Gun and target with inflatable indicator

• US 3,336,030 A
• Filed: 01/17/1966
• Issued: 08/15/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1966
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Carl Lefferson, Fred Martell
• Original Assignee: Carl Lefferson, Fred Martell
• Inventors: Martell, Fred, CARL LEFFERSON
• Application Number:
  US04/520,962
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• US Class Current: 273/349
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0084 Bursting
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0065 calculating or indicating a ranking or player performance
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/007 involving water
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 33/00 Devices allowing competitions between several persons, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 5/18 Targets having hit-indicating means actuated or moved mechanically when the target has been hit, e.g. discs or flags the target as a whole disappearing or moving when hit F41J7/04

Claims

1. A GUN SYSTEM FOR PLAYING A GAME COMPRISING, AT LEAST ONE TARGET MEANS, A FRAGILE HOLLOW INFLATABLE INDICATOR MEANS FOR INDICATING THE PROGRESS AND FINISH OF THE GAME, FLUID PRESSURE MEANS CONNECTED BY WAY OF FLUID CONNECTIONS TO SAID INFLATABLE OBJECT FOR PRODUCING FLUID PRESSURE TO INFLATE SAID OBJECT, VALVE MEANS FOR SAID INFLATABLE OBJECT BEING CONNECTED IN SAID FLUID CONNECTION, GUN MEANS SPACED FROM SAID TARGET MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID TARGET MEANS WHEN SAID GUN MEANS IS CORRECTLY AIMED BY A PLAYER AT SAID TARGET MEANS, AND ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TARGET MEANS AND TO SAID VALVE MEANS TO OPEN SAID VALVE MEANS TO ALLOW FLUID TO INFLATE SAID INFLATABLE INDICATOR MEANS ONLY WHEN SAID TARGET MEANS IS ACTUATED.