Puck for use on a non-ice surface

A puck for use on a non-ice surface, said puck being generally cylindrical in shape and having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer peripheral surface, and having a vertical central axis when its upper and lower surfaces resting on a horizontal floor, comprising:

• an outer ring having an outer ring surface which comprises the outer surface of the puck, an inner ring surface, an upper surface and a lower surface which comprise the upper and lower surfaces of said puck;
• a central member supported centrally about said vertical central axis and held to said outer ring by three curved arms extending to the inner ring surface;
• at least three runner means extending upwardly form the top surface of said outer ring and extending downwardly from said lower surface of said outer ring whereby said puck rides on said runner means whether it is resting on its upper surface or its lower surface;
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• an open area formed inwardly from said inner ring surface of said outer ring whereby the tendency of the puck to rise from the surface of play is greatly reduced.

A puck for use on a non ice surface, said puck being generally cylindrical in shape and having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer peripheral surface and having a vertical central axis when its upper or lower surface is resting on a horizontal floor, said puck comprising:

• an outer ring having an outer ring surface which comprises the outer surface of the puck, an inner ring surface, an upper surface and a lower surface which comprise the upper and lower surfaces of the puck, said puck further including a plurality of grooves formed in the upper surface and the lower surface of said outer ring, said grooves extending from the outer ring surface to the inner ring surface whereby the spinning of the puck is far more visible and the puck is less likely to lift from the surface of play;
• at least three runners extending upwardly from said upper surface and at least three means extending downwardly from the bottom surface, whereby said puck rides on said runners whether it is resting on its upper surface or on its lower surface;
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• an open area formed inwardly from said inner ring surface of said outer ring and said puck being fabricated from an elastic material so that the outer ring will deflect toward the vertical central axis when the outer surface of said outer ring is struck against a wall or other object whereby excess bounce is prevented while nonetheless using a firm material of construction.

A puck for use on a non ice surface, said puck being generally cylindrical in shape and having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer peripheral surface and having a vertical central axis when its upper or lower surface is resting on a horizontal floor, said puck comprising:

• an outer ring having an outer ring surface which comprises the outer surface of the puck, an inner ring surface, a top surface and a bottom surface which comprise the top and bottom surfaces of said puck;
• at least three runners extending upwardly from said upper surface and at least three runners extending downwardly from the lower surface, whereby said puck rides on said runners whether it is resting on its upper surface or its lower surface and wherein said runners are removable and replaceable and are held by thread means and the runners have at least an upper head with a lower surface which is serrated and the central portion into which it is threaded has its upper surface serrated so that the heads remain securely threaded in place;
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• an open area formed inwardly from said inner ring surface of said outer ring and said puck being fabricated from an elastic material so that the outer ring will deflect toward the vertical central axis when the outer surface of said outer ring is struck against a wall or other object whereby excess bounce is prevented while nonetheless using a firm material of construction.

A puck for use on a non ice surface, said puck being generally cylindrical in shape and having an upper surface, and an outer peripheral surface and having a vertical central axis when its upper or lower surface is resting on a horizontal floor, said puck comprising:

• an outer ring having an outer ring surface which comprises the outer surface of the puck, and inner ring surface, a top surface and a bottom surface which comprises the top and bottom surfaces of said puck;
• at least three runners extending upwardly from said upper surface and at least three runners extending downwardly from the lower surface, whereby said puck rides on said runners whether it is resting on its upper surface or it lower surface and wherein each of said runners has an upper head and a lower head and the upper head of such runner has a shank which fits into a hollow shaft held in said puck and wherein said hollow shaft is serrated and said shank is serrated;
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• an open area formed inwardly from said inner ring surface of said outer ring and said puck being fabricated form an elastic material so that the outer ring will deflect toward the vertical central axis when the outer surface of said outer ring is struck against a wall or other object whereby excess bounce is prevented while nonetheless using a firm material of construction.