Air hockey table
OwnerTimothy D. Crawford, Martin L. Brooksinventors
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Abstract
Air hockey tables are disclosed herein. An embodiment of an air hockey table comprises a playing surface bounded by at least three sides; a plurality of air paths extending through the playing surface, wherein air is emittable by the plurality of air paths, and wherein a puck is at least partially floatable on air that is emittable by the plurality of air paths; and at least one opening proximate each of three of the sides, the openings being sized to receive the puck.
Claims18
An air hockey table comprising;
- a playing surface, said playing surface bounded by at least three sides, at least three of the sides having at least one opening associated therewith, wherein a puck is receivable in the openings;
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- a plurality of air paths extending through said playing surface, wherein air is emittable by said plurality of air paths, and wherein said puck is at least partially floatable on air that is emittable by said plurality of air paths;
- at least one barricade wherein said at least one barricade is movable proximate at least one of the openings, said barricade having a first fixed position wherein said puck is prevented from entering said at least one of said openings when the puck is shot from anywhere on said playing surface and a second fixed position wherein said puck is able to enter said at least one of said openings.
An air hockey table comprising:
- a playing surface, said playing surface bounded by at least five sides, at least one opening associated with two of said sides, wherein a puck is receivable in said openings;
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- a plurality of air paths extending through said playing surface, wherein air is emittable by said plurality of air paths, and wherein said puck is at least partially floatable on air that is emittable by said plurality of air paths;
- at least one barricade, wherein said at least one barricade is movable proximate at least one of the openings said barricade having a first fixed position wherein said puck is prevented from entering said at least one of said openings when the puck is shot from anywhere on said playing surface and a second fixed position wherein said puck is able to enter said at least one of said openings.
A method of playing air hockey on an air hockey table, said air hockey table comprising a playing surface, said playing surface bounded by at least three sides with at least one goal located on each of said sides, barricades are located proximate said goals, wherein said goals are blockable by said barricades so as to prevent pucks from entering said goals when said puck is shot at said goal from anywhere on said playing surface, said method comprising:
- opening a goal associated with each player by moving said barricade so as to enable a puck to enter said goal;
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- counting the number of times a puck enters each opened goal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.