Multi zone basketball game

• US 5,720,485 A
• Filed: 04/19/1995
• Issued: 02/24/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Off The Boards Basketball Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Off The Boards Basketball Incorporated
• Inventors: Oswald, Henry J.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAPIRO, PAUL
• Application Number:
  US08/425,150
• Time in Patent Office: 1,042 Days
• Field of Search: 273/1.5 R, 273/1.5 A, 273/402, 40/603, 40/611, 40/615, 40/624, 150/154-168, 473/479, 473/482, 473/483
• US Class Current: 273/402
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/083 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 for basketball
• 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

A basketball game area for recreation consisting of multiple zones, each having at least one hoop and backboard combination, multiple shooting indicators, and obstacles which can be free standing, and/or affixed to the hoop or backboard. The location of the obstacle in relation to the indicator changes the trajectory required to shoot the ball into the hoop. The placement of each indicator increases the difficulty in placing the ball through the hoop. The game rules provide the order of proceeding through the courts and proceeding through the sequential shooting indicators within each of the courts. The first player proceeds to the first courts, attempting to shoot the ball through the hoop, avoiding the obstacle, scoring points for placing the ball through the hoop. The players continue shooting one at a time until all players have taken a shot at the first basket from each of the indicators and then continue to proceed through the courts.

Claims

1. A basketball recreation game having:

a plurality of courts, each of said courts having at least one hoop and backboard combination, thereby providing a plurality of hoop and backboard combinations,

each of said plurality of hoop and backboard combinations having an associated plurality of radial shooting position indicators and at least one obstacle, said at least one obstacle being in a fixed position on said hoop, and so constructed and positioned relative to said plurality of radial shooting positions that said obstacle allows for unimpeded access of a ball to said hoop when a shot is made along a line from a first radial shooting position relative to the center of said hoop center and impeded access when the shot is made from a second radial shooting position rotated relative to the center of said hoop, thereby providing a different degree of hindrance for each of said plurality of radial shooting positions,

a plurality of said hoop and backboard combinations having an obstacle which is different from obstacles on others of said plurality of hoop and backboard combinations,

the obstacle on one of the hoop and backboard combinations having a stationary position on said hoop and a physical dimension, which position and dimension prohibits a ball to be shot through said obstacle, and which impedes access more, from at least one of said plurality of radial shooting position indicators, for balls which are shot in an arc around said obstacle than for balls which are shot in an arc over said obstacle

the obstacle on a second one of the hoop and backboard combinations having a stationary position on said hoop and a physical dimension, which position and dimension prohibits a ball to be shot through said obstacle and which impedes access more, from at least one of said plurality of radial shooting position indicators, for balls which are shot in an arc over said obstacle than for balls which are shot in an arc around said obstacle

the obstacle on a third one of the hoop and backboard combinations having a space between two regions of said obstacle and being in a stationary position on said hoop and having a physical dimension, which position and dimension impedes access more, from at least one of said plurality of radial shooting position indicators, for balls which are shot in an arc over or around said obstacle than for balls which are shot in an arc between said regions of said obstacle.

2. The basketball recreation game of claim 1, wherein said at least one hoop and backboard combination, is a pair of hoop and backboards, a first hoop and backboard of said pair of hoop and backboard being higher than a second of said pair of hoop and backboard combinations.