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US 5,066,017 AGranted
Suction cup projectile for use in paddle game
OwnerJeffrey Kurlandinventor
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A recreational game for two or more participants is disclosed which employs an aerodynamically designed, multiwinged airfoil projectile, together with at least one hand-held shield. The shield has a front face with a generally flat projectile receiving surface, a rear generally convex face generally configured to be supported by the natural form of a user's generally relaxed hand, and shock-absorbing chamber-defining means between the two faces to effectively cushion the user's hand against impact of the projectile. The shield includes a strap spaced from the back face by a hand-accommodating distance whereby a participant's hand is removably retained in the space by the pressure exerted against the hand by the disk and strap. The projectile is thrown by one participant, and captured on the shield by a second participant via a suction device on the projectile.
A projectile for use in a recreational game having a wing portion and a suction cup portion, said suction cup portion having a generally cylindrically main body portion with a suction cup at one end and said wing portion extending from the other end, said wing portion having a plurality of spaced wings providing airfoils, each of said wings radially extending from and integral with an elongated main rib portion coincident with the central axis of said cylindrical portion and extending therefrom, each of said wings having a generally flat planar body portion with an outer rib extending from said cylindrical portion to the terminal end of its respective wing and at an angle to said main rib portion, and a plurality of spaced ribs extending generally parallel to said main rib portion along each of said wings.
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