Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1977-04-11
1978-10-24
Grieb, William H.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
272 78, 273 58C, A63B 6710, A63B 6926
Patent
active
041218299
ABSTRACT:
A kick ball game comprising an inflatable ball formed of elastomeric material connected to a tether which is looped around a player's neck. The tether includes a connecting segment anchored to the ball, a highly stretchable elastic segment joined to the connecting segment, and an elongated substantially non-stretchable cord secured to the elastic segment. At its free end, the cord is equipped with a spring clamp capable of releasable attachment to the cord itself to form a closed loop to be fitted about the neck of a player. By adjusting the position of the clamp along the portion of the cord received by the jaws of the clamp, the player may eliminate slack in the tether and thereby suspend the ball in front of his foot or, less desirably, his knee or lower leg. Thereafter, the ball may be kicked, swinging outwardly away from the player's foot and then back towards his foot where it may be kicked again, the process being repeated by the player in an attempt to establish a record number of successive kicks. A self-releasing clamp construction, and a stop for limiting the minimum size of the loop of cord about the wearer' s neck, are also disclosed.
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