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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian K. LaPointe, West Yarmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cal-Side (USA) Ltd., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 2/700 ; A63H 3/318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 2/700 ; A63H 3/318 ;
Abstract
The projectile toy includes an elongate projectile member having a body portion connected to a nose portion. The body portion has a rigidifying structure, and the nose portion is made of a unrigidified foam. A hook device is connected to the body portion near the nose portion. An elastomeric tether for engaging the hook device can be stretched and released causing the projectile member to launch with the nose portion in front.