61 |
Wheel game with holes |
US14080371 |
2013-11-14 |
US08807565B2 |
2014-08-19 |
Donald Monopoli |
Outdoor and indoor rolling games, game box stations ramps and methods of play where one or more participants physically rolls wheels towards a ramp which leads to a box, and a target area, such as circular hole or rectangular hole where player(s) accumulate points under selected playing rules. A station box can have a fold down ramp with an optional opening in the back of the box. Another station can have wheels and cooler in a hand truck arrangement. Another version can use a foldable ramp with removable inserts that allows the game to also be used with bean bags. |
62 |
SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT DISPLAY SURFACE |
US13751038 |
2013-01-25 |
US20140213352A1 |
2014-07-31 |
John Faratzis |
A sports surface arrangement is provided. The sports surface arrangement includes at least one display, each display mounted in a substantially horizontal orientation facing in an upward direction, a substantially transparent covering layer positioned above the at least one display, and a controller configured to alter at least one image displayed on the at least one display to alter attributes of a sporting event, competition, or game occurring on the substantially transparent covering layer.Alternately, an apparatus is provided that includes a controller configured to transmit sports related display information to at least one horizontally mounted display screen and a substantially transparent surface positioned above the horizontally mounted display screen and configured to withstand sports competitors participating in a sporting event, game, or competition thereon. The controller conveys display information related to the sporting event occurring on the substantially transparent surface to the display. |
63 |
Allball sport team game |
US13332798 |
2011-12-21 |
US08702537B2 |
2014-04-22 |
Anthony Michael Cerbo |
A sport team game that combines different ball games allowing the athlete to perform at different skill levels, depending on the ball sport team game. The sport team game includes a court having a first end, a second end, a first sideline, a second sideline, a midline passing through a middle point of the court and running from the first sideline to the second sideline and a central circle circumscribed about the center of the midline. Landing strips are located near the end of the court. Trap zones are located near each landing strip. Basket goals are located above each trap zone. Floor goals are located under the basket goals. The three-points line extends around each landing strip. The sport game is played under the rules of at least two different ball games. |
64 |
Wheel game with holes |
US13463992 |
2012-05-04 |
US08590893B2 |
2013-11-26 |
Donald Monopoli |
Outdoor and indoor rolling games, game box stations ramps and methods of play where one or more participants physically rolls wheels towards a ramp which leads to a box, and a target area, such as circular hole or rectangular hole where player(s) accumulate points under selected playing rules. A station box can have a fold down ramp with an optional opening in the back of the box. Another station can have wheels and cooler in a hand truck arrangement. Another version can use a foldable ramp with removable inserts that allows the game to also be used with bean bags. |
65 |
Method for competitive team activities using non-motorized vehicles |
US13506206 |
2012-04-04 |
US20130267356A1 |
2013-10-10 |
Shlomo Levin |
A method of competing for two or more teams is provided wherein each team simultaneously powers and maneuvers a multi-person non-motorized vehicle while propelling projectiles at targets attached to the vehicle of a different team. |
66 |
Surface Marking System for Competitive Throwing and Training |
US13585845 |
2012-08-15 |
US20130085019A1 |
2013-04-04 |
Lawrence Joseph Hudack, III |
A marking system for use with competitively thrown objects such as discuses, shot puts, hammers and javelins. The marking system has a cavity which contains a marking agent which is automatically deposited from the cavity onto the ground when the thrown object hits the ground. Other embodiments are describes and shown. |
67 |
ILLUMINATED GAME-PLAYING APPARATUSES AND GAMES |
US13571410 |
2012-08-10 |
US20130040767A1 |
2013-02-14 |
Christopher Gill |
A game-playing set including a striking device and a ball, and games for playing therewith, are disclosed. The ball includes a hollow spherical translucent outer shell and a smaller inner object loosely disposed within the outer shell. The inner object includes a first illumination element and a first inertia switch. The striking device includes a hollow translucent tube, a second illumination device rigidly disposed within the tube, and a second inertia switch. The first inertia switch is triggered by impact of the inner object against the outer shell to cause illumination of the first illumination element and the second inertia switch is triggered by an externally-applied impact against the tube to cause illumination of the second illumination element. |
68 |
Wheel Game with Holes |
US13463992 |
2012-05-04 |
US20120292851A1 |
2012-11-22 |
Donald Monopoli |
Outdoor and indoor rolling games, game box stations ramps and methods of play where one or more participants physically rolls wheels towards a ramp which leads to a box, and a target area, such as circular hole or rectangular hole where player(s) accumulate points under selected playing rules. A station box can have a fold down ramp with an optional opening in the back of the box. Another station can have wheels and cooler in a hand truck arrangement. Another version can use a foldable ramp with removable inserts that allows the game to also be used with bean bags. |
69 |
Underwater Frisbee Golf Disc Locator |
US13183668 |
2011-07-15 |
US20120012494A1 |
2012-01-19 |
Andre Mario COURNOYER |
A device for a Frisbee golf disc that indicate position when submerged underwater. The present invention is attached to the center of bottom of a Frisbee golf disc and comprises of a compartment with holes. The compartment holds an effervescent tablet that reacts with water to produce bubbles. The water is able to reach the effervescent tablet through the holes. The bubbles from the reaction of the effervescent tablet escape from the holes and rise to the surface of the water to indicate position for easy retrieval. |
70 |
Game device with cheating prevention function, and method and program for preventing cheating during a game |
US12186732 |
2008-08-06 |
US08075379B2 |
2011-12-13 |
Nobuya Okuda; Tadasu Kitae; Shohei Shimokawa |
In a game device that can be played by a plurality of players at the same time, playing of a game by more than the plurality of players assumed to be playing the game device is prevented. A setting for a number of a plurality of players to participate in the game is received and the game takes place using the set number of the plurality of players. The players constituting the plurality of players participating in the game is then detected during the game. The detected number of the players and the set number of the players are then compared, and the difficulty level of the game is changed when the detected number of players exceeds the set number of players. For example, continuation of the game is made difficult by increasing the difficulty level, and the time for which a cheating can take place is shortened. Further, the game can be made less interesting by lowering the difficulty level, and the time for which a cheating can take place can be made shorter. |
71 |
Dynamic game |
US12585710 |
2009-09-23 |
US07841598B1 |
2010-11-30 |
Donald Berg |
This is a game including a basket supporting an untethered support element which, in turn, supports a free standing scoring body element. |
72 |
Sporting activity system |
US11249024 |
2005-10-12 |
US07798920B1 |
2010-09-21 |
Dagoberto S. Cortes |
A sporting activity system comprising a plurality of stakes and a plurality of pods. The plurality of stakes each have a length and a cross-sectional configuration. Each pod includes a body and a member for interfacing with a stake. The body includes a lower edge, a side and a top surface. The interfacing member includes an opening disposed on one of the top and the sides configured to receive a stake, and, two channels disposed on the body spaced apart from the opening. Each of the at least two channels and the opening can accept a stake of the plurality of stakes simultaneously. Connectors may be provided releasably coupling two stakes of the plurality of stakes to each other. |
73 |
ATHLETIC ARTICLE FOR USE IN FLAG FOOTBALL |
US11872209 |
2007-10-15 |
US20090098957A1 |
2009-04-16 |
J. Roe Hitchcock; Shelby Jay Goldblatt |
An athletic article to be worn while, and used in, playing flag football. The athletic article includes a garment having a waist band adapted to extend about a wearer's waist and a pair of leg members extending from the waist band and adapted to extend along at least a portion of the wearer's legs. A first fastener member is secured to the garment. The athletic article also includes a flag member having an elongate flag portion and a second fastener member secured to the elongate flag portion. The second fastener member releasably mates with the first fastener member to releasably couple the flag member to the garment. |
74 |
GAME DEVICE WITH CHEATING PREVENTION FUNCTION, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PREVENTING CHEATING DURING A GAME |
US12186732 |
2008-08-06 |
US20090036201A1 |
2009-02-05 |
Nobuya OKUDA; Tadasu Kitae; Shohei Shimokawa |
In a game device that can be played by a plurality of players at the same time, playing of a game by more than the plurality of players assumed to be playing the game device is prevented. A setting for a number of a plurality of players to participate in the game is received and the game takes place using the set number of the plurality of players. The players constituting the plurality of players participating in the game is then detected during the game. The detected number of the players and the set number of the players are then compared, and the difficulty level of the game is changed when the detected number of players exceeds the set number of players. For example, continuation of the game is made difficult by increasing the difficulty level, and the time for which a cheating can take place is shortened. Further, the game can be made less interesting by lowering the difficulty level, and the time for which a cheating can take place can be made shorter. |
75 |
Hopscotch-like game |
US11356747 |
2006-02-17 |
US07481726B2 |
2009-01-27 |
August C. Hawk |
A game apparatus and method wherein one or more players move along a path according to predetermined rules of movement. The path is a sequence of adjacent boxes outlined in the path; and graphics are associated with each box, wherein the graphics designate one or more body parts of the player moving along the path that must touch a playing surface of the associated box. Preferably the graphics also specify one or both of the location and the orientation of the designated body part's touch. The boxes are movable tiles having a plurality of two or even three dimensional shapes and sizes which can be releasably attached to each other. Thus game players can create a myriad of unique game paths with a wide range of challenge level for maintaining interest, encouraging creativity and exercise. |
76 |
Activity sets |
US11342196 |
2006-01-27 |
US07270332B2 |
2007-09-18 |
John Michael McClung; Karen Therese McClung; Guy L. McClung, III |
A play activity set including a target at which objects may be directed, a plurality of objects for throwing at the target, the plurality of objects including at least a first object with a first opening therethrough and a second object with a second opening therethrough, in one particular aspect the first opening different in size than the second opening, the target made from box material from at least one box, the target including an upright portion and a first projection projecting from the upright portion, and the first opening and the second opening each sufficient to encompass the first projection when thrown at the target. |
77 |
Accessory for a ball game |
US10547819 |
2004-03-04 |
US20070021243A1 |
2007-01-25 |
Louis Fourie |
An accessory (30) for a ball game includes hand engaging means or a hand receptor (32, 34) for receiving a hand of a user of the accessory, and a ball striking formation (14, 16) defining spaced, opposed outwardly facing ball striking surfaces (18, 20) on opposed sides of the hand receptor. |
78 |
Game with play structure and projectile |
US10944726 |
2004-09-21 |
US07134661B2 |
2006-11-14 |
Richard Trecartin |
A gaming apparatus, gaming kit and gaming method is provided, which involves throwing projectiles to hang off of, or wrap around, one or more support members of a target structure. A projectile is also provided, which includes two weights at either end of a rope member. The rules of play define points that awarded for throwing one or more projectiles to hang off of, or wrap around, one or more particular support members, or particular portions of such one or more particular support members. A self-supporting target structure is provided, as well as a target structure that can be mounted on a wall. |
79 |
Can kicking game and method of play |
US10942566 |
2004-09-17 |
US07025355B1 |
2006-04-11 |
Clifford B. Peters |
A can kicking game which includes a substantially rectangular playing surface, a goal area having a goal housing subdivided into a plurality of spaces and open to the playing surface, a random chance generator, a can positionable on the playing surface, a plurality of instruction cards providing instructions to players on a turn-by-turn basis. Each player in turn draws an instruction card, positioned and kicks the can towards the goal housing in accordance with instructions on the instruction card, and adjusts their score based upon the results of the kick. The game is won by the player accumulating more points than all other players within a predetermined number of turns. |
80 |
Game with play structure and projectile |
US10944726 |
2004-09-21 |
US20050077682A1 |
2005-04-14 |
Richard Trecartin |
A gaming apparatus, gaming kit and gaming method is provided, which involves throwing projectiles to hang off of, or wrap around, one or more support members of a target structure. A projectile is also provided, which includes two weights at either end of a rope member. The rules of play define points that awarded for throwing one or more projectiles to hang off of, or wrap around, one or more particular support members, or particular portions of such one or more particular support members. A self-supporting target structure is provided, as well as a target structure that can be mounted on a wall |