Hammer game
US4319751A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1980 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H13/06
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A competitive amusement game apparatus in which a player selectively moves a playing member pivotally mounted on a base housing toward an opposing playing member in an effort to strike the head of the opposing playing member. Each of the playing members includes a pair of arms pivotally connected to a body and having a head releasably attached to and positioned on the body. A shield is connected to the outer end of one of the arms and a hammer is connected to the outer end of the other of the arms for each of the playing members. The hammer of one playing member will strike the head of the opposing playing member to disengage the head of that playing member if the shield of the opposing playing member is not in position in front of the head. If the shield of the opposing playing member is in position, a hammer when moved toward it will simply srike that shield and not reach the head of the opposing playing member. A normally-operable actuating mechanism is operatively connected to each of the playing members for selectively pivoting the arms of each of the playing members for moving the shield of the playing member downwardly and the hammer of the same playing member toward the oth…
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