Title: Magnetic ball game

Abstract: A game of skill in which one or more runways for ball bearings are provided and are covered by a transparent shield and the object of the game is for the player to move the carriage to cause the magnet to attract a ball bearing and move it along the runway as rapidly as possible. The runway is a groove which is open at each end of the shield. In order to place the ball bearing in the groove, the player moves the carriage, which has a ball bearing magnetically attached thereto, toward the open end of the groove. As the ball bearing is moved into the groove, a beveled edge of the shield causes the bearing to be pried loose from the carriage, and drop into the groove. The skill factor of the game can be changed by moving the magnet in the carriage toward or away from the shield and thereby vary the magnetic attraction between the ball bearing and the magnet.

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Inventors: Livick, Lester R. (San Leandro, CA, US)

Application Number: 902438
Filing Date: 1978-05-03
Publication_date: 1980-03-11
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 273/118A 273/443, 446/135, 463/61
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1858020	May, 1932	Linke	273/86.
2956807	Oct, 1960	Luchsinger	273/1.
2998973	Sep, 1961	Schaper	273/86.
3113782	Dec, 1963	Guier	273/186.
4160548	Jul, 1979	Breslow et al.	46/240.

Other Refs: 62303314764 of

Jul, 1961	CA
, 1894	GB

Primary Examiner: Marlo, George J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Piper; William R.