Ultrasonic treatment apparatus

• US 20060264750A1
• Filed: 07/12/2006
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Takahashi, Hiroyuki, Yamada, Norihiro, Ueno, Haruhiko, Nakamura, Takeaki, Suzuki, Keita, Watanabe, Hiroyoshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,837,699 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/437
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320092 with additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue, e.g. with a pivoting jaw
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0034 adapted to be inserted through a working channel of an endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320093 additional movable means performing cutting operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320095 with sealing or cauterizing means

Abstract

A game board including a playing surface having an elevated rail around the board sides. A striker provided to sit upon and slide on the elevated game board rails facilitating striker movement, control and striking accuracy. The striker fitted with extended tabs that can contact a playing piece sitting on the game board-playing surface. A round, half round or flat playing piece provided which is unobstructed by the striker body during game play and can move freely under the rail elevated striker body except in the striker tab locations. The playing pieces including coins struck and directed by the extended striker tabs on the board surface according to game rules.

Claims

1. A game board comprising:

a.) A playing board having an elevated rail above the board surface and enclosing the board sides;

b.) The playing board surface provided with or without aperture or apertures for receiving a playing piece.

c.) A striker or strikers provided to allow contact of a playing piece on the playing board surface;

d.) The striker body provided with extended tab or tabs allowing a playing piece on the board surface to be struck by the tab or to move unobstructed under the striker body except at the extended tab locations when the striker is positioned for striking on top of the elevated game board rail or rails.

e.) The striker being able to sit and move freely on the elevated board rails up and down the length of the game board and back and forth across the board width limited only by the length of the striker and the pacing of the striker tabs.

2. A game board as defined in claim 1, wherein said playing pieces are round, half round or of flat configuration.

3. A game board as defined in claim 1, wherein the playing pieces comprise country, state or other coinage.

4. A game board as defined in claim 1, wherein the playing board, striker and playing pieces are made of wood, plastic, glass, metal or any other suitable material in part or total.