Mat for timing competitions
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1. An apparatus for timing cup stacking competitions comprising:
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a trigger connected to the mat, the trigger having two distinct pads, wherein the trigger is unaffected by the cup stacking;
a timer operatively connected to the trigger wherein a first activation of the trigger starts the timer and a second activation of the trigger stops the timer, wherein the first activation and the second activation require substantially simultaneous contact with the two distinct pads of the trigger.
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Abstract
The present invention describes an apparatus and method for timing manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination competitions. Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for timing cup stacking competitions. The apparatus of the present invention includes a mat which may incorporate a timer and the cups which are to be stacked on the mat.
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43 Claims
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1. An apparatus for timing cup stacking competitions comprising:
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a mat;
a trigger connected to the mat, the trigger having two distinct pads, wherein the trigger is unaffected by the cup stacking;
a timer operatively connected to the trigger wherein a first activation of the trigger starts the timer and a second activation of the trigger stops the timer, wherein the first activation and the second activation require substantially simultaneous contact with the two distinct pads of the trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 39, 40, 41)
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20. An apparatus for timing cup stacking competitions comprising:
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a mat;
a plurality of triggers connected to the mat;
a timer operatively connected to the plurality of triggers wherein a first substantially simultaneous activation of at least two of the plurality triggers starts the timer and a second substantially simultaneous activation of at least two of the plurality triggers stops the timer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for timing cup stacking competitions comprising:
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support means;
a first trigger means connected to said support means, wherein the first trigger means is unaffected by the cup stacking;
a second trigger means connected to said support means, wherein the second trigger means is unaffected by the cup stacking;
timing means operatively connected to said trigger means, wherein the timing means is activated and deactivated by substantially simultaneous contact of the first trigger and the second trigger. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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42. A method of timing competition having tasks to be completed comprising:
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arming a trigger that comprises a plurality of pads that are connected to a mat and operatively connected to a timer;
starting the timer by interaction with at least two of the plurality of pads by a single individual;
completing a cycle stack of a plurality of cups on the mat; and
stopping the timer.
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43. A method of timing competition having tasks to be completed comprising:
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arming a trigger that comprises a plurality of pads that are connected to a mat and operatively connected to a timer;
starting the timer by interaction with at least two of the plurality of pads by a single individual;
completing at least one of a 3-6-3, a 1-10-1, a 3-3-3, a 10-15, a 6-6 and a 15-21 stack of a plurality of cups on the mat; and
stopping the timer.
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