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US 8,469,363 B2Granted
Underwater target game
AssigneesJeffery M. Davis, Jose M. Bouza
InventorJeffery M. Davis
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Abstract
A target for use in an underwater target game and a method of the underwater target game are described. The target comprises a body for capturing a volume of gas; and one or more target surfaces positioned to release gas from an impacting vortex ring for capture by the body. A method comprises transitioning a target positioned within a body of water to a hit indication state in response to impact on the target by a vortex ring.
Claims15
A target for use in an underwater target game, the target comprising:
- a body with a cavity for capturing a volume of gas;
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- one or more target surfaces, separate from the body, positioned to release gas from an impacting vortex ring for capture by the body, wherein the target is configured to transition from a neutral buoyant or non-buoyant state to a hit indication state responsive to impact of the vortex ring;
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- a protrusion on a surface of the body facing away from the one or more target surfaces, the protrusion comprises a sealed air-filled region.
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A game package comprising:
- a container comprising:
- a vortex ring gun, the vortex ring gun configured to generate one or more vortex rings, each vortex ring of the one or more vortex rings comprising a mixture of a buoyant fluid and a non-buoyant fluid, the one or more vortex rings configured to travel substantially perpendicular to a direction of buoyancy of the buoyant fluid;
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- a target comprising:
- a body with a cavity for capturing a volume of the buoyant fluid, wherein the body is non-buoyant or neutral buoyant prior to capturing the volume of the buoyant fluid;
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- one or more target surfaces, separate from the body, positioned to release the buoyant fluid from an impacting vortex ring for capture by the body, the target being configured to transition to a hit indication state responsive to impact of the vortex ring.
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An underwater target game comprising:
- a target positionable within a body of water, said target configured to transition to a hit indication state in response to impact of a vortex ring, wherein said target comprises:
- a body configured to capture a volume of buoyant fluid;
- a shaft, a first end of the shaft connected to the body;
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- at least one target surface positioned to release buoyant fluid from an impacting vortex ring, wherein the at least one target surface is connected to a second end of the shaft opposite the first end;
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- a vortex ring producing gun, said gun configured to generate a vortex ring comprising a mixture of the buoyant fluid and a non-buoyant fluid within the body of water, the vortex ring configured to travel substantially parallel to a top surface of the body of water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.