# US 5,344,156 A · Action game

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- Number: US 5,344,156 A
- Document ID: US5344156A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/970,355
- Filed: 1992-11-02
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1992-11-02
- Inventors: John M. Levin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5344156A

## CPC

- A63F 9/02: Shooting or hurling games
- A63F 7/045: {containing a liquid}
- A63F 7/249: {projecting the playing bodies through the air, e.g. with a jump}
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An action game comprising a reservoir capable of holding a quantity of a material such as a liquid therein. A member for propelling a projectile, such as a catapult, is fixedly secured or swivably connected adjacent the reservoir, preferably one catapult or member being located at each end of the reservoir. One or more players directs a plurality of the projectiles using the catapult to a floatable object (e.g., boat-shaped) which floats on the material within the reservoir to try to sink the object in a competitive fashion. The floatable object includes a compartment to hold projectiles, so that the object can be submerged (i.e., sunk) in the material when a sufficient number of the projectiles is contained in the compartment. Each player can try to sink his or her opponent's floating object before his or her own floating object is sunk, or each player can compete by themselves against the clock.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An action game comprising:
(a) a reservoir means for holding a quantity of a material therein;
(b) a plurality of projectiles;
(c) a floatable object which floats on the material within the reservoir means, the object comprising a compartment for holding a sufficient number of the projectiles for submerging the object in the material; and
(d) means for propelling at least one of the projectiles toward the reservoir, wherein the material is liquid,
and wherein the reservoir means comprises two reservoirs located adjacent one another, each of the two reservoirs being capable of holding at least one of the floatable objects.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The game of claim 1 wherein the means for propelling the projectile comprises a catapult.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The game of claim 2 wherein the catapult is fixed adjacent the reservoir means.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The game of claim 2 wherein the catapult is swivably mounted adjacent the reservoir means.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The game of claim 1 wherein the means for propelling the projectile is fixed adjacent the reservoir means.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The game of claim 5 wherein the means for propelling the projectile is a catapult.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The game of claim 1 wherein the reservoir means comprises a first end and a second end and the means for propelling a projectile comprises a catapult located adjacent each of the first and second ends of the reservoir means.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The game of claim 7 wherein the discrete weighted object comprises a closed container filled with a material.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The game of claim 8 wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of sand, beans and plastic.