Pliable breathable baseball backstop apparatus and game
OwnerWilliam Yale Giles, J. Alexander Hill +1inventors
InventorsWilliam Yale Giles, J. Alexander Hill, Jeremiah Patrick O'Grady
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Abstract
A baseball game apparatus comprising a pliant sheet of material having at least three support posts secured to the back of the pliant sheet of material and wherein an image of a baseball stadium is secured to the front of said pliant sheet.
Claims19
A baseball game apparatus comprising a sheet of fabric, having a front and a back, a top and a bottom, and wherein an image is depicted on the front of the fabric corresponding to a baseball field;
- wherein on the back of said sheet of fabric, at least three post sleeves are secured to said back of said sheet of fabric, said post sleeves having a fastened top and an open bottom, extending from the bottom to the top of said sheet, and wherein at least three posts have outside dimensions to fit one post within one of said post sleeves, and wherein said posts are longer than the length of the post sleeve, such that said posts extend beyond the bottom edge of the sheet of fabric;
- wherein said posts are capable of securing said fabric such that said posts are in a generally vertical manner, displaying the sheet of fabric.
A modular baseball game comprising two displays, a first display depicting an outfield scene and a second display depicting a backstop scene;
- each display comprising a pliable sheet of fabric having a front and a back, a top and a bottom;
- wherein on the back of said each sheet of fabric, at least two post sleeves are secured to said back of said sheet of fabric, said post sleeves having a fastened top and an open bottom, extending from about the top of said sheet to about the bottom of said sheet, and wherein at least two posts have outside dimensions to fit one post within one of said post sleeves, and wherein said posts are longer than the dimension from the top to the bottom of said sheet, such that said posts extend beyond the bottom edge of the sheet of fabric;
- wherein said top comprises a horizontal pocket along the length of the top and securing a malleable material within said horizontal pocket;
- and wherein said posts are capable of securing said fabric such that said posts are in a generally vertical manner, displaying the sheet of fabric.
A method of playing a baseball game between two or more players comprising:
- a. securing a first backstop display to a location and securing a second outfield display opposing said first backstop display to determine a field;
- b. determining a pitcher and a batter;
- c. determining the rules for the baseball game including outs, hits, and number of innings;
- d. having the pitcher pitch a ball to a batter and determining the outcome of the pitch;
- e. continuing to have the pitcher pitch the ball until a pre-determined number of outs is made as determined by the rules;
- f. keeping score of runs scored;
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- g. determining a winner after the end of a pre-determined number of innings
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.