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US 5,344,142 AGranted
Simulated volleyball game and air bubble scoring system
OwnerJeane K. Barreirainventor
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Abstract
A simulated volleyball game is disclosed. The game includes a game board having a playing surface with a center zone thereon. A tethered object is fixed to the center zone of the game board and is adapted to be propelled back and forth across the center zone. At least one simulated player is slidably mounted on tracks arranged at opposite sides of the playing surface and are adapted to catch or propel the tethered object upon propulsion of same across the center zone.
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A simulated volleyball game comprising:
- a game board having a playing surface with a center zone thereon and having a predetermined width and a predetermined length, said predetermined length including opposing first and second sides;
- a tethered object fixed to said game board within said center zone and being adapted for projected movement thereacross;
- a plurality of simulated players arranged on said playing surface for movement thereabout, said plurality of simulated players being adapted to propel said tethered object across said center zone;
- propulsion means associated with each of said simulated players for propelling said tethered object across said center zone toward one of said opposing first and second sides;
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- scoring means for constantly displaying the score, said scoring means including at least one pneumatic scoring mechanism and a display device, said display device including a translucent container having a liquid therein and being fluidly connected to said pneumatic scoring mechanism so that a preselected number of air bubbles are selectively released from said at least one pneumatic scoring mechanism to said translucent container.
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A simulated volleyball game comprising:
- a game board having a playing surface with a center zone thereon and having a predetermined width and a predetermined length, set predetermined length including opposing first and second sides;
- a tethered object fixed to said game board within said center zone and being adapted for projected movement thereacross;
- track means for providing a movement path parallel to said predetermined width, said track means arranged at said opposing first and second sides;
- a plurality of simulated players slidably mounted on said track means at said opposing first and second sides for slidable movement therealong, said plurality of simulated players being adapted to propel said tethered object across said center zone;
- control means for controlling said slidable movement of said simulated players;
- propulsion means associated with each of said simulated players for propelling said tethered object across said center zone toward one of said opposing first and second sides, said propulsion means comprising at least one tube arranged within said plurality of opposing simulated players and pressurized air means fluidly connected to said at least one tube for selectively providing a pressurized stream of air thereto, said pressurized stream of air being of sufficient pressure so that said tethered object will be propelled from an associated one of said simulated players towards said opposing side, said pressurized air means comprising at least one air pump whereby actuation of said at least one air pump causes said pressurized stream of air to be delivered to said simulated players;
- scoring means for constantly displaying the score of said game, said scoring means including at least one pneumatic scoring mechanism and at least one display device, said at least one display device including a translucent container having a liquid therein and being fluidly connected to said at least one pneumatic scoring mechanism so that a preselected number of air bubbles are selectively released from said pneumatic scoring mechanism to said translucent container;
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- shared air means for simultaneously providing pressurized air to said propulsion means and to said pneumatic scoring mechanism so that said air bubbles are released to said translucent container upon propulsion of said tethered object from an associated one of said simulated players.
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An air bubble scoring system in combination with a game, said air bubble scoring system comprising:
- at least one translucent container having a liquid therein;
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- air pump means fluidly connected to said at least one translucent container for supplying pressurized air thereto, whereby a preselected number of air bubbles are formed in said at least one translucent container upon actuation of said air pump means to continuously indicate the score of said game.
A method of playing a simulated volley ball game comprising the steps of:
- placing an object in correspondence with a first game piece on a first side of a game board;
- supplying a first pressurized stream of air to said first game piece so that said object is propelled across said game board toward a second side thereof;
- moving a second game piece on said second side of said game board so that said second game piece is placed beneath said object in an attempt to prevent said object from striking the surface of said game board;
- supplying a second pressurized stream of air to said second game piece as said object approached said second game piece in an attempt to propel said object back to said first side of said game board;
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- repeating said steps of propelling said object until said object strikes said game board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.