Amusement devices: games – Physical skill or ability – Balance
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-10
2009-11-03
Chiu, Raleigh W. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Physical skill or ability
Balance
C273S451000, C273S453000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07611149
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and means for a game of physical skill for two or more players composed of a central hub (110) capable of supporting the weight of the players; and, tethers (140). Each tether clips to the hub on one end, secures around the waist of a player and is capable of supporting the weight of that player. The game is played by at least two players who start from a standing, upright position. Each player begins by securing one end of a tether around his or her waist and clipping the other end on to the hub. Then the players simultaneously begin leaning away from the center of the hub to an off-balance slanted position supported by their tether and the counterbalancing weight of the other players. Then, all players simultaneously, thrusting their bodies forward to regain a vertical balanced position without touching, holding anyone or anything else, or being held. The game is won when the players regain their freestanding vertical position and are balanced and under their own center of gravity.
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Chiu Raleigh W.
Ventre, Jr. Louis
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