US 2017/0361187 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE BALL GAME

Abstract

A method and apparatus facilitating a portable game including a housing for receiving all parts of the game which housing and parts can be expeditiously assembled to form goals for playing a game on land or in the water. The housing comprises a cylinder, such as a bucket, cut in half vertically, being separable and re-connectable. Each half of the housing can include a hole to be used as a scoring goal. A modular extension pole supports each half of the housing. The game is preferably played with a ball and a first and second scoring goals. The method facilitates playing in water, grass/dirt/ground, and as a team sport.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An apparatus for a portable game comprising:

a first scoring goal and a second scoring goal, said first scoring goal and second scoring goal being removably attached to one another to form a housing;
a scoring aperture disposed in a wall of each of the first scoring goal and the second scoring goal;
and
a first modular pole for supporting the first scoring goal and a second modular pole for supporting the second scoring goal,
wherein said first modular pole and said second modular pole can be removed from the respective first scoring goal and the second scoring goal and received in said housing for transporting said game.

2 more elements

A method for playing a portable game comprising the steps of:

providing a first scoring goal and a second scoring goal, said first scoring goal and second scoring goal, a scoring aperture disposed in a wall of each of the first scoring goal and the second scoring goal, a first modular pole for supporting the first scoring goal and a second modular pole for supporting the second scoring goal and a first cord goal line extending from an inner surface of the wall from a first side a second side to span the width of the first scoring goal and second cord goal line extending from an inner surface of the wall from a first side second side to span the width of the second scoring goal;
a first one or more players taking turns tossing a ball at the first scoring goal and a second one or more players taking turns tossing a ball at the second scoring goal;
and
awarding one point for hitting the respective first scoring goal or the second scoring goal, three points for throwing the ball through the scoring aperture, an automatic win when the ball is tossed and remains on the bottom of the respective first scoring goal or the second scoring goal a ledge of the first scoring goal or the second scoring goal behind the cord goal line to comprise a score

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/466,419Filed 22 Mar 2017

Priority

17 Jun 2016

Published

21 Dec 2017

Term ends

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Classification11 codes

A63B 67/06
Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00: ring or disc tossing games , e.g. quoits; Throwing or…
A63B 67/007
Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00: played in water
A63B 71/023
For large-room or outdoor sporting games: supports, e.g. poles
A63B 2071/024
Supports, e.g. poles: with screws or pins in the earth

Method and apparatus for portable ball game

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Method and apparatus for portable ball game

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Abstract

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