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US 10,130,871 B2Granted
Crane teamwork building game
OwnerJames O Woodyinventor
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Abstract
A crane game is provided for amusement, training, and team building purposes. The body of the crane is suspended beneath manually held handles which are attached to the crane body by cords. Two lifting hooks are suspended beneath the crane body and operated by lifting lines which engage the crane body and extend outwardly from the crane body. Multiple persons each control a handle or lifting line and operate the crane through coordinated movement of the handles and lifting lines.
Claims14
A game comprising:
- a crane body;
- a plurality of manually grasped crane movement handles, wherein each of the plurality of crane movement handles is attached to a cord and wherein the cord is also attached to the crane body;
- and wherein the crane body is suspended between the plurality of crane movement handles;
- a first lifting hook suspended beneath the crane body by a first lifting line;
- wherein the first lifting line extends upwardly from the first lifting hook to the crane body, engages the crane body, and extends outwardly from the crane body;
- a second lifting hook suspended beneath the crane body by a second lifting line;
- wherein the second lifting line extends upwardly from the second lifting hook to the crane body, engages the crane body, and extends outwardly from the crane body;
- wherein the first lifting line and second lifting line are manually graspable and movable laterally towards and away from the crane body to lower and raise the respective first and second lifting hook relative to the crane body;
- a bucket having a lifting attachment attached thereto and having a pivoting attachment attached thereto;
- wherein the bucket lifting attachment is engaged by the first lifting hook and the bucket pivoting attachment is engaged by the second lifting hook such that the bucket is suspended beneath the crane body by the first lifting hook and the second lifting hook;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of crane movement handles is positioned laterally away from the crane body in different directions.
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A game comprising:
- a crane body;
- a first manually grasped crane movement handle, wherein the first crane movement handle is attached to a first end of a first cord and wherein a second end of the first cord is attached to the crane body;
- a second manually grasped crane movement handle, wherein the second crane movement handle is attached to a first end of a second cord and wherein a second end of the second cord is attached to the crane body;
- wherein the crane body is suspended from the first crane movement handle and the second crane movement handle;
- a first lifting hook;
- a first lifting line having a first end which is attached to the first lifting hook and wherein the first lifting line extends upwardly from the first lifting hook to the crane body, engages the crane body, and extends outwardly from the crane body such that a second end of the first lifting line is disposed laterally from the crane body;
- a second lifting hook;
- a second lifting line having a first end which is attached to the second lifting hook and wherein the second lifting line extends upwardly from the second lifting hook to the crane body, engages the crane body, and extends outwardly from the crane body such that a second end of the second lifting line is disposed laterally from the crane body;
- wherein the first movement handle and the second movement handle are each grasped by a person and held such that the crane body is suspended by the first cord and the second cord;
- wherein the first lifting line and second lifting line are each grasped by a user and moved laterally towards and away from the crane body to lower and raise the first lifting hook and the second lifting hook relative to the crane body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.