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| Class 473 | GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE |
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![[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 473 subclass 1]](../as.gif) | ![[List of Patents for class 473 subclass 1]](../ps.gif) | 1 | BILLIARDS OR POOL |
| | 2 |  Practice device or device to aid in aiming cue or cue ball during shots (e.g., to assist in bank shots, etc.) |
| | 3 | Adapted to be played on floor, ground, or court |
| | 4 | Table or gameboard |
| | 5 |  With mechanical ball projector |
| | 6 | Convertible between billiard and pool (i.e., between pocketed and nonpocketed) |
| | 7 |  Using pocket blocking device positionable only in vicinity of pocket (e.g., pocket plug, rail piece, etc.) |
| | 8 | Using interchangeable, shiftable, reversible, or removable cushion rails |
| | 9 | Invertible playing surface |
| | 10 | Convertible to another type of furniture or to different type of game playing surface |
| | 11 | Rail vertically raised or lowered relative to bed |
| | 12 | Vertically movable playing surface |
| | 13 | Detachable or hinged rail |
| | 14 | Convertible to different type of game playing surface |
| | 15 | Readily foldable or collapsible |
| | 16 | Rotatable playing surface |
| | 17 | Having pocket or other target with ball actuated indicator |
| | 18 | Playing surface having unconventional peripheral configuration defined by the carom rails |
| | 19 | Attachment or accessory providing plural pockets or other targets located at only one end of playing surface |
| | 20 | Playing surface having unconventional number, entrance opening, or arrangement of pockets or having additional or shiftable carom or bumper means thereon |
| | 21 | Table attached ball rack |
| | 27 | With means to prevent unauthorized use of table or to limit playing time or number of games played |
| | 28 | Pocket structure |
| | 29 | Playing surface structure (i.e., bed structure) |
| | 31 | Rail structure |
| | 33 | Frame or leg structure |
| | 34 | Dust cover therefor |
| | 35 | Cue chalker |
| | 40 | Ball spotting rack |
| | 42 | Cue rest |
| | 44 | Cue |
| | 45 | Mechanically operated |
| | 46 | Disparate attachment therefor or convertible to or combined with disparate device |
| | 47 | With user adjustable or changeable weight |
| | 48 | Axially telescopic |
| | 49 | Tip or tip fastener therefor |
| | 52 | Ball |
| | 54 | BOWLING |
| | 55 | Practice or assist device |
| | 64 | Handling of pin or pin representation |
| | 65 | Including electrical cycle sequence control |
| | 66 | Including means for conserving energy |
| | 67 | With indicator |
| | 73 | Pin setter |
| | 74 | Rollable, translatable, or simulative target |
| | 75 | Pivotal pin |
| | 78 | Tethered pin |
| | 83 | Manually loadable |
| | 85 | Magnetic force acts on pin |
| | 86 | For alternative pin sets |
| | 87 | Including means to lift live wood |
| | 89 | Including distributor |
| | 92 | With compensation for pin offset |
| | 93 | Pit cushion or actuator therefor |
| | 94 | Pin guide or conveyor |
| | 101 | Pin sensor |
| | 102 | Pin spot |
| | 106 | Ball handling or diverting means |
| | 107 | Mechanical projector |
| | 108 | Tethered ball |
| | 109 | Means to change or curve ball path |
| | 110 | Ball return |
| | 113 | Gutter structure |
| | 114 | Backstop, division board, or adjunct therefor |
| | 115 | Alley or board structure |
| | 118 | Pin |
| | 125 | Ball |
| | 131 | GOLF |
| | 132 | Ball feeding means and tee |
| | 133 | Adjustable tee height |
| | 134 | Condition responsive feeding means (e.g. automatic) |
| | 137 | Pivotal arm ball feed |
| | 138 | Projectile tethered to swingable implement |
| | 139 | Anchored (e.g., tethered, etc.) projectile |
| | 140 | With electrical sensor or electrical indicator |
| | 142 | Spool for tether |
| | 143 | With force or direction indicator and tether |
| | 145 | Force or direction indicator associated with projectile moving around a horizontal axis |
| | 146 | Force or direction indicator associated with projectile moving around a vertical axis |
| | 147 | Spherical projectile attached to tether |
| | 148 | Plural projectiles |
| | 149 | Projectile moves around vertical axis |
| | 150 | Projectile addressing surface and target, or distance marker (e.g., course, putting green with cup, driving range, miniature golf course, etc.) |
| | 151 | Electrical sensor or electrical indicator responsive to swingable implement or projectile |
| | 157 | Non-earth fairway |
| | 158 | And obstacle (e.g., miniature golf course windmill, etc.) |
| | 159 | Target is surface positioned aperture |
| | 160 |  Selectively contourable (e.g., slope simulating surface, etc.) |
| | 162 | Collapsible (e.g., for storage, etc.) |
| | 163 | Projectile return |
| | 164 | Projectile rebounds off target |
| | 165 | Particular projectile (e.g., reduced flight ball, etc.) |
| | 166 | Projectile return |
| | 167 | Fairways extending radially from centrally located addressing surface or target |
| | 168 | Plural addressing surfaces (e.g., driving range, etc.) |
| | 172 | Upstanding target |
| | 173 | Target or obstacle (e.g., putting hole, hole marker, sand trap, etc.) |
| | 174 | Target on putting surface |
| | 175 | Receiver is cup in earth (e.g., regulation hole in green, etc.) |
| | 176 | Having cup marker (e.g., flag pin, etc.) or with sensor responsive to projectile |
| | 179 | Cup diameter restriction means (e.g., filler plug, etc.) |
| | 180 | Receiver or projectile responsive indicator |
| | 190 | Projectile responsive sensor (e.g., target impact indicator, etc.) |
| | 194 | Having projectile return |
| | 195 | Projectile receiving aperture (e.g., goal opening, etc.) |
| | 197 | Net |
| | 198 | Moving projectile responsive sensor or indicator |
| | 201 | Hand on grip positioning aid or grip indicator |
| | 202 | With electrical sensor or electrical indicator |
| | 203 | Integral handle having finger conforming configurations |
| | 204 | Angularly related integral grip portions |
| | 205 | Worn on hand (e.g., glove, etc.) |
| | 206 | Removably attachable to swingable implement |
| | 207 | Practice device attachable to body |
| | 208 | Attachable to head, neck, or mouth |
| | 209 | Electrical |
| | 210 | Sighting element (e.g., eyeglasses, etc.) |
| | 211 | With displaceable indicator responsive to head movement |
| | 212 | Attachable to arm, hand, or wrist |
| | 215 | Attachable to hips, torso, or waist |
| | 217 | Attachable to foot |
| | 218 | Foot positioning aid and indicator associated with swingable implement |
| | 219 | Practice swingable implement or indicator associated with swingable implement |
| | 220 | With lighting (e.g., laser, etc.) means attachable to or integral with implement |
| | 221 | With electrical sensor or electrical indicator |
| | 222 | Sensor positioned apart from implement to interact with a separate cooperating sensor means attachable to or integral with implement |
| | 223 | Integral with or attachable to swingable implement |
| | 225 | Sensor integral with projectile addressing surface |
| | 226 | Device attachable to or integral with swingable implement |
| | 227 | Nonhandle element engagable with body |
| | 228 | Air resistance device (e.g., airfoil, etc.) |
| | 229 | Anchored (e.g., tethered, etc.) swingable implement |
| | 230 | Wheel |
| | 231 | Adjustable swingable implement, or swing or position indicator |
| | 232 | Alterable shaft provides swing force indication |
| | 233 | Swing speed indicator |
| | 235 | Projectile retained by head of swingable implement during swing |
| | 236 | Projection on face of swingable implement head provides reduced striking area |
| | 237 | Indication is a mark made by implement swing |
| | 238 | Adjustable implement or static position indicator (e.g., with respect to the golfer, projectile, target, etc.) |
| | 239 |  Adjustable shaft length |
| | 240 | Reflective element |
| | 241 | Bubble leveler |
| | 242 | Integral with or attachable to swingable implement head |
| | 243 |  Self-standing implement |
| | 244 | Selectively adjustable positioning means |
| | 245 |  Adjustable loft angle |
| | 246 |  And adjustable lie angle |
| | 247 | Longitudinal bore in head receives elongated member about which head pivots |
| | 248 | Adjustable lie |
| | 249 | Surface on head simulates ball |
| | 250 | Having transparent or translucent element |
| | 251 | Used for putting |
| | 256 | Particularly weighted practice implement |
| | 257 | Swingable implement swing path indicator |
| | 266 | Body movement or position indicator (e.g., stance aids, etc.) |
| | 267 | Reflective device |
| | 268 | Sighting device directing golfer`s visual focus toward a point to restrain head movement |
| | 269 | Responsive to weight shift |
| | 270 | Foot positioning aid |
| | 271 | Having separate body engagable member |
| | 272 | Selectively adjustable with pivotal members |
| | 273 | Selectively adjustable with linearly slidable member (e.g., telescopically extendible) |
| | 274 | Engaged with head or neck |
| | 276 | Engaged with arm or shoulder |
| | 277 | Engaged with hips, torso, or waist |
| | 278 | Practice projectile addressing surface (e.g., driving mat, etc.) |
| | 280 | Practice projectile |
| | 282 | Club or club support |
| | 283 | And scorekeeping device |
| | 284 | And tee |
| | 285 | And ball position marker |
| | 286 | And turf repair tool or ball retriever |
| | 287 | Club set |
| | 288 | Interchangeable handle, striking face, or shaft |
| | 289 | Particular correlated shaft flexural characteristic |
| | 290 | Particular correlated head characteristic |
| | 292 | Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity |
| | 293 | Player faces target (e.g., croquet style putter, etc.) |
| | 294 | Hands spaced apart on handle |
| | 295 | Rotatable handle |
| | 296 | Longitudinally adjustable handle or shaft |
| | 297 | Particularly weighted handle |
| | 298 | Grip or handle having particular nonwinding attachment to shaft (e.g., quick detachable, etc.) |
| | 300 | Grip |
| | 304 | One piece head and shaft |
| | 305 | Head and shaft connection |
| | 306 | Threaded shaft |
| | 307 | Detachable and reattachable |
| | 308 | Sleeve or winding engaged over outside of joint, hosel, and shaft |
| | 309 | Joint formed with sleeve engaging shaft and hosel |
| | 311 | Shaft contacts sole |
| | 312 | Having core (e.g., weight, etc.) positioned in head engaging shaft end |
| | 313 | Putter |
| | 314 | Particular relationship between shaft longitudinal axis and head orientation |
| | 315 | Noncircular shaft end wall engages hosel |
| | 316 | Shaft |
| | 317 | Reduced air resistance |
| | 318 | Including nonmetallic material or vibratory wave modifying feature |
| | 319 | Filament (e.g., fiber, etc.) or sheet wrapped about shaft longitudinal axis |
| | 321 | And metal |
| | 322 | Sections connected along longitudinally extending seam |
| | 323 | Shaft tapered in steps |
| | 324 | Head |
| | 325 | Plural striking faces |
| | 326 | Liquid interior |
| | 327 | Reduced air resistance |
| | 328 | Reduced ground resistance |
| | 329 | Striking face surface deforms upon impact (e.g., resilient, etc.) |
| | 330 | Curved, grooved, or roughened striking face |
| | 332 | Vibratory wave (e.g, shock wave, etc.) modifying feature |
| | 333 | With element displaceable with respect to another head element during swing |
| | 334 | Selectively adjustable weighting element |
| | 340 | Putter |
| | 342 | Striking face insert |
| | 343 | Wood composition |
| | 345 | Hollow body |
| | 347 | Embedded fiber composition |
| | 349 | Particular material composition or mass distribution |
| | 351 | Ball |
| | 352 | Buoyant |
| | 353 | Having locator means |
| | 354 | Liquid interior |
| | 355 | Hollow pockets between spherical core and cover |
| | 356 | Wound interior |
| | 367 | Interior includes injected or compressed material |
| | 371 | Particular unitary or layered construction |
| | 372 | Containing metal |
| | 374 | Diverse layer between spherical core and cover |
| | 377 | Diverse cover and interior |
| | 378 | Particular cover (e.g., size, material, dimple pattern, etc.) |
| | 386 | Tee setting device |
| | 387 | Tee |
| | 388 | Folded flat stock material |
| | 390 | Plural |
| | 392 | Projectile supporting surface horizontally offset from vertical insertable shank |
| | 394 | Restrained by auxiliary weight |
| | 395 | Wire |
| | 396 | Relatively movable sections |
| | 399 | Particular biodegradable or frangible material |
| | 400 | Elevation guide for insertable shank |
| | 401 | Plural diverse materials |
| | 402 | Shank extends below level of projectile addressing surface |
| | 404 | Green slope indicator |
| | 405 | Accesory device located on projectile addressing surface (e.g., tee block, direction indicator, etc.) |
| | 406 | Ball position marker |
| | 407 | Club selection, ball direction, or distance indicating aid |
| | 408 | Player manipulated turf repair tool |
| | 409 | Method |
| | 410 | CROQUET; GAME ELEMENT OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR |
| | 411 | Arch type of goal or target, per se (i.e., croquet wicket) |
| | 412 | Player-carried, nonmechanical projector, per se (e.g., a mallet, etc.) |
| | 413 | Ball, per se |
| | 414 | HOPSCOTCH |
| | 415 | PLAYING FIELD OR COURT GAME; GAME ELEMENT OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR OTHER THAN PROJECTOR OR PROJECTILE, PER SE |
| | 416 | Having game element combined with or convertible to game element or practice or training device for different type of projectile game |
| | 417 | Means removably supporting projectile in position to be struck and thereby projected by player (e.g., batting tee, etc.) |
| | 418 | Projectile suspended or is supported by column of fluid |
| | 419 | Having means engaging top of projectile (e.g., kicking trainer or tee, etc.) |
| | 420 | For projectile intended to be projected by kicking (e.g., kicking trainer or tee, etc.) |
| | 421 | Batting backstop or cage |
| | 422 | Practice or training device |
| | 423 | Tethered projectile |
| | 424 | Tether attached to means adapted to be held by, carried by, or attached to person |
| | 426 | Projectile tethered between opposed tether sections |
| | 427 | Projectile continuously driven in closed orbit prior to being struck |
| | 428 | Projectile slidable along a line |
| | 429 | Tether pivotally attached for orbital revolution |
| | 430 | Projectile suspended by tether |
| | 431 | Having projectile return means |
| | 437 | Weight externally mounted by user to manually held and swung projector for warmup or exercise |
| | 438 | For football or rugby |
| | 439 | Projectile target or stop |
| | 440 | Running grid or resistance course |
| | 441 | Blocking, tackling, or charging device |
| | 446 | For game using apertured or pocketed goal or target (e.g., for hockey, soccer, polo, lacrosse, etc.) |
| | 451 | For game in which play involves base running (e.g., for baseball, cricket, etc.) |
| | 452 | Foot positioner (e.g., stance, stride device, etc.) |
| | 453 | Bat swing analyzer or guide |
| | 454 | Pitcher`s target |
| | 457 | Practice bat |
| | 458 | Player worn or carried |
| | 459 | For game using field or court having dividing means thereon for separating opponents (e.g., for tennis, volleyball, table tennis, etc.) |
| | 465 | Having at least two different types of game elements used in same game |
| | 466 | For game in which court or field is body of water (e.g., water polo, water volleyball, etc.) |
| | 467 | Having boundary detector (e.g., ball-out-of-bounds detector for tennis court, etc.) |
| | 468 | For game in which play involves base running (e.g., baseball, cricket, etc) |
| | 469 | Having field or court dividing barrier with apertured goal or target therein or thereon |
| | 470 | For game using goal or target for projectile (e.g., football, rugby, etc.) |
| | 471 | For game in which goal or target is peripherally located aperture or pocket (e.g., hockey, soccer, lacrosse, polo, etc.) |
| | 473 | For game using field or court having dividing means thereon for separating opponents (e.g., a net used for volleyball, etc.) |
| | 476 | Goal or target structure for projectile; element thereof |
| | 477 | For football or rugby (e.g., goal post, etc.) |
| | 478 | Apertured or pocketed goal or target (e.g., for hockey, soccer, polo, lacrosse, etc.) |
| | 490 | Means for dividing field or court into compartments; element thereof or accessory therefor (e.g., a net, marking strip, marked line, etc.) |
| | 496 | Table-tennis table |
| | 497 | Pitching rubber or mound |
| | 498 | Cricket wicket |
| | 499 | Base for game in which play involves base running (e.g., for baseball, etc.) |
| | 502 | Flag belt (e.g., for use in football game without tackling, etc.) |
| | 503 | Projectile catcher other than combined projector-catcher device |
| | 504 | Cover for playing field or court (e.g., for baseball field, etc.) |
| | 505 | PLAYER-HELD DEVICE FOR BOTH PROJECTING AND CATCHING AERIAL PROJECTILE; PART THEREOF OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR (I.E., COMBINED PROJECTOR-CATCHER DEVICE) |
| | 506 | With tethered projectile |
| | 509 | Having projectile conducting means between separate entrance and exit (e.g., continuous orbit, etc.) |
| | 510 | Both projector and catcher are pocketed |
| | 511 | With mechanical projection |
| | 512 | Pocket-to-pocket type |
| | 513 | Having pocket with laterally facing opening (e.g., lacrosse stick, jai alai cesta, etc.) |
| | 514 | Having impaling, hooking, or ensnaring type catcher |
| | 515 | Having pocketed catcher connected to but spaced apart from projector |
| | 516 | PLAYER HELD AND POWERED, NONMECHANICAL PROJECTOR, PER SE, FOR PROJECTING AERIAL PROJECTILE BY STRIKING; PART THEREOF OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR |
| | 517 | Having projectile retrieving means |
| | 518 | Body attachable |
| | 519 | With user shiftable, adjustable, or interchangeable weight for use during play or with freely shiftable mass for increasing impact force |
| | 520 | With sound-deadening, vibration-damping, or shock-absorbing feature other than projectile- or hand-contact surface or with rebound reducing feature |
| | 524 | Racket or paddle; accessory therefor (e.g., a tennis racket, tennis racket press, etc.) |
| | 525 | Having striking faces attached to the ends of intermediate handle |
| | 526 | Having handle at an angle to, offset from, or nonradially oriented relative to plane of striking member |
| | 527 | Paddle |
| | 528 | Projectile striking surface is flexible sheet secured to peripheral frame |
| | 529 | Having resilient blade facing |
| | 530 | Blade having means to enhance friction upon impacted projectile (e.g., to enhance English upon projectile, etc.) |
| | 531 | Folding or detachable |