Patent ID: 11931635
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 10:
11. A ball tossing device comprising:
a rod, the rod being substantially rigid;
a basket attached to a front face of the rod proximate to an upper end of the rod;
a cup positioned in the basket and attached to a bottom of the basket, the cup being sized complementarily to a portion of a ball to be used in a ball tossing game, wherein the cup is configured for selective insertion of the portion of the ball, such that the ball is retained in the cup when the rod is substantially vertical;
a rear sight attached to and extending from the upper end of the rod, wherein the rod is configured for grasping in a hand of a user, positioning the user for aligning the rear sight with a target and for launching the ball at the target by one or both of a flick of a wrist or an extension of a forearm of the user;
wherein the rear sight comprises
a rear plate attached to and extending bilaterally from the upper end of the rod, and
a pair of rear posts attached to and extending from the rear plate, each rear post being positioned proximate to a respective opposed end of the rear plate and being opposingly positioned on the rear plate relative to the rod, such that the pair of rear posts defines a rear gap, positioning the user for aligning the rear gap with the target and for launching the ball at the target;

a front sight attached to the basket, the front sight being opposingly positioned relative to the rod and extending codirectionally with the rod, positioning the user for aligning the front sight and the rear sight with the target prior to launching the ball, wherein the front sight comprises a pair of front posts attached to and extending from the basket defining a front gap, positioning the user for aligning the front gap and the rear gap with the target prior to launching the ball at the target;
a pair of slots, each slot being positioned in an inner face of a respective front post; and
a sight plate slidably positioned in the pair of slots, wherein the sight plate is configured for being selectively positioned within the pair of slots for adjusting a vertical length of the front gap, allowing the user to selectively lower and raise their aim through the rear sight and front sight.