ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,394, issued on Oct. 21.
"Game system" was invented by Ted J. Fechser (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A game system may comprise a board comprising a plurality of pegs extending from the board, wherein the pegs may be disposed in rows; at least one deflector configured to be coupled to at least two pegs aligned with one another; at least one ball configured to move on the board between and/or along the pegs and deflector(s) from a start end to a goal end of the board; at least one goal configured to be coupled to at least two pegs in a goal row of the rows of pegs, wherein the goal is configured to receive a ball; and a plur...