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US 8,109,518 B2Granted
Game apparatus and method of using the same
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin J. Blagg, Janice E. Ritter, Stephen Pang Kwai Lau, Sammy Wai Nang Lam
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a game in which players launch, shoot, or propel objects at a target, and more specifically, to a game in which players launch, shoot, or propel objects in an attempt to attach the objects to a target that may be in motion, or to dislodge objects that are hanging from the target.
Claims38
A movable target game comprising:
- a base;
- a first movable element, the first movable element being coupled to the base for movement relative to the base in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the first movable element being selectively disposable in a first position and in a second position relative to the base;
- a second movable element, the second movable element being coupled to the first movable element, the second movable element being movable relative to the first movable element, the second movable element being selectively disposable in its own first position and its own second position;
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- a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism being coupled to the first movable element, the drive mechanism being configured to cause the first movable element to move in a third direction during operation of the drive mechanism, wherein upon movement of the first movable element in the first direction causes the drive mechanism to operate, and after a period of time has elapsed, the first movable element is moved in the second direction and the movement of the first movable element in the third direction is stopped.
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A device for a target game comprising:
- a base;
- a support member, the support member being coupled to the base for movement relative thereto, the support member including a target area;
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- a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism being coupled to the support member to move the support member relative to the base, the drive mechanism being activated in response to movement of the support member along a first direction toward the base, the drive mechanism being configured to operate for a period of time, and after the period of time to move the support member in a second direction has elapsed, the drive mechanism moves the support member along a third direction away from the base and the drive mechanism is deactivated.
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A toy launching game comprising:
- a target assembly including a base, a support, a drive mechanism coupled to the support, and a target area, the target assembly being disposable in a first configuration and in a second configuration different from the first configuration, the support being movable relative to the base in a first direction, in a second direction, and in a third direction, wherein movement of the support in the first direction activates the drive mechanism, and the drive mechanism causes the support to rotate in the third direction;
- an object configured to engage the target area;
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- a launching mechanism, the launching mechanism being configured to propel the object toward the target assembly as the target assembly moves in the third direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.