Tagball game

• US 6,543,775 B1
• Filed: 04/30/2001
• Issued: 04/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Phillip Bell Jr
• Original Assignee: Phillip Bell Jr
• Inventors: Bell, Phillip Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chiu, Raleigh W.
• Application Number:
  US09/845,068
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• Field of Search: 273/348.4, 273/DIG.30, 124/56, 473/573, 473/469, 473/600
• US Class Current: 273/348.4
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/005 with adhesive type surfaces, e.g. hook-and-loop type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/002 Games using balls, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/30 Hooked pile fabric fastener

Abstract

The present invention includes a method and apparatus for playing a ball game and the associated vest. The method includes: dividing the players into two teams; providing a vest for each of the players, with the external surface of the vest being provided with a pile-type surface and bull'"'"'s-eyes; providing a plurality of objects with a pile-type surface; awarding points to the player striking the opposing player and removing the struck player from the game; providing a quantity of flags to be protected by one team and taken by the other team; dividing the play of game into three periods; and counting the flags acquired and points scored through the throwing of the objects.

Claims

1. A method for playing a tagball game comprising, in combination:

dividing the players into two teams with between about 7 and 35 players per team;

providing a vest for each of the players, each team having a distinguishing color vest with the external surface of the vest being provided with a pile-type surface and with bull'"'"'s-eyes on front and back with numerical values;

providing a plurality of objects to be projected from one player toward a bull'"'"'s-eyes of a player of the opposite team, the object being provided with a pile-type surface for being retained on a bull'"'"'s-eye if a bull'"'"'s-eye is hit;

awarding points to the player striking the target of an opposing player in a bull'"'"'s-eye area and removing the struck player from the period of the game if hit in a bull'"'"'s-eye;

awarding points to the player striking the vest of a player in an area other than the bull'"'"'s-eye area and removing the struck player from the game for 2 minutes;

providing a quantity of flags to be protected by one team and to be taken by the other team;

dividing the play of game into three periods, each period being between about 10 and 15 minutes in length with each subsequent period being shorter than the first and the time between periods being shorter than the one there before;

proceeding to play with players throwing their objects and capturing flags until the time period has elapsed; and

counting the flags acquired and points scored through the throwing of the objects.