EP1466653A4 - Ball-shaped play equipment - Google Patents

Ball-shaped play equipment

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Publication number
EP1466653A4
EP1466653A4 EP02786118A EP02786118A EP1466653A4 EP 1466653 A4 EP1466653 A4 EP 1466653A4 EP 02786118 A EP02786118 A EP 02786118A EP 02786118 A EP02786118 A EP 02786118A EP 1466653 A4 EP1466653 A4 EP 1466653A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
ball
play equipment
shaped play
shaped
equipment
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP02786118A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1466653A1 (en
Inventor
Makoto Nakano
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Konami Digital Entertainment Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Konami Digital Entertainment Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Konami Digital Entertainment Co Ltd filed Critical Konami Digital Entertainment Co Ltd
Publication of EP1466653A1 publication Critical patent/EP1466653A1/en
Publication of EP1466653A4 publication Critical patent/EP1466653A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H5/00—Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B43/00—Balls with special arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/18—Throwing or slinging toys, e.g. flying disc toys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/06—Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
    • A63B71/0619—Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
    • A63B71/0622—Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
    • A63B2071/0625—Emitting sound, noise or music
    • A63B2071/063—Spoken or verbal instructions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2208/00—Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player
    • A63B2208/12—Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player specially adapted for children
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/80—Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
    • A63B2220/803—Motion sensors

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Reverberation, Karaoke And Other Acoustics (AREA)
EP02786118A 2001-12-17 2002-12-17 Ball-shaped play equipment Withdrawn EP1466653A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2001383672 2001-12-17
JP2001383672A JP3554848B2 (en) 2001-12-17 2001-12-17 Ball-shaped play equipment
PCT/JP2002/013176 WO2003051467A1 (en) 2001-12-17 2002-12-17 Ball-shaped play equipment

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1466653A1 EP1466653A1 (en) 2004-10-13
EP1466653A4 true EP1466653A4 (en) 2009-11-11

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP02786118A Withdrawn EP1466653A4 (en) 2001-12-17 2002-12-17 Ball-shaped play equipment

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US20050043125A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1466653A4 (en)
JP (1) JP3554848B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1426823A (en)
AU (1) AU2002354190A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2472897A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2003051467A1 (en)

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Publication number Publication date
CN1426823A (en) 2003-07-02
US20050043125A1 (en) 2005-02-24
JP2003180881A (en) 2003-07-02
EP1466653A1 (en) 2004-10-13
CA2472897A1 (en) 2003-06-26
AU2002354190A1 (en) 2003-06-30
WO2003051467A1 (en) 2003-06-26
JP3554848B2 (en) 2004-08-18

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