Portable game apparatus
OwnerDavid L. Barbadorinventor
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Abstract
A novel table type tennis game apparatus comprising a base section which is formed by a center plate and two end plates assembled and held together by vertical walls from which a ping pong ball might ricochet during playing. Each of the flat plates forming the base section is foam molded from a thermoplastic material and includes a reinforcing lattice type rib construction and integrally molded slots which cooperate with tabs on the side walls to hold the game apparatus together. A net connects to and extends between the side walls and includes an elastic portion by which tension is applied to the net and the side walls.
Claims8
Game apparatus for use with a ball and paddles comprising a plurality of flat sheet means assembled adjacent each other to define a substantially horizontal playing surface, each of said sheet means being a molded thermoplastic plate having a substantially flat upper surface and a lower surface and flange means extending around the periphery thereof and depending downwardly from said lower surface to define a hollow chamber therewith, a plurality of reinforcing ribs extending downwardly from said lower surface within said chamber, a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending slots being molded in each of said plates, said slots on one plate being longitudinally aligned with the slots on said other plates, first and second longitudinally extending spaced apart vertical wall means having downwardly depending tabs fitting within respective aligned slots to hold said sheet means together, and upstanding barrier means extending transversely across said playing surface between said first and second wall means.
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