Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1979-03-23
1980-07-08
Pinkham, Richard C.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
46155, A63H 1506
Patent
active
042114080
ABSTRACT:
A figure unit for a game has a figure disposed on a disc that is secured to a self-righting cup. The disc is connected to the cup by a connection that is concealed within the cup. For that purpose, the disc is provided with a spigot that protrudes down into the cup and engages a socket inside the cup. Preferably the socket is a hollow cylinder that extends upwardly from the cup's bottom and preferably the socket is split longitudinally to form flexible segments that grip the spigot. In one embodiment, an annular metal ring is placed around the socket near the bottom of the cup to limit spreading of the segments when the spigot is engaged in the socket and to act as a ballast weight for righting the cup. To cause the segments to more firmly grip the spigot, a spring clip can be placed around the socket to make the segments clamp around the spigot. As an alternative to the spring clip, the disc can be provided with a downwardly depending sleeve that fits around the socket that keeps the segments tight against the spigot. The disc preferably then has a central part which carries the figure and the spigot on opposite sides and has a separate peripheral part which carries the sleeve.
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Moy R. Carl
Pinkham Richard C.
Subbuteo Sports Games Limited
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