A puck for playing hockey and hockey-like games on a variety of surfaces. The puck has a body of generally cylindrical shape with opposed major faces and an internal chamber therein containing a mass which is movable within the chamber whereby the center of gravity of the puck can be altered, as by application of a force to the puck in a direction generally parallel to the major faces. The puck body includes mating halves held together by a resilient band extending around the cylindrical sidewall of the body, the band having spaced ribs thereon mating with associated grooves in the sidewalls of the mating halves.
A hockey puck for playing on a non-ice surface includes an outer ring within which is held a center element. The outer ring includes low friction sliding elements mounted therein. The center element is interchangeable to center elements of different weights, hardnesses and flexibility to vary the playing characteristics of the puck. Center elements with gaps between the center element and the outer ring or with additional weights or liquid are also provided.
A disk-shaped kicking toy for use as an alternative to a soccer ball, shuffleboard pucks or weights, a hockey puck or ball, or in a game of the player's own creation. The kicking toy is intended to be constructed of a material that slides well on many surfaces and be surrounded by a ring of highly elastic rubber to increase its rebounding properties. The center of the kicking toy is preferably constructed of a transparent material under which indicia or marketing material may be displayed for marketing, distinguishing or commemorative purposes. Alternatively, the center section may house any of a number of devices including sensors, cameras, transmitters, sound devices or lighting apparatus to highlight the marketing material.
A hockey puck comprising a resilient material having a first configuration, a first thickness and a predetermined hardness. There is a first disk having a second configuration and a second thickness that is engageable with a first side of the resilient material and a second disk having a third configuration and a third thickness engageable with a radially opposed second side of the resilient material. Both disks are produced from a preselected material having a predetermined coefficient of friction. The resilient material extends beyond a periphery of the first disk and the second disk a predetermined distance. The second thickness and the third thickness of the first disk and the second disk, respectively, each have a thickness which is at least as thick as one half of the thickness of the resilient material. There is, further, a first means for securing the first disk to at least one of the second disk and the resilient material adjacent the first side of the resilient material and a second means for securing the second disk to at least one of the first disk and the resilient material adjacent the radially opposed second side of the resilient material.
