Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Simulated game
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-23
2001-10-16
Passaniti, Sebastiano (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Simulated game
C273S108510, C273S1290AP, C273S108560
Reexamination Certificate
active
06302394
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a game table, more particularly to a game table for simulating a soccer field space in which a plurality of rotary manipulating rods are mounted to swing a plurality of toy models mounted thereon.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional game table
1
is shown to include a table top
1
with a simulated soccer field space
10
confined by a rectangular surrounding wall
11
, a plurality of manipulating rods
12
disposed rotatably on the surrounding wall
11
, and a plurality of toy models
13
secured on the manipulating rods
12
so as to rotate therewith. The user can move and rotate the manipulating rods
12
to swing the corresponding toy models
13
such that an enlarged section
132
of a lower limb portion
131
can swing to kick a ball member (not shown) in the simulated field space
10
. However, the conventional game table is monotonous in his operation, and is dull to play with.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a game table in which the toy models thereof have swingable lower limb portions and even upper limb portions to enhance its appeal when playing therewith.
According to this invention, the game table includes an elongate horizontal base wall, and two short side walls and two long side walls which extend uprightly from a periphery of the base wall, and which are disposed opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction and a first transverse direction, respectively so as to cooperate with the base wall to confine a simulated soccer field space. At least two manipulating rods are disposed respectively between and transverse to the long side walls, and are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. Each manipulating rod extends in the first transverse direction, and has two end portions which are mounted rotatably and respectively to the long side walls and which protrude to be outboard to the long side walls respectively so as to form two handle grips thereon to rotate about a first axis parallel to the first transverse direction, and an intermediate portion which is interposed between the end portions and located in the simulated soccer field space. At least two torso portions are secured respectively on the intermediate portions of the manipulating rods so as to rotate therewith. A lower limb portion is disposed between each torso portion and the base wall in a second direction transverse to both the longitudinal and first transverse directions, and includes upper and lower ends, and an intermediate section which connects the upper end to the lower end and which is pivoted to the respective torso portion about a second axis that is parallel to the longitudinal direction and proximate to the upper end. When the upper end is pulled in the first transverse direction, the lower end will swing about the second axis. A cord member has a connecting end which is secured to the upper end of a respective lower limb portion, and a pulled end which is led towards a respective handle grip. Thus, a jerking of the pulled end towards the handle grip will actuate the swinging of the lower end of the respective lower limb portion. An actuating member is disposed on each manipulating rod and proximate to a respective handle grip to actuate the jerking of the pulled end of a respective cord member.
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Passaniti Sebastiano
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
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