Patent ID: 6780117
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A63D,A63F

Abstract:
A game apparatus adapted for use in conjunction with a standard billiard table having cushions and pockets, the game apparatus comprising a sheet of flexible material and at least one target apparatus wherein the sheet of flexible material is inscribed with markings which approximate the markings of a soccer pitch or a field hockey field, and wherein the at least one target apparatus is adapted to resemble a soccer or field hockey goal, is releasably engageable with the sheet of flexible material and is adapted to releasably receive a ball member, the at least one target apparatus being provided with a non-return assembly which, in use, prevents a ball member that has entered the target apparatus from spontaneously exiting such, whereby said ball member interacts with the markings of the sheet of flexible material, the cushions and pockets of the billiard table and the at least one target apparatus to mimic or designate features of the game of soccer or field hockey.