United States Patent [w]
Truchsess
US005989120A [ii] Patent Number: 5,989,120 [45] Date of Patent: Nov. 23,1999
[54] ELECTRONIC COUNTING APPARATUS FOR A CHILD'S GAME AND METHOD THEREFOR
[75] Inventor: Joseph F. Truchsess, Ridgefield, Conn.
[73] Assignee: Pragmatic Designs, Inc., Port Chester, N.Y.
[21] Appl. No.: 09/227,106 [22] Filed: Jan. 7, 1999
Related U.S. Application Data
[60] Provisional application No. 60/070,642, Jan. 7, 1998.
[51] Int. CI.6 A63B 23/035
[52] U.S. CI 463/7; 463/36; 463/58
[58] Field of Search 463/36, 37, 38,
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307 R, 308
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Primary Examiner—-Valencia Martin-Wallace
Assistant Examiner—-John Paradiso
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman &
Pavane
[57] ABSTRACT
An electronic game apparatus includes a wearable unit having a wearable housing configured for releasable attachment with a bodily part ol a player. An inertia sensor affixed to the wearable housing detects oscillations imparted to the wearable housing and produces an output signal corresponding to each oscillatory movement. A counter, affixed to the wearable housing, counts each oscillatory movement imparted to the wearable housing.
8 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
