WILLIAM B BURKE
Broker in Springfield, MA
License number
Massachusetts 68779
Issued Date
Mar 1, 1970
Expiration Date
Oct 27, 1982
Type
Broker
Address
Address
Springfield, MA 01118
Professional information
Interactive Book-Puzzle Instructional Entertainment System
US Patent:
4640512, Feb 3, 1987
Filed:
Feb 24, 1986
Appl. No.:
6/832023
Inventors:
William B. Burke - Springfield MA
International Classification:
A63F 910
US Classification:
273157R
Abstract:
An interactive book-puzzle instructional entertainment system envisions a story book of consecutively-arranged pages with different indicia and a portion of a complemental supporting story imprinted on each of the consecutive pages, and a jigsaw puzzle including a plurality of separable playing pieces. Each piece bears on one side a duplicate representation of an indicia appearing on one of the pages of the book and bears on the opposite side a portion of a complete picture. The participant matches the indicia of each page of the book with the indicia on each playing piece with each successive piece being playable according to the consecutive order of their appearance in the book. That is, the pieces are playable consecutively, each piece is interlocked so that the second piece is interjoined with the first piece and the third piece is interjoined somewhere along the continuous edge provided by the previously interjoined first and second pieces. Each successively played piece is interjoined somewhere along the continuous edge provided by the sum of the previously interjoined pieces.
Basketball Hoop With Shield
US Patent:
4300764, Nov 17, 1981
Filed:
Dec 27, 1979
Appl. No.:
6/107667
Inventors:
William B. Burke - Springfield MA
Assignee:
William Burke Associates, Inc. - Springfield MA
International Classification:
A63B 6308
US Classification:
273 15R
Abstract:
A basketball hoop or goal associated with a backboard in a conventional manner with the hoop including a laterally extending, downwardly inclined shield terminating in a peripheral ring located outwardly of the annular ring defining the hoop or goal through which the ball passes to score points when playing basketball. The shield requires that players release the ball at a point spaced peripherally of the rim of the hoop thereby eliminating the capability of the players "dunking" the ball through the hoop. The replacement of the conventional hoop and net with the hoop and shield reduces the advantages that tall players have while increasing emphasis on speed, team work, long range shooting ability and finesse while decreasing slam dunking, hanging on baskets and contact fouls by spreading the players out rather than having them concentrated in a very small area under the conventional basket.