A crossbow may include a stock assembly including a rail with a rail groove, a nock point and a trigger mechanism. A first bracket assembly is pivotally attached to the stock assembly, wherein the first bracket assembly includes a first roller and a first primary cam. A first limb has a rearward end attached to the stock assembly. A first roller engages a forward end of the first limb. A second bracket assembly is pivotally attached to the stock assembly. The second bracket assembly includes a second roller and a second primary cam. The second limb has a rearward end attached to the stock assembly. A second roller engages a forward end of the second limb. The first limb and the second limb extend on opposite lateral sides of the stock assembly. A bowstring extends between the first primary cam and the second primary cam. When the bowstring is pulled along the rail toward the nock point, the bowstring and control cables pull the first primary cam and the second primary cam toward the stock assembly thereby causing the first bracket assembly and the second bracket assembly to pivot toward the stock assembly, wherein during the pivoting the first roller bends the first limb toward the stock assembly to flex and store energy and the second roller bends the second limb toward the stock assembly to flex and store energy.
Floating trampolines for recreational use; inflatable float tubes used to tow behind a boat for recreational use; inflatable playgrounds in the nature of outdoor play structures for recreational use; floating bounce platforms for recreational use; inflatable slides for recreational use; floating recreational lounge chairs; inflatable swimming floats; water skis; water ski training aids, namely water skis connected with stabilizer bar and a floating seat to assist water skiers to stand up; kneeboards; wakeboards and wakesurf boards; tow ropes for watersports; waterski ropes; paddleboards; paddleboard paddles; floating mats; inflatable tubes and inflatable rafts for water parks
Floating trampolines for recreational use; inflatable float tubes used to tow behind a boat for recreational use; inflatable playgrounds in the nature of outdoor play structures for recreational use; floating bounce platforms for recreational use; inflatable slides for recreational use; floating recreational lounge chairs; inflatable swimming floats; water skis; water ski training aids, namely water skis connected with stabilizer bar and a floating seat to assist water skiers to stand up; kneeboards; wakeboards and wakesurf boards; tow ropes for watersports; waterski ropes; paddleboards; paddleboard paddles; floating mats; inflatable tubes and inflatable rafts for water parks
A wall mounted basketball system with one or more reinforcement brackets to additionally secure the frame of a basketball system to a wall. Reinforcement brackets include a base configured to mount to a wall. The base defines an aperture through which one or more secondary fasteners are arranged to secure the bracket to the wall. The bracket further includes at least one hook configured to receive and/or retain a portion of a frame of the basketball system, such as an outwardly extending upper flange of the frame. The hooks provide a counterbalancing force to resist downward or rotational forces applied to the basketball system during use.
Balls for games; paddles for use in ball games; nets for ball games; Paddle ball game kits consisting of nets and support poles therefor for paddle ball courts
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a mechanical broadhead for use with an archery bow and arrow. In certain arrangements, a broadhead is provided that maintains the cutting blades in a retracted or closed position during flight of the arrow. Upon target contact, the blades expand outwardly from the closed position.
An arcade game includes a frame assembly that is selectively configurable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame assembly includes a rear frame and a front frame that are connected by telescoping struts that allow the length of the frame assembly to be shortened when in the collapsed configuration and extended when in the expanded configuration. The front frame and the rear frame each include vertical struts that provide support for the side nets and apron that define the game play area. Optionally, a front panel is hingedly attached to the front frame. The front panel may be deployed at an angle in the expanded configuration or positioned substantially parallel to the front vertical struts to reduce the footprint of the frame assembly in the collapsed configuration.
Aspects of the present disclosure deal with cams and/or cam systems mounted or mountable on an archery bow. In one embodiment, the cam system is a hybrid cam system with a master/drive cam and a slave/driven cam. The cam system is designed to enable large draw length adjustments to fit a variety of archers. To facilitate the draw length adjustment, the master/drive cam includes a control module. The slave/driven cam includes an adjustable control cable post. In one example, the control module and the control cable post may have three different mounting locations, each corresponding to a different draw length range.
Aspects of the present disclosure deal with archery sights mounted and/or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates a sight hood with a removable sight level. The sight level is configured to snap-fit into one or more apertures defined the sight hood. To configure the sight for left- or right-handed use, an archer rotates the sight hood to the desired orientation and secures the sight level within the preferred aperture.
Embodiments include archery sights mounted or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates a sight pin and an adjustment assembly in combination with an electronic module to indicate or control the desired position of the sight pin. The electronic module calculates and displays correlated target distances based on the position of the sight pin.
A device to assist a basketball assembly in returning to a static state (i.e., a device to reduce vibrations) after the basketball assembly has been impacted by a basketball or a player. The device includes a weight (i.e., a mass) atop a rubber/urethane rod. The device is configured to allow the weight to oscillate in the plane of the force of the impact. Simultaneously, the rubber/urethane rod absorbs the vibrational energy of the impact. The combination of the weight and the rod assist the basketball assembly to return to a static position more quickly.
Aspects of the present disclosure deal with stabilizers for an archery bow which incorporate a magnetic damping assembly. In one fonn, the stabilizer includes a housing having a length defining a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to secure the housing to an archery bow. A ferromagnetic mass fomied of a ferromagnetic material is arranged adjacent the distal end of the housing. A magnet is also arranged adjacent the distal end of the housing. The magnet and the mass are spaced a preset distance apart. The ferromagnetic mass is able to oscillate relative to the magnet when vibrations are transferred to the stabilizer. The magnetic field applies a drag force which dampens the oscillation of the magnet relative to the ferromagnetic mass.
Aspects of the present disclosure deal with stabilizers for an archery bow which incorporate a magnetic damping assembly. In one form, the stabilizer includes a housing having a length defining a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to secure the housing to an archery bow. A ferromagnetic mass formed of a ferromagnetic material is arranged adjacent the distal end of the housing. A magnet is also arranged adjacent the distal end of the housing. The magnet and the mass are spaced a preset distance apart. The ferromagnetic mass is able to oscillate relative to the magnet when vibrations are transferred to the stabilizer. The magnetic field applies a drag force which dampens the oscillation of the magnet relative to the ferromagnetic mass.
F41B 5/14 - Bows; Crossbows - Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting
F16F 15/03 - Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating, systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating system using electromagnetic means
Modular broadheads for use with an archery bow and arrow include interchangeable bases and tip portions which can be mixed and matched in various permutations as selected by an archer. An archer may conveniently switch between different types of broadheads on an arrow such as field points for target shooting, fixed blade broadheads for hunting, and/or mechanical blade broadheads for hunting without changing the broadhead weight. Alternately, an archer may conveniently change the weight at the front of the arrow by changing one or both of the base and tip portions.
Modular broadheads for use with an archery bow and arrow include interchangeable bases and tip portions which can be mixed and matched in various permutations as selected by an archer. An archer may conveniently switch between different types of broadheads on an arrow such as field points for target shooting, fixed blade broadheads for hunting, and/or mechanical blade broadheads for hunting without changing the broadhead weight. Alternately, an archer may conveniently change the weight at the front of the arrow by changing one or both of the base and tip portions.
Aspects of the present disclosure deal with bow stabilizers mounted or mountable on an archery bow. The stabilizer incorporates a hollow housing with a proximal end and a distal end. Mounted to the distal end of the housing is a coupling formed of elastic vibration damping material. The coupling includes an outer wall section extending within the housing and a cylinder spaced inward from the outer wall section. Extending between the outer wall section and the cylinder are one or more flexible connectors. The cylinder supports a shaft with an inner weight mounted to a first end and spaced inward from the housing. The shaft and inner weight are arranged in a floating arrangement where oscillation of the shaft and inner weight does not impact the housing.
An inflatable shuttle boat including a seat tube, a pair of exterior buoyancy tubes, and a pair of foot support tubes. The seat tube has an elongate, cylindrical outer surface that is centrally located and extends from a front end to an aft end, the seat tube sized for single-file, straddled seating of a plurality of riders on top of the cylindrical outer surface. The pair of exterior buoyancy tubes have an elongate shape providing exterior sides of the inflatable shuttle boat, each of the pair of exterior buoyancy tubes having a larger diameter and height than the seat tube and extend in a parallel disposition to the seat tube at right and left sides. The pair of foot support tubes have elongate shapes extending adjacent and parallel to the seat tube in coupled engagement between the pair of exterior buoyancy tubes and the seat tube.
B63B 5/24 - Hulls characterised by their construction of non-metallic material made predominantly of plastics
B63B 34/54 - Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles specially adapted for being towed, e.g. banana boats, water sledges or towed buoys
B63B 34/60 - Arrangements for towing, e.g. for use with water-skis or wakeboards
Billiard tables; game tables; game tables for playing soccer, hockey, shuffleboard and poker; dart boards; dart board cabinets; arcade games; tabletop games; parlor games; poker chips
Aspects of the present disclosure include a pickleball paddle that is formed using a plastic or composite molded material. A composite material is wrapped around a center and placed in a mold to form a paddle frame or arranged around a paddle frame. In some embodiments, additional composite material is wrapped at specific positions to tune the balance point and rebound characteristics of the finished paddle The mold is heated to cure the composite material within the mold cavity. Face shells are then added to complete the paddle.
B29C 70/44 - Shaping or impregnating by compression for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using isostatic pressure, e.g. pressure difference-moulding, vacuum bag-moulding, autoclave-moulding or expanding rubber-moulding
B29C 70/68 - Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts by incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or layers
B29C 70/54 - Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
Aspects of the present disclosure deal with archery sights mounted or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates a sight pin and an adjustment assembly in combination with an electronic module to indicate or control the desired position of the sight pin. The electronic module calculates and displays correlated target distances based on the position of the sight pin.
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide weights used as game pieces with shuffleboard game tables. The weights include an opaque base and a light transmissive cap. One or more lamps, such as LED lamps, are mounted within the weight to illuminate the game playing piece. A plurality of weights may be used on a shuffle game table.
A63F 7/40 - Balls or other moving playing bodies, e.g. pinballs, discs
A63F 7/00 - Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
F21V 33/00 - Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
F21S 9/02 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
F21V 23/04 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
F21V 9/08 - Elements for modifying spectral properties, polarisation or intensity of the light emitted, e.g. filters for reducing intensity of light
F21V 3/04 - Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses characterised by materials, surface treatments or coatings
F21W 131/40 - Lighting for industrial, commercial, recreational or military use
A back tension archery release aid including a rotatable safety release lever. The safety release lever is engaged and operated by the outer fingers of an archer. Once an archer achieves full draw, the release lever is operated by the archer's outer fingers to lock a portion of a release head assembly in place. Further rotation of the release releases the bowstring and fires an arrow. Certain back tension release aid embodiments include magnets which assist in holding a sear and bridge together within the release head assembly prior to releasing an arrow and assist in resetting the release after an arrow is released.
Crowd control stanchions, namely, portable non-metal free-standing barriers; non- metal barriers for pedestrian traffic control; non-metal barrier kits comprised primarily of posts, bases and chains; non-metal posts; non-metal bases for posts; non-metal snap and hook fasteners for use with crowd control stanchions Non-metal chains; non-metal wall fastening anchors; non-metal hardware, namely, weights for securing canopies
A system and process for installing in-ground base and basketball systems allows the systems to be installed without needing to wait for concrete to cure. During installation, concrete is poured and anchor bolts are positioned in the wet concrete, a brace is placed over the upper face of the concrete base and the protruding anchor bolt ends. The brace includes a plurality of outwardly extending lateral legs. The legs extend horizontally beyond the edges of the concrete base and into/over the adjacent ground. A stake is placed through each leg. The basketball goal system is then mounted to the anchor bolts and brace. The brace assists in holding the basketball goal system in the correct position while the concrete cures.
Basketball goals may incorporate folding rim assemblies which can be packaged and transported pre-mounted to certain backboard assemblies. Alternately, folding rim assemblies can be sold separately or packaged with a backboard for on-site mounting. Some basketball rim assembles may incorporate a break-away mechanism using a leaf spring. The leaf spring biases the rim bracket and resiliently resists downward pivotal movement of the rim bracket and rim. When the rim is rotated downward under an applied force, the leaf spring is flexed, biasing the rim to return to a static playing position when the force is removed.
Archery equipment, namely, vibration dampers for archery bow risers sold as a component of archery bows; archery equipment, namely, vibration dampers sold as a component of archery bows
A crossbow assembly uses an arrangement with two pairs of limbs, with one pair of opposing limbs on each side of the stock. The two limbs within each pair are arranged in opposition to each other in a vertical plane. The limb tips are each connected to an axle assembly with respective limb cables. The axle has a pair of axle pulleys at opposing ends. A bowstring has opposing ends connected to each axle pulley. The bowstring extends forward from each axle pulley and extends across the stock, passing between two bowstring pulleys. The middle of the bowstring forms the nock point.
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a mechanical broadhead for use with an archery bow and arrow. In certain arrangements, a broadhead is provided that maintains the cutting blades in a retracted or closed position during flight of the arrow. Upon target contact, the blades expand outwardly from the closed position.
Equipment sold as a unit for playing a game with nets, poles, paddles and balls; nets for ball games; paddles for use in ball games; game balls; net kits comprised of nets and poles for ball games
An arrow rest arrangement in a capture style arrow rest for an archery bow. The arrow capture portion may be formed as an inverted brush. The arrow capture portion defines a central aperture through which an arrow shaft extends. The aperture may include two straight slanted lower side portions forming a “V” profile to support the arrow.
A crossbow assembly uses an arrangement with two pairs of limbs, with one pair of opposing limbs on each side of the stock. The two limbs within each pair are arranged in opposition to each other in a vertical plane. The limb tips are each connected to an axle assembly with respective limb cables. The axle has a pair of axle pulleys at opposing ends. A bowstring has opposing ends connected to each axle pulley. The bowstring extends forward from each axle pulley and extends across the stock, passing between two bowstring pulleys. The middle of the bowstring forms the nock point.
A crossbow assembly uses an arrangement with two pairs of limbs, with one pair of opposing limbs on each side of the stock. The two limbs within each pair are arranged in opposition to each other in a vertical plane. The limb tips are each connected to an axle assembly with respective limb cables. The axle has a pair of axle pulleys at opposing ends. A bowstring has opposing ends connected to each axle pulley. The bowstring extends forward from each axle pulley and extends across the stock, passing between two bowstring pulleys. The middle of the bowstring forms the nock point.
A crossbow assembly uses an arrangement with two pairs of limbs, with one pair of opposing limbs on each side of the stock. The two limbs within each pair are arranged in opposition to each other in a vertical plane. The limb tips are each connected to an axle assembly with respective limb cables. The axle has a pair of axle pulleys at opposing ends. A bowstring has opposing ends connected to each axle pulley. The bowstring extends forward from each axle pulley and extends across the stock, passing between two bowstring pulleys. The middle of the bowstring forms the nock point.
Basketball goals sets; basketball nets; backboards for basketball; basketball hoops; basketball rims; basketball support poles and arms; basketball goal anchoring systems; pole pads; miniature basketball hoop sets; net apparatus for stopping and returning basketballs; basketballs; Sports training equipment, namely, net goals, rebounding nets, hitting trainers, football blocking dummies; apparatuses for rebounding, catching and stopping balls; multi-sport, baseball and soccer training equipment.
Basketball goals sets; basketball nets; backboards for basketball; basketball hoops; basketball rims; basketball support poles and arms; basketball goal anchoring systems; pole pads; miniature basketball hoop sets; net apparatus for stopping and returning basketballs; basketballs; Sports training equipment, namely, net goals, rebounding nets, hitting trainers, football blocking dummies; apparatuses for rebounding, catching and stopping balls; multi-sport, baseball and soccer training equipment.
Basketball goals sets; basketball nets; backboards for basketball; basketball hoops; basketball rims; basketball support poles and arms; basketball goal anchoring systems; pole pads; miniature basketball hoop sets; net apparatus for stopping and returning basketballs; basketballs; Sports training equipment, namely, net goals, rebounding nets, hitting trainers, football blocking dummies; apparatuses for rebounding, catching and stopping balls; multi-sport, baseball and soccer training equipment.
Basketball goals may incorporate folding rim assemblies which can be packaged and transported pre-mounted to certain backboard assemblies. Alternately, folding rim assemblies can be sold separately or packaged with a backboard for on-site mounting. Some basketball rim assembles may incorporate a break-away mechanism using a leaf spring. The leaf spring biases the rim bracket and resiliently resists downward pivotal movement of the rim bracket and rim. When the rim is rotated downward under an applied force, the leaf spring is flexed, biasing the rim to return to a static playing position when the force is removed.
An arcade game system includes a frame that is made from an arrangement of pivotally connected panels that are formed from an assembly of struts arranged in a planar configuration. The frame includes a rear panel, a front panel, and a first and second body panel. When the frame is in an unfolded configuration a game play area is defined between the rear panel and the front panel and above the first body panel and the second body panel. The frame may also be arranged in a collapsed configuration in which each of the rear panel, first body panel, second body panel, and front body panel are parallel to each of the other panels to form a stack of panels.
An arrow rest arrangement in a capture style arrow rest for an archery bow. The arrow capture portion may be formed as an inverted brush. The arrow capture portion defines a central aperture through which an arrow shaft extends. The aperture may include two straight slanted lower side portions forming a “V” profile to support the arrow.
A system for scoring darts that includes multiple cameras placed substantially parallel to the surface of a dartboard. With a field of view extending across the board, the cameras can be configured to capture images of darts projecting outwardly from the board as they are thrown, and the system can use this image data to calculate the location of each dart, and the corresponding score. Various algorithms may be used to orient the system and calibrate the system to account for irregularities in the images captured by the cameras to accurately determine the location. Proper scoring may be achieved for a variety of dartboards with different patterns of scoring regions based on game rules and corresponding board configurations maintained by the system.
F41J 5/14 - Apparatus for signalling hits or scores to the shooter, e.g. manually operated, or for communication between target and shooter; Apparatus for recording hits or scores
F41J 3/00 - Targets for arrows or darts, e.g. for sporting or amusement purposes
A serve-less peep sight is configured for use with an archery bow with bowstring fibers. The fibers are separated into two groups that diverge at an upper junction and converge at a lower junction. The peep sight is installed with the bowstring fibers extending around an upper portion and a lower portion and with the fibers crossing within a transverse channel. The peep sight is locked in place when the bowstring is under tension without the need to use serving material.
(1) Archery equipment, namely, arrow rests; arrow rest components in the nature of replacement synthetic bristle brushes for surrounding an arrow shaft
Darts; Dart games; dart boards; dart points; dart shafts; dart flights; dart stems; electronic dart games; dart carrying cases; barrels for darts; surrounds for dart boards, namely, surrounds to protect the area around a dart board from stray darts; chalkboard darts scoreboards sold as a unit with dart board cases; cabinets for dart boards in the nature of cases for dart boards
