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US 7,591,471 · App. 11/442,681 · Granted Sep 22, 2009

Magnetic acrobat game

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,591,471
App. No.
11/442,681
Granted
Sep 22, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A game in which game pieces in the form of acrobats are launched toward a target. The game pieces include magnets at the distal end of the extremities of the stylized acrobat game pieces.

Claims (18)

1. A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:

providing a first playing piece having a body, upper extremities that extend upwardly from said body, and lower extremities that extend downwardly from said body, wherein said upper extremities terminate with magnets in a first common plane and wherein said lower extremities terminate with magnets in a second plane that is parallel to said first common plane;

providing a lever having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end moves upwardly when said second end moves downwardly;

providing a magnetic target;

placing said playing piece on said first end of said lever; and

launching said playing piece toward said target with said lever.

2. A method according to claim 1 , comprising the step of providing at least one subsequent playing piece, wherein each subsequent playing piece is identical in structure to said first playing piece.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further including the step of launching each subsequent playing piece toward said target.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further including the step of providing a metallic pad beneath said first end of said lever.

5. A method according to claim 1 further including providing a support beneath said second end of said lever end to limit the travel of said second end.

6. A method of playing a game according to claim 1 further comprising the step of scoring responsive to the said first playing piece landing on a predetermined area of the target.

7. A method of playing a game according to claim 3 further comprising the step of scoring responsive to a second playing piece landing atop a first playing piece.

8. A method of playing a game according to claim 7 further comprising the step of scoring a bonus responsive to each subsequent playing piece landing atop said first playing piece.

9. A method of playing a game according to claim 8 further comprising the step of scoring a bonus responsive to each said subsequent playing piece landing atop each other.

10. A method of playing a game according to claim 1 wherein said lever first end includes an angled portion for launching the at least one playing piece upward and toward the target.

11. A method of playing a game according to claim 1 wherein the target comprises a plurality of scoring areas, each scoring area having a preassigned point value.

12. A method of playing a game according to claim 8 wherein the bonus is a multiple of the point value scored by said first playing piece.

13. A method of playing a game according to claim 9 wherein said bonus is a multiple of the point value scored by said first playing piece.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2013
From: ZERO HK LIMITED
To: KMA CONCEPTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029877/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2012
From: ZING TOYS, INC.
To: ZERO HK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029217/0107 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2012
From: ZING TOYS, INC.
To: ZERO HK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028998/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2012
From: WALTERSCHEID, STEVE
To: ZING TOYS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027807/0579 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 6077379000 · Feb 14, 2006
Related Publication 20070187894A1 · Aug 16, 2007