Patent ID: 6048283
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A63B,A63D

Abstract:
A toy game implement particularly well-suited for manufacture by injection molding of a synthetic polymeric material, the implement comprising:an elongate body extending longitudinally between opposite first and second ends and havinga longitudinal length;an outer contour configuration including longitudinal profile components and lateral profile components;a web extending longitudinally between the first end and the second end, the web including laterally opposite edges and opposite faces extending between the laterally opposite edges, each edge following a web-edge profile corresponding to a longitudinal profile component of the outer contour configuration of the body;a plurality of ribs spaced from one another longitudinally along the body to establish spaces between adjacent ribs, the ribs intersecting the web along the edges of the web, each rib being placed at an individual longitudinal location along the web and following a rib profile corresponding to a lateral profile component of the outer contour configuration of the body, the ribs and spaces being grouped in laterally opposite first and second sets of ribs and spaces, the first set of ribs and spaces being staggered longitudinally with respect to the second set of ribs and spaces such that the ribs of the first set are located laterally opposite the spaces of the second set and the ribs of the second set are located laterally opposite the spaces of the first set; andstringers spaced laterally from the opposite faces of the web and joining the ribs of the first set to the ribs of the second set, the stringers extending along stringer profiles corresponding to further longitudinal profile components of the outer contour configuration of the body.