Balloon carried basket for ball game
OwnerPaul R. Wopschallinventor
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Abstract
Equipment for playing hoop ball comprises a hollow inflatable balloon of toroidal shape having a central circular opening of sufficient diameter for passing a ball through it. A basket which may be somewhat similar to a basket used in playing basketball is attached to the balloon around the central opening and a tether is attached to the basket and secured to a suitable anchoring device which may be placed on the ground so that when inflated with a gas lighter than air, the balloon floats upward to an extent permitted by the length of the tether and in a position such that the central toroidal axis is in a vertical position so that a ball thrown upward can drop through the central opening and into the basket.
Claims2
Equipment for playing hoop ball comprising:
- a balloon having a wall of toroidal shape and having a central circular opening of great enough diameter for passage of a ball through it, said wall being hollow and filled with a gas lighter than air;
- a basket having a circular upper edge attached around a circular part of the balloon encompassing the circular opening, said basket being sufficiently closed at its bottom to hold the ball;
- tether means attached to the equipment;
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- means attaching said tether means to a base at a position beneath the center of the basket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.