Patent ID: 6945881
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: A63B,A63C

Abstract:
1. A curved ball court for use by a pair of users, the court comprising a raised portion extending from a front region toward a central region, a concave playing surface at each side of the raised portion, a vertical curved back wall extending between two upstanding peripheral side walls, the vertical curved back wall having a modified parabolic profile including a flattened center section when viewed from above, the modified parabolic profile enabling a ball travelling between the users and along the vertical curved back wall to deviate from a parabolic trajectory, the vertical curved back wall merges the concave playing surfaces such that a contiguous contact surface for engaging the ball in a rolling manner is formed by the concave playing surfaces, the flattened center section and the two upstanding peripheral side wall wherein any horizontal plane taken through the back wall and adjoining side walls forms two curved lines joined by a flat line.