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US 5,492,320 AGranted
Bean bag with rigid central member
OwnerChristopher Hoffman, Lawrence Hofmanninventors
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Abstract
A bean bag projectile comprises a disc shaped bag having a rigid connector member joining central portions of the two circular faces thereof. The connector configures the interior volume of the bean bag as a toroidal space, and the space is filled with a granular material. The bag retains its shape when struck by a like bag and is particularly suited for playing a toss shuffle board game which the bags slide and knock one another across a smooth playing surface.
Claims10
A bean bag game projectile comprising:
- a first and a second flexible member, each comprising a body of sheet material having a generally circular perimeter, said members being disposed in a superposed relationship and joined together along the perimeters thereof so as to form a disc shaped bag defining an interior volume;
- a body of granular material disposed in said interior volume;
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- a rigid connector disposed so as to join a central portion of each of said flexible members together so as to configure said interior volume as a torus and to confine the granular material thereto, said rigid connector being further operative to cause said bean bag to retain its disc shape when struck by a like bean bag.
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A bean bag shuffle board projectile comprising:
- a flexible, disc shaped bag defining an interior volume;
- a body of granular material disposed in said interior volume;
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- a rigid connector disposed so as to join two portions of said disc shaped bag together so as to configure said interior volume as a torus and to confine the granular material thereto, said rigid connector being further operative to cause said bean bag to retain its disc shape when struck by a like bean bag.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.