Amusement devices inventions 01/08

20080026858 - Fairground attraction having a people carrier suspended from two mutually parallel rotatable arms: A fairground attraction with two mutually parallel arms which are each rotatable about an axis lying at an angle to the horizontal and between which a people carrier is suspended is disclosed. The people carrier can herein be pivotable about an axis which connects the arms and be suspended from... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080020852 - Ski mat and tile member for forming the ski mat: An artificial snow skiing surface has a number of spaced-apart rigid projections extending from a base. The surface is formed by joining like tile members that attach at side-by-side and end-to-end joints to form the mat. The joints and inherent flexibility of the tiles enable the mat to conform to... Agent: Hooker & Habib, P.C.

20080020854 - Lift off child swing with recline and swivel: An infant swing has a base member supported by hanger members for reciprocal movement. A seat that can be utilized in other applications is detachably mounted on and latched to the base member, which is formed with a swivel mechanism that allows the seat to be selectively positioned in a... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20080020853 - Swinger article and methods thereof: An article of manufacture adapted to swing from a supporting structure, such as a tree limb or a post, and a method of providing the appearance of a figure in a hammock is provided. The article includes a base member formed in the shape of a hammock, having an arcuate... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20080015037 - Transformable scenery: Transformable scenery includes a shell wherein at least one discrete portion of the shell is configured to be transformable between one outward appearance and one or more other outward appearances wherein the one outward appearance and the one or more other outward appearances are three-dimensional.... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080015038 - Sports floor and method for constructing such a sports floor: The present invention relates to a sports floor, or a part thereof, comprising a substrate disposed on a support base. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for constructing such a sports floor. The object of the present invention is to provide a sports floor, or a part thereof,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080009356 - Do-it-yourself diamond kit: The Do-IT-YOURSELF DIAMOND KIT is a novelty item, intended for the amusement of the purchaser. The tongue-in-cheek “instruction manual” is the main feature of this item. While there are no moving parts to this item, it consists solely of a boxed piece of coal and the instruction manual, the benefit... Agent: Ronald James Nichols

20080009357 - Children's toy waterslide: The present invention includes a children's toy waterslide incorporating a sliding surface, an obstacle region, a splash zone, and an obstacle or obstacles. The sliding surface extends through the obstacle region and into the splash zone. Water may be sprayed along the length of the sliding surface by a sprinkler... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.