BALL TOSSING GAME

• US 20080093803A1
• Filed: 10/18/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Danielle R. Jones, Jean Paul Vallee, Misty M. Vallee, Nicole R. Kosier
• Original Assignee: Danielle R. Jones, Jean Paul Vallee, Misty M. Vallee, Nicole R. Kosier
• Inventors: Vallee, Misty M., Jones, Danielle R., Kosier, Nicole R., Vallee, Jean Paul
• Granted Patent: US 7,377,516 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/343
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/06 Ring or disc tossing games , e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/02 Shooting or hurling games throwing-implements for sports or recreational use A63B65/00; throwing or projecting toys per se A63H33/18; gun simulators F41A33/00, e.g. light- or radiation-emitting guns F41A33/02; practice apparatus for gun-aiming F41G3/26, e.g. using a light-emitting device F41G3/2616; targets, target ranges, bullet catchers F41J, photo-electric hit-detector systems F41J5/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0204 Targets therefor for ball games A63B63/00

Abstract

A ball tossing game consists of a tossing device that is thrown at a target device. The tossing device may consist of a string or other flexible connector, having a ball on each end thereof. The target has at least one and preferably multiple horizontally-oriented rungs, onto which the tossing device may be wrapped. Additional targets are provided, including a target defined by a vertically oriented post positioned proximate an end of a horizontal rung and perpendicular thereto. In another embodiment, a reduced-length horizontal rung is coupled to at least one of the rungs, and is oriented either above or below the rung. It may be desired to provide, for a single rung, vertically oriented posts and at least one reduced-length horizontal rung.

Claims

1. A ball tossing game apparatus comprising, in combination:

a tossing device; and

a multi-rung target capable of having the tossing device wrapped therearound;

wherein the multi-rung target comprises;

a plurality of horizontally disposed rungs coupled at each end thereof to a vertical leg; and

at least one vertically projecting post disposed perpendicularly to at least one of the plurality of horizontally disposed rungs and defining a horizontal wrapping area between the vertically projecting post and one of the vertical legs.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising two vertically projecting posts disposed perpendicularly to at least one of the plurality of horizontally disposed rungs and defining horizontal wrapping areas between each of the vertically projecting posts and the vertical leg most proximate thereto.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the multi-rung target comprises three rungs.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of the three rungs has two vertically projecting posts located thereon.

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9. A ball tossing game apparatus comprising, in combination:

a tossing device; and

a multi-rung target capable of having the tossing device wrapped therearound;

wherein the multi-rung target comprises;

a plurality of horizontally disposed rungs coupled at each end thereof to a vertical leg;

at least one vertically projecting post disposed perpendicularly to at least one of the plurality of horizontally disposed rungs and defining a horizontal wrapping area between the vertically projecting post and one of the vertical legs; and

a reduced-length horizontal rung coupled to at least one of the plurality of horizontally disposed-rungs remote from the vertical legs and defining a parallel horizontal wrapping area.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising two vertically projecting posts disposed perpendicularly to at least one of the plurality of horizontally disposed rungs and defining horizontal wrapping areas between each of the vertically projecting posts and the vertical leg most proximate thereto.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the multi-rung target comprises three rungs.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein each of the three rungs has two vertically projecting posts located thereon.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the reduced length horizontal rung is positioned below the horizontally disposed rung.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the reduced-length horizontal rung is positioned above the horizontally disposed rung.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the reduced-length horizontal run is positioned proximate a center portion of the horizontally disposed rung.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the reduced length horizontal rung is interposed between the two vertically projecting posts.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the vertically projecting posts project in an upward direction above the horizontally disposed rung, and the reduced-length horizontal rung is positioned below the horizontally disposed rung.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the vertically projecting posts project in an upward direction above the horizontally disposed rung, and the reduced-length horizontal rung is positioned above the horizontally disposed rung.