Game apparatus and method
US4863175A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B63/08
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a goal assembly and game apparatus and to a method of playing a game therewith. The goal assembly includes a scoring port disposed substantially horizontally and above a hard playing surface. The scoring port is disposed in a substantially horizontal portion of a backboard assembly including an inclined portion, the angles and horizontal portions being joined along a common edge at an abtuse angle, preferably less than about 135.degree.. The object of the game is to score points by tossing a ball through the scoring port, not directly, but only after it has bounced on the playing surface. The additional skill for scoring after multiple bounces is rewarded by multiplying the point value assigned to a scoring ball by the number of bounces. Additional skill is required when a plurality of balls of differing diameters and bounce characteristics are employed. Different balls are assigned different scoring values.
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