Patent ID: 6109607
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
An air hockey assembly comprising:a) a pre-existing, unattached support platform,b) a playing table, said playing table structured to be removably mounted on the support platform and including a hollow interior region comprising two segregated segments,c) said playing table further including an exposed playing surface having a substantially planar configuration,d) said playing surface including a plurality of apertures formed therein and disposed in fluid flow communication with said hollow interior region,e) at least one air supply assembly including an air source connected in fluid flow communication with said hollow interior region and structured to deliver a continuous flow of air thereto,f) said air supply assembly further including at least one air distribution structure mounted within said hollow interior region and disposed and structured to distribute air from said air source substantially evenly throughout said hollow interior region,g) said air source and said distribution structure cooperatively structured to define a substantially balanced pressurization of air within said hollow interior region and a substantially even air flow over said playing surface,h) said playing table including a frame structure secured to said playing surface and extending substantially along a periphery thereof, said frame structure comprising at least a first inlet and a second inlet each communicating with a different one of said segregated segments, andi) said air source including at least a first outlet and a second outlet, each structured to be removably attached to a corresponding one of said first and second inlets and being disposed in air delivering relation to a different one of said segregated segments.