Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
473
GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE
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
22		. . . With conveying chutes interconnecting pockets with ball rack
23		. . . . With means to distinguish or identify each ball pocketed
24		. . . . Coin controlled
25		. . . . With means to separate or segregate store balls pocketed by each player or team
26		. . . . Ball rack also constitutes or includes spotting 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)
30		. . . Device for securing playing surface covering (e.g., for securing billiard table cloth, etc.)
31		. . Rail structure
32		. . . Cushioned portion thereof
33		. . Frame or leg structure
34		. . Dust cover therefor
35		. Cue chalker
36		. . Chalk holder
37		. . . With means for automatically applying chalk
38		. . . Flexibly tethered
39		. . . Secured to generally fixed support
40		. Ball spotting rack
41		. . With ball carrying or storage means
42		. Cue rest
43		. . Hand attached or engaged by hand in vicinity of cue supporting portion
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
50		. . . Clamp or press
51		. . . Striking portion formed of material other than leather
52		. Ball
53		. . Having characteristic enabling ball to be mechanically separated from other balls
54		BOWLING
55		. Practice or assist device
56		. . For handicapped person
57		. . Selective pin setter
58		. . Ball path indicator
59		. . Bowler worn or carried
60		. . . Including means for positive engagement with ball
61		. . . Finger support or guide
62		. . . Wrist support or guide
63		. . . Arm or elbow support or guide
64		. Handling of pin or pin representation
65		. . Including electrical cycle sequence control
66		. . Including means for conserving energy
67		. . With indicator
68		. . . Tethered or pivotal pin
69		. . . Pinfall
70		. . . . Score
71		. . . . . Including electromechanical calculating means
72		. . . Foul
73		. . Pin setter
74		. . . Rollable, translatable, or simulative target
75		. . . Pivotal pin
76		. . . . Pivot substantially at base of pin
77		. . . . With spring detent
78		. . . Tethered pin
79		. . . . Tethered at base of pin
80		. . . . . Including reset lever or crank
81		. . . . Including means to remove dead wood
82		. . . . . Pin biased away from bed
83		. . . Manually loadable
84		. . . . Including means to upright pin
85		. . . Magnetic force acts on pin
86		. . . For alternative pin sets
87		. . . Including means to lift live wood
88		. . . . With compensation for pin offset
89		. . . Including distributor
90		. . . . Including means to convey pin to distributor
91		. . . . . Including elevator
92		. . With compensation for pin offset
93		. . Pit cushion or actuator therefor
94		. . Pin guide or conveyor
95		. . . Distributor
96		. . . . Pivotable chute or conveyor
97		. . . Elevator
98		. . . . With ball separator
99		. . . And ball handling
100		. . . Sweep
101		. . Pin sensor
102		. . Pin spot
103		. . . Including means for positive pin alignment
104		. . . . Retractable peg
105		. . . . Socket-type
106		. Ball handling or diverting means
107		. . Mechanical projector
108		. . Tethered ball
109		. . Means to change or curve ball path
110		. . Ball return
111		. . . Ball lift or elevator
112		. . . Mechanical means for ball retarding or arresting
113		. . Gutter structure
114		. . Backstop, division board, or adjunct therefor
115		. Alley or board structure
116		. . Portable game board, table, or alley
117		. . With nonwooden alley surface or lining
118		. Pin
119		. . Composite structure (e.g., distinct layers, components, joint, etc.)
120		. . . With reinforcing filament, fiber, or fabric
121		. . . With metal shell or skin
122		. . . With wooden component
123		. . . . Laminated or attached wooden components
124		. . . . With end or bottom reinforcing preform
125		. Ball
126		. . With weight block
127		. . With specific grip means
128		. . . Thumb or finger hole grip
129		. . . . Size or depth adjusting means
130		. . . . Removable insert or bushing
131		GOLF
132		. Ball feeding means and tee
133		. . Adjustable tee height
134		. . Condition responsive feeding means (e.g. automatic)
135		. . . Pneumatic
136		. . . Electrical
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
141		. . . Pictorial flight path image display
142		. . Spool for tether
143		. . With force or direction indicator and tether
144		. . . Linear spring indicator
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
152		. . . Sensor is projectile responsive (e.g., free-flight detection means, etc.)
153		. . . . Projectile in receiver indicator
154		. . . . Target impact responsive
155		. . . . Including sensor responsive to projectile on addressing surface or in flight (e.g., tee-target time detection, etc.)
156		. . . . . Pictorial flight path image display
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.)
161		. . . . . Motor actuation
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.)
169		. . . Having sequential play (e.g., regulation earth course, etc.)
170		. . . . Upstanding target (e.g., wicket, bucket, etc.)
171		. . . Putting green
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
177		. . . . . And projectile removal
178		. . . . . . Electrical actuation (e.g., solenoid, etc.)
179		. . . . Cup diameter restriction means (e.g., filler plug, etc.)
180		. . . Receiver or projectile responsive indicator
181		. . . . Selectively adjustable approach surface
182		. . . . Projectile return
183		. . . . . Electrical actuation
184		. . . . . Gravity
185		. . . . Plural receivers
186		. . . . Displaceable by projectile impact
187		. . . . . Resilient or pivotal portion arranged in a circle to retain projectile
188		. . . . . . Top of projectile engaged
189		. . . . . Pivotal element
190		. . Projectile responsive sensor (e.g., target impact indicator, etc.)
191		. . . And projectile return
192		. . . Electrical sensor
193		. . . Projectile adheres to target
194		. . Having projectile return
195		. . Projectile receiving aperture (e.g., goal opening, etc.)
196		. . . Aperture forming surface forms plane parallel to support surface
197		. . Net
198		. Moving projectile responsive sensor or indicator
199		. . Electrical
200		. . Indicator integral with projectile
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
213		. . . Wrist
214		. . . Spans elbow
215		. . Attachable to hips, torso, or waist
216		. . . Waist encircling belt anchored to static structure
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
224		. . . . Audible indicator
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
234		. . . . . Audible
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
252		. . . . . . . Horizontally spaced linear indicia perpendicular to projectile striking face
253		. . . . . . . . And vertically spaced apart indicia
254		. . . . . . . Vertically spaced apart indicia
255		. . . . . . . T-shaped head
256		. . . Particularly weighted practice implement
257		. . Swingable implement swing path indicator
258		. . . Head or shaft continuously engaged during swing
259		. . . . Closed loop
260		. . . . Swingable implement head engaged
261		. . . Barrier which monitors swingable implement head movement
262		. . . . Barrier is projectile addressing surface
263		. . . . Self-righting
264		. . . . Plural barriers, vertically spaced apart
265		. . . . Plural barriers, horizontally spaced apart
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
275		. . . And separate body engagable member
276		. . Engaged with arm or shoulder
277		. . Engaged with hips, torso, or waist
278		. Practice projectile addressing surface (e.g., driving mat, etc.)
279		. . Selectively adjustable (e.g., tiltable etc.)
280		. Practice projectile
281		. . Having air resistance device
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
291		. . . . Mass distribution
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.)
299		. . . Reattachable
300		. . Grip
301		. . . Spiral winding
302		. . . . Having recess or projection
303		. . . Having longitudinal recess or projection
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
310		. . . . Resilient sleeve engaging hosel and outer shaft wall
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
320		. . . . . Including metal
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
331		. . . . Plural grooves
332		. . . Vibratory wave (e.g, shock wave, etc.) modifying feature
333		. . . With element displaceable with respect to another head element during swing
334