U.S. patent application number 11/710460 was filed with the patent office on 2007-09-20 for spinning top game.
Invention is credited to Wallace Brown.
Application Number | 20070216090 11/710460 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38516988 |
Filed Date | 2007-09-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070216090 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Brown; Wallace |
September 20, 2007 |
Spinning top game
Abstract
A hand-held game consisting of a spinning top and a play object
over which the player maneuvers the top. In the preferred
embodiment the play object has a planar disc-shaped base play
surface with satellite disc-shaped base play surfaces attached at
the edge of the base play surface and oriented perpendicular to the
base play surface. The player receives points based on the
difficulty of maneuvers involving tossing of the spinning top off
one play surface and landing on and continuing to spin on a second
play surface.
Inventors: |
Brown; Wallace; (Mendham,
NJ) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Laurence J. Shaw;INTEGRAL PATENT ASSOCIATES
3627 Sacramento Street
San Francisco
CA
94118
US
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Family ID: |
38516988 |
Appl. No.: |
11/710460 |
Filed: |
February 23, 2007 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60776745 |
Feb 24, 2006 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
273/108 ;
273/109 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H 1/00 20130101; A63F
9/16 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
273/108 ;
273/109 |
International
Class: |
A63B 67/14 20060101
A63B067/14 |
Claims
1. A game comprising: a top, and a hand-held play object having a
base play surface on which said top can be spun and from which said
top can be tossed and a first satellite play surface onto which
said top can be made to land and continue spinning after said top
is tossed off of said base play surface by movement of said held
play object.
2. The game of claim 1 wherein said top, after being tossed from
said base play surface to land while still spinning on said first
satellite play surface, while still spinning said top can be tossed
from said first satellite play surface and made to land on said
first base surface and continue spinning.
3. The game of claim 1 wherein said hand-held play object further
includes a second satellite play surface onto which said top can be
made to land and continue spinning after said top is tossed off of
said base play surface.
4. The game of claim 1 wherein said satellite surface is attached
to an edge of said base play surface and oriented roughly
perpendicular to said base play surface.
5. The game of claim 3 wherein said base play surface is roughly
disc-shaped and said satellite surface is roughly disc-shaped.
Description
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present non-provisional patent application is based on
provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/776,745 filed Feb. 24,
2006 by Wallace Brown entitled "Hand-held game toy."
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention is related generally to hand-held toys
and games, and more particularly to games with spinning tops.
Furthermore, the present invention is related generally to methods
for playing with spinning tops.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0003] It is an object of the present invention to provide a game
involving a spinning top.
[0004] More particularly it is an object of the present invention
to provide a hand-held game involving the maneuvering of a spinning
top between play surfaces.
[0005] Still more particularly it is an object of the present
invention to provide a hand-held game involving the maneuvering of
a spinning top between play surfaces by tossing the top from play
surface to play surface.
[0006] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
play object which has a plurality of play surfaces between which a
player may maneuver a spinning top.
[0007] It is another object of the present invention to satisfy the
above objects of the invention in an instance where the play
surfaces are rigidly interconnected.
[0008] More particularly it is an object of the present invention
to provide a play object which has plurality of play surfaces
between which a player may maneuver a spinning top where the
spatial relationship between the play surfaces is
reconfigurable.
[0009] Additional objects and advantages of the present application
will become apparent upon review of the Figures, Detailed
Description of the Present Invention, and appended Claims.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The present invention is directed to a hand-held spinning
top game having a top, and a hand-held play object having a base
play surface and a satellite play surface. The basic maneuver of
play is spinning the top on the base play surface and tossing the
top from the base play surface to the satellite play surface such
that the top lands on the satellite play surface and continues to
spin.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] The accompanying figures, which are incorporated in and form
a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the
invention and, together with the description given above and the
detailed description of the preferred embodiments given below,
serve to explain the principles of the invention.
[0012] FIG. 1 shows a view of the play object of the present
invention which has a base play surface and four satellite play
surfaces attached to the base play surface via a fastening
means.
[0013] FIG. 2 shows a close-up of a portion of the play object of
FIG. 1.
[0014] FIG. 3A depicts the start of a maneuver where a player
tosses the spinning top from the base surface to a satellite
surface.
[0015] FIG. 3B depicts the end of the maneuver where a player
tosses the spinning top from the base surface to a satellite
surface.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0016] FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the play object 100
of the spinning top game of the present invention. The play object
100 has a disc-shape base play surface 110 with raised rim 105
along its edge 115, a first small disc-shaped satellite play
surface 130 attached via a friction mount 132 to the rim 105 at the
edge 115 of the base play surface 110, a second larger disc-shaped
satellite play surface 140 attached via a friction mount 142 to the
rim 105 at the edge 115 of the base play surface 110, a third
larger disc-shaped satellite play surface 150 attached via a
friction mount 152 to the rim 105 at the edge 115 of the base play
surface 110, and a fourth larger disc-shaped satellite play surface
160 attached via a friction mount 162 to the rim 105 at the edge
115 of the base play surface 110. FIG. 2 provides a close-up view
of the second satellite play surface 140 showing the clip-on
friction mounting mechanism 142 used to affix the second satellite
play surface 140 to the rim 105 of the base play surface 110. The
first, second, third and fourth satellite play surfaces 130, 140,
150 and 160 oriented such that the normals of the first, second,
third and fourth satellite play surfaces 130, 140, 150 and 160
extending from the centers of the first, second, third and fourth
satellite play surfaces 130, 140, 150 and 160 are coincident with
the lines from the center of the base play surface 110 to the
center of the first, second, third and fourth satellite play
surfaces 130, 140, 150 and 160, respectively. The first, second,
third and fourth satellite play surfaces 130, 140, 150 and 160 may
be removed from the rim 105 and remounted at other locations along
the rim 105, thereby changing the configuration of the play object
100.
[0017] FIGS. 3A and 3B depict the process of a player tossing a top
50 which had been spinning on the base play surface 110 in a
trajectory such that it will land on the first satellite play
surface 130. In FIG. 3A the top 50 is spinning on the base play
surface 110, and the player is about to begin the maneuver. In FIG.
3B the top 50 is about to land on the second satellite play surface
140, and the player is about to complete the maneuver. If the
player manages to land the top 50 on the second satellite play
surface 140 so that it continues to spin on the second satellite
play surface 140, then the player wins a number of points
associated with the successful performance of that operation. Other
maneuvers which the player may attempt are: [0018] the tossing of
the spinning top 50 from the second satellite play surface 140 back
to the base play surface 110 in a manner such that the top 50 lands
on and continues to spin on the base play surface 100; [0019] the
tossing of the spinning top 50 from the second satellite play
surface 140 to the first satellite play surface 130 in a manner
such that the top 50 lands on and continues to spin on the second
satellite play surface 130; [0020] the tossing of the spinning top
50 from the second satellite play surface 140 to the fourth
satellite play surface 160 in a manner such that the top 50 lands
on and continues to spin on the first satellite play surface 160;
[0021] the tossing of the spinning top 50 from the fourth satellite
play surface 160 back to the base play surface 110 in a manner such
that the top 50 lands on and continues to spin on the base play
surface 100; and so on.
[0022] The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the
present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration
and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit
the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and it should be
understood that many modifications and variations are possible in
light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and
described in order to best explain the principles of the invention
and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in
the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with
various modifications as are suited to the particular use
contemplated. Many variations are within the scope of the present
invention, for instance: other types of tops may be used; the play
surfaces may be non-planar; the play surfaces may not be
disc-shaped; the satellite play surfaces may not be attached at the
edge of the base play surface; the satellite play surfaces may not
oriented perpendicular to the base play surface; the satellite play
surface may be detachable and re-attachable and their relative
positions reconfigurable; the satellite play surfaces may be
attached to the base play surface via other means; etc. In summary,
it is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the
Claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
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