Global Patent Index - EP 1611409 A4

EP 1611409 A4 20060510 - BALL RETURN GAME

Title (en)

BALL RETURN GAME

Title (de)

BALLRÜCKPRALLSPIEL

Title (fr)

JEU DE RETOUR DE BALLE

Publication

EP 1611409 A4 20060510 (EN)

Application

EP 04758681 A 20040330

Priority

  • US 2004009933 W 20040330
  • US 40769103 A 20030404

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004089478A2] A ball return game where a player is to throw a ball (30) at a backboard (10). The game is to utilize a plurality of backboards located spaced apart but proximate. There is to be a single player on a single team for each backboard. Each player is to align himself or herself with a player determining location (70, 72, 74, 76) from a plurality of such locations. Depending upon the particular location the player is aligned with, the level of difficulty for the play will then be determined. Each backboard includes a plurality of spaced apart target areas (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26) with each target area to include a shock or vibration sensitive sensor (28). There is to be utilized a scoring display (62) for each backboard with all scoring displays to be readily observed by all players therefore imparting a competitive environment between the players. Each target area is to include specific indicia which can function to be educational to the player.

IPC 8 full level

F41J 5/056 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 63/00 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

A63B (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63B 69/0097 (2013.01 - EP US); F41J 5/056 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 63/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2024/004 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2208/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004089478 A2 20041021; WO 2004089478 A3 20050113; CA 2521216 A1 20041021; EP 1611409 A2 20060104; EP 1611409 A4 20060510; US 2006267287 A1 20061130

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004009933 W 20040330; CA 2521216 A 20040330; EP 04758681 A 20040330; US 40769103 A 20030404