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US 4,685,674 AGranted
Air-swing ball game
OwnerAlexander Tothinventor
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Abstract
An air-swing ball game in which a ball suspended on a string is used to strike and knock down a plurality of pins set up according to a particularized scoring scheme and mounted on a game table having leaves that fold inwardly and upwardly to create a table useful for other purposes. The point of suspension of the ball can be changed to increase the level of difficulty of the game.
Claims3
A game comprising:
- a. a game table having a flat upper surface formed by upwardly and outwardly opening two leaves, each attached to one side of a center portion of said game table thereby forming a flat upper surface for playing the game, said game table having a front end and a back end, and four peg-holes in said playing surface;
- b. a pin-holder plate including four depending pegs for being detachably received by said four peg-hole, thereby providing a pin-holding surface on said playing surface, said pin-holding surface holding nine different color marks distributed in a regular pattern;
- c. nine pins of different colors, the color of each said pin matching the color of one said mark on said pin-holding plate, said pins being set upright on said pin-holding surface;
- d. a ball-swing support including a substantially vertical post detachably mounted at the back end of said game table, a horizontal arm detachably mounted on said post and extending forward toward the front of said game table;
- e. four hooks attached to said arms at spaced intervals toward the front of said game table;
- f. a string attached at one end to one of said hooks;
- and
- g. a ball attached to the other end of said string.
5 more elements
A game comprising:
- a. a game table having a flat upper surface for playing the game;
- and having a front end and a back end;
- and four peg holes in said game table;
- b. a pin-holder plate including four depending pegs each of which is removably inserted within a respective one of said four peg holes to thereby provide a pin-holding surface on said playing surface;
- c. nine separate pins each set upright on said pin-holder plate;
- d. said pin holding surface of said pin-holder plate including nine regularly spaced different marks of nine different colors for marking the proper position of the nine different pins and each of said nine different pins having a different color which matches one of said colored marks;
- e. a ball-swing support including a substantially vertical post detachably mounted at the back end of said game table, a horizontal arm detachably mounted on said post and extending forward toward the front of said game table;
- f. at least one hook attached to said arm;
- g. a string attached at one end to said hook;
- and
- h. a ball attached to the other end of said string.
8 more elements
A game comprising:
- a. a game table having a flat upper surface for playing the game;
- and having a front end and a back end;
- and at least one peg-hole in said game table;
- b. a pin-holder plate including at least one depending peg detachably inserted within said peg-hole to thereby provide a pin-holding surface on said playing surface;
- c. at least one pin set upright on said pinholder plate;
- d. a ball-swing support including a substantially vertical post detachably mounted at the back end of said game table, a horizontal arm detachably mounted on said post and extending forward toward the front of said game table;
- e. four spaced hooks attached to said horizontal arm;
- f. a string which may be attached at one end to any one of said four spaced hooks for making the game easier or harder;
- and
- g. a ball attached to the other end of said string.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.