Sliding Impulse Device

An apparatus motivated by an impulse to slide over a surface, comprising:

• an impulse-receiving portion for receiving the impulse, said impulse-receiving portion defining a section of a generally semi-hemispherical structure and produced from a foam material patterned to represent at least a portion of a sports ball;
• and
• a sliding portion, coupled to said impulse-receiving portion, for sliding contact with the surface on a contact surface of said sliding portion responsive to the impulse said contact surface having a generally planar smooth surface having a periphery surrounded by an extension of said impulse receiving portion, wherein a tumbling of a coupled combination of said impulse-receiving portion and said sliding portion is inhibited by shifting a center of gravity downward by a greater weighting of said sliding portion relative to said impulse-receiving portion.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for sliding over a generally planar surface;
• and
• means, coupled to said sliding means, for receiving an impulse and converting said impulse to a non-tumbling, non-rolling, non-launching translating force to slide an integrated combination of said sliding means and said impulse receiving means over said surface.

A method, comprising:

• a) receiving an impulse at a top portion of a device including said top portion coupled to a bottom sliding plate and converting said impulse to a non-tumbling, non-rolling, non-launching translating force;
• and
• b) sliding, responsive to said non-tumbling, non-rolling, non-launching translating force, said device over a generally planar surface.