Amusement devices: games – Puzzles – Jumping movement
Reexamination Certificate
1994-10-07
2001-05-22
Wong, Steven (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Puzzles
Jumping movement
C273S440000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06234480
ABSTRACT:
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention contemplates a new game, preferred embodiments of which are particularly appealing to a golfer.
According to a more limited aspect of the invention, the new game includes a housing having an interior cavity that receives a support member therein. At least one end of the support member is spaced from the housing wall by a first predetermined dimension. An object is also received in the cavity and has a width dimension greater than the first predetermined dimension so that the object is either solely supported by the support member or supported by both the support member and the housing.
According to a more limited aspect of the invention, the support member is a golf tee generally aligned with a longitudinal axis of a cylindrical cavity.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, the object is a golf ball that may be selectively received on and solely supported by the tee, or alternatively is supported by the tee and the housing.
According to still another aspect of the invention, at least a sidewall of the housing is formed of a transparent material.
It is a principal object of the subject invention to provide a game that requires a player to position the golf ball on the tee, both of which are located in an enclosed cavity.
It is a further object of the invention to limit the size of the cavity to vary the difficulty or skill level required to place the golf ball on the tee.
Yet another object of the invention is to limit the amount of the housing which is transparent to vary the level of difficulty of the game.
Still other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading and understanding of the following detailed description.
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Fay Sharpe Fagan Minnich & McKee LLP
RM&G Products
Wong Steven
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