Tethered Ring Patents (Class 273/332)
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Patent number: 11666813Abstract: A hook and ring game apparatus providing a plurality of hook-playing surfaces and offering multiple modalities of tossing the ring in order to couple the ring to a plurality of hooks. The hook and ring game apparatus including a vertical target board, an inclined target board coupled to the vertical target board, and a horizontal arc coupled to the inclined target board, with the horizontal arc including a hook and string, the string having one end secured to the horizontal arc, and a second end attached to the ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventor: Daniel Christoph
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Patent number: 11628343Abstract: A tethered ring toss game apparatus is provided. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a target device having a target body, a first bar target, a second bar target, a first hook target, and a second hook target. The first bar target and second bar target may be positioned on opposite sides of the target body, and the first hook target and second hook target may be positioned on opposite sides of the target body. A ring having a ring aperture may be coupled to a first end of a flexible tether, and a second end of the flexible tether may be positioned between 28 and 38 degrees above the target device. The flexible tether may have a length that enables the ring aperture of the ring to be alternatively positioned around each of the first bar target, second bar target, first hook target, and second hook target.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventor: Tom Doty
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Patent number: 11439895Abstract: A ring and hook system and apparatus includes a toss member tethered by a tether member to a collapsible armature, supported by an inverted u-shaped cantilever receiver angled at approximately 90°, which is attached to a vertical armature. A hanger on the top may be used to secure the armatures on a door and a hook which protrudes horizontally from the bottom of the vertical armature to receive the tethered toss member.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Inventor: Greg Michael Stack
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Patent number: 11013972Abstract: A tethered ring game and kit is disclosed comprising a tethered ring, means of attaching the tether to an overhead surface, and a novel bottle support apparatus configured and designed to hold and constrain an ordinary bottle in a substantially upright position. The bottle holder apparatus is fixated on a wall, post, or structure such that when a bottle is inserted and constrained, it is used in an eye-hand coordination game of chance involving a tethered ring and a bottle as the target. In practice, a ring, which is tethered and hanging from above in a position equidistant between the player and a bottle, is swung in a pendulum movement toward the bottle, which is constrained by the apparatus, in an endeavor to capture the ring over the top or neck of the bottle.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Inventor: Peter C Meister
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Patent number: 10080917Abstract: A mounting system for a physical therapy device that allows the physical therapy device to be anchored at a desired height. The mounting system includes a top bracket and a bottom bracket that each can be received over an edge of a door. A slide rail extends between the top bracket and the bottom bracket. At least one attachment block is received on the slide rail. The attachment block can be moved along the length of the slide rail and includes an attachment ring, or similar device that allows a physical therapy device to be attached to a stationary point. The mounting system can include a second attachment block for providing additional points of attachment for the physical therapy device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignees: Bonnie Patricia Freudinger, Brian Lorence LaningInventors: Bonnie Patricia Freudinger, Brian Lorence Laning, Lauren Elizabeth Champeau, Heidi Marie Golembiewski
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Publication number: 20150115530Abstract: A ring and hook game (1) has a number of components that allow for the construction and disassembly of an apparatus that allows for play of the game without the use of existing, stationary structures. The main components of the apparatus structure include a vertical structural support (2), a horizontal structural support (3), and a base stand (11). The main components that allow for play of the game include a string (10), a hook (8), and a hook base (6). The combination of both the mobile structure and basic components for play of the game is seen as useful and desirable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventor: Ryan Vanston
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Publication number: 20140049007Abstract: A highly-portable and stylized ring toss game which includes a pierced ring. The piercing in the ring allows a string to be threaded directly through the ring, thereby removing the need to tie a string to the ring and removing the element of string tension from the game, thus allowing for more creative tricks and more uniform gameplay. The ring is suspended from the string a distance away from a backboard with a hook. The ring is tossed along a path toward the backboard with the intent of hooking the ring onto the hook. The ring may be spun or flipped to perform this feat in more dramatic fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Inventors: Kyle P. McGetrick, Christopher P. Puglisi
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Patent number: 8011664Abstract: A multi-player ring toss game is described. The game includes multiple arms extending from a support stand. Players toss rings or similar objects that are tethered to the arms and attempt to hook them on hooks. In specific implementations, the ring toss game is foldable and portable using a folding mechanism to convert the apparatus from a playing position to a storing position.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: 5 Mississippi LLCInventors: Cleighton L. Hilbert, Jr., Joseph Hewes Parrish, III
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Patent number: 7896349Abstract: A hook and ring game apparatus and method includes a hook device having a mounting portion with a longitudinal axis substantially transverse to a surface. The hook device further including an arcuate portion extending from the mounting portion forming a sweep of about one-hundred and eighty degrees terminating in a cantilever beam having an acute angle to the surface. Further included is a ring assembly having a tether with a first end portion freely suspended from a selected position in an overhead support and a second end portion adjacent to a ring being operational to freely swing a pendulum type of movement relative to the overhead support. The ring and hook are operational to form a chance element to removably engage one another as the ring moves through the arc path potentially contacting with the hook, with either the ring removably engaging the hook or not engaging the hook.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Inventors: Jeremy Christopher Pershin, Jeffery Michael Pershin, Joseph T. Pershin
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Publication number: 20100187760Abstract: A multi-player ring toss game is described. The game includes multiple arms extending from a support stand. Players toss rings or similar objects that are tethered to the arms and attempt to hook them on hooks. In specific implementations, the ring toss game is foldable and portable using a folding mechanism to convert the apparatus from a playing position to a storing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Cleighton L. Hilbert, JR., Joseph Hewes Parrish, III
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Publication number: 20090206550Abstract: A hook and ring game apparatus and method includes a hook device having a mounting portion with a longitudinal axis substantially transverse to a surface. The hook device further including an arcuate portion extending from the mounting portion forming a sweep of about one-hundred and eighty degrees terminating in a cantilever beam having an acute angle to the surface. Further included is a ring assembly having a tether with a first end portion freely suspended from a selected position in an overhead support and a second end portion adjacent to a ring being operational to freely swing a pendulum type of movement relative to the overhead support. The ring and hook are operational to form a chance element to removably engage one another as the ring moves through the arc path potentially contacting with the hook, with either the ring removably engaging the hook or not engaging the hook.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2008Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Jeremy Christopher Pershin, Jeffery Michael Pershin, Joseph T. Pershin
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Patent number: 5709604Abstract: The present invention relates to a ring-swing skill game for play by one or more players. The basic structure of the game apparatus includes an upright game console, a target hook projecting from the front side of the console, a boom projecting from the upper portion of the console, an elongated flexible tether cord suspended from the outer end of the boom, and a ring affixed to the lower free end of the tether cord for swinging movement toward the game console by the one or more players during game play to attain hooking engagement of the ring with the hook. An electrically powered programmable computer board including game scoring circuitry is electrically interconnected to the ring and hook for detecting and recording ring contact with, and ring catches by, the hook as scoring events.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Inventors: David K. Coats, Marvin Richey
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Patent number: 5171019Abstract: A tethered ring game and kit is disclosed comprising a tethered ring, means for attaching the tether to an overhanging surface, swivel means mounted intermediate the tether and the attachment means for preventing the cord from becoming twisted during use, and an open hook to be mounted on a surface approximately 90.degree. from the overhanging surface and in spaced relation to the attachment means for receiving the tethered ring.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 1991Date of Patent: December 15, 1992Inventor: Grigsby C. Arnette
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Patent number: 4784391Abstract: A new rope game device is disclosed. Threaded on a rope about six feet long with handles on its ends are two larger cylinders, one for each player. Also threaded on the rope is a plurality of smaller cylinders which can pass through the interior of the larger cylinders. In the game two players shake the rope, moving the smaller cylinders toward them through the larger cylinders to claim, and score, them close to the handles.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1986Date of Patent: November 15, 1988Inventor: Sylvia T. Herron
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Patent number: 4635942Abstract: Disclosed is a ring and hook game played by swinging a metal ring attached to a flexible line towards a pair of hooks projecting from a box mounted on a wall. When the ring successfully engages the hooks the ring closes an electrical circuit, activating a light and buzzer connected in parallel within the box. Attachment of the flexible line to a ceiling permits automatic return of the ring after a missed attempt, and the location of the box and the point of attachment of the line, together with appropriate selection of line length, prevent the ring from striking the front wall of the box. The degree of difficulty of the game may easily be varied by rotation of one or both hooks.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1986Date of Patent: January 13, 1987Inventor: John J. Flaherty, Jr.
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Patent number: 4564200Abstract: A tethered ring game is disclosed wherein a scoring hook is formed of wire rod and has near its mounting portion a break of minimum radius which defines an obtuse angle with the mounting portion and has at a defined distance from the free end of the wire a sweep of circular arc such that a hook is formed at the free end portion, said arc being less than 180.degree.. The hook may be mounted statically to an upright or motively to a counterclockwise rotable arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1984Date of Patent: January 14, 1986Inventors: Wolson J. Loring, Charles C. Schaedler