Games using tangible projectile inventions 09/06

20060211508 - Pin setter for bowling alley: An electromechanical pin setter including a hydraulic drive component. The present invention includes a deck assembly holds pins in deck chutes and reciprocates vertically to spot and re-spot pins on a pin setting location on a bowling lane, a rake mechanism removes pins from the bowling lane, a pit conveyor...

20060211509 - Aid and golf club for facilitating learning how to play golf: The invention relates to an aid (10) for facilitating learning how to play golf. This aid is attached to a golf club having a club head and shaft, and can be mounted on the club head or on the shaft of the golf club while being located in the vicinity...

20060211512 - Golf club shaft having multiple metal fiber layers: A golf club shaft including a fiber reinforced resin layers and a variety of metal fibers....

20060211510 - Golf club shaft selecting system and golf club shaft selecting method: A golf club shaft selecting system includes a head speed detecting unit detecting a head speed at impact in a swing of a golfer, a swing tempo detecting unit detecting a swing tempo of the golfer, a chart indicative of a shaft mass and a shaft flex point corresponding to...

20060211511 - Shaft for use in golf clubs and other shaft-based instruments and method of making the same: A shaft for use in a golf-club or other shaft-based instrument, including a base member and a metal layer, and a method of making the same....

20060211513 - Straight shot golf club: The straight shot golf club helps golfers eliminate many hours of their golf time, trying to locate a golf ball that they sliced when hit by their golf club that landed in the woods. By virtue of the unique design of the straight shot golf club, the straight shot golf...

20060211514 - A golf club head with a face insert: A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) is disclosed herein. The striking plate insert (40) has a substrate base layer (40a) and a second layer (40b). The second layer (40b) is preferably composed...

20060211515 - Golf ball: A two-piece golf ball having a reaction injection molded polyurethane cover is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a core with a diameter preferably ranging from 1.610 inches to 1.670 inches, and a cover having a thickness preferably ranging from 0.015 inch to 0.045 inch. The cover also preferably has...

20060211517 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has a spherical core 4, a mid layer 6 covering this core 4, a reinforcing layer 8 covering this mid layer 6, and a cover 10 covering this reinforcing layer 8. Base polymer of the mid layer 6 includes a styrene block-containing thermoplastic elastomer and an ionomer...

20060211516 - Golf ball and method of manufacturing the same: Provided is a golf ball with a transparent cover made of ionomer resin containing 0.02% or less of a pigment or a dyestuff. The surface of the cover of the golf ball is processed using a corona discharge process at a voltage of 90,000V and then together with wedge type...

20060211518 - Multi-layer golf balls comprising ionomers with a percent neutralization gradient: A multilayer golf ball including a core, an optional intermediate layer and a cover, wherein at least one layer includes a first highly neutralized moisture resistant acid polymer composition having a moisture vapor transmission rate of 8 g-mil/100 in2/day or less; an adjacent layer includes a second highly neutralized acid...

20060211519 - Correcting golf tee: A trajectory correcting golf tee constructed with a stem for inserting into the ground and for supporting a golf ball in a fixed position above the ground. The stem is tapered so as to easily insert into the ground in a generally vertical position. The golf tee further includes a...

20060211520 - Golfing practice device: In one embodiment of the present invention a device for piercing and raising carpet to create sloped practice putting surfaces is described. Each device comprises a handle for manually rotating the device and a helical wire form designed to pierce a carpet and lift the carpet upwardly to create a...

20060211521 - Frame for measuring pitcher's circle: A frame for measuring a pitcher's circle includes a housing for engagement with a pitcher's plate, a measuring line and a guide rod. The measuring line is swivel connected to a centering member on the housing, with its free end connected to the guide rod. The measuring line has a...

20060211522 - Color coded teaching system: The invention relates to a sport training device that includes a leg marker adapted to be removably placed on a walking surface for indicating placement of a user's leg on the walking surface, the leg marker having a color. The invention also includes a shoe marker adapted to be removably...

20060211523 - Bat speed sensing device and methods: The invention provides for baseball bat velocity sensing apparatus and method, which employs at least one sensor that may be selectively attached to a batting glove. To facilitate use of the system and avoid interference with the batters swing, swinging or hitting characteristics of the bat, the apparatus of the...

20060211524 - Pitching practice apparatus: A pitching practice apparatus for indicating if a desired ball speed has been attained or exceeded in a defined strike zone comprising a pivoted ball target assembly for absorbing energy from the ball, a spring for storing the absorbed energy, a ball speed indicator with a signal device and a...

20060211525 - Racket frame: A racket frame has a handle, a connecting segment and a frame. The connecting segment is inverted triangle shaped, is connected with the handle and has a throat and two shafts. The throat is connected with the proximal end of the handle. The shafts are respectively formed with the throat....

20060211526 - Convertible racket for multiple stringing configurations: The present invention is a game racket with string supports strategically positioned to support at least two different stringing configurations, so that a first subset of some or all of said string supports, when strung, results in a racket strung in one stringing configuration and a second subset of some...

20060211527 - Game ball cover with improved stripes and/or logos: An inflatable game ball including a carcass, a cover and at least one thin member. The cover has inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface of the cover is coupled to the carcass. At least one recess is formed into the outer surface of the cover. At least one thin...

20060205525 - Cue stick and method of making same: A cue stick comprises a base shaft having improved warp resistance, a tip end piece having a high compressive and bend strength to weight ratio, and a sleeve having a high band strength to weight ratio. The base shaft comprises multiple rounded, longitudinal sections and a longitudinal cavity. A dampening...

20060205526 - Functional control / grip-enhanced sports glove for bowling: The present invention is a modified glove with control/grip-enhancing and perspiration retention properties, offering the bowler a range of functions and options specific to the individual bowler's abilities, equipment selection (i.e. bowling ball), and the lane conditions faced. An elastomeric, control/grip-enhancing material circumferences the fingertips of at least one finger,...

20060205527 - Method for achieving an optimal golf stance: According to the present invention there is provided a method for positioning a person in an optimal stance for hitting a golf ball along an intended path toward a target. The method including the steps of: (a) holding an end of a golf club in one hand that is used...

20060205528 - Training device for golfers: An apparatus for assisting in training players of golf includes a platform having two coplanar members situated on the platform, in which the first member is fixed in position on the platform and the second member may move relative to the first member. A biasing device, in the absence of...

20060205529 - Method for cushioning the grip of a striking instrument, and apparatus for cushioning a grip: A method is provided for cushioning the grip of a striking instrument which generally includes the steps of providing a striking instrument having an elongated shaft, placing a pneumatically actuated cushioning apparatus over the distal end of the shaft, the pneumatically actuated cushioning apparatus having a bladder configured to surround...

20060205530 - Single panel golf club grip: A grip for the handle of a golf club having a single polyurethane-felt panel that is wrapped about an underlisting sleeve. The side edges of the panel are adhesively sealed together. The unitary grip reduces impact shock and also provides a feeling of tackiness in the manner of a spirally...

20060205531 - Intermediate layer for joining two portions of a golf club head: A golf club head includes a first portion forming a part of the head body of the golf club head, a second portion forming another part of the head body of the golf club head, and an intermediate layer. The first portion, the second portion, and the intermediate layer are...

20060205532 - Pendulum putting system: Pendulum putting system including a golf putter with a shaft gripping portion, a shaft, and a center shafted putter head. The shaft is attached to the putter head so that the resulting angle between the ground plane of the putter head and the shaft length is greater than seventy two...

20060205533 - Connecting structure for welding a club head component to a golf club head body: A golf club head includes a golf club head body and at least one club head component. The golf club head body provides with an assembling opening which includes a welding inner circumference, a supporting bottom periphery and a tapered portion. The club head component correspondingly provides with a welding...

20060205534 - Golf ball: A golf ball which reduces the impact on the environment is provided. The golf ball, which may be a one-piece ball or a ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer, is composed at least in part of a biodegradable material....

20060205535 - Thin-layer-covered multi-layer golf ball: A golf ball comprising a core and a cover disposed about the core, wherein the core comprises a center and at least one outer core layer adjacent the center, and the cover comprises at least one inner cover layer and an outer cover layer; wherein the center has an outer...

20060205536 - Golf ball: Pinless molding of a cover (24) for a golf ball (20), and an apparatus and method for manufacturing a golf ball precursor product (22) for use in pinless molding is disclosed herein. Preferably the golf ball precursor product (22) comprises a core (26) and a mantle layer (28). The golf...

20060205537 - Device for supporting a golf ball: A device for supporting a golf ball whilst a golfer is playing a tee shot. The device comprises: support means (10) for receiving a golf tee (A) and locating the device with respect to the golf tee, and a plurality of bristles (15), extending upwardly from an upper surface (30)...

20060205538 - Segmented observable activity enclosure and method of use: An activity enclosure and method of use thereof, the enclosure having a play area with a centrally located portion for parental observation of children at play. The enclosure has benches and barbecue grills, and radially-extending play segments that selectively include basketball, croquet, miniature golf, golf pool, paddleball, a sandpit, a...

20060205539 - System for training base ball batters: A base ball batting training system consists of a tubular rubber or any other material sleeve that is slipped over an existing upstanding batting pole. The rubber sleeve or any other material is open at its bottom but has a cover plate at its top. The plate has on its...

20060205540 - Telescopic batting training apparatus: A telescopic batting training apparatus includes an upright support, and a central base unit. The upright support includes a lower support post, an upper support post telescopically connected to the lower support post, a locking unit for restricting telescopic movement of the upper support post relative to the lower support...

20060205541 - Table-tennis net assembly with a winder: The table-tennis net assembly comprises a net and two supports each having a structure that includes means for fastening it to a side of a table. At least one net support includes a hollow net-winder spool. An elongate resilient element is mounted inside said spool. A first end thereof is...

20060205542 - Lacrosse stick having a downwardly canted handle and an upwardly canted head: A lacrosse stick having a downwardly canted handle and an upwardly canted head. In an embodiment, the handle can comprise a main portion and a dowel portion. The main portion can have a main portion axis and the dowel portion can have a dowel portion axis. The dowel portion axis...

20060205543 - Ball play racket, especially tennis racket: The invention relates to a ball sport racquet, in particular tennis racquet, with a racquet frame, which is manufactured as one piece with a racquet head frame supporting the racquet strings and with a racquet neck or racquet shaft, wherein the racquet stringing is formed by crisscrossing strings or string...

20060205544 - Dynamic toy with inflatable bladder: An object with a dynamically changeable configuration is provided. The outer surface configuration and/or the weight displacement configuration can be dynamically changed to alter the characteristics of the object, which can be a toy, such as a football, baseball or flying disc. To change the outer configuration of the object,...

20060205545 - Aerodynamically augmented hockey puck: Aerodynamically augmented hockey puck design uses the dynamics of airflow around a moving body to assist in overcoming the unwanted forces of friction that inherently exist between two opposing surfaces and may be used on either an ice or other non-ice playing surface. The puck influences airflow through a symmetric...

20060205546 - Seamless bb paintball: Seamless BB paintballs are formed by utilizing the principle of repulsion between oil and water, the differences of surface tension of oil and water, and the character of melting of gelatin materials in high temperature and solidification in cold temperature to produce a biodegradable seamless paintball. The seamless paintballs contain...

20060205547 - Inflatable articles that provide long term inflation and pressure control: The present invention provides an inflatable article having a gas impermeable membrane of one or more layers and a sealable valve, including a cap plug design adapted for insertion into the valve, to reduce leakage. The invention also relates to a method for inflating inflatable articles in order to obtain...

20060199656 - Pool game table: The circular pool table comprised of an elongated playing surface with elongated, parallel, spaced apart rubber rebound side cushions, and a plurality of cushioned segment pockets that can be pivoted upright to expose a pocket, has been improved, and now embodies: adjustable, brackets that support the cross beam supported playing...

20060199657 - Game: A game has a portable playing surface (e.g. a mat or a board). The playing surface is marked with or otherwise divided into a series of zones. A strike wheel is provided having a support portion (e.g. an arm) supporting a ball such that the ball can be struck by...

20060199658 - Multi-pocket golf net assembly with multiple target sheath configurations: A golf net assembly including a plurality of target holes and target sheaths for tracking the flight of hit golf balls is disclosed. The golf net assembly includes a light framework for providing a shape for securing a fabric assembly to the framework by using flexible connectors. The fabric assembly...

20060199659 - Shotwatchtm: A swing monitoring system in the form of a wrist mounted unit which includes multi-function instrumentation with extremely high degrees of precision that monitors a plurality of critical components of the swing of a golf club, tennis racquet, baseball bat hockey stick or the like. In particular, motion sensors that...

20060199660 - Single panel golf club grip: A grip for the handle of a golf club having a single polyurethane-felt panel that is wrapped about an underlisting sleeve. The side edges of the panel are adhesively sealed together. The unitary grip reduces impact shock and also provides a feeling of tackiness in the manner of a spirally...

20060199661 - Low-density fealmn alloy golf-club heads and golf clubs comprising same: Golf clubs, clubheads for golf clubs, and methods for making clubheads are disclosed. An exemplary clubhead includes a rear component and a front component affixed to the rear component. The rear component is made at least partially of a FeAlMn alloy having a density in a range of 6.2 to...

20060199662 - Golf club head with high-density heel and toe weight and method of making same: A method of forming a golf club head includes providing a body having an end portion (e.g., a heel end or a toe end of the club head) wherein the body end portion includes a lower surface and a boss extending therefrom. The method comprises providing a weight having a...

20060199663 - Putting alignment system: A golf putter alignment system in which a putter has a putter shaft joined to the putter head near the toe and extending upwardly towards the golfer, the shaft having a mark on the shaft, which when visually aligned by the golfer with a centerline mark on the head, ensures...

20060199664 - A putter-type golf club head with an insert: A method for manufacturing a golf club head with an insert having a face plate is disclosed herein. The insert is disposed in a recess of the club head in which the recess has a depth that is greater than the thickness of the insert. The insert preferably has a...

20060199665 - Golf club head and manufacturing method therefor: A golf club head includes a body having at least one assembling opening and at least one cover plate mounted in the at least one assembling opening. A plurality of spaced spot welding points are provided along a joint area between the cover plate and the perimeter wall of the...

20060199666 - Golf driver with selective head weighting system: An improved golf driver head design is presented which permits golf drivers to be adjusted to correct the swing characteristics of most golfers. A system of attachable weights is shown which make it possible to adjust golf club swing characteristics at the factory simply and economically. The invention is cast...

20060199668 - Golf ball: The present invention is directed towards a multi-layered core golf ball that comprises a thermoplastic inner casing layer molded between two core layers to create a faster golf ball with less spin, by designing a ball that has more of the stored energy of the core released at impact. One...

20060199667 - Low-weight two piece golf balls: The present invention is directed to a golf ball with a core and a cover layer surrounding the core. The golf ball preferably has a weight between about 44.5 grams and about 45 grams, a diameter of at least about 1.68 inches, and a deflection of about 3.0 mm to...

20060199669 - Golf tee with ball elevating members: A golf tee includes a shaft portion with upper and lower end portions. A generally hollow funnel-shaped first end portion is provided for supporting a golf ball thereon and extends from the upper end of the shaft portion. One or more prongs extend upwardly from the first end portion to...

20060199672 - Batting tee: The present invention provides a batting tee comprising a hollow tubular vertical stand having a first end through which at least one ball can be loaded inside said tubular vertical stand, and a second end, a means for pushing the ball upwardly just above the first end, the pushing means...

20060199670 - Hand to eye coordination training aid: A swing training device which utilizes an microprocessor controlled set of colored LED to teach the user to watch the ball through the contact of the bat with the ball. Also shown is a method of providing a confirmation visual for an observer to confirm the batter has in fact...

20060199671 - Hand to eye coordination training aid: A swing training device which utilizes an microprocessor controlled set of colored LEDs to teach the user to watch the ball through the contact of a ball hitting device such as a baseball bat or golf club with the ball. Also shown is a method of providing a confirmation visual...

20060199673 - Pitcher's training device: A pitcher's training device is provided for training a softball or baseball pitcher in gripping and spinning a ball for special pitches, such as fastball, curve ball or screwball pitches. The pitcher's training apparatus includes a base which may be in the form of a folding tripod with a central...

20060199675 - Lacrosse shooting range and supporting mechanisms: A system and supporting mechanisms practicing the art of shooting at a lacrosse goal maximizes the area to practice running and shooting movements, while minimizing the area required doing so, while best representing the field's dimensions. The invention comprises simple structures, uniquely optimized complex structures and specifically designed mechanisms for...

20060199674 - Soccer goal retainer: A Soccer Goal Retainer including an enclosure buried in the ground. A bar is mounted in the enclosure and rotates about its longitudinal axis. The bar is located toward the front wall and base of the enclosure. A clamp plate is mounted on the bar by hand bolts which engage...

20060199676 - Basketball training aid: A basketball training device for improving the effectiveness of a defensive baskeball player while increasing the challenge to an offensive basketball player. The training device is comprised of a grip handle and a padded cylindrical pole; attached to the top of the pole is a polyurethane foam hand. The training...

20060199677 - Device for teaching softball or baseball pitching technique: A free standing, portable device for teaching pitching technique for softball or baseball. The device consists of a folding h-shaped base that rests on the ground and supports a removable vertical member. A horizontal track member is removably secured to the vertical member and can be adjusted in height on...

20060199678 - Baseball training aid: The present invention relates to training aids for baseball including a truncated and hinged bat-like device comprised of a first handle portion hinged to a barrel portion so that swinging the device grooves and fortifies a motion consistent with a pro batting swing, and variations thereof....

20060199679 - Lacrosse head: The present invention relates to an improved lacrosse head that is configured to allow for efficient side scooping of a ball using the sidewall of a lacrosse head. One embodiment of the present invention relates to utilizing beveled sections on the sidewalls of a lacrosse head in addition to the...

20060199680 - Ball game racquet, especially tennis racquet: The ball sport or ball game racquet, in particular tennis racquet, having a racquet frame for holding stringing and a racquet shaft extending from the racquet frame and having one racquet grip, wherein the racquet frame and the racquet shaft both are formed from a hollow frame profile with a...

20060199681 - Ball play racket: The invention relates to a ball sport racquet, in particular tennis racquet, with a racquet frame, which is manufactured as one piece with a racquet head frame supporting the racquet strings and with a racquet neck or racquet shaft, wherein the racquet stringing is formed by crisscrossing strings or string...

20060199682 - Recreational disc locator device: A locator device for a recreational throwing disc such as golf disc or Frisbee is disclosed. The locator device can be of a visual, aural or electromagnetic nature depending on such factors as the expense, size and weight limitations required by each....

20060199683 - Shuttlecock: The invention relates to a shuttlecock comprising a conical crown (2) and a base (3) for hitting. In order to modify the flying characteristics, a preferably toroidal ring (4) which is made of an elastic material is mounted on the shuttlecock (1) in a biased state so as to surround...

20060199684 - Spherical game ball with improved panels: A game ball with improved panels is disclosed, including panels stitched together to cover an inflatable bladder and forming a substantially spherical surface. There are two pluralities of panels, each plurality having a different color. At least one panel in one of the two pluralities has a textured surface. The...

20060199685 - Machine laminated basketball: A machine laminated basketball having a smooth cushion carcass which is capable of providing a uniform and enhanced cushion effect among the entire spherical surface of the basketball. The cushion carcass of the basketball includes a channel-less carcass having a smooth spherical outer surface, a cushion layer attached on the...

20060199686 - Surface material for ball and ball: A surface material for balls, formed of a sheet-shaped material having a coating layer formed from an elastic polymer on one surface of a base material layer, (1) said coating layer being formed of three layers C-1, C-2 and C-3 which are arranged in the order of C-1, C-2 and...

20060199656 - Pool game table: The circular pool table comprised of an elongated playing surface with elongated, parallel, spaced apart rubber rebound side cushions, and a plurality of cushioned segment pockets that can be pivoted upright to expose a pocket, has been improved, and now embodies: adjustable, brackets that support the cross beam supported playing...

20060199657 - Game: A game has a portable playing surface (e.g. a mat or a board). The playing surface is marked with or otherwise divided into a series of zones. A strike wheel is provided having a support portion (e.g. an arm) supporting a ball such that the ball can be struck by...

20060199658 - Multi-pocket golf net assembly with multiple target sheath configurations: A golf net assembly including a plurality of target holes and target sheaths for tracking the flight of hit golf balls is disclosed. The golf net assembly includes a light framework for providing a shape for securing a fabric assembly to the framework by using flexible connectors. The fabric assembly...

20060199659 - Shotwatchtm: A swing monitoring system in the form of a wrist mounted unit which includes multi-function instrumentation with extremely high degrees of precision that monitors a plurality of critical components of the swing of a golf club, tennis racquet, baseball bat hockey stick or the like. In particular, motion sensors that...

20060199660 - Single panel golf club grip: A grip for the handle of a golf club having a single polyurethane-felt panel that is wrapped about an underlisting sleeve. The side edges of the panel are adhesively sealed together. The unitary grip reduces impact shock and also provides a feeling of tackiness in the manner of a spirally...

20060199661 - Low-density fealmn alloy golf-club heads and golf clubs comprising same: Golf clubs, clubheads for golf clubs, and methods for making clubheads are disclosed. An exemplary clubhead includes a rear component and a front component affixed to the rear component. The rear component is made at least partially of a FeAlMn alloy having a density in a range of 6.2 to...

20060199662 - Golf club head with high-density heel and toe weight and method of making same: A method of forming a golf club head includes providing a body having an end portion (e.g., a heel end or a toe end of the club head) wherein the body end portion includes a lower surface and a boss extending therefrom. The method comprises providing a weight having a...

20060199663 - Putting alignment system: A golf putter alignment system in which a putter has a putter shaft joined to the putter head near the toe and extending upwardly towards the golfer, the shaft having a mark on the shaft, which when visually aligned by the golfer with a centerline mark on the head, ensures...

20060199664 - A putter-type golf club head with an insert: A method for manufacturing a golf club head with an insert having a face plate is disclosed herein. The insert is disposed in a recess of the club head in which the recess has a depth that is greater than the thickness of the insert. The insert preferably has a...

20060199665 - Golf club head and manufacturing method therefor: A golf club head includes a body having at least one assembling opening and at least one cover plate mounted in the at least one assembling opening. A plurality of spaced spot welding points are provided along a joint area between the cover plate and the perimeter wall of the...

20060199666 - Golf driver with selective head weighting system: An improved golf driver head design is presented which permits golf drivers to be adjusted to correct the swing characteristics of most golfers. A system of attachable weights is shown which make it possible to adjust golf club swing characteristics at the factory simply and economically. The invention is cast...

20060199668 - Golf ball: The present invention is directed towards a multi-layered core golf ball that comprises a thermoplastic inner casing layer molded between two core layers to create a faster golf ball with less spin, by designing a ball that has more of the stored energy of the core released at impact. One...

20060199667 - Low-weight two piece golf balls: The present invention is directed to a golf ball with a core and a cover layer surrounding the core. The golf ball preferably has a weight between about 44.5 grams and about 45 grams, a diameter of at least about 1.68 inches, and a deflection of about 3.0 mm to...

20060199669 - Golf tee with ball elevating members: A golf tee includes a shaft portion with upper and lower end portions. A generally hollow funnel-shaped first end portion is provided for supporting a golf ball thereon and extends from the upper end of the shaft portion. One or more prongs extend upwardly from the first end portion to...

20060199672 - Batting tee: The present invention provides a batting tee comprising a hollow tubular vertical stand having a first end through which at least one ball can be loaded inside said tubular vertical stand, and a second end, a means for pushing the ball upwardly just above the first end, the pushing means...

20060199670 - Hand to eye coordination training aid: A swing training device which utilizes an microprocessor controlled set of colored LED to teach the user to watch the ball through the contact of the bat with the ball. Also shown is a method of providing a confirmation visual for an observer to confirm the batter has in fact...

20060199671 - Hand to eye coordination training aid: A swing training device which utilizes an microprocessor controlled set of colored LEDs to teach the user to watch the ball through the contact of a ball hitting device such as a baseball bat or golf club with the ball. Also shown is a method of providing a confirmation visual...

20060199673 - Pitcher's training device: A pitcher's training device is provided for training a softball or baseball pitcher in gripping and spinning a ball for special pitches, such as fastball, curve ball or screwball pitches. The pitcher's training apparatus includes a base which may be in the form of a folding tripod with a central...

20060199675 - Lacrosse shooting range and supporting mechanisms: A system and supporting mechanisms practicing the art of shooting at a lacrosse goal maximizes the area to practice running and shooting movements, while minimizing the area required doing so, while best representing the field's dimensions. The invention comprises simple structures, uniquely optimized complex structures and specifically designed mechanisms for...

20060199674 - Soccer goal retainer: A Soccer Goal Retainer including an enclosure buried in the ground. A bar is mounted in the enclosure and rotates about its longitudinal axis. The bar is located toward the front wall and base of the enclosure. A clamp plate is mounted on the bar by hand bolts which engage...

20060199676 - Basketball training aid: A basketball training device for improving the effectiveness of a defensive baskeball player while increasing the challenge to an offensive basketball player. The training device is comprised of a grip handle and a padded cylindrical pole; attached to the top of the pole is a polyurethane foam hand. The training...

20060199677 - Device for teaching softball or baseball pitching technique: A free standing, portable device for teaching pitching technique for softball or baseball. The device consists of a folding h-shaped base that rests on the ground and supports a removable vertical member. A horizontal track member is removably secured to the vertical member and can be adjusted in height on...

20060199678 - Baseball training aid: The present invention relates to training aids for baseball including a truncated and hinged bat-like device comprised of a first handle portion hinged to a barrel portion so that swinging the device grooves and fortifies a motion consistent with a pro batting swing, and variations thereof....

20060199679 - Lacrosse head: The present invention relates to an improved lacrosse head that is configured to allow for efficient side scooping of a ball using the sidewall of a lacrosse head. One embodiment of the present invention relates to utilizing beveled sections on the sidewalls of a lacrosse head in addition to the...

20060199680 - Ball game racquet, especially tennis racquet: The ball sport or ball game racquet, in particular tennis racquet, having a racquet frame for holding stringing and a racquet shaft extending from the racquet frame and having one racquet grip, wherein the racquet frame and the racquet shaft both are formed from a hollow frame profile with a...

20060199681 - Ball play racket: The invention relates to a ball sport racquet, in particular tennis racquet, with a racquet frame, which is manufactured as one piece with a racquet head frame supporting the racquet strings and with a racquet neck or racquet shaft, wherein the racquet stringing is formed by crisscrossing strings or string...

20060199682 - Recreational disc locator device: A locator device for a recreational throwing disc such as golf disc or Frisbee is disclosed. The locator device can be of a visual, aural or electromagnetic nature depending on such factors as the expense, size and weight limitations required by each....

20060199683 - Shuttlecock: The invention relates to a shuttlecock comprising a conical crown (2) and a base (3) for hitting. In order to modify the flying characteristics, a preferably toroidal ring (4) which is made of an elastic material is mounted on the shuttlecock (1) in a biased state so as to surround...

20060199684 - Spherical game ball with improved panels: A game ball with improved panels is disclosed, including panels stitched together to cover an inflatable bladder and forming a substantially spherical surface. There are two pluralities of panels, each plurality having a different color. At least one panel in one of the two pluralities has a textured surface. The...

20060199685 - Machine laminated basketball: A machine laminated basketball having a smooth cushion carcass which is capable of providing a uniform and enhanced cushion effect among the entire spherical surface of the basketball. The cushion carcass of the basketball includes a channel-less carcass having a smooth spherical outer surface, a cushion layer attached on the...

20060199686 - Surface material for ball and ball: A surface material for balls, formed of a sheet-shaped material having a coating layer formed from an elastic polymer on one surface of a base material layer, (1) said coating layer being formed of three layers C-1, C-2 and C-3 which are arranged in the order of C-1, C-2 and...