US 5,074,556 AGranted

Table top game

OwnerEdward Loeppky, Ron Charbonneauinventors

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Abstract

A table game is similar to ice hockey, and includes a deflector element located in the slot area in front of each goal. The deflector element is diamond shaped and is sized to be wider than the slot area, and extends from the blue line defining the offensive zone in which the deflector element is located to near the crease area of the goal of that offensive zone. The game is played using shots and penalty shots, and the game includes a minimum number of small loose parts.

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A table hockey game comprising:

a one-piece monolithic base which includes
(1) a rectangular peripheral shape having ends, sides and rounded corners connecting said sides and said ends together,
(2) a monolithic, one-piece wall surrounding said base,
(3) a playing surface having
(a) a width as measured between said sides and a length as measured between said ends, with an imaginary transverse centerline extending widthwise of the playing surface and located midway between said ends and an imaginary longitudinal centerline extending lengthwise of said playing surface and being located midway between said sides, said wall surrounding said playing surface,
(b) a center red line extending along said imaginary transverse centerline,
(c) two blue lines, one blue line being on each side of said center red line, with a neutral zone being defined between said blue lines and offensive zones being defined between each blue line and one of said ends located adjacent thereto,
(d) a center faceoff circle centered on said imaginary transverse centerline and on said imaginary longitudinal centerline,
(e) a goal defined in the wall at each end, said goals having a goal mouth with a prescribed width as measured widthwise of the playing area,
(f) four wing faceoff circles, each being located adjacent to one of said rounded corners, said wing faceoff circles including a right wing faceoff circle and a left wing faceoff circle adjacent to each goal, with each right wing faceoff circle being centered on an imaginary line that intersects the center of the left wing faceoff circle adjacent thereto, and all faceoff circles having equal diameters, and an imaginary line tangent to the right wing and the left wing faceoff circles for the same goal at the point on such corresponding circles that is closest to the goal being parallel to the blue line defining the offensive zone in which said corresponding right wing and left wing faceoff circles are located,
(g) a slot area defined between each of said goals and the blue line defining the offensive zone associated with each of said goals, each of said slot areas having a width equal to the width of each of said goal mouths,
(h) a crease area defined adjacent to each of said goal mouths, and
(i) a diamond-shaped resilient deflector element located in each of said slot areas in front of each of said goal mouths, each of said deflector elements including a front corner which intersects the blue line defining the offensive zone associated therewith, a rear corner located immediately in front of the goal mouth of each of said goals, a right wing corner which intersects the right wing faceoff circle associated with each of said deflector elements, a left wing corner which intersects the left wing faceoff circle associated with each of said deflector elements, said rear corner lying on the imaginary line which is tangent to both the left wing and the right wing faceoff circles located adjacent to the deflector element, said deflector elements having a diagonal dimension measured between said right wing corner and said left wing corner which exceeds the width of said slot area, each of said deflector elements having a top surface which is spaced above said playing surface and side edges which connect said top surface to said playing surface.

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Abstract

A table hockey game comprising:

a one-piece monolithic base which includes
(1) a rectangular peripheral shape having ends, sides and rounded corners connecting said sides and said ends together,
(2) a monolithic, one-piece wall surrounding said base,
(3) a playing surface having
(a) a width as measured between said sides and a length as measured between said ends, with an imaginary transverse centerline extending widthwise of the playing surface and located midway between said ends and an imaginary longitudinal centerline extending lengthwise of said playing surface and being located midway between said sides, said wall surrounding said playing surface,
(b) a center red line extending along said imaginary transverse centerline,
(c) two blue lines, one blue line being on each side of said center red line, with a neutral zone being defined between said blue lines and offensive zones being defined between each blue line and one of said ends located adjacent thereto,
(d) a center faceoff circle centered on said imaginary transverse centerline and on said imaginary longitudinal centerline,
(e) a goal defined in the wall at each end, said goals having a goal mouth with a prescribed width as measured widthwise of the playing area,
(f) four wing faceoff circles, each being located adjacent to one of said rounded corners, said wing faceoff circles including a right wing faceoff circle and a left wing faceoff circle adjacent to each goal, with each right wing faceoff circle being centered on an imaginary line that intersects the center of the left wing faceoff circle adjacent thereto, and all faceoff circles having equal diameters, and an imaginary line tangent to the right wing and the left wing faceoff circles for the same goal at the point on such corresponding circles that is closest to the goal being parallel to the blue line defining the offensive zone in which said corresponding right wing and left wing faceoff circles are located,
(g) a slot area defined between each of said goals and the blue line defining the offensive zone associated with each of said goals, each of said slot areas having a width equal to the width of each of said goal mouths,
(h) a crease area defined adjacent to each of said goal mouths, and
(i) a diamond-shaped resilient deflector element located in each of said slot areas in front of each of said goal mouths, each of said deflector elements including a front corner which intersects the blue line defining the offensive zone associated therewith, a rear corner located immediately in front of the goal mouth of each of said goals, a right wing corner which intersects the right wing faceoff circle associated with each of said deflector elements, a left wing corner which intersects the left wing faceoff circle associated with each of said deflector elements, said rear corner lying on the imaginary line which is tangent to both the left wing and the right wing faceoff circles located adjacent to the deflector element, said deflector elements having a diagonal dimension measured between said right wing corner and said left wing corner which exceeds the width of said slot area, each of said deflector elements having a top surface which is spaced above said playing surface and side edges which connect said top surface to said playing surface.

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