Games using tangible projectile – Projectile – per se; part thereof or accessory therefor – With light-emitting – electrical – magnetic – or rotatable...
Patent
1995-08-14
1997-08-19
Pierce, William M.
Games using tangible projectile
Projectile, per se; part thereof or accessory therefor
With light-emitting, electrical, magnetic, or rotatable...
434258, 482 44, 273447, A63B 6500
Patent
active
056579969
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for teaching and improving manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination, includes a generally rectangular solid object which is adapted to be flipped or tossed into the air and caught using solely the back of one hand, or the backs of the immediately adjacent finger segments. The object is relatively small and light, with at least slightly rounded corners, to preclude injury to the bony and unpadded back(s) of a person's hand and/or fingers. The object may include markings, instructions, and/or luminescence thereon, if desired. The method generally comprises moving the back of the hand and/or fingers to manipulate the object thereon. The object may be tossed into the air, using either the fingertips or from the back of one hand or the other, and caught by the tossing person or by another in a group. Other maneuvers may be made, including arcuately moving the arm and hand to invert the hand momentarily, and manipulating the hand so as to retain the object thereon throughout the maneuver, or catching the object behind the leg, etc. Manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination is much improved for an individual who has developed the skills required to perform the above maneuvers and exercises.
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Hyman Christopher G.
Radgowski Christian J.
Litman Richard C.
Pierce William M.
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