Ring toss game apparatus

A ring toss game apparatus comprising:

• a generally toroidal ring;
• a line configured for suspending the ring from a support structure at a distal end of the line, for selective, manually induced pendulous movement of the ring through an arcuate path;
• a housing configured for mounted disposition a predetermined length away from the ring support structure;
• a hook mounted to the housing for operative capture of the ring through the hook opening;
• a device for providing a control signal responsive to the hook operatively capturing the ring including an electrical circuit having a switch operatively associated with the hook, wherein the switch is closed upon operative capture of the ring by the hook;
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• means for engaging the ring and moving the ring off the hook in operational communication with the device for providing a control signal, the means for engaging the ring and moving the ring off the hook being operable responsive to the control signal to engage the ring and move the ring off the hook;
• wherein games may be played by manually inducing pendulous movement of the ring toward the hook with the objective of each iteration thereof being operative engagement of the ring with the hook, resulting in a control signal being generated and applied to the means for engaging the ring and moving the ring off the hook, to engage the ring and move the ring off the hook, thereby allowing the ring to move under gravity and swing back to a player, thereby allowing another attempt at hook engagement without the player having to approach the hook and manually remove the ring.

A ring toss game apparatus comprising:

• a generally toroidal ring;
• a line configured for suspending the ring from a support structure at a distal end of the line, for selective, manually induced pendulous movement of the ring through an arcuate path;
• a housing configured for mounted disposition a predetermined length away from the ring support structure;
• a hook mounted to the housing for operative capture of the ring through the hook opening;
• a device for providing a control signal responsive to the hook operatively capturing the ring including an electrical circuit having a switch operatively associated with the hook, wherein the switch is closed upon operative capture of the ring by the hook, and
• an apparatus for engaging the ring and moving the ring off the hook in operational communication with the means for providing a control signal, the apparatus for engaging the ring and moving the ring off the hook being operable responsive to the control signal to engage the ring and move the ring off the hook and including a movable arm mounted to the housing adjacent the hook for ring-removal movement through a predetermined path to selectively engage the ring and move the ring off the hook, a motor operatively associated with the arm for driving the arm through the predetermined path to selectively engage the ring and move the ring off the hook and a motor control circuit for controlling motor operation responsive to the device for providing a control signal;
• wherein games may be played by manually inducing pendulous movement of the ring toward the hook with the objective of each iteration thereof being operative engagement of the ring with the hook, resulting in a control signal being generated and applied to the apparatus for engaging the ring and moving the ring off the hook, to engage the ring and move the ring off the hook, thereby allowing the ring to move under gravity and swing back to a player, thereby allowing another attempt at hook engagement without the player having to approach the hook and manually remove the ring.