Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1993-02-26
1993-10-05
Shapiro, Paul E.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273 67A, 273128R, 273 80R, A63B 6900, A63B 5912
Patent
active
052497976
ABSTRACT:
A hockey training aid and game apparatus includes a portable housing having a base unit and a cover connected to the base unit. The base unit includes a floor and four side walls. The floor contains indicia representing a hockey rink; and the cover includes brackets for retaining a collapsible hockey stick and a scoring and control assembly when the apparatus is transported. The stick is capable of being assembled into a functional hockey stick when the apparatus of the invention is used. A first sensor assembly is used for monitoring accurate puck handling. A scoring and control assembly is provided for scoring puck handling and includes a first counter assembly for counting monitored instances of accurate puck handling. A timer shuts off the first counter assembly after a predetermined time expires. A second sensor assembly may be employed for monitoring inaccurate puck handling. In this respect, the scoring and control assembly further includes a second counter assembly for counting monitored instances of inaccurate puck handling. The second counter assembly is also shut off by the timer after a predetermined time expires. A sounding device can sound when inaccurate puck handling is sensed by the second sensor assembly. The first sensor assembly, for measuring puck handling accuracy, includes a first puck sensor located in a center of the floor. The second sensor assembly, for measuring puck handling inaccuracy, can include a number of second puck sensors, or a ribbon of sensors, located along lines near side walls in the floor.
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Bender S. Michael
Shapiro Paul E.
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