Table soccer playing figure

Details Table soccer playing figure Table soccer playing figure

1976-04-12

1977-09-06

Pinkham, Richard C.

Amusement devices: games

Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...

Target

273129HB, A63F 710

Patent

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040463788

ABSTRACT:
An improved playing figure for use in a table soccer or football game structure. The figure is rigidly mounted to an actuating rod which is, in turn, journaled in bearings near opposing ends for both rotational and axial movement above the playing surface of the game structure. The playing figure includes a foot portion depending above the playing surface and having smooth, flat vertically extending side portions and pebbled inwardly and downwardly tapering front and rear surfaces. The front surface of the playing figure foot is pebbled over its entire surface and lies in a plane angled rearwardly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the figure. The rear foot surface is also pebbled over most of its entire surface and lies in a plane angled forwardly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the figure except for an unpebbled control corner extending horizontally along the lower rear edge of the foot in a plane parallel to both the vertical and horizontal axes of the figure. In general, the control corner increases the firmness with which a playing ball may be trapped between the playing foot and the playing surface. The control corner of the improved playing figure foot enables a player to catch, pass and otherwise manipulate a ball upon the playing surface with substantially greater dexterity than with the foot configuration of prior art playing figures.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3920244 (1975-11-01), Kaiser
patent: 3926432 (1975-12-01), Furr et al.

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