U.S. patent number 3,825,263 [Application Number 05/299,012] was granted by the patent office on 1974-07-23 for rod and resiliently projected ring.
Invention is credited to Joseph Santangelo.
United States Patent |
3,825,263 |
Santangelo |
July 23, 1974 |
ROD AND RESILIENTLY PROJECTED RING
Abstract
The game device includes a circular band of a resilient material
such as plastic, and a rod. The resilient member is placed on the
ground or floor and the toe-portion of the shoe is then pressed
down on it from above and moved to the rear. This compresses the
resilient member and when the shoe tip slides far enough backward
that it is free of the member, the resilient member jumps into the
air whereupon the player attemps to place the rod through the
aperture in the resilient member while it is still in the air.
Inventors: |
Santangelo; Joseph (Bridgeport,
PA) |
Family
ID: |
23152953 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/299,012 |
Filed: |
October 19, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
273/412;
473/589 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B
67/086 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63B
67/08 (20060101); A63b 071/04 () |
Field of
Search: |
;273/26R,95R,96B,100,104
;46/220 ;124/10 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Pinkham; Richard C.
Assistant Examiner: Siskind; Marvin
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Maleson & Kimmelman
Claims
I claim:
1. An amusement assembly for use by a player wearing a shoe or the
like, comprising:
a. a generally circular band having substantially parallel,
opposing inner and outer surfaces and two edges, said band normally
being capable of resting by itself in a fixed position with a
portion of its outer surface on a supporting horizontal surface,
said band being made of a resilient non-rigid material, the outer
surface of said band being sufficiently wide to permit at least a
portion of the toe of a shoe to initially press down thereupon and
thereafter to be slidingly retracted until it is disengaged
therefrom, said band being sufficiently resilient to be initially
compressed to a significant extent by the pressure of said toe
thereupon and then bounding upwardly when said toe is retracted
slidingly and disengaged therefrom, and
b. a generally elongated member adapted to be moved to engage the
opening in said band when it is in the air.
2. The amusement assembly according to claim 1 wherein said
elongated member is a rigid rod.
3. The amusement assembly according to claim 2 wherein said
resilient band is made of plastic.
4. The amusement assembly according to claim 2 wherein said rod is
made of wood.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to games and especially to a game that can
be played by one or more persons using the game device as explained
below.
2. Prior Art
Games and game devices are known in which objects are placed on the
floor or the ground and, when engaged by the foot of the player, is
propelled toward a target on the ground, for example. Games are
also known in which a ring is tossed back and forth between players
who try to catch or impale the ring on a sword-like rod. However,
no game is known in which a resilient circular band member is
placed on the ground or floor, is compressed by the toe-portion of
the player's shoe and then released so that it springs into the air
whereupon the player attempts to catch it on the rod provided. It
is one of the objects of the present invention to provide such a
game which has been found to be highly amusing to those who play
it.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A circular band of resilient material such as plastic is placed
under the toe-portion of the player's shoe. When the player
depresses the toe-portion it compresses the resilient band and when
the player then moves his foot backward until the shoe is free of
the band, the compressed band springs into the air whereupon the
same player or another attempts to insert a rod through the
aperture in the resilient member.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of part of the game device
shown depressed by the toe-portion of a player's shoe;
FIG. 2 shows the trajectory of the game device shown in FIG. 1
after the toe-portion has been released from the depressed
resilient game device and also shows in perspective how that device
is caught on the rod portion of the game device; and
FIG. 3 shows in perspective the resilient band and rod portions of
the game device according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to the FIGS. 1-3, there is shown in FIG. 3 the resilient,
compressable, circular band device 6 which may be made from
plastic, rubber or other resilient or elastomeric material. For
example, the device 6 may be made of a plastic band approximately 2
inches wide and approximately 41/2 inches in diameter. The rod 8
may be made of wood, plastic, or other suitable relatively rigid
material, although a somewhat elastic form may be used if desired.
As shown in FIG. 1, the player puts the band 6 on the ground or
floor and then depresses the central portion of the side surface of
the resilient member 6 with the toe-portion 5 of his shoe. As shown
in FIG. 2, the player then moves his foot backward maintaining
contact with the top surface of the band 6 and keeping it
compressed until the very front tip of his shoe is clear of the
edge of the member 6. When this happens, the compressed band 6
suddenly jumps into the air as it seeks to revert to its
uncompressed condition and may describe a trajectory as shown in
the dotted line 9 of FIG. 2, for example. In jumping up, it usually
turns end-over-end several times and the object of the game is for
the same player (or another) to move the rod 8 so that it passes
through the aperture in the band 6 as shown in FIG. 2. The game may
be scored by giving each player a set number, say ten attempts and
then declaring as the winner the person who achieves the highest
percentage of catches by the rod 8 of the band 6. Of course, still
other variations in scoring and playing are also possible such as,
for example, having one player perform the band compression step
and a different player perform the catching step.
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