Patent ID: 7219892
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A sport game playing apparatus comprising: a) a playing surface, wherein said playing surface is smooth and provides low friction, said playing surface having four corners and a center area; b) a retaining wall, having an upper edge and a lower edge and an inside face and an outside face, wherein lower edge of said retaining wall is rigidly connected to, and depending upwardly from, said playing surface, and wherein said inner face of said retaining wall completely surrounds said playing surface and wherein said lower edge of said retaining wall is connected to each of said corners of said playing surface; c) a plurality of legs, each rigidly connected to, and depending downwardly from, said retaining wall; d) at least two goal apertures, formed at opposing ends of said retaining wall; e) a plurality of control members, slidably disposed between opposing sides of said retaning wall not having said goal aperture, each end of each of said control members extending outside of said retaining wall; f) control handles attached to one side of each control member outside of said retaining wall; g) end stop members attached to the side of each said control member opposite each said control handle outside of said retaining wall; h) at least one playing stick rigidly attached to each control member, wherein each playing stick is disposed over said playing surface and within said retaining wall; and k) a top perpendicular to the retaining wall and substantially parallel to the playing surface located adjacent to the upper edge of the retaining wall, the top having an aperture substantially aligned with a perimeter of the playing surface, an inner edge of the top overhangs the retaining wall over the playing surface.