Apparatus for circular court ball game
OwnerGregory Alan Craiginventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in a round ball rebounding game played on a circular court consisting of a spherical structure supported by a single pole and having a plurality of goals placed at equidistant intervals about the maximum horizontal diameter of the sphere and parallel to the playing surface. The apparatus further comprising a plurality of discharge tubes inserted into the bottom of the sphere, said number of tubes corresponding to the number of goals. Openings are further cut into the sphere relative to the position of each goal such that a net attached to the bottom of each goal can direct a round ball into the interior of the sphere with the ball eventually departing the bottom of the sphere through one of the discharge tubes which then deposit the ball at the base of the structure along the playing surface.
Claims15
An apparatus for circular court ball game comprising:
- (a) a generally round domed rebounding surface;
- (b) a center support attached to and supporting said rebounding surface;
- and,
- (c) a plurality of goals suitable for receiving a round ball attached to said rebounding surface wherein said rebounding surface is a sphere-like hollow object with a plurality of openings in said rebounding surface.
A tower structure comprising:
- (a) a vertical support;
- (b) a generally sphere-like and hollow domed surface affixed atop said support;
- (c) a plurality of goal rims attached to said domed surface;
- and,
- (d) a plurality of openings in said domed surface.
A tower structure on a playing surface comprising:
- (a) a center support having a first end and a second end;
- (b) said first end of the center support secured perpendicular to the playing surface;
- (c) a spherical enclosure attached to said second end of the center support, said enclosure having an internal open volume and a plurality of ball receiving openings to said volume and a plurality of ball discharging exits from said volume;
- and,
- (d) a plurality of generally semicircular goals attached horizontally to said enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.