Apparatus and method for playing a court game
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1. Apparatus for playing a court game comprising:
- an object which is capable of airborne flight back and forth between two players,a court of a predetermined area divided into two opposing player regions, andmeans for establishing at least one planar sensing beam traversing the court upwardly from a predetermined minimum elevation thereabove, the planar beam extending in substantially perpendicular relation to the court, the sensing beam means being adapted for detecting passage of the object through the planar beam during flight of the object as the players alternately direct the object to travel in airborne flight from each player'"'"'s respective region into the opposing player'"'"'s respective region.
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Abstract
A novel apparatus and method for playing such a field or court game wherein electronic sensing beams are utilized to distinguish proper and improper flight of the game object between opposing players and, in turn, to assist in determining scoring of the game.
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1. Apparatus for playing a court game comprising:
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an object which is capable of airborne flight back and forth between two players, a court of a predetermined area divided into two opposing player regions, and means for establishing at least one planar sensing beam traversing the court upwardly from a predetermined minimum elevation thereabove, the planar beam extending in substantially perpendicular relation to the court, the sensing beam means being adapted for detecting passage of the object through the planar beam during flight of the object as the players alternately direct the object to travel in airborne flight from each player'"'"'s respective region into the opposing player'"'"'s respective region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of playing a court game between two opposing players, comprising the steps of:
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providing a court of a predetermined area divided into two opposing player regions, establishing at least one planar sensing beam traversing the court upwardly from a predetermined minimum elevation thereabove and extending in substantially perpendicular relation to the court, initiating and continuing play by the players alternately directing an object to travel in airborne flight from within each player'"'"'s respective region into the other player'"'"'s region, and upon each flight of the object between the player regions, detecting whether the object passes through the planar beam. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of playing a court game between two opposing players, comprising the steps of:
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providing a court of a predetermined area and a predetermined symmetrical shape defined by a continuous outermost boundary line and having two opposing player regions of identical size and shape defined between the outermost boundary line and a centerline bisecting the court area, with each player region being subdivided into an inner subregion adjacent the centerline and an outer subregion separated by a dividing line traversing the player region in parallel relation to the centerline, initiating and continuing play by the players alternately directing an object to travel in airborne flight from within each player'"'"'s respective region into the other player'"'"'s region, and upon each flight of the object between the player regions, detecting whether the object passes through at least one of a central planar field traversing the court upwardly from a first predetermined minimum elevation thereabove and a secondary planar field traversing the player region receiving the object upwardly from a second predetermined minimum elevation thereabove which is less than the first minimum elevation, the central planar field extending in substantially perpendicular relation to the court and substantially coplanar with the centerline separating the two player regions and the secondary planar fields respectively extending above the two player regions in substantially perpendicular relation to the court and substantially coplanar with the respective dividing lines thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for playing a court game comprising:
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an object which is capable of airborne flight back and forth between two players, a court of a predetermined area divided into two opposing player regions, and apparatus for establishing at least one planar sensing beam traversing the court upwardly through a predetermined elevational range thereabove, the planar beam extensing in substantially perpendicular relation to the court, the sensing beam apparatus being adapted for detecting passage of the object through the planar beam during flight of the object as the players alternately direct the object to travel in airborne flight from each player'"'"'s respective region into the opposing player'"'"'s respective region.
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22. A method of playing a court game between two opposing players, comprising the steps of:
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providing a court of a predetermined area divided into two opposing player regions, establishing at least one planar sensing beam traversing the court upwardly through a predetermined elevational range thereabove and extending in substantially perpendicular relation to the court, initiating and continuing play by the players alternately directing an object to travel in airborne flight from within each player'"'"'s respective region into the other player'"'"'s region, and upon each flight of the object between the player regions, detecting whether the object passes through the planar beam.
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23. Apparatus for playing a court game between two opposing players, comprising:
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an object which is capable of airborne flight back and forth between the two players, a court of a predetermined area and a predetermined symmetrical shape defined by a continuous outermost boundary line and having two opposing player regions of identical size and shape defined between the outermost boundary line and a centerline bisecting the court area, with each player region being subdivided into an inner subregion adjacent the centerline and an outer subregion separated by a dividing line traversing the player region in parallel relation to the centerline, and apparatus for establishing a central planar field traversing the court upwardly through a first predetermined elevational range thereabove and two secondary planar fields respectively traversing the player regions upwardly through a second predetermined elevational range thereabove, the central plane field extending in substantially perpendicular relation to the court and substantially coplanar with the centerline separating the two player regions and the secondary planar fields respectively extending above the two player regions in substantially perpendicular relation to the court and substantially coplanr with the respective dividing lines thereof.
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24. A method of playing a court game between two opposing players, comprising the steps of:
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providing a court of a predetermined area and a predetermined symmetrical shape defined by a continuous outermost boundary line and having two opposing player regions of identical size and shape defined between the outermost boundary line and a centerline bisecting the court area, with each player region being subdivided into an inner subregion adjacent the centerline and an outer subregion separated by a dividing line traversing the player region in parallel relation to the centerline, initiating and continuing play by the players alternately directing an object to travel in airborne flight from within each player'"'"'s respective region into the other player'"'"'s region, and upon each flight of the object between the player regions, detecting whether the object passes through at least one of a central planar field traversing the court upwardly through a first predetermined elevational range thereabove and a secondary planar field traversing the player region receiving the object upwardly through a second predetermined elevational range thereabove which is less than the first elevational range, the central planar field extending in substantially perpendicular relation to the court and substantially coplanar with the centerline separating the two player regions and the secondary planar fields respectively extending above the two player regions in substantially perpendicular relation to the court and substantially coplanar with the respective dividing lines thereof.
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