Tethered tennis game
OwnerAlvin H. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A game for use indoors or out having a pair of vertical posts supporting a net and a horizontal tube extending between the posts a short distance above the net. A sliding assembly is constrained to travel along the tube between two adjustable stops, the assembly having a tethered ball attached thereto. The posts are anchored at their lower ends directly into the ground or are stabilized by weighted feet. The net include elongated pockets for receiving square rods secured at either end in apertures in the posts, the rods holding the net horizontal. The court length can be adjusted by changing the tether length. Further, the type or size of ball can be altered for different levels of difficulty.
Claims5
A net game, comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart vertically extending posts having anchors at their lower ends;
- at least one horizontal rod extending between the posts and supporting a net above a support surface;
- a horizontal tube supported by the posts above the net;
- a tether having a ball firmly attached on a free end and secured to a loop at its other end, said loop being mounted on said tube and being adapted to slide longitudinally along the tube, the ball thus being capable of transversely crossing over the net while said loop slides longitudinally along said tube when said ball is hit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.