Pool game ball

• US 20040155400A1
• Filed: 02/06/2003
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paul Perkins
• Original Assignee: Paul Perkins
• Inventors: Perkins, Paul
• Application Number:
  US10/360,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20040155400A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/145C
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/00 Hollow inflatable balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/04 with an eccentric centre of gravity; with mechanism for changing the centre of gravity solid balls A63B37/10
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0083 Games with balloons
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/04 Dice dice tops A63F5/04 D; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices casino or betting games played on boards A63F3/00157

Abstract

The present invention concerns a game piece comprising an inflatable enclosure defining an interior space. A valve is in communication with the interior space. An indicator is also located in the interior space. The indicator may be a single die or a pair of dice as well as other objects used to indicate a move and the like. The enclosure may be in the shape of a ball. The enclosure is made of a material so that the indicator is visible within the enclosure.

Claims

1. A game piece comprising:

an inflatable enclosure defining an interior space;

a valve in communication with said interior space;

an indicator located in said interior space.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said indicator is made of foam.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said indicator has rounded corners.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said indicator has rounded corners and is made of foam.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said enclosure is in the shape of a ball.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein said indicator is a die.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein said die is made of foam.

8. The device of claim 6 wherein said die has rounded corners.

9. The device of claim 6 wherein said die is made of foam and has rounded corners.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein a plurality of indicators are located in said interior space.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein said indicators are made of foam.

12. The device of claim 10 wherein said indicators have rounded corners.

13. The device of claim 10 wherein said indicators have rounded corners and are made of foam.

14. The device of claim 10 wherein said indicators are dice.

15. The device of claim 14 wherein said dice are made of foam.

16. The device of claim 14 wherein said dice have rounded corners.

17. The device of claim 14 wherein said dice are made of foam and have rounded corners.

18. The device of claim 1 wherein said enclosure is made of a material so that the indicator is visible within the enclosure.