Apparatus for a ball game
OwnerBrendan J. O'Brien, Michael A. Rossinventors
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Abstract
Apparatus for a ball game which includes a plurality of rigid sections which interengage with one another to form a member of rectangular outline which has an arcuate ball returning surface, a plurality of rods each of which is engaged with, and projects outwardly from, a respective section, and sheet material which is engaged under tension with outer ends of the respective rods to assist in maintaining the sections interengaged.
Claims5
Apparatus for a ball game which includes a plurality of rigid sections which interengage with one another to form a member of rectangular outline which has an arcuate ball returning surface, a plurality of rods each of which is engaged with, and projects outwardly from, a respective section, and sheet material which is engaged under tension with outer ends of the respective rods to assist in maintaining the sections interengaged;
- the sections being identical and each section being of rectangular outline with a first pair of opposed sides which have complementary fixing formations and a second pair of opposed sides which comprise an outer side, and an inner side with securing formations.
A section for use in ball game apparatus, the section being made from a plastics material of rectangular outline and including:
- a front surface which at least partly forms an arcuate ball returning surface,
- a rear surface,
- first and second opposed sides,
- the first opposed side having at least one recessed formation,
- the second opposed side having at least one complementary protruding formation,
- third and fourth opposed sides,
- the third opposed side comprising an outer side,
- the fourth opposed side comprising an inner side and having at least one recessed formation, at least one complementary protruding formation and two semi-sockets, and
- the rear surface having reinforcing formations and two sockets which are located respectively to one side of each corner formed by the said outer side and the said first and second opposed sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.