Playing field with equipment for a football-like game

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1999-01-15

2001-11-06

Chapman, Jeanette (Department: 3711)

Games using tangible projectile

Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...

C473S471000, C473S476000, C473S446000, C473S478000, C273S108000, C273S400000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06312348

ABSTRACT:

The present invention relates to a playing field with its equipment for a game like soccer, said playing field including marked sidelines, goal lines, and cross-lines at a distance from the goal lines, and said equipment including at least one goal structure on each goal line.
In the prior known traditional football or soccer field, each end is provided with a single goal structure set on the goal line. The goal structure defines an area which is bordered by the goal line, the team playing on the opposite half-field attempting to deliver the playing object across said goal line within the area defined by the goal structure. In many instances, the creation of goals and scoring chances is precluded due to a defensive style of play on the part of the defending team and a technically more skillful team is forced to settle for a final score which may be unfair in view of the events on the field. In a number of tournaments it has been necessary to decide the winner by means of a penalty shoot-out, the result of which is not always consistent with the match events during regular playing time. When football or soccer is played in a traditional playing field on a single goal, the loose ball situations, especially set pieces, create rush situations in front of the goal and players do not have enough space for ball control. Tight contact situations add to the injury risks that players are exposed to. The game may also be flat as an event, due to the lack of goal-scoring opportunities.
An object of the invention is to provide an improved playing field with its equipment, whereby it is possible to create more playing space in goal-scoring situations, the number of scored goals increasing and the game becoming more interesting to spectators.
This object is achieved by means of a playing field and its equipment according to the invention, whose characterizing features are set forth in the annexed claim
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The non-independent disclose preferred embodiments of the invention.
In addition to the invention being applicable to an internationally standardized playing field for the game of association football or soccer, the playing field having corresponding dimensions can be designed as a scale model, i.e. in the form of a mechanically or electrically operated playing board. The playing field of the invention can also be designed to be playable in a graphic form by means of a game set, a computer, or some other device.


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