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US 3,937,469 AGranted
Games using magnetically actuated members
OwnerSamuel W. Coheninventor
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Abstract
A basketball game using magnetically attracted members which are moved by a magnetic actuator disposed on one or both surfaces of the gameboard under the control of one or more players in which the members are moved. The members are moved to hit a resilient ball against a projection, which also may be resilient, so that the ball can be lofted toward a raised basket. Access to certain areas in front of the basket is restricted by an arcuate guard on one of the top or bottom surfaces.
Claims6
A basketball game comprising
- a game board formed of upper and lower plates, means for holding said plates in a spaced relationship to define a game area therebetween,
- means in said game area defining a simulated basketball court, said means including a basket at each end of said court which is raised from the surface of the bottom plate,
- a plurality of team members disposed within said game area,
- actuator means disposed and movable over the outer surface of one of said plates, mutually magnetic attractive means on said actuator means and on said team members so that said team members are moved and carried along as the actuator means is moved,
- a ball of resilient material,
- a projection extending upwardly from said bottom plate in front of each basket for engagement by the ball as it is moved by being hit by a moving team member under the control of said actuator means, and resilient means adjacent said upwardly extending projection to further assist in projecting the ball upwardly toward the basket when it hits the projection.
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A basketball game comprising
- a game board formed of upper and lower plates, means for holding said plates in a spaced relationship to define a game area therebetween,
- means in said game area defining a simulated basketball court, said means including a basket at each end of said court which is raised from the surface of the bottom plate,
- a plurality of team members disposed within said game area,
- actuator means disposed and movable over the outer surface of one of said plates, mutually magnetic attractive means on said actuator means and on said team members so that said team members are moved and carried along as the actuator means is moved,
- a ball,
- a projection extending upwardly from said bottom plate in front of each basket for engagement by the ball as it is moved by being hit by a moving team member under the control of said actuator means, one of said ball and said projection including resilient material so that the ball is projected upwardly toward the basket when it hits the projection, each said upwardly extending projection being arcuate in shape and extending in front of and to each side of a respective basket and having at least one opening through which a team member can pass in towards the basket.
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