Portable ball game system and method of use
AssigneeWell Played, LLC
InventorsNicole M. Hageman, Zach E. Huber, Claude P. Drehfal, Ben J. Fisher
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Abstract
A portable game where balls are rolled over a ramp at targets. The game incorporates aspects of bocce ball with the additional challenge of a ramp and different types of targets. The game can roll up into an easily transportable package with all game pieces stored inside the roll. The roll can then be deployed to act as a portion of the game's playing surface in any suitable location. The game consists of balls, a runner, a ramp, and different forms of targets. The runner could be made of slats, fabric, or other materials that are flexible and can be rolled. The balls are similar to bocce balls but could be lighter or smaller for easy transport.
Claims14
A portable game system comprising:
- a runner comprising a flexible material and having a proximal end and a distal end, said runner configured to be laid flat to form a playing surface thereby forming a first, deployed orientation;
- a roll comprising a pair of end caps forming an interior space, said runner proximal end affixed to said roll;
- said runner forming a ramp between said proximal end and said distal end in proximity with said roll;
- a plurality of balls selectively storable within said interior space;
- a plurality of goals oriented in proximity with said roll, said goals being selectively storable within said interior space;
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- wherein said balls are configured to be rolled along said runner, up and over said ramp, and to land in proximity of said goals.
A method of playing a game, the method comprising the steps:
- providing a portable game system comprising a roll defined by pair of end caps and a runner comprising a flexible material having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of said runner is connected to said pair of end caps;
- unfurling said runner from said pair of end caps, thereby transforming said portable game system from a first, stored orientation to a second, deployed orientation wherein a portion of said runner is laid flat to form a playing surface;
- forming a ramp with said runner and said pair of end caps;
- exposing an opening within said roll between said pair of end caps, said opening containing a plurality of balls and targets;
- setting up said targets on an opposite side of said pair of end caps from said playing surface and said ramp;
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- rolling said balls along aid playing surface, up said ramp, and toward said targets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.