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Class Information
Number: 473/569
Name: Games using tangible projectile > Projectile, per se; part thereof or accessory therefor
Description: Subject matter comprising (a) a body, per se, constituting a missile which is intended to be propelled, thrown, impelled, launched, or otherwise projected by a player who is playing a game or sport in an attempt to achieve a defined game objective, the achievement of which requires some degree of skill on the part of the player, (b) a constituent part of such a missile, or (c) an ancillary means adapted and intended to be used with or for such a missile not elsewhere provided for.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
473/578 Arrow, dart, or shuttlecock; part thereof 211
473/590 Boomerang 42
473/598 Comprising casing or cover having stitched seam or laced closure; blank for such casing or cover (e.g., casing of baseball, etc.) 32
473/607 Comprising cover for core; blank or closure therefor 29
473/611 Comprising opening, valve, or inflation tube for insertion of fluid 10
473/587 Curling stone 7
473/588 Disk- or ring-shaped (e.g., ice hockey puck, etc.) 252
473/575 Having attached or means for attaching thereto tether, elongated flaccid streamer, or the like 105
473/573 Having bristled, hooked, or looped surface for adherence to complementarily surfaced means 64
473/613 Having fluid-dynamic means other than stitched seam or textured surface to alter, stabilize, or retard passage of projectile through the fluid (e.g., spiral fluting to impart spin, etc.) 79
473/603 Having fluid-retaining bladder removable from within enclosing cover or casing (e.g., football, etc.) 31
473/596 Having handle or surface configuration for enhancing user`s handgrip thereon 96
473/604 Having hollow core or bladder enclosed within cover (e.g., basketball, soccer-ball, tennis ball, etc.) 72
473/609 Having hollow, fluid-impervious shell, core, or bladder 28
473/594 Having loose internal element, containing or adapted to contain liquid, or comprising spherically configured ball having variable or eccentric center of gravity 159
473/574 Having means for nonpenetrating adherence to complementarily surfaced means (e.g., tacky surface, etc.) 12
473/595 Having means other than ellipsoidal spheroid shape (e.g., football shaped, etc.) to produce erratic or unpredictable rebounding or rolling thereof 39
473/614 Having projections extending outwardly from external surface or consisting of a mass of radially oriented filaments 39
473/593 Having self-contained means for inflating, pressurizing, reinflating, or repressurizing projectile with fluid or comprising reinflating or repressurizing method 24
473/600 Having solid core within outer cover; core or cover therefor (e.g., baseball, etc) 40
473/572 Having suction cup 19
473/612 Having visible skeletal structure 16
473/591 Horseshoe 13
473/615 Player held or worn means for enhancing movement of projected projectile (e.g., a handheld, ball-curving assist means, etc.) 0
473/577 Scattershot, material dispensing upon impact, openable to expose interior chamber, or having parts adapted to move away from, or be separated from, one another upon impact 51
473/592 Tipcat 11
473/570 With light-emitting, electrical, magnetic, or rotatable inertial means or having boundary-detector activating means 201
473/571 With sound-producing means 51


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7261611 Aquatic surface skipping toy device Aug. 28, 2007
7166047 Toy ball Jan. 23, 2007
7102119 Ball bounce game using electromagnetic beams Sep. 5, 2006
6908662 Squeezable cushions with relief Jun. 21, 2005
6902811 Epoxy resin composition excellent in weather resistance and fiber-reinforced composite materials Jun. 7, 2005
6680359 Moldable compositions Jan. 20, 2004
6612946 Game ball anti-theft device Sep. 2, 2003
6582330 Electronic football capable of measuring throwing statistics Jun. 24, 2003
6575855 Day and night croquet and bocce Jun. 10, 2003
6464504 Mathematical game of amusement Oct. 15, 2002
6432008 Octahedron ball game device and method of using the same Aug. 13, 2002
6306051 Device for maintaining projectile-type game dart Oct. 23, 2001
6306913 Container for 4-allylanisole and analog scolytid pesticides Oct. 23, 2001
6220977 Game dart flight grooming device Apr. 24, 2001
6157898 Speed, spin rate, and curve measuring device using multiple sensor types Dec. 5, 2000
6152841 Game dart flight grooming device Nov. 28, 2000
6151563 Speed, spin rate, and curve measuring device using magnetic field sensors Nov. 21, 2000
6146292 Throwing good for use in sky diving Nov. 14, 2000
6139452 Projectile for tossing game and associated method of play Oct. 31, 2000
6132282 Multi-configuration ball Oct. 17, 2000
6056616 Flying ball May. 2, 2000
6015358 Ball having sticker applied thereto Jan. 18, 2000
5971850 Game apparatus having incentive producing means Oct. 26, 1999
5947845 Combination ball and shoes Sep. 7, 1999
5921874 Game dart flight grooming device and method Jul. 13, 1999
5863250 Aerial toy Jan. 26, 1999
5800244 Slotted marble Sep. 1, 1998
5785571 Multi-configuration amusement device Jul. 28, 1998
5690533 Airfoil Nov. 25, 1997
5683083 Top game and method of playing same Nov. 4, 1997
5649874 Transparent ball with insert, and process of manufacture thereof Jul. 22, 1997
5526326 Speed indicating ball Jun. 11, 1996
5511782 Ball game device and method of using the same Apr. 30, 1996
5488780 American football sweet spot marking template Feb. 6, 1996
5480150 System for generating random outcomes using discs Jan. 2, 1996
5470059 Soft spherical playing ball and method of making same Nov. 28, 1995
5465961 Punch-out game Nov. 14, 1995
5465976 Gamepiece with protector Nov. 14, 1995
5435570 Game apparatus with launching device and method of playing Jul. 25, 1995
5415151 Phosphor-containing projectile and launcher therefor May. 16, 1995
5382027 Simulated dough tossing game Jan. 17, 1995
5375848 Bola ball game Dec. 27, 1994
5370571 Toy projectile launching devices Dec. 6, 1994
5364103 Sports equipment for golf-like game Nov. 15, 1994
5328399 Toy alterable between two different shapes Jul. 12, 1994
5318293 Spinning ball Jun. 7, 1994
5310194 Centrifugally launched projectile recreational device May. 10, 1994
5306191 Cylindrical aerodynamic toy with ballast rings Apr. 26, 1994
5288076 Game of presidents and the electoral college voting system Feb. 22, 1994
5279482 Fingered bola body, bola with same, and methods of use Jan. 18, 1994

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