(under subclass 317) Subject matter relating to a game, commonly known as tipcat, which uses a projectile comprising a body having a configuration such that, when it is lying upon a flat surface, one edge portion thereof is capable of being raised into the air whenever the opposite edge is forcibly struck or pressed upon (often the body is elongated and tapered at one or both ends thereof or simply tapered in configuration), the game being played with the projectile initially lying at rest upon a support surface and then forcibly struck from above on an end or edge portion thereof by player using a bat, club, stick, or other handheld striking implement so that the projectile is flipped end-over-end or edge-over-edge into the air and either(a) thereby projected directly toward one or more distantly located targets or fielders, or(b) subsequently reprojected toward one or more distantly located targets or fielders by being again batted by the player with the bat, club, stick, or other handheld striking implement while it is still in the air.
(1) Note. A structure adapted to support a projectile in order to facilitate its projection into the air, which projectile support structure being disclosed for use in the play of the type of game included herein, is included in this subclass.
(2) Note. The following game components disclosed for use in the play of the type of game defined herein are, per se, excluded from this subclass: a target device, per se, a device or implement, per se, for projecting a projectile, and a projectile, per se. See the search notes below for the location of such game components.
(3) Note. An ancillary device or means, which is adapted and intended to be used with or for a game component included herein, is included herein unless it is provided for elsewhere.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
348+, for a target, per se, which may be used during the play of a tipcat-type game.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 124, Mechanical Guns and Projectors, for a centrifugally or mechanically operated projector, per se, which projects projectiles into the air.
473, Games Using Tangible Projectile,
516+, for a handheld implement, per se, for striking and thereby projecting a game projectile into the air, and subclass 592 for a tipcat projectile, per se.
