Hockey game table puck with weighted perimeter
AssigneeSOP Services, Inc.
InventorPeter J. Hylak
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Abstract
In preferred embodiments, the game pieces of the present invention concentrate the mass and weight of the game piece away from the center of the game piece and around the periphery. Preferably the center portion of the game piece has a minimum of weight while maintaining the ability of the game piece to function correctly. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a game piece for a simulated hockey game encompasses a peripheral portion which is configured to slide on a simulated hockey game surface and having at least one central portion mounted within the peripheral portion. Optionally, the at least one central portion is made of a material different than the material of the peripheral portion.
Claims15
A game piece for a simulated hockey game, comprising a peripheral portion configured to slide on a simulated hockey game surface and a central portion within said peripheral portion, wherein the majority of the mass of said game piece is in said peripheral portion, wherein said central portion has an outer periphery and said peripheral portion has an inner periphery defining at least one slot, said outer periphery of said central portion being received in said slot to mount said central portion to said peripheral portion, wherein said peripheral portion has an outer periphery and top and bottom flat surfaces extending from said inner periphery of said peripheral portion to said outer periphery of said peripheral portion, said central portion being inset between said top and bottom flat surfaces, and wherein said central portion is made of plastic and said peripheral portion is made of metal.
A game piece for a simulated hockey game, comprising a peripheral portion configured to slide on a simulated hockey game surface and a central portion within said peripheral portion, wherein the majority of the mass of said game piece is in said peripheral portion, wherein said central portion has an outer periphery mounted to an inner periphery of said peripheral portion, wherein said central portion is made of a material different than the material of said peripheral portion, wherein said peripheral portion has an inner perimeter defining a vertical shelf and wherein said at least one central portion has an outer perimeter abutting said shelf.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.