Patent ID: 6585610
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A portable stoopball playing device comprising:a rectangular playing panel having an inner surface and an outer playing surface, said surfaces circumscribed by a top edge, two lateral edges, and a bottom surface edge, said playing panel describing a vertical curvature extending from said top edge of said outer playing surface to said bottom surface edge of said outer playing surface and a horizontal curvature extending between said two lateral edges of said outer playing surface, and having a hollow weight channel extending along a width of said surface edge; said outer playing surface having a plurality of sheer face segments, and a plurality of protrusions; a support panel having an inner surface and an outer surface circumscribed by a top edge, two lateral edges, and a bottom edge, said top edge of said support panel being hingeably attached to said top edge of said playing panel and moveable between at least one open deployed position and a closed storage position; said support panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, said outer surface describing a vertical curvature and a horizontal curvature complimentary to that of said playing panel such that when said playing panel and said support panel are in said closed storage position, said inner side of said playing panel is flush with said inner side of said support panel; whereby a person can throw a ball against said outer playing surface of said playing panel and rebound the ball at different angles and speeds depending on how the ball is thrown.