Game table with pivoting bars and rotating players

A game table, comprising:

• a game table including first and second substantially parallel player sides, first and second substantially parallel goal sides and a game playing surface, said player sides extending along a length of said table and said goal sides extending along a width of said table, wherein each of said goal sides defines a goal;
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• at least two pivoting handle assemblies including a first handle assembly and a second handle assembly, wherein each of said handle assemblies is pivotally connected to said game table via a pivot connection, each of said handle assemblies including a handle opposite said pivot connection, at least one rod extending along a rod axis and engaged with said handle, and at least one player member positioned on said rod between said handle and said pivot connection, wherein said player member is configured to spin with rotation of said rod about said rod axis to strike a playing piece and urge the playing piece towards a goal;
• wherein said first handle assembly is pivotally connected to said first player side and extends through and beyond said second player side, wherein said second handle assembly is pivotally connected to said second player side and extends through and beyond said first player side, wherein each of said handle assemblies is configured to pivot with respect to said corresponding pivot connection above said game playing surface in a pivot plane substantially parallel to said game playing surface;
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• wherein each of said handle assemblies is configured to translate said corresponding player member across the width of said table above said game playing surface by moving said handle toward and away from said corresponding pivot connection.

A handle assembly for use with a game table having a game playing surface, comprising:

• an outer turning rod telescopically engaged with an inner rod, said inner rod being slidably received in said outer turning rod, wherein said inner rod includes a pivot end having a ball bearing and said turning rod extends along a turning rod axis;
• at least one player member carried by said turning rod, wherein said player member is configured to spin with rotation of said turning rod about said rod axis to strike a game playing piece and urge the game playing piece towards a goal of the game table;
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• a handle engaged with said turning rod;
• wherein said ball bearing is configured to be moveably received in a socket in the game table at a pivot point such that said inner rod, said outer turning rod, said player member and said handle are pivotable with respect to said pivot point in a pivot plane substantially parallel to the game playing surface of the game table;
• wherein the handle assembly is configured to translate said player member across the width of the game table above the game playing surface by telescoping extending and retracting said outer turning rod over said inner rod.

A game table, comprising:

• a game table having a game playing surface;
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• at least one handle assembly extending across said game table above said game playing surface, wherein said handle assembly includes at least one turning rod carrying at least one player member for striking a game playing piece, wherein said handle assembly further includes a handle engaged with said turning rod whereby turning said handle operates to rotate said player member;
• wherein said handle assembly is configured and moveable such that said player member is continuously adjustable within a zone of movement, wherein said zone of movement includes a cross-section in a plane substantially parallel to said game playing surface, wherein the periphery of said cross-section includes two opposing diverging pivot lines from a pivot point, wherein said pivot lines are substantially straight, and two offset arcuate segments of concentric circles with different radii of curvature from a pivot point, wherein said arcuate segments connect said pivot lines.