Patent ID: 7850535
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A tethered ball game, comprising: a play ball; a sensor head assembly remote from the play ball having a force sensor to determine an impact power imparted to the play ball, a spin sensor to determine a rotational value of the play ball, a travel path sensor to determine a path of travel of the play ball, and a play ball strike sensor to determine a strike to the play ball; a tether adapted to be connected between the play ball and the sensor head assembly; a target device; a player feedback system having at least one of light feedback and electrically generated audio feedback; and a controls system, where the spin sensor includes a motor both to impart spin into the play ball and to determine a rotational value of the play ball, where the rotational value of the play ball is considered valid and not a false triggering signal when the motor generates no less than 20 millivolts for a duration of more than 160 milliseconds, and where a game control is configured to be connected through a network to download into the control system new and customized game configurations and to upload player game statistics, where the game control includes a wireless gaming network interface.