Apparatus and method for playing a skill game
OwnerJoseph M. Bondiskeyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for playing a skill game includes a generally vertically extending tube having a first, lower end; a second, upper end; and an axially extending passage. At least one outlet is located proximate the first end of the tube, and a play ball is supported by a flexible tether for swinging movement in a direction toward a scoring ball supported on the tube. The apparatus further includes a first receptacle for receiving the scoring ball if the scoring ball is appropriately struck by the play ball when a player swings the play ball in a direction toward the scoring ball supported on the tube.
Claims12
An apparatus for playing a skill game, the apparatus comprising:
- a generally vertically extending tube having a first lower end, a second upper end, and an axially extending passage;
- at least one outlet proximate said first end of said tube;
- a scoring ball;
- a portion of said tube configured and arranged to support said scoring ball thereon such that said scoring ball is able to fall through said axially extending passage;
- a play ball supported by a flexible tether for swinging movement in a direction toward said portion of said tube configured to support said scoring ball;
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- a first receptacle spaced from said portion of said tube configured to support said scoring ball, said first receptacle positioned to receive said scoring ball when appropriately struck by said play ball;
- whereby when said scoring ball is struck by said play ball, said scoring ball is displaced to either fall into said first receptacle, or to fall through said axially extending passage of said tube toward said at least one outlet.
A method of playing a skill game, the method comprising:
- supporting a scoring ball on a generally vertically extending tube such that the scoring ball is able to fall through an axially extending passage of the tube;
- and directing a play ball supported on a tether in a direction toward the scoring ball in an attempt to strike the scoring ball and thereby knock the scoring ball into a first receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.