Hand-held basketball game device
OwnerTerry A. Cooterinventor
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Abstract
A game device includes a paddle-like member having a main body portion with a flat playing surface and a grip portion that forms an extension of the main body portion. A plurality of ball-receiving pockets are recessed in the playing surface to position a ball at one of a plurality of selected launch points on the playing surface. An upright post supports a backboard and basket and is adjustably mounted on the main body portion member to dispose the basket at a selected position above the playing surface. In play action the ball is positioned at a selected one of the pockets and is launched toward the basket by a rotating movement of the hand about the wrist in a quick wrist action. The paddle-like member, post, backboard and basket are removably fastened to one another for ready assembly and disassembly of the device.
Claims10
A basketball game device comprising:
- a movable paddle-like member having a grip portion adapted to be gripped by the hand of a player for hand movement, said member having a playing surface on one side with a plurality of ball-launching pockets at selected positions thereon and spaced from one another each pocket adapted to receive and position a ball at one of a plurality of selected points on the playing surface;
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- a post mounted upright on said member, said post having a basket spaced a selected distance from the playing surface by said post and arranged substantially parallel to said playing surface to locate said pockets at different locations relative to said basket whereby a ball positioned in one of said pockets is launched toward the basket by a movement of said member by a player gripping said grip portion.
A hand-held basketball game device comprising:
- a movable hand-held paddle-like member having a main body portion and a grip portion forming a narrower extension of said main body portion, said main body portion having a flat playing surface with a plurality of ball-launching pockets disposed at selected positions and spaced from one another in said main body portion to position a ball at one of a plurality of selected fixed points on the main body portion;
- a post having a backboard and a basket mounted thereon, said post having a series of vertically spaced apertures spaced from the end opposite the basket, said apertures adapted to aline with an aperture in the main body portion through which a pin is inserted to position the basket at a selected distance from the playing surface and arranged substantially parallel to said playing surface to locate said pockets at different locations relative to said basket, said backboard and basket being releasably mounted on said post whereby a ball positioned at one of said pockets is launched toward the rim by a player gripping the grip portion and movement of said member by using a wrist movement.
A hand-held basketball game device comprising:
- a hand-held paddle-like member having a generally oblong-shaped main body portion and a grip portion forming a narrowed extension of said main body portion, said main body portion having opposed flat side surfaces with one of said side surfaces forming a playing surface, there being a plurality of pockets arranged at spaced intervals relative to one another on each side of a longitudinal center line passing through the center of said main body portion and a pocket centered on said center line located the farthest from said post to position a ball at one of a plurality of selected points on the main body portion;
- an upright post having a backboard and basket at one end removably mounted on said paddle-like member, said post being centered on a longitudinal center line passing through the center of said main body portion and positioned adjacent said grip portion at one end of said main body portion, said post having a series of apertures at spaced intervals from the end opposite the backboard adapted to aline with an aperture in the main body portion through which a pin member is inserted to position the basket at a selected position relative to the playing surface of said main body portion, said basket including a rim and a net on the rim, said rim having a pin inserted through a hole in the backboard into said post in a friction joint for ready assembly and disassembly of said backboard and rim from said post whereby a ball positioned at one of said pockets is launched toward the rim by a player gripping the handle portion and using a quick wrist movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.