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A throw and catch toy for particular use by young children, mental retardees or handicapped perons to enable the catching of an object thrown without requiring substantial muscular coordination or finger movement of the catching hand. The toy comprises the combination of an inflatable glove having a...     

A golf training device to aid golfers in developing a proper swing and to overcome sway, comprising a flexible cord attached at one end to one end of a strip of material, sold under the trademark VELCRO, adapted to be attached to a similar strip of material mounted on the back of a golfer's glove; a...     

The dart board game includes a dart, a target board having a target face, and cooperating elements for retaining, on the target face, a removably mounted marker on the dart. Such cooperating elements can consist of cooperating "Velcro" strip material. The dart includes a resilient and flexible portion...     

A game of catch for small children using a ball coated with burr material and a mitt or glove with outer faces of material to which the burr material adheres upon contact, a beginner can succeed in catching the ball almost from the start and acquires coordination later useful in baseball.

Burr coated balls which stick to targets of burr adherent material are made from two rims which intersect in planes at right angles to each other. The rims have flat tread surfaces. The burr coating is applied by tapes having a substantially non stretchable backing and a face of burr material. The backing...     

A double-wall, synthetic lacrosse stick including tab means for attachment or formation of the web on the head of the lacrosse stick is described. Preferably the tabs, molded integral with the end and side walls of the head, project inwardly from the extreme upper surface of the walls of the head and...     

A removable training aid for sports such as golf or tennis or the like adapted to be worn on the wrist and hand to prevent bending of the wrist in either direction without interferring with the gripping action of the hand. The sports training aid is a relatively thin generally U-shaped member having...     

A game in which a disc with an angularly extending rim covered with a multiplicity of small hooks in a fabric hook tape is adapted to be sailed to a target board having a fibrous surface to which the rim of the disc will removably adhere.

A celestial display device having at least one box-like support member formed with a concave, hemispherical upper surface. A plurality of jigsaw puzzle pieces having convex lower surfaces are adapted to be removably affixed to the concave support member surface. The puzzle pieces have representations...     

A ball is provided for use in a target dart game, which game includes a target formed of a sheet of fabric having upstanding filamentary elements adapted to engage and hold the ball against that portion of the target struck by the ball, as the ball is thrown against the target. The ball has strips of...     

A game having a vertical game board with an adherent surface supported from a horizontal game surface upon which a game piece transporter can be accelerated. The game piece transporter has weight and center of gravity located to prevent tipping and has a height adjustable, changable, adherent element...     

A target game wherein a missile having an end thereof provided with filamentary hook-like material of the type manufactured by the Velcro Corporation in conjunction with an open weave netting having openings in the range between of about 1/2 millimeter and 3 millimeters. Target representations each consisting...     

A game of skill utilizing a circular object, such as a light weight ball, having stripes or portions of tape, the surface of which is characterized by a burr-like material, laminated to said object, and a plurality of spaced apart rings through which such object must be skillfully maneuvered. Said rings,...     

A hand/wrist positioner or brace adapted for use by persons participating in sports, particularly bowling. It is made of flexible material to wrap around the hand and wrist in the manner of a wristband or more specifically a fingerless glove with securing means to hold it in position. It has a thumb...     

Disclosed is amusement apparatus for an offensive player aiming a physical projectile toward a selected target attached to a base member and for a defensive player actively controllably defending one or more targets with a mechanical shield movably associated with the base member. The amusement apparatus...     

A basketball practice device to allow a player to practice handling a basketball in rebounding and tipping, the device including a boom pivoted above a backboard, an extendible section depending from the boom in the vicinity of the goal on the backboard, and a cap for releasably holding a basketball...     

A tennis training device for releasably holding a tennis ball at any height appropriate for the practice of serves and ground strokes is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base and standard for the support of a cross arm from which depends a cord attached by suitable means to a regular tennis ball....     

A training aid designed to be used to instruct individuals in the proper technique of playing the game of football is described. The training aid includes an elongated strip of flexible material which is lined along both edges with strips of Velcro. In addition, the training aid includes a plurality...     

Game apparatus comprising a first polyhedronal body suitably in the form of a tetrahedronal pyramid and a second polyhedronal body suitably in the form of a tetrahedronal pyramid are interconnected in spaced parallel relationship by an elongate member which extends through the vertices of and which is...     

A manipulative hand puppet in which an object is fastened to the puppet by a flexible elastic string. A flexible hook patch and a flexible pile patch are provided. One patch is secured to the outer surface of the puppet and the other is secured to the outer surface of the object. The puppet is manipulated...     

An adjustable tether for joining the upper arms of a golfer together to coordinate the relative motion of the arms of the golfer during his swing. The arm joining tether comprises first and second generally Y-shaped flexible straps each having a stem portion which is bifurcated so as to terminate in...     

A golf practice apparatus for pitching, chipping and putting includes a pitching mat, a chipping-putting mat, a putting green mat and a lighter-than-regulation-weight golf ball. The golf ball includes a plurality of strips of hook-like projections extending around the golf ball in a spaced apart arrangement....     

A swimmer training apparatus for securement substantially within the side walls of a swimming tank. The apparatus comprises a collapsable support frame including at least one upstanding support arm having a lower side wall engaging element and an upper lateral restraint means for pivotal coupling with...     

A weight glove is provided having front and back palm, wrist and finger enclosing pieces and thumb enclosing pieces, said front and back pieces extending over the wrist of a wearer and being open to receive a wearer's hand, a fastener for removably fastening said glove to the wearer's hand, a pocket...     

A golf swing guide that serves as an aid for a correct golf playing stroke, the device including a base member adhered to a golf player's glove or mid-riff site, and an indicator member detachably attached by Velcro fasteners to the base member, the indicator member including an upstanding, flat arrowhead...     

Multi-chambered air inflatable aquatic exercise jackets for the arms and legs constructed from plastic sheet material.

A game comprising (a) a missile in the shape of a spheroid having at least a portion of its surface defined by an outwardly presented face provided with a first type of contact engaging material; (b) a flexible resilient, self supporting sheeting material capable of manipulation with two hands, the shape...     

An exercise device for conditioning the upper arms and body muscles. Said device includes a glove having a hand section, a wrist section and a forearm section, said glove encompassing the entire forearm region of the wearer. The hand section and the forearm section of the glove contains strategically...     

An arrow locating device for use with archery equipment which includes a hollow spool of line for dispensing the line axially from internally of the spool. The spool is fastened to a bow and has the free end of the line attached to the arrow so that upon shooting the arrow, the line is unwound from the...     

A breakaway safety base for use in playing baseball where the base is secured to a ground support by resilient deformable interengageable members carried on both the base and support which form a plurality of physical connections securing the base to the support. High-injury potential lateral loading...     

An instructional toy (10) adapted to instruct young children by association. Colored three-dimensional overlays (30) correspond to printed matter (36) on rigid pages (12-22). The rigid page is of a slightly different shade of the color of the overlay for visual distinction between them when the overlay...     

To support the feet of a user during ninety-degree bent-knee situps, a semi rigid panel is secured to a wall above the floor and a pair of juxtaposed Velcro hook-type patches are secured to the face of the panel. Conventional elastic foot-ankle supports or anklets are put on the feet but reversed with...     

A baseball pitchers' practice device is provided and consists of a vertical support frame set up temporarily at the front edge of home plate. The pitcher attempts to throw the baseball from his mound position to the catcher behind home plate through the device which outlines the strike zone area. The...     

A holder assembly has strips of contact engaging material on the backs of the playing pieces and compatible strips of contact engaging strips on an obverse face of a piece holder adapted to rest upon a planar support. A hand grip protrudes from the reverse face of the piece holder. The grip is contoured...     

A jig-saw puzzle work board forming a work surface recessed relative to a frame surrounding the work surface. The work surface is used for reconstructing a puzzle by placing the puzzle pieces together in a predetermined fashion, and a cover having a resilient facing or padding is placed over the work...     

A package structure supports and protects a plurality of microdrills, the microdrills being resiliently mounted such that the delicate drill bodies are located spaced from one another and spaced from their support in a contact-free manner in order to eliminate or minimize breakage during transport and...     

A teaching tool is provided in the form of a glove with a plurality of tags which are removably attachable to the glove. Preferably the tags are provided with indicia such as letters, numbers, words, shapes and such which can be placed on or removed from the glove as part of individual or group learning...     

A body coordination training aid is presented for providing audio signals to a user in response to the user's head and shoulders assuming a predetermined relative orientation. This is accomplished via an electronic device responsive to a movable electrode contacting an adjustable electrode to complete...     

Jackstraws bearing various geographic and sports indicia thereon are employed in conjunction with a game board having a map illustrated on a playing surface. Jackstraw receptacles in the playing surface are positioned about the map in the vicinity of cities having major sports teams. The game board itself...     

A jig-saw puzzle work board having a frame with a recess formed in one lateral surface of the frame. The bottom of the recess forms a work surface for the assembly of the pieces of a jig-saw puzzle. A padding of resilient foam material is provided which has dimensions permitting the padding to be removably...     

An exercising device for simulating climbing includes a frame having a vertically adjustably mounted horizontal platform for varying the height of the platform. Adjustable resisting elements in the form of a sleeve having removable weights are mounted on the user to vary the effort required by the user...     

A unitary, self-contained, self-clamping golf club weight includes a pair of substantially identical clamp jaws each made from high density material and formed as a generally hemispherical sector having a generally planar surface with an arcuate, shaft-receiving groove extending axially completely from...     

A portable clamp and anchor to restrain feet during sit-up exercises having two clamp pieces which are adjustably positioned on the bottom of a door and a foot restraining piece which is adjustably positioned relative to the clamp pieces. Hook and loop fasteners are used to connect the pieces together...     

The invention comprises flexible handles which are adjustable in length, and which are attached to athletic shoes. The handles may be attached at various points on each shoe, adjusted to the desired length, and the wearer can grasp the handles to aid and augment exercises, and muscle toning routines.

In combination with a golf glove, a strap for maintaining a golfer's hands in close relatively tight relation to each other when the golf club is gripped for hitting a golf ball. The strap includes a loop at one end into which the golfer's right thumb is placed, if the golfer is right handed and the...     

A pair of golf gloves each having loop and pile fastener strips attached to the outer ends of the last three fingers (middle, ring and small finger) and a cooperating loop and pile fastener strip attached to the palm of the golf glove running diagonal across the palm of the hand commencing adjacent to...     

A soft-sculptured, game board doll (10) includes a three-dimensional body portion (12) and removable hair (14), feet (16) and nose (18). A plurality of color markers (54) are selectively registrable over corresponding color areas (52) disposed about body (12). A plurality of different game boards (60),...     

A seating surface/gameboard device comprising a web of flexible material for disposition on an outdoor surface, such as the beach. The web is sufficiently large to enable a person to sit thereon and includes gameboard indicia printed thereon. At least one marginal edge of the web includes a releasably...     

A state or territory trivia game has a game board bearing a map or representation of a particular state or territory, and that representation is divided into eight color coded sections or regions. Each section represents a different region of the state or territory. On the sides of the board are smaller...     

An elongated wrap-around flexible support apparatus for supporting the handle of a hand implement with respect to the wrist and hand of a user.

A golf training device having a first band surrounding the chest of the golfer and a second band surrounding the leading arm of the golfer. The first band has a loop pad on the outer surface adjacent each free end and a hook pad on the inner surface adjacent one free end which cooperates with one of...     

A multi-stepped gameboard apparatus which is preferably made in a checkerboard design and divided into separate sections constructed in monotonic steps. The sections may be arranged in a variety of configurations to form a "mountain", "valley", or mixed mountain-valley configuration. Furthermore, the...     

A chess puzzle board is provided and consists of a plurality of differently formed sections each having a plurality of squares with alternating hook and loop pile fastener material to represent white and black designated squares. The sections can be combined when placed onto a loop pile fastener material...     

The invention is a throw and catch game in which the projectile is covered with a Velcro.TM. material and the receivers for catching the projectile are placed on the elbows or knees of a person so that the projectile will stick to the receivers when they are in contact.

Ball-game set consisting of a ball and a catching disc. The surfaces of the ball and of the catching disc are covered with a mutually complementary fibre coating and burr material respectively, so that the ball striking the catching disc is retained.

A pitch and toss game apparatus comprising a first target (10) and a plurality of throwing objects (17). The first target (10) is constructed with a centrally located cylindrical cavity (11). The upper surface (10u) of the first target (10) has a layer of a first contact engaging material (12) attached...     

An electrically powered device for tossing and catching a ball includes a cup portion configured to receive the ball and having an internal push member which can be reciprocated within the cup portion. Both the push member and the ball preferably are coated with Velcro material to hold the ball to the...     

A surgico-athletic device to be worn by an athlete for preventing or reducing inflammation, further injury and the discomfort of tennis elbow including upper and lower inelastic armbands (2, 4) which encircle the arm above and below the elbow is disclosed. There is an element (6) in the form of an inelastic...     

A game played with a plurality of hooks and/or interchangeable indicia which can be attached to mounts on an expandable belt in which a plurality of players must transfer corresponding loops, Velcro patches and other varying transferable indicia to a designated receiving partner, intending to receive...     

A bowler's approach guide comprising an elongated relatively thin, flat sheet of material having sufficient strength so that a bowler may walk repeatedly thereover but flexible enough to be folded and placed into a compact package which can be readily carried from one location to a distant location is...     

This invention is essentially a toss and catch game, for recreation, exercise, sport, physical therapy, socialization, relaxation, enjoyment, or the like, or any combination thereof, in which a hand-held propel and catch device is utilized by one player to toss a projectile to another player, who catches...     

An apparatus for generating static-like noise comprises a gun shaped plastic housing in which a drive roller and a driven roller are rotatably mounted in rolling engagement with each other. One of the rollers is covered with that portion of a Velcro material comprised of a plurality of flexible hooks...     

The parlor game disclosed is played by placing a number of pucks on the top faces of the blades of a stationary ceiling fan and, with the fan running, opposing players on opposite sides of a center line under the fan catching as many as possible of the pucks in free fall after they are ejected from the...     

Training apparel for a toddler with awardable visual prizes available upon successfully reaching selected training stages, the apparel comprising a releasably attachable pad to be worn on the front of the apparel in the vision of the toddler and the toddler's peers and caretakers, the pad containing...     

A narrow first strip of one component of "hook and loop" material is detachably secured across the face of any conventional golf club covering the striking zone. A "ball" is formed from the other component by forming a second strip into a hollow circular ring and joining the ends by any conventional...     

A child's play ball constituted by an outer casing and an inner inflatable bladder. The outer casing is formed by contoured segments of high strength, non-stretchable fabric material stitched together to define, when the casing is fully expanded, a play ball of the desired shape and size, such as a football...     

The Ball Grabber is a concept or idea using the two components of the Velcro or any brand hook and loop fastening system. Using these two components in any form or manner to retrieve a tennis ball. One being a tennis ball constructed on the exterior surface, entirely of the loop material. Secondly, using...     

A toy which, when employed, simulates log splitting, comprises two log halves that cosmetically portray natural log halves, each half having a fastener for joining the halves together and a cavity that creates a slot when the halves are joined. A wedge is applied to the slot to split the log by separating...     

A glove-and-ball sports toy comprising a glove in the form of a baseball glove and having a pocket, fingers, a thumb, webbing, and wrist strap, a ball formed from a soft, light material and simulating a baseball, and a flexible, elastic cord connecting said ball with said glove, the pocket having a patch...     

A golf grip training device designed to be readily attached and removed from the handle of a golf club. An elongated pressure sensitive switch is mounted on the underside of the handle and is responsive to the grip pressure of the golfer. The switch is formed of three resilient conducting strips adhesively...     

A golfer's training aid which audibly signals any improper head motion during a golf swing. A compact, integrated unit contains a battery, an on-off switch, a buzzer and a motion sensor all electrically connected in series and mounted inside the front panel of a golfer's cap. Any improper head movement...     

A ball for target games has interengaging material for detachable adherence to an interengaging fabric surface of a target. A strip of the material has at least one curved portion. The ball has spaced openings along the extent of the strip or strips, and a strip portion extends through each opening....     

A portable putting course consists of a surface layer of a material suitable as a putting surface bonded to an underlying layer of flexible, resiliently compressible material. A flexible barrier partially surrounds and is detachably attached to one end of the course on which, in the disclosed embodiment,...     

A random number selection apparatus is set forth wherein a sealed enclosure contains positionally therein a series of hollow spherical balls that are pneumatically projected throughout the enclosure by means of a blower fan wherein the spherical balls randomly land upon a downwardly directed chute diagonally...     

A golf hand pad device has a hand pad for positioning in a golfer's hand adjacent the base of the small finger. The hand pad has an elongated groove for receiving the grip portion of a golf club shaft; an attachment positions and maintains the hand pad on the hand. In one embodiment, this attachment...     

The present invention relates to a dust cover for a game board which is preferably made of a transparent material such as plastic. The periphery of the cover is sized to facilitate placing of the cover over a game board such as, for example, a Scrabble board. A portion of the cover defines a pouring...     

A golf glove having a golf stroke counter mounted on the back thereof which includes a cursor, which is either a straight member or a dial which is retained within layers of material on the back of a golf glove and which can be moved to positions designating the specific number of strokes taken and which...     

The portable pitch game of the present invention is a self-contained target/toss-type game comprised of two multi apertured rectangular platforms. Colored apertured disc projectiles are supplied in sets of six, one set for each player. A player stands on the edge of one platform and tosses discs in an...     

An educational visual display system for teaching geography in which objects having some geographical or topographical significance, e.g., states of the Union, may be detachably affixed and arranged to demonstrate relationship between the objects. The preferred system includes (1) a primary background...     

A bean bag toss game is set forth wherein a chamber is provided with an overlying opening for acceptance of a bean bag tossed therethrough in a conventional manner with an access door positioned rearwardly of the container for retrieval of bean bags accumulated therewithin. Inserts are provided for positioning...     

Golf swing aid apparatus includes a flexible length of elastic tubing adapted to be disposed about the upper torso of a user. A band is secured to the rubber tubing and is adapted to be disposed about and secured to the upper arm of a user. The flexible elastic tubing urges the upper arm and elbow of...     

The invention relates to a training device for improving a golfer's swing. More particularly, the invention relates to a training device for limiting the movement of both arms relative to the golfer's body. The device comprises a chest band and arm restraining bands that hold the golfer's arms close...     

An early-life educational device comprised of a waxed-surface writing pad with hook and loop fastening means on a translucent sheet for pull-away erasing of practice writing and drawing with templates. The templates are stored in a foldable storage container which is held in an up-right position. Its...     

The invention relates to a game table having first and second flat surface halves attached in an edge-to-edge relationship to define a flat horizontal playing surface. Each of the flat playing surface halves is provided with a pair of spaced apart slots at each side edge thereof, the slots on the first...     

A golf swing training device comprised of a grip, a foreshortened shaft and a hollow head. The head contains a battery activated by a switch also located within the head, to illuminate a lamp, also within the head. The lamp emits a beam of light downward to the ground and forward of the club head. The...     

A throw and catch game including a projectile for throwing from a first person to a second person, the projectile including a plurality of contiguous flat surfaces, on which is placed releasable bonding material and a vest-type garment including front and rear panels, containing bonding material thereon...     

A supporting device for stuffed toys or other similar items in the form of a generally vertically disposed support post or pole having a plurality of areas of hook and loop pile fabric material sold under the trademark "Velcro" mounted thereon which will effectively support stuffed toys with a "plush"...     

A new type of projectile-target game is presented which involves a thrown projectile having a VELCRO pad on the outside and a ball tag uniform which is worn by a second participant. The ball tag uniform has front and rear sections which are secured to the front and back of a participant by tie down strips....     

An improved portable target assembly for toss type games comprising a cup shaped target member centrally located on one side of a flexible mat, the flexible mat having a centrally located portion with a plurality of peripheral edge portions around said center portion and extending outwardly therefrom,...     

A wrist band is provided for each of the user's wrists, such wrist bands being removably attachable to the wrists by wrapping therearound and securing in place by a fastening device such as a Velcro fastener. Each band has a looped thong extended therefrom in the direction of the user's fingers, the...     

A golf tee retrieval system for retrieving a golf tee lying atop the ground utilizing a golf club. The system includes a golf tee having one member of two part releasably engagable hook and loop system connected atop the golf ball receiving and supporting surface of the golf tee. The other portion of...     

A golf club shaft is provided with a training head that, when the club is swung, strikes a movable, upright target composed of a yieldable, light-weight material. The target presents a relatively broad, laterally facing target surface and, when struck, becomes attached to the head and is carried thereby...     

A device for improving and training a right golf grip comprises a pair of gloves, wherein at least the back side of the thumb part and the back side of the index and middle finger parts together with their intermediate part of one glove, and at least a portion of the palm side of the little finger part...     

A ball retrieval concept or idea using hook and mesh components in engaging relationship to one another. Application of the two components in any fashion to retrieve a tennis ball. One being a racket with a section of hook material attached at the butt of the handle. Secondly, fitting a covering of intermeshing...     

An aid for gripping implements or objects, particularly in athletic and sporting endeavors. A fabric member impregnated with non-slip material is attached in layered fashion to a terry-cloth towel which is so arranged to enclose and protect the impregnated layer when the layered structure is held in...     

A golf practice apparatus which includes a centrally angled "V" or "U" shaped perimeter framework securing a centrally angled "V" or "U" shaped net wherein the framework extends forward of the target to maintain the angled netting in a secured arrangement in use, thereby creating a receding "V" or "U"...     

A tabletop action game to be played by two, three or four players. In one version, each player wears a head mask which carries four locks of simulated hair which are each removably fastened to the head mask. In another version of the game, the locks of simulated hair are removably fastened to a replica...     

A game of skill playable both indoors and outdoors includes two flat circular target boards, the upper surface of which are covered with a deep pile fabric. The game also includes toroidal-shaped throwing rings having a flexible cover and filled loosely with a quantity of small weights such as pebbles....     

There is disclosed a golf instruction aid which is readily adjustable to permit the stiffening support of the leading arm to be released between strokes for the greater convenience and comfort of the golfer. The device is comprised of a flexible sleeve; a tensioning strip attached to and depending from...     

A collapsible fishing raft comprising pontoons and a seat which, when secured to the pontoons, maintains the spaced relationship between the pontoons.