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US2506815A
US2506815A US3240A US324048A US2506815A US 2506815 A US2506815 A US 2506815A US 3240 A US3240 A US 3240A US 324048 A US324048 A US 324048A US 2506815 A US2506815 A US 2506815A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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  • This invention relates in general to a game piece of the fabric filled type and is more particularly described as a filled shoe for the game of horseshoe and similar tossing games.
  • An important object of the invention is to provide a filled game piece which although made of fabric and filled with a limp material will still maintain its desired shape, contour and appearance.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a shoe, ring, or similar object which upon landing will minimize the rolling, bouncing, or skidding movement so that the game may be played with safety to surrounding furniture, players, and equipment.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an inner stiffener for a filled fabric game piece which will assist in maintaining it in proper shape and form.
  • Fig. l is a side elevation of a game piece in accordance with this invention having one end broken away to show a granular filler and a wire stiffening form;
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l;
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 but omitting the granular filler.
  • the ordinary game of horseshoe is an outdoor game played with metal horseshoes, but it is a popular game and may also be played indoors if a suitable game piece is provided for playing it.
  • a fabric game piece, stuffed with granular material such as sand, grain, or even material such as beans or metal shot soon becomes of little value because the material tends to bunch or collect at one location and to escape from or flatten out at another location.
  • the present invention provides a shaped piece such as a ring, a horseshoe, or a U-shaped member to which any suitable granular or other filler is applied and also supplements the game piece with a stiffening form located at the outer and inner edges so that the sides bulge outwardly therefrom, providing a bean bag type of game piece which may be cast or thrown as desired without special damage to furniture if it should happen to contact therewith, and having the granular deadening action of such a game piece because of the filling material, but also at the same time having the stiffening form which main- 5 Claims. (Cl. 273106) tains the fabric'holder in proper shape and form.
  • a cover it] of any desired shape is formed of fabric, leather, plastic, or any other suitable material, and it may be cut and sewn with stitches I 2 to give it the desired shape and form.
  • the outer surface of the cover may be coated with rubber or a plastic to reduce or minimize any skid or movement upon landing within a given landing area.
  • a portion of the cover is left open for the insertion of a distending wire stifiening form I 4 which is inserted therein and preferably fits the inner and outer contour of the game piece when it is distended.
  • the cover is distended by granular filler is so that the sides bulge outwardly from the wire stiffening form at the inner and outer edges thereof.
  • the filling opening is closed by stitches l8 or by sealing the cover in any other suitable manner.
  • a bean bag type of game piece which will maintain its shape at all times, it will have the proper stiffness, but the surface will also be pliable and resilient so that upon landing, the game piece will not have any excessive bounce and rolling or skidding will be minimized.
  • the wire stiffening form may be continuous; in other shapes, the stiffening form may also be continuous and if applied to a ring type of game piece, inner and outer rings may be connected at one or more points by cross-pieces within the granular material.
  • a U-shaped game piece comprising a flexible cover of predetermined shape, a filler of granular material to bulge the sides of the cover outwardly, and a wire stiffening form extending continuously around the inside and outside edges within the cover and operative to maintain the fabric in its predetermined shape and form.
  • a U-shaped horseshoe game piece composed of flexible fabric, a granular filling for distending the cover, and a continuous U-shaped wire stifiening form with rounded ends adapted to fit at the inside and outside edges of the fabric to maintain the horseshoe shape and form.
  • a flexible hollow U-shaped cover In a bean bag type of game piece, a flexible hollow U-shaped cover, a distending filler therefor, and a stifiening form having inner and outer sides and rounded ends adapted to fit within the cover to maintain the cover in its intended shape.
  • a horseshoe game piece comprising a U-shape cover having a filling opening at the rounded end, a stiffening form comprisinga continuous U-shaped wire with rounded ends and spaced sides insertable within the cover through the opening and engaging the inner and outeredges of the cover, a filler for the cover: inserted,
  • a bean bag type of game piece comprising a U-shaped hollow cover .having an outer antiskid' coating, a filler ofinert materiaLfor distendr ing the cover to bulge outwardly at the sides and a stiffening form of continuous wire in the shape of a hollow rounded U adapted to fit in the cover to assist in maintaining the cover in its intended shape.

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May 9, 1950 c. A. SHAFFER TOSSING GAME PIECE Filed Jan. 20, 1948 FIG.
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Patented May 9, 1 950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOSSING GAME PIECE Clifford A. Shaffer, Freeport, 11].
Application January 20, 1948, Serial No. 3,240
This invention relates in general to a game piece of the fabric filled type and is more particularly described as a filled shoe for the game of horseshoe and similar tossing games.
An important object of the invention is to provide a filled game piece which although made of fabric and filled with a limp material will still maintain its desired shape, contour and appearance.
A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe, ring, or similar object which upon landing will minimize the rolling, bouncing, or skidding movement so that the game may be played with safety to surrounding furniture, players, and equipment.
A further object of the invention is to provide an inner stiffener for a filled fabric game piece which will assist in maintaining it in proper shape and form.
Other objects of the invention will appear in the specification and will be apparent from the accompanying drawing in which,
Fig. l is a side elevation of a game piece in accordance with this invention having one end broken away to show a granular filler and a wire stiffening form;
Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; and
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 but omitting the granular filler.
The ordinary game of horseshoe is an outdoor game played with metal horseshoes, but it is a popular game and may also be played indoors if a suitable game piece is provided for playing it. A fabric game piece, stuffed with granular material such as sand, grain, or even material such as beans or metal shot soon becomes of little value because the material tends to bunch or collect at one location and to escape from or flatten out at another location.
The present invention provides a shaped piece such as a ring, a horseshoe, or a U-shaped member to which any suitable granular or other filler is applied and also supplements the game piece with a stiffening form located at the outer and inner edges so that the sides bulge outwardly therefrom, providing a bean bag type of game piece which may be cast or thrown as desired without special damage to furniture if it should happen to contact therewith, and having the granular deadening action of such a game piece because of the filling material, but also at the same time having the stiffening form which main- 5 Claims. (Cl. 273106) tains the fabric'holder in proper shape and form.
Referring now more particularly to the drawings, a cover it] of any desired shape is formed of fabric, leather, plastic, or any other suitable material, and it may be cut and sewn with stitches I 2 to give it the desired shape and form. The outer surface of the cover may be coated with rubber or a plastic to reduce or minimize any skid or movement upon landing within a given landing area.
A portion of the cover is left open for the insertion of a distending wire stifiening form I 4 which is inserted therein and preferably fits the inner and outer contour of the game piece when it is distended. The cover is distended by granular filler is so that the sides bulge outwardly from the wire stiffening form at the inner and outer edges thereof. When the cover is completely filled, the filling opening is closed by stitches l8 or by sealing the cover in any other suitable manner.
With this construction, a bean bag type of game piece is provided which will maintain its shape at all times, it will have the proper stiffness, but the surface will also be pliable and resilient so that upon landing, the game piece will not have any excessive bounce and rolling or skidding will be minimized.
In a horseshoe type of game piece, the wire stiffening form may be continuous; in other shapes, the stiffening form may also be continuous and if applied to a ring type of game piece, inner and outer rings may be connected at one or more points by cross-pieces within the granular material.
While I have thus described my invention in some detail, it should be regarded as an example or illustration rather than a limitation or restriction of the invention, since various changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
I claim:
1. A U-shaped game piece, comprising a flexible cover of predetermined shape, a filler of granular material to bulge the sides of the cover outwardly, and a wire stiffening form extending continuously around the inside and outside edges within the cover and operative to maintain the fabric in its predetermined shape and form.
2. A U-shaped horseshoe game piece composed of flexible fabric, a granular filling for distending the cover, and a continuous U-shaped wire stifiening form with rounded ends adapted to fit at the inside and outside edges of the fabric to maintain the horseshoe shape and form.
3. In a bean bag type of game piece, a flexible hollow U-shaped cover, a distending filler therefor, and a stifiening form having inner and outer sides and rounded ends adapted to fit within the cover to maintain the cover in its intended shape.
4. A horseshoe game piece, comprising a U-shape cover having a filling opening at the rounded end, a stiffening form comprisinga continuous U-shaped wire with rounded ends and spaced sides insertable within the cover through the opening and engaging the inner and outeredges of the cover, a filler for the cover: inserted,
through the opening and bulging the sides of the cover outwardly from the inner and-outer edges, and means for closing the fillingyopening of the cover.
5. A bean bag type of game piece, comprising a U-shaped hollow cover .having an outer antiskid' coating, a filler ofinert materiaLfor distendr ing the cover to bulge outwardly at the sides and a stiffening form of continuous wire in the shape of a hollow rounded U adapted to fit in the cover to assist in maintaining the cover in its intended shape.
CLIFFORD A. SHAFFER.
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US3163421A (en) * 1963-10-10 1964-12-29 Rudolph W Matyko Game projectile with handle and shiftable center of gravity
US3814428A (en) * 1973-04-13 1974-06-04 C Foley Rotational energy absorbing target and projectile
US4927159A (en) * 1989-08-29 1990-05-22 Morrissey Mark E Game of horseshoes
US5067730A (en) * 1991-03-12 1991-11-26 Charles Wanalista Sports game organization
US5180171A (en) * 1992-07-07 1993-01-19 Panzica Patricia S Game projectile
US5465458A (en) * 1993-11-29 1995-11-14 Schlager; Gary S. Retainer for towels, garments, and the like
USD380499S (en) * 1996-04-29 1997-07-01 Kraemer Sandy F Horsesticks game target assembly
US20170106272A1 (en) * 2015-10-20 2017-04-20 Michael S. Heagerty Structure building game

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US163845A (en) * 1875-06-01 Improvement in game apparatus
US1593453A (en) * 1925-07-10 1926-07-20 Ralph C Hinsen Play ring
US2002631A (en) * 1932-05-24 1935-05-28 Jean A Fiondella Game
US2219972A (en) * 1939-04-26 1940-10-29 Giant Grip Mfg Company Pitching shoe

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US163845A (en) * 1875-06-01 Improvement in game apparatus
US1593453A (en) * 1925-07-10 1926-07-20 Ralph C Hinsen Play ring
US2002631A (en) * 1932-05-24 1935-05-28 Jean A Fiondella Game
US2219972A (en) * 1939-04-26 1940-10-29 Giant Grip Mfg Company Pitching shoe

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3163421A (en) * 1963-10-10 1964-12-29 Rudolph W Matyko Game projectile with handle and shiftable center of gravity
US3814428A (en) * 1973-04-13 1974-06-04 C Foley Rotational energy absorbing target and projectile
US4927159A (en) * 1989-08-29 1990-05-22 Morrissey Mark E Game of horseshoes
US5067730A (en) * 1991-03-12 1991-11-26 Charles Wanalista Sports game organization
US5180171A (en) * 1992-07-07 1993-01-19 Panzica Patricia S Game projectile
US5465458A (en) * 1993-11-29 1995-11-14 Schlager; Gary S. Retainer for towels, garments, and the like
USD380499S (en) * 1996-04-29 1997-07-01 Kraemer Sandy F Horsesticks game target assembly
US20170106272A1 (en) * 2015-10-20 2017-04-20 Michael S. Heagerty Structure building game

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