Game footbag

• US 3,937,470 A
• Filed: 12/04/1974
• Issued: 02/10/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Clark Schneider, Michael David Marshall, Robert John Jr. Stalberger
• Original Assignee: Clark Schneider, Michael David Marshall, Robert John Jr. Stalberger
• Inventors: Stalberger, Robert John Jr., Marshall, Michael David
• Primary Examiner(s): Shapiro, Paul E.
• Application Number:
  US05/529,451
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 273/106 R, 273/106 A
• US Class Current: 473/594
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0603 Fluid-like particles, e.g. gun shot or sand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 65/10 Discus discs; Quoits
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/14 Curling stone; Shuffleboard; Similar sliding games

Abstract

A game footbag has a tough, flexible cover partly filled with predominantly parallel small discs to form a thick disc or flattened sphere to be kicked vertically repeatedly to keep it in the air as long as possible.

Claims

1. In a partially collapsible footbag,

a hollow, flexible cover normally in the general shape of a flattened sphere of a predetermined diameter,

and filler material at least primarily of a multitude of hard, smooth, small discs of a diameter or diameters no greater than a small fraction of the diameter of the flattened sphere and lying generally parallel to each other and parallel to the flat sides of the cover, the discs being slidable relative to each other and the cover and only partially filling the cover.

2. The footbag of claim 1 wherein the filler material fills the bag about two-thirds of its capacity.

3. The footbag of claim 2 wherein the small discs are predominantly of the same size and have a diameter a small fraction of the diameter of the cover.

4. The footbag of claim 3 wherein the cover is of a flexible leather or leatherlike material.

5. The footbag of claim 4 wherein the cover comprises two discs stitched together along an inside seam.

6. The footbag of claim 4 wherein the diameter of the small discs is from about one-eighth to about one-quarter of the diameter of the cover.

7. The footbag of claim 1 wherein the small discs are of plastic material.

8. The footbag of claim 7 wherein the small discs are tough plastic buttons.

9. The footbag of claim 8 wherein the buttons fill the cover to about two-thirds of its volume.

10. The footbag of claim 7 wherein the small discs fill the cover to about two-thirds of its volume.