Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Simulated game
Reexamination Certificate
1998-12-08
2001-04-03
Chapman, Jeanette (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Simulated game
C273S108100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06209876
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to a football target game having a surrounding target and a center target which simulate the look of a football goal post. In particular, the present invention is directed to a football target game that may be set up and played indoors to provide a game of amusement in a relatively restricted place.
2. Prior Art
The game of football, while extremely popular, can normally not be played inside because of the 100 yard field and the football used. Various derivatives of a tabletop simulated football game have been known. By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,570,888, Robinson et al., provides a thumb football game and apparatus which pertains to a table top football game in which a simulated football is thumped by the finger of a player on a table top simulated football field. Countless variations of this type of game are known.
Holmes (U.S. Pat. No. 5,323,865) provides an amusement game with a simulated playing field and a toy football made of soft material.
In a regular football game, a one hundred yard field is used marked in 5 yard increments. Three points are awarded for a football kicked through the uprights and 1 point is awarded for a football kicked through the uprights after a touchdown.
Nevertheless, there remains a need for a game which may be played in a restricted space and simulates football field goal and extra point kicking.
It is, therefore, a principle object and purpose of the present invention to provide a football target game to be used to simulate field goal and extra point field goal kicking.
It is a further object and purpose of the present invention to provide a football target game having a surrounding target including a goal post, a crossbar perpendicular to the goal post, and a pair of uprights extending from the crossbar, a center target within the surrounding target including a top rail extending between the pair of uprights and a U-frame extending from the top rail; a plurality of footballs to be flicked toward the target; and a tee for holding one of the footballs.
It is a further object and purpose of the present invention to provide a football target game having a net for the surrounding target connected to the crossbar, the uprights, and the top rail and a net for the center target connected to the top rail and the U-frame members, the nets being of different colors.
It is a further object and purpose of the present invention to provide a football target game including a pair of dice to select a horizontal distance and a position for the football spaced from the targets.
It is a further object and purpose of the present invention to provide a football target game having a door hanger to suspend the target from the door, and thereby saving floor space in a room where the football target game is used.
It is a further object and purpose of the present invention to provide a football target game having a wristband to support the tee on players' arms.
It is a further object and purpose of the present invention to provide a method to play a football target game including: rolling a pair of dice by a first player, one of the dice indicating a horizontal distance from a target area and another of the dice indicating a position with respect to the target area; placing a football a horizontal distance spaced from the target and in a position as indicated by the dice; flicking a football towards the target area; scoring points for each football in a center target and a surrounding target in the target area; flicking each football and scoring points for each of a plurality of footballs; and repeating the process for each player.
It is a further object and purpose of the present invention to provide a method to play a football target game including retaining footballs received in the surrounding target with a surrounding net and retaining footballs received in the center target with a center net.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a football target game. A target structure includes a surrounding target. The surrounding target includes a upstanding goal post which extends from a base to support the goal post. The surrounding target also includes a crossbar extending from and perpendicular to the goal post. A pair of uprights extends upward from the crossbar. The goal post, the crossbar and the uprights together form a simulated goal post.
A center target lies within the surrounding target. The center target includes a top rail spaced back from and out of alignment with the uprights, the crossbar and the goal post. The top rail is spaced from the uprights by a pair of rail spacers. Extending outward from the top rail is a pair of center target spacers which connect with three U-shaped members. The three U-shaped members form the periphery of the center target.
A net for the surrounding target is connected to the crossbar, the pair of uprights, and the top rail. A net for the center target is connected to the top rail, the center target spacers, and the U-shaped members. The surrounding target net differs in color from the center target net. The nets are each loosely arranged on the surrounding target and the center target so that each forms a receptacle for receipt of a football received in it.
In order to play the game, one player will initially roll both dice. One of the dice will have yard line indicators such as 10 yard, 20 yard, 30 yard, 40 yard and 50 yard. The other dice of the pair will indicate the has mark or horizontal position from which the footballs will be shot toward the target structure.
Once the yard line and position is indicated by the throw of the dice, all of the game balls will be shot or flicked and directed toward the target. If six footballs are utilized, each one will be sequentially flicked with a finger of the player toward the target areas of the target structure. Three points are awarded for a football which goes into the center target while a single point is awarded for a football in the surrounding area. The score is then entered for that player and recorded on the score card. The game will continue with the next player repeating the same process. The second and subsequent players will shoot from the same location.
The same procedure may be repeated four times to simulate four quarters of a regular football game. The player with the most points is declared the winner.
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Chambers M.
Chapman Jeanette
Head Johnson & Kachigian
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