Game apparatus including free floating game elements
AssigneeFanstick Products International, Inc.
InventorJames E. Salmon
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Abstract
An improved game apparatus is described. The game apparatus includes a plurality of game pieces that have been constructed to be tossed into the air and to float to the ground while the "Player" picks them from their airborne flight to accumulate points. One embodiment of the invention utilizes a resilient rubber ball as a timing device. The ball is thrown into the air or otherwise allowed to drop to the ground surface simultaneously with the game elements being made airborne. The game elements are plucked from the air before the ball can again contact the ground surface N times.
Claims16
Game apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of game pieces, each of the game pieces being formed of a lightweight material and configured to have an aerodynamic characteristic that provides each of the plurality of game pieces with a wind-resistant profile to cause each of the game pieces to affect a floating action when allowed to fall freely through the air toward the earth;
- the plurality of game pieces including first and second numbers of game pieces, the first number of game pieces being substantially identically shaped and configured and of a configuration different from that of the second number of game pieces;
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- a resilient spheroid.
Game apparatus, comprising:
- plurality of game pieces, each of the game pieces being formed from a lightweight material, and each being configured in a manner that enhances a floating effect when allowed to freefall through the air, the plurality of game pieces including a first number of game pieces being substantially identically configured to one another, and of a first configuration, and a second number of game pieces being substantially configured to one another and of a second configuration that is different from the first configuration;
- and a resilient spheroid.
A Jacks game apparatus of the type including a bounceable, rubber ball and a plurality of game pieces, the improvement comprising:
- Each of the game pieces being fabricated from a lightweight, polyethylene foam material and having a generally planer dimension;
- The plurality of game pieces including a number of first and second game pieces, the first game pieces being configured to identify them as being first or second game pieces, and shaped to enhance a floating effect when dropped and allowed to fall to the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.