CONVERTIBLE GAME SYSTEM

• US 20170173433A1
• Filed: 11/29/2016
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sport Squad, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sport Squad, Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Richard
• Application Number:
  US15/364,073
• Publication Number:
  US 20170173433A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0037 on a target surface or at impact on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/001 Targets or goals with ball-returning means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/002 variable in size
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/065 movable or switchable between discrete positions, e.g. after a successful shot
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/18 Baseball, rounders or similar games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/182 Softball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0025 Football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/007 American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/004 Goals of the type used for football, handball, hockey or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/008 Goals for rugby or American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/06 Revolving targets ; Moving targets, e.g. moving or revolving on impact
• 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 63/083 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/00 Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/002 : for football American-football dummies A63B69/34
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 : for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0054 : Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/023 : Supports, e.g. poles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 : Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

Abstract

A convertible game system configured to be used by a player at home who wishes to practice skills from multiple sports on an apparatus that does not require extensive space requirements. The game system has a frame, with a hopper section and a mounting section, a ball return, and a rotational component. The rotational component is mounted to the frame at the mounting section by a locking bearing system. For use, a player unlocks the locking bearing system, rotates the rotational component to display the desired game face, then re-locks the locking bearing system before beginning game play. The rotational component can have as few as 3 faces, and as many as 8 faces.

Claims

1. A method of using a convertible game system, comprising:

selecting a convertible game system comprising a frame, having a mounting section, a hopper section, and at least one truss;

a rotational component, having two frame faces, at least one open face, and at least one game face, each frame face comprising at least one structural support and a locking bearing system attached to the at least one structural support;

a pin, and;

a ball return;

wherein the ball return is attached to the frame at an incline between the mounting section and the hopper section, and;

the rotational component is attached to the mounting section through the locking bearing system;

removing the pin from the convertible game system;

rotating the rotational component until the at least one game face is correctly displayed;

inserting the pin into the convertible game system.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one game face further comprising:

a basketball face, comprising a backboard, and at least one basketball hoop;

wherein the at least one basketball hoop is attached to the backboard.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one game face further comprising:

a football face, comprising a football board having at least one football hole;

wherein the at least one football hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a football.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one game face further comprising:

at least one ball detector apparatus, connected to a central ball detector computer, wherein the at least one ball detector apparatus is configured to detect a ball passing through the ball detector apparatus.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one game face further comprising:

a baseball face, comprising a baseball board having at least one baseball hole;

wherein the at least one baseball hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a baseball.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one game face further comprising:

a softball face, comprising a softball board having at least one softball hole;

wherein the at least one softball hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a softball.