Games using tangible projectile – Projectile – per se; part thereof or accessory therefor – Having loose internal element – containing or adapted to...
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-01
2001-09-11
Wong, Steven (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Projectile, per se; part thereof or accessory therefor
Having loose internal element, containing or adapted to...
C473S598000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06287226
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to a game ball and goal, more particularly to an air pellet suspension game ball for a new open field sport and a game goal comprising a wedge-shaped or cylindrical frame and net. The invention further includes a parallelogram-shaped field of play comprised of two adjacent, mirror image, triangular field halves with one goal located in the center of each respective triangular half of the field.
2. Background Information
Open-field team sports such as soccer, football, rugby, field hockey, lacrosse, handball, and basketball are played on a field or court having opposing goals, the object being, generally, to advance a game ball or object across the opposing teams goal. Such sports provide a diverse and entertaining exercise of physical coordination and teamwork.
Shortcomings of existing sports of the type described include aggressive physical contact, large teams, and large playing fields, or alternately, as in basketball, dramatic height advantages, limiting their enjoyment and accessibility. Additionally, since the vast majority of such sports are played predominantly with the hands, thereby challenging a player's hand-to-eye coordination, a significant need exists for an open-field team sport played predominantly with the feet, thereby challenging a player's foot-to-eye coordination.
Although soccer is played predominantly with the feet, its shortcomings, in addition to those common to open-field team sports, also include low scoring and frequent ties. Other existing sports, such as footbag sports, which challenge a player's foot-to-eye coordination, are generally played in a stationary position or alternately over a 5 foot net, thereby precluding open-field team sports as defined. The new open-field team sport called socci is played predominantly with the feet, and requiring fewer players and less space. It is an evolved, non-contact method of play which does not disproportionately favor tall players.
The present invention provides a highly textured impact deformable, shape retaining, air/pellet composite game ball, which may be controlled by repeated airborne kicking or the like, by a stationary player or a player in motion, and which may also be played reliably from a significant first bounce, or alternately from the ground. The present invention is also a portable, multifaceted, prism-shaped goal which may be scored upon via three vertical rectangular side goal planes or one horizontal triangular top goal plane, which goal planes are internally segregated by netting. The present invention further includes a diamond-shaped field of play composed of triangular field halves such that the goals may be concentrically located within their respective triangular sides of the field.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention includes: a substantially spherical, impact deformable, shape retaining, textured game ball, comprising:
a) pliable leather or leather-like textured ball cover, the cover comprising identical, connected cover members having a discreet symmetrical S- shape;
b) a collapsible, regularly apertured shape retainer enclosed by and adjacent to the cover, and
c) an inner space comprising a plurality of like-sized flexible bladders within the game ball, each bladder comprising a volume of air and a quantity of pellets.
Also included is a game goal, comprising:
a) a frame in the general shape of a flat cylinder with a vertical axis and a diameter greater than its depth; the frame comprising two like, horizontal circles, one on top and one on the bottom of the goal, and three or more rigid vertical members extending upward and connect the bottom frame circle to the top flame circle; and
b) netting suspended inside the frame from the top in a generally conical shape, and stretched from one vertical member to another across the inside diameter of the cylindrical frame to form three vertical side goal planes and a top facial plane;
wherein a goal is scored when a game player strikes a game ball into any of the goal planes.
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