Apparatus for circular court ball game

• US 5,836,837 A
• Filed: 11/06/1996
• Issued: 11/17/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gregory A. Craig
• Original Assignee: Archworks, Inc.
• Inventors: Craig, Gregory Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US08/792,547
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: 473/431, 473/432, 473/433, 473/447, 473/449, 473/470, 473/472, 473/473, 473/476, 473/479, 473/480, 473/481, 473/485, 273/395, 273/396, 273/398, 273/401, 273/402, 273/400, 273/394
• US Class Current: 473/472
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/001 Targets or goals with ball-returning means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/083 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/002 Games using balls, not otherwise provided for

Abstract

An apparatus for use in a round ball rebounding game played on a circular court consisting of a spherical structure supported by a single pole and having a plurality of goals placed at equidistant intervals about the maximum horizontal diameter of the sphere and parallel to the playing surface. The apparatus further comprising a plurality of discharge tubes inserted into the bottom of the sphere, said number of tubes corresponding to the number of goals. Openings are further cut into the sphere relative to the position of each goal such that a net attached to the bottom of each goal can direct a round ball into the interior of the sphere with the ball eventually departing the bottom of the sphere through one of the discharge tubes which then deposit the ball at the base of the structure along the playing surface.

Claims

1. A tower structure comprising:

(a) a center pole erected vertically;

(b) a sphere-like and hollow domed surface affixed atop said center pole

(c) a plurality of openings in said domed surface;

(d) a plurality of goals attached to said domed surface with each goal placed above an opening into said surface;

(e) a plurality of tubes attached to said surface each at a corresponding opening; and

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(f) a net attached to each goal to provide a channel from said goal to the opening located under each goal.

2. A tower structure on a playing surface comprising:

(a) a center pole having a first end and a second end;

(b) said first end of the center pole secured perpendicular to the playing surface;

(c) a hollow sphere-like object attached to said second end of the center pole;

(d) a plurality of goals attached to said sphere-like object;

(e) an opening through said sphere-like object under each of said goal; and

(f) a net attached to each goal to provide a channel from said goal to said opening.

3. An apparatus for circular court ball game comprising:

(a) a sphere-like, hollow rebounding surface;

(b) a center pole attached to and supporting said rebounding surface;

(c) a plurality of goals attached to said rebounding surface;

(d) an opening in said rebounding surface under each of said goals; and

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(e) a net attached to each goal to provide a channel from said goal to said opening.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:

(f) a playing surface in a circular court arrangement divided into sectors corresponding to the assignment of said goals to teams using said apparatus and further divided into areas which can correspond to various game rule related positions on said playing surface.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said goals, nets, and playing surface sectors are color coded to indicate the relation of specific goals to specific playing surface sections.