WO2006039495A3 - Playing surface for a game and method of using a game playing surface - Google Patents

Playing surface for a game and method of using a game playing surface Download PDF

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WO2006039495A3
WO2006039495A3 PCT/US2005/035204 US2005035204W WO2006039495A3 WO 2006039495 A3 WO2006039495 A3 WO 2006039495A3 US 2005035204 W US2005035204 W US 2005035204W WO 2006039495 A3 WO2006039495 A3 WO 2006039495A3
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game
playing surface
separator
area
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Anthony Difrancesco Jr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B63/00—Targets or goals for ball games
    • A63B63/007—Target zones without opening defined on a substantially horizontal surface
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B67/00—Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
    • A63B67/002—Games using balls, not otherwise provided for
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B67/00—Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
    • A63B67/02—Special golf games, e.g. miniature golf or golf putting games played on putting tracks; putting practice apparatus having an elongated platform as a putting track
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63D—BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS
    • A63D3/00—Table bowling games; Miniature bowling-alleys; Bowling games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/60—Apparatus used in water
    • A63B2225/605—Floating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B67/00—Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
    • A63B67/06—Ring or disc tossing games, e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles
    • A63B67/066—Ring or disc tossing games, e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles using balls on a horizontal playing ground, e.g. petanque
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63D—BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS
    • A63D1/00—Installations for bowling games, e.g. bowling-alleys or bocce courts
    • A63D1/04—Form or material of the surface; Pin-stands integral with the surface

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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
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Abstract

A playing surface (10) may include first and second boundary walls (13,16) and first and second zone separators (19,22). The second zone separator (22) may be spaced apart from the first zone separator (19) in order to provide a first zone area (31) residing between the first zone separator (19) in order to provide a first zone area residing between the first zone separator and the second zone separator (22). The zone separators (19,22) may each have an angled surface (25) which are positioned so that a sphere (28) may be rolled toward the angled surface (25) of the zone separator, roll over the zone separator and into a zone area.
PCT/US2005/035204 2004-09-30 2005-09-30 Playing surface for a game and method of using a game playing surface WO2006039495A2 (en)

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