Tabletop horseshoes game systems
OwnerTerry Wielandinventor
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Abstract
A tabletop scaled-down horseshoes game system primarily for use indoors that includes a substantially horizontal playing surface and a pair of scaled-down posts to be used as the target for tossed scaled-down horseshoes. An embodiment for use in commercial establishments provides a token means to activate the game, a means to change and display each player's score, a means to keep track of and display game time, and a means to pneumatically lower the posts when the game is over. The commercial establishment game may also incorporate a vending machine to dispense the scaled-down horseshoes to be used with the game system.
Claims24
1) A horseshoes game system, using at least one scaled-down game “horseshoe”, comprising:
- a) at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board having at least one substantially horizontal playing surface to play scaled-down horseshoes on said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board;
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- b) at least one supporter having at least one pre-set support height to support said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board at said at least one pre-set support height;
- c) wherein said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board comprises at least one post to provide at least one vertically impingeable target to which the at least one scaled-down game “horseshoe” may be tossed;
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- d) wherein said at least one supporter comprises at least one foldable leg.
8) A horseshoes game system, using at least one scaled-down game “horseshoe”, comprising:
- a) at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board having at least one substantially horizontal playing surface to play scaled-down horseshoes on said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board;
- b) wherein said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board comprises at least one post comprising at least one vertically impingeable target to which the at least one scaled-down game-horseshoe may be tossed;
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- c) wherein said at least one post comprises at least one pneumatic post activator structured and arranged to
- i) raise said at least one post to at least one target position;
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- ii) lower said at least one post to at least one non-target position.
23) A horseshoes game system, using at least one scaled-down game “horseshoe”, comprising:
- a) at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board having at least one substantially horizontal playing surface to play scaled-down horseshoes on said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board;
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- b) wherein said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board comprises at least one post to provide at least one vertically impingeable target to which the at least one scaled-down game “horseshoe” may be tossed;
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- c) at least one set of scoring beads adapted to assist scorekeeping of such horseshoe game system.
24) A horseshoes game system, using at least one scaled-down game “horseshoe”, comprising:
- a) at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board having at least one substantially horizontal playing surface to play scaled-down horseshoes on said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board;
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- b) at least one supporter having at least one pre-set support height to support said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board at said at least one pre-set support height;
- c) wherein said at least one scaled-down “horseshoes”-game playing board comprises at least one post to provide at least one vertically impingeable target to which the at least one scaled-down game “horseshoe” may be tossed;
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- d) at least one illuminator adapted to assist locating and illuminating of at least one scaled-down game “horseshoe” below said at least one pre-set support height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.