath the pivotal mounting of the flippers.

Abstract: A simulated baseball game can be constructed so as to utilize a simulated baseball tethered on an arm in such a manner that the ball can be rotated across a simulated baseball playing field. The arm is mounted on a pylon by a universal joint so that it can be rotated generally between the field area of the playing field and the home plate of the playing field. A spring-loaded, latch-controlled propulsion member mounted generally in the field area of the playing field is used to hit the ball so as to cause it to rotate from an at rest position in the field area of the playing field toward and across the home plate of the playing field. A simulated bat may be actuated during such movement of the ball in an effort to hit the ball toward any one of a plurality of targets located in the field area. A base hit or a home run is indicated by the ball hitting a target labeled so as to correspond to such a hit or a home run.

Abstract: A master board assembly for facilitating the playing of games such as bingo, and the like, has a plurality of game indicating cards selectively mountable on a frame. The latter includes a substantially planar member provided with a plurality of spaced openings with which cooperates indicia on a selected card mounted on the frame for indicating the game being played, and a panel attached to the planar member at parallel edges of same for forming a pocket arranged for holding a selected card.

Abstract: A mathematical computation game is disclosed. Participants strive to develop a particular mathematical equation within a certain time limit or competitively against other participants. Results are always provided in combination with at least certain numbers and/or mathematical operators. An instructional director, such as a card or the like, will display at least one predetermined result which may or may not be accompanied by a particular point value. Utilizing random or preselected numbers, and all or preselected mathematical operators, participants attempt to create mathematical equations that yield the predetermined results.

Abstract: There is provided by this invention an apparatus that can be placed on a flat surface and used conveniently for exercising the human foot under a variety of conditions. Beneath a support for the foot is positioned an element that affords pivotable relationship between the support and the flat surface, and fixed to the support there is at least one means for receiving an attachment for varying the conditions, such as the weight and the angle of use during the exercising. In other words, the attachments subject the foot during the exercising to such conditions as the amount of force or the amount of tilting that the foot must apply in order to activate the exercising device.The support for the foot can be in the form of a flat plate, generally made of wood or a plastic, underneath of which is positioned a rounded or ball-like member to allow for the said pivotable relationship at different positions.

Abstract: An electrical game apparatus of chance and skill, including educational capabilities, comprising a housing having a display board adapted with a plurality of display lights arranged to provide random symbols of either numerals or letters, wherein the illumination of the display-light fixtures are controlled by the players who operate corresponding switches; and wherein there is included a rotatable mixer switch for varying the operation of the display lights with respect to the corresponding switches.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for playing a game which similates actual stock market operations as the events which mean a profit or a loss to the players cannot be forecast. It involves throwing dice and matching their numbers with the same numbers on a playing board which identify particular financial instructions. In some instances the instructions are contained in stacks of cards to introduce additional unexpectedness of the transaction.

Abstract: A rectangular box defining a playing area has transverse barrier walls of less height than its side and end walls, spaced from each end wall to define goal areas and each barrier wall has an opening to define a scoring path. Slidable and rotatable paddle-carrying rods extend through the side walls between the barrier walls and the paddles are so dimensioned that a playing ball may be projected through the opening into a goal area or may be lifted and thrown over the barrier wall into a goal area.

Abstract: A game for two players or teams using a 12 by 12 board and red, blue, and combination red and blue squares, the object of the game is to obtain the highest point score by having more of ones squares adjacent to squares of the same color than the opponent, 1 point being scored for each half edge continuous with the same color in the adjacent piece or playing base.

Abstract: A game apparatus comprising a playing surface with a plurality of playing members on the surface. A ball member is adapted to move over the playing surface among the playing members with a magnetic element within the ball member. A rotatable surface located below the playing surface carries a plurality of second magnetic elements which exert magnetic forces on the magnetic element within the ball. The movement of the rotatable surface randomly positions the ball member on the playing surface and among the playing members.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a platform supported by legs at the corners. It supports the bowling pins which are preferably of formed plastic. A ball is used which is a bean bag type ball containing beans or other particulate material and having a cover of a conventional ball. In the game the ball is not rolled but rather is lobbed. Cords are provided attached to the bases of the pins and to a manually operable lever for automatically resetting the pins manually. The cords and lever are fabricated as an integral plastic molded unit the cords being in the form of flat strips. The pins are of hollow molded construction. Each has a bottom slot opening adapted to receive and anchor a molded joint or barb on the end of a cord.

Abstract: A novel educational device that employs a game situation to teach various relationships of numbers. The educational device is generally comprised of a playing board having a plurality of contiguous areas, each area containing a different main number and also containing secondary indicia, a plurality of markers, and a chance device for determining upon which of the contiguous areas the markers may be placed. The concepts of factoring, prime numbers, and square roots are also involved in the game situation. The object of the game is to place a predetermined number of markers in a row to obtain a score equal to the sum of the main numbers covered in such row.

Abstract: This board baseball game is so designed that the skill and strategy of a player can be utilized to the unique interrelation of pitch selection by the pitcher, batter location in the batter's box and position of the fielders, as well as the placement of the ball, if hit, on the playing field; thus providing a most true-to-life action baseball board game. The action is controlled by the players, by means of an unique method of openings in the home plate area which indicate the results of any pitch selection in comparison to the batter selection. These results are contained on an information wheel that is controlled by the pitcher.

Abstract: An upright game board is formed of two face-to-face transparent panels having two groups of aligned openings. A card is removeably positioned between the panels and has corresponding groups of openings aligned with those of the panels. Indicia on both sides of the card associated with each opening with the indicia of the first group constitute, for example, questions with the indicia for the second group constituting answers to those questions. One player places a peg in the hole denoting a selected question, from one side of the board, and another player places a peg in the hole of the answer group he selects as the correct answer to the selected question from the other side of the board. A plurality of interchangeable cards are provided and the pegs are each provided with further indicia for use in scoring. The game board is formed to include a supporting base constituting containers for the pegs.

Abstract: A spatial network, in particular a climbing device for children. The climbing device is composed of a three-dimensional inner net of tensile members and a three-dimensional outer net which serves to hold the inner net. The three-dimensional outer net consists of tensile members forming polyhedral and polygonal curved edges and doubly-curved faces. The polyhedra have a maximum of eight verticies and have their faces, in operation, at an angle to the vertical. The three-dimensional inner net consists wholly or partly of at least one continuous ring, in particular a rope ring. The ring forms several interlinked polygonal meshes such as polygonal faces defined by its edges which consist of the tensile members.

Abstract: An educational game for playing a game of skill and judgement, the game comprising, a random number selector adapted to receive a disc containing numbers thereon, at least one game board divided into a plurality of rows and columns of four in number, a plurality of numbered tokens for placing at each of the sixteen spaces defined on the game board by the rows and columns, each of said game boards having a numerical solution, the solution being defined by addition of the numbered tokens on the board after all spaces are filled, the addition being in any desired direction of any four of the tokens in abutting relationship. In playing the game the random selector is used to select numbers from a disc and numerical tokens are then placed on the game board until all spaces on each players board are filled, the object of the game being to obtain the correct solution indicated for that particular game.

Abstract: A teeing device utilizing hopper storage of golf balls for gravitational passage of a ball past a toggle like ball release mechanism for ball placement on a reciprocating tee assembly. A platform supports the hopper structure and provides a supporting surface for the golfer and is preferably supported in a removable manner enabling reorientation of the platform and hopper to suit right or left handed golfers with respect to a driving range or the like. An oscillating arm is driven through a cycle of operation by a circular cam plate on which a switch arm rides. A mercury switch carried by the arm closes a motor circuit upon the golfer momentarily depressing one end of the switch arm with the rotating cam plate thereafter retaining the switch arm in an inclined, switch closing position until a follower on the switch arm again seats within a cam plate recess.

Abstract: A number problem game includes a playing board having a top planar surface, seven boxes contained on the top planar surface, each box formed from nine squares, the nine squares arranged in three horizontal and three vertical rows intersecting each other, and a plurality of sets of playing discs with each disc having numbered indicia thereon, the indicia on each disc within a set being identical with the indicia on all other discs in that set, the indicia for each set differing from the indicia of every other set, the indicia of the respective sets including the respective numbers one to eight, each set including at least ten discs, the discs positionable in the squares of the seven boxes for forming fifty six multiple digit numbers of a three digit character in the seven boxes.

Abstract: An exercising machine having a frame provided with a hand lever assembly including independent hand levers, and a foot pedal assembly including cooperating pedals. Both the hand levers and pedals are movable against drag exerted on same by a belt brake assembly common to both the levers and pedals. A brake shoe assembly is advantageously associated with the hand levers to provide additional drag on the hand levers to hold same in a desired position against movement of the belts by actuation of the pedal assembly.

Abstract: A hand and finger exerciser comprising a parallel bar inner frame slidably supported for reciprocating movement within the plane of an outer frame to which one of the crossbars of the inner frame is anchored by a plurality of rubber bands. A sleeve rotatably mounted on the opposite parallel crossbar of the inner frame is adapted to be gripped by four fingers of the user's open hand whose palm and thumb engage the adjacent bar of the outer frame. The sleeve rotates as the user closes his hand and thus facilitates natural movements of the fingers for optimum therapeutic exercising of tendons and muscles of the hand and forearm. The uniformly transversely spaced rubber bands are looped over adjacent bars of the inner and outer frames and the ends of each band are looped over an anchor pin on the outer frame for easy removal or attachment by the user without special tools. The inner frame as well as the rubber bands and anchor pins are disposed inside the outer frame, thus resulting in a compact mechanism.