Abstract: A spring-loaded billiard cue assembly for shooting cue ball in billiards includes a tube that may be gripped while playing the game of billiards. A rod is slidably positioned in the tube and the rod is urged into a retracted position having the rod being positioned in the tube. The rod is biased into an extended position having the rod extending outwardly from the tube for striking a cue ball in the game of billiards. A light emitter is coupled to the tube to emit a beam of light outwardly therefrom for aiming during the game of billiards.

Abstract: A novelty device for launching projectiles includes a housing defining a storage chamber and a launch channel. The launch channel is open proximate an upper end of the housing. A plurality of projectiles are disposed in the storage channel. A projectile staging arrangement is operative for moving a select one of the plurality of projectiles from the storage chamber to the launch channel. An ejector arrangement is associated with the launch channel and operative for launching a staged projectile disposed within the launch channel at one of a plurality of launch velocities.

Abstract: A aerial toy comprises a hollow sleeve member and a base member to receive and accommodate the hollow sleeve member longitudinally for sliding movement, the base member having a cap provided with a plurality of holes permit air entrance into the base member when it is pulled and an air insulation member bendably placed thereof inside the cap in a position opposite to the holes to prevent air exit from the base member when it is pushed to permit easy sliding of the base member along the hollow sleeve member while maintaining sufficient compressed air thereof. The aerial toy apparatus further comprises an air chamber into which the hollow sleeve member fits securely and a launch tube into which the air chamber fits securely to receive the compressed air from the hollow sleeve member and a flying member mountable onto an upper end of the launch tube to be pushed off of the apparatus by the compressed air released from the launch tube.

Abstract: An air gun of the break-barrel type has a spring-urged piston working in a bore of a cylinder. The piston has two axially spaced latched cocking positions in the cylinder; an intermediate position in which the spring is only partially compressed, and a fully cocked position in which the spring is fully compressed. The piston is held in each of its latched positions by the co-operation, in turn, of a sear with a one of a pair of axially spaced grooves in the piston. Initial downward swivelling of the barrel causes a cocking bar pivotally connected to the barrel to engage in the rearward groove and force the piston backwards to its intermediate position. The gun can then be fired with reduced power or alternatively a second cocking stroke performed in which the cocking bar engages in the forward groove and urges the piston to its fully cocked position. Instead of having a breaking breech, the gun may operate by a cocking lever. The piston may have more than one latch intermediate position in the bore.

Abstract: An underwater speargun consisting of two spears that are independent of each other. This underwater speargun is capable of 2 rapid discharges of spears or 2 simultaneous discharges of spears. Accidental firing is prevented due to the safety blocking the trigger until the trigger and the safety trigger are squeezed rearward at the same time. Grooved tracks and front spear guides help insure the spear propels out of the gun in a straight path.

Abstract: Ball dispensing apparatus for hitting practice includes a ball retainer for retaining and sequentially delivering balls to one end thereof, a lever rotatably mounted on a shaft at the one end of the retainer for engaging and lifting a ball from the retainer upon rotation of the lever, and an actuator for the lever for causing the lever to engage, lift, and project a ball from the retainer. A spring is attached to the retainer and to the shaft for accelerating the rotation of the lever into engagement with the ball. The tension of the spring can be varied thereby varying the trajectory of a ball lifted from the retainer.

Abstract: A target structure comprising of at least one target and means coupled to the target for exploding the target when the target is hit by an object. In a particular embodiment, the target is a horizontal panel and projector means is located beneath the panel and projects the panel away from the target structure when the panel is struck by an object. The projector means is spring-loaded and is triggered by the force of the object striking the panel.

Abstract: A game in which a club is provided having a handle and a head for striking a ball toward a target. The club head has a pivoted striker plate which is spring biased and latched to snap open and strike a ball placed adjacent the face. The latch in the head locks the striker plate closed and a plunger is provided for releasing the striker plate to strike a ball toward a target. The handle includes means for adjusting the bias on the spring operating the striker plate to vary the striking force.

Abstract: This invention relates to a marble shooter device which features: a frame having two elongated sides attached together at one of their ends in a spaced-apart relationship by a front end frame piece and attached together at their outer ends in spaced-apart relationship by a rear end frame piece; a barrel mounted to the end frame pieces and between and substantially parallel to the elongated sides, the barrel having a loading port on its upper side for loading the barrel with a marble and a barrel trigger notch in the top of the barrel and rearward of the loading port, and a pair of slots on opposite sides of the slot and rearward of the barrel trigger notch; a striker which is fittable within the barrel which has at least one striker trigger notch on its upper side; a power source attached to the frame and the striker to propel the striker towards the front end of the barrel; a trigger attached to the frame, the trigger extending into the trigger notch to contact and hold the striker in a rearward position by

Abstract: A hand-held device for tossing a basketball of standard size and shape, up into the air consistently at the same height is provided having a basketball rest plate attached to a spring-loaded firing assembly which is inside a casing having a firing mechanism assembly for discharging the firing assembly. The firing mechanism assembly includes a pivoted trigger that engages notches on a firing rod which is attached to a basketball support plate.

Abstract: A spring actuated short billiard cue stick having a plunger shaft in the bore of a handle member, the shaft being slotted longitudinally in the bore with spaced enlargements therealong, a manually releasable latch member in the form of a rod associated with the slot having a reduced stem passing transversely therethrough and fitted with an enlarged catch element receivable in any of the slot enlargements to yieldably hold the shaft in a plurality of retracted positions, the reduced stem being registrable with the bore diameter and enabling spring actuated movement of the stick shaft.