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Milton Bradley International, Inc.

Rare Toys and Games, Inc.

Michael J Langieri, Jr

Diana Pittarelli

Wayne J Yee

Stephen M Langieri

Howard L Steinberg

A game apparatus (20) for propelling a ball (37) towards a target. The game apparatus (20) includes a housing (22), a launching mechanism (32) mounted in a first end portion of the housing, and a rotary-translating target (44) mounted on a second end portion of the housing. The launching mechanism includes a catapult lever (34) biased away from the housing by a spring (42). A rotatable cup (36) for carrying the ball is rotatably carried on the catapult lever. A linkage arm (43) is pivotally connected between the rotatable cup and a mounting post (58). Depression of the catapult lever causes rotation of the rotatable cup and received ball, while release of the catapult lever causes the rotatable cup to impart an axial spin to the ball (37) as it is propelled toward the target. The target moves along a circular path during game play.

Ball game apparatus with spin imparting catapult

A bottle carrying device having a pivotable spout (120) for carrying a conventional bottle (24) from a flexible extension member (22), includes a main body portion (130) and a pivotable spout portion (140). A substantially cylindrical recess is formed in a first end of the main body portion, which has internal threads (138) formed therein. The internal threads threadably receiving an externally threaded end (26) of the bottle. A second end of the main body portion (130) includes a recessed portion (132) for receiving the pivotable spout and has a passage (136) formed therein The spout is pivotally attached to the main body portion through pins (144) and includes a flexible tube (146) insertable through passage (136). The lower end of the flexible tube terminates in the bottle's interior, and the upper end is in fluid communication with an outlet spout (150). The outlet spout includes a cap (152), which is slidable from a first position to a second position, wherein a path of fluid communication is opened through the squeeze spout when the cap is in the first position, and the path of fluid communication is closed when the cap is in the second position. A wing portion (170) having an aperture (172) formed therethrough, connects to the wing portion for receiving the flexible extension member.

Bottle carrying device having a pivotable spout

A bottle carrying device (20) for carrying a conventional bottle (24) from a flexible extension member (22), includes a main body portion (30). A substantially cylindrical recess is formed in a first end of the main body portion, which has internal threads (34) formed therein. The internal threads threadably receiving an externally threaded end (26) of the bottle. A second end of the main body portion (30) includes a passage (38) formed therein, which connects in fluid communication with the recess. A squeeze spout (36) connects to the second end of the main body portion, and connects in fluid communication with the passage. The squeeze spout includes a cap (40), which is slidable from a first position to a second position, wherein a path of fluid communication is opened through the squeeze spout when the cap is in the first position, and the path of fluid communication is closed when the cap is in the second position. A wing portion (46) having an aperture (48) formed therethrough, connects to the wing portion for receiving the flexible extension member.

Bottle carrying device

Game board

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Longmeadow, MA, United States of America

Michael J Langieri, Jr