BALL TOSSING GAME AND METHODS OF PLAY

• US 20140106908A1
• Filed: 10/11/2012
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel Patrick Johnson, George Mark Johnson, Hugh Gallagher
• Original Assignee: Daniel Patrick Johnson, George Mark Johnson, Hugh Gallagher
• Inventors: Johnson, George Mark, Johnson, Daniel Patrick, Gallagher, Hugh
• Application Number:
  US13/649,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20140106908A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/471
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2067/061 Means to mark out tossing area
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/024 with screws or pins in the earth
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/08 with substantially horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball A63B57/40, A63B63/06 take precedence
• 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: A63B 67/066 using balls on a horizontal playing ground, e.g. petanque
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0036 Accessories for stowing, putting away or transporting exercise apparatus or sports equipment A63B47/00, A63B55/00, A63B60/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 19/00 Design or layout of playing courts, rinks, bowling greens or areas for water-skiing; Covers therefor golf courses A63B69/3691; water roundabouts A63G3/00; construction of surfaces of foundations E01C; roofs E04B7/00; buildings or groups of buildings for sports E04H3/10; swimming or splash baths or pools E04H4/00; coverings for baths E04H4/06

Abstract

The present invention relates to games and methods of playing the games, as well as kits for playing such games, and more particularly to ball toss games played on a playing field surface, by way of non-limiting example on a surface such as a turf field, tennis court, sand field or sand beach, for example.

Claims

1. A method of playing a game, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a court having a boundary that defines a playing surface;

providing at least one hole in the playing surface;

providing a game ball to a user located at a selected playing location on the court; and

allowing the user to take a turn, the turn comprising a toss, throw, or roll of the game ball toward the hole from the selected playing location, wherein the object is to score by landing the game ball in the hole.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the court comprises at least one of sand or turf.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the court comprises at least two holes in the playing surface.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein at least two of the holes are located at opposite ends of the court, and wherein at least one playing location is located at each of the opposite ends of the court.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises providing more than one user, and wherein each user alternates the taking of a turn.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises each user continuing to take a turn until any user has landed the game ball in the hole a predetermined number of times.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the game ball is selected from the group consisting of baseballs, softballs, tennis balls, racquet balls, handballs, playground balls, bocce balls, croquet balls, basketballs, volleyballs, beach balls, field hockey balls, and lacrosse balls.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the method further includes allowing a user to smooth the playing surface during a game.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein method comprises providing a hole apparatus for removably forming the hole in the playing surface.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the hole apparatus comprises a frame member.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the hole apparatus further comprises a sidewall protruding downward from the frame member, the frame member and sidewall configured and arranged to allow a user to press the apparatus into the playing surface, remove the playing surface enclosed by the frame member to a selected depth, and wherein the sidewall portion prevents collapse of the playing surface surrounding the apparatus.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of providing a kit, the kit comprising game apparatus for executing the method of playing the game.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the kit comprises apparatus for marking the boundaries of the court, and at least one hole apparatus.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the apparatus for marking the boundaries of the court comprise temporary marking apparatus.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the temporary marking apparatus comprise at least 3 stakes, and at least one string element for interconnecting the stakes to form court boundaries.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the hole apparatus of the kit comprises a frame member and a sidewall protruding downward from the frame member, the frame member and sidewall configured and arranged to allow a user to press the apparatus into the playing surface, remove the playing surface enclosed by the frame member to a selected depth, and wherein the sidewall portion prevents collapse of the playing surface surrounding the apparatus.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the kit further comprises a game ball.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the kit further comprises a smoothing tool, and wherein the kit optionally includes a carry bag for enclosing all game apparatus.

19. A kit for executing the method of playing the game of claim 1, the kit comprising at least one game ball, at least one hole apparatus, at least one apparatus for marking the boundaries of the court, at least one smoothing tool, and optionally a carry bag.

20. The kit of claim 19, wherein the kit comprises a carry bag, the carry bag made of permeable material that allows water, sand, and other contaminants to escape from the carry bag and its contents, such as by a user shaking the bag.