Convertible game system

• US 9,533,210 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2014
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sport Squad, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sport Squad, Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Aryanpour, Mitra
• Application Number:
  US14/550,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20160144256A1
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 473/433, 473/416, 473/422, 473/56, 473/479, 473/447, 473/454, 473/451, 273/371.3, 273/398, 273/402
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0037 on a target surface or at impact on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/001 Targets or goals with ball-returning means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/002 variable in size
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/065 movable or switchable between discrete positions, e.g. after a successful shot
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/18 Baseball, rounders or similar games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/182 Softball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0025 Football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/007 American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/004 Goals of the type used for football, handball, hockey or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/008 Goals for rugby or American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/06 Revolving targets ; Moving targets, e.g. moving or revolving on impact
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/08 with substantially horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball A63B57/40, A63B63/06 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/083 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/00 Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/002 : for football American-football dummies A63B69/34
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 : for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0054 : Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/023 : Supports, e.g. poles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 : Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

Abstract

A convertible game system configured to be used by a player at home who wishes to practice skills from multiple sports on an apparatus that does not require extensive space requirements. The game system has a frame, with a hopper section and a mounting section, a ball return, and a rotational component. The rotational component is mounted to the frame at the mounting section by a locking bearing system. For use, a player unlocks the locking bearing system, rotates the rotational component to display the desired game face, then re-locks the locking bearing system before beginning game play. The rotational component can have as few as 3 faces, and as many as 8 faces.

Claims

1. A convertible game system, comprising:

a frame, having a mounting section, a hopper section, and at least one truss;

a rotational component, having at least two frame faces, at least one open face, and at least one game face, each frame face comprising at least one structural support and a locking bearing system attached to the at least one structural support;

a ball return,

wherein the ball return is attached to the frame at an incline between the mounting section and the hopper section,

wherein the rotational component is attached to the mounting section through the locking bearing system.

2. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the mounting section further comprising:

at least one support arm, wherein the rotational component is attached to the at least one support arm.

3. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the mounting section further comprising:

at least one diagonal mounting bar, wherein the rotational component is attached to the diagonal mounting bar.

4. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the mounting section further comprising:

at least one rectangular support structure, having a square plate, wherein the rotational component is attached to the square plate attached to the rectangular support structure.

5. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a first side material and;

a second side material;

wherein the first side material and the second side material attach to the frame at the mounting section and the hopper section, and the ball return.

6. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the at least one game face further comprising:

a basketball face, comprising a backboard, and at least one basketball hoop;

wherein the at least one basketball hoop is attached to the backboard.

7. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the at least one game face further comprising:

a football face, comprising a football board having at least one football hole;

wherein the at least one football hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a football.

8. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the at least one game face further comprising:

at least one ball detector apparatus, being connected to a central ball detector computer, wherein the at least one ball detector apparatus is configured to detect a ball passing through the ball detector apparatus.

9. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the at least one game face further comprising:

a softball face, comprising a softball board having at least one softball hole;

wherein the at least one softball hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a softball.

10. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the at least one game face further comprising:

a baseball face, comprising a baseball board having at least one baseball hole;

wherein the at least one baseball hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a baseball.

11. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, the frame further comprising:

at least two segments of pipe;

wherein the at least two segments of pipe are configured to assemble into the frame.

12. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the game system further comprises at least one pin;

the frame further comprises at least one frame hole;

the locking bearing system further comprises a rotational disk having at least one rotational disk hole and a frame disk having at least one frame disk hole, wherein the at least one frame hole, the at least one frame disk hole, and the at least one rotational disk hole are of a diameter to admit the at least one pin.

13. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

an attachable component, wherein the attachable component is configured to attach to the hopper section of the frame.

14. The convertible game system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

at least one folding joint having at least one push-lock configured to be inserted into at least one notch;

the frame further comprises a non-folding section and a folding section,

wherein the non-folding section and the folding section hinge at the at least one folding joint.

15. A method of using a convertible game system, comprising:

providing a convertible game system comprising a frame having a mounting section, a hopper section, and at least one truss;

a rotational component, having two frame faces, at least one open face, and at least one game face, each frame face comprising at least one structural support and a locking bearing system attached to the at least one structural support;

a pin;

a ball return, wherein the ball return is attached to the frame at an incline between the mounting section and the hopper section, wherein the rotational component is attached to the mounting section through the locking bearing system;

removing the pin from the convertible game system;

rotating the rotational component until the at least one game face is correctly displayed; and

inserting the pin into the convertible game system.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the providing further provides that the at least one game face comprises a basketball face, comprising a backboard, and at least one basketball hoop, wherein the at least one basketball hoop is attached to the backboard.

17. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the providing further provides that the at least one game face comprises a football face, comprising a football board having at least one football hole, wherein the at least one football hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a football.

18. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the providing further provides that the at least one game face comprises at least one ball detector apparatus connected to a central ball detector computer, wherein the at least one ball detector apparatus is configured to detect a ball passing through the ball detector apparatus.

19. The method as recited in claim 15 wherein the providing further provides that the at least one game face comprises a baseball face, comprising a baseball board having at least one baseball hole, wherein the at least one baseball hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a baseball.

20. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the providing further provides that the at least one game face comprises a softball face, comprising a softball board having at least one softball hole, wherein the at least one softball hole is of a minimum diameter to admit a softball.