Tethered ball apparatus
First Claim
1. A tethered ball apparatus, comprising:
- an attachment assembly;
a swivel assembly connected to said attachment assembly;
an elastic cord connected to said swivel assembly;
a cord receiver which includes an externally threaded screw portion, the elastic cord being connected to the threaded screw portion;
a ball assembly including a football having two pointed ends, the football including an exterior jacket portion, an inflated internal tube portion within the exterior jacket portion, and an internally threaded hollow cylindrical anchor having external threads and an exterior locking flange, the external threads being threadably engaged directly to the exterior jacket portion of the football at one of said pointed ends;
wherein said externally threaded screw portion of said cord receiver is screwed into said internally threaded hollow cylindrical anchor.
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Abstract
A tethered ball apparatus includes an attachment assembly for attachment to a rigid support. A swivel assembly is connected to the attachment assembly, and an elastic cord is connected to the swivel assembly. A cord receiver includes an externally threaded screw portion, and the elastic cord is connected to the cord receiver. A ball assembly includes an internally threaded anchor embedded in a portion of the ball assembly, and the externally threaded screw portion of the cord receiver is screwed into the internally threaded anchor. In one embodiment, the attachment assembly includes a support-attaching screw eye. In another embodiment, the attachment assembly includes a strap assembly which contains a quantity of a hook-containing fabric and a quantity of a complementary loop-containing fabric. The swivel assembly includes a swiveling strap eye bolt snap. The elastic cord is comprised of bungee cord material. The cord receiver includes a ball-attaching screw eye. The internally threaded anchor in the ball assembly is comprised of an internally threaded hollow cylindrical anchor which further includes external threads. The ball assembly may be a football which has two pointed ends, and the internally threaded anchor is located in the football at one of the pointed ends. With a football, the ball assembly includes an exterior jacket portion, and an inflated internal tube portion. The internally threaded anchor is secured into a pointed end of the exterior jacket portion of the ball assembly.
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1 Claim
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1. A tethered ball apparatus, comprising:
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an attachment assembly; a swivel assembly connected to said attachment assembly; an elastic cord connected to said swivel assembly; a cord receiver which includes an externally threaded screw portion, the elastic cord being connected to the threaded screw portion; a ball assembly including a football having two pointed ends, the football including an exterior jacket portion, an inflated internal tube portion within the exterior jacket portion, and an internally threaded hollow cylindrical anchor having external threads and an exterior locking flange, the external threads being threadably engaged directly to the exterior jacket portion of the football at one of said pointed ends; wherein said externally threaded screw portion of said cord receiver is screwed into said internally threaded hollow cylindrical anchor.
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Current AssigneeSean P. Williams, Williams, James J.
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Original AssigneeSean P. Williams, Williams, James J.
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InventorsWilliams, James J., Williams, Sean P.
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Primary Examiner(s)Grieb, William H.
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Application NumberUS08/599,166Time in Patent Office403 DaysField of Search273/413, 273/414, 273/55 B, 273/58 C, 273/65 RUS Class Current473/429CPC Class CodesA63B 43/007 Arrangements on balls for c...A63B 69/0079 Balls tethered to a line or...
