Patent Publication Number: US-4147354-A

Title: Paddle ball game

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The invention relates to the field of ball games in which a ball is tethered and is struck by some force controlled by the player. 
     2. Prior Art 
     Some games provide untethered balls which may be thrown or held in captivity. Other games provide only one ball, tethered and controlled by the player. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Two bouncing balls are maintained at equal distance from one another by an intermediate dowel. The dowel is inserted into the balls such that the midpoint of the dowel becomes the common center of rotation. An elastic strand has one end tied to the dowel midpoint and has its other end secured to a paddle. With one hand holding up the dowel with the two balls, the other hand with the paddle strikes one of the balls to the floor, to bounce up both balls in gyration. The two balls are suspended by the elastic strand tethered from the dowel to the paddle. The game requires continuity in keeping both balls in gyration. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 shows the dumbbell-shaped member, the elastic strand, and the paddle. 
     FIG. 2 is a fragmentary view thereof, taken generally on line A--A of FIG.1 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The game includes a dumbbell-shaped member having two balls 1, 2 mounted on the opposite ends of a rod or dowel 3. Balls 1, 2 are made of resilient material, rubber or synthetic for the bouncing action, both being similar and of equal weights. Dowel 3 is a thin rod of wood, or may be a small diameter plastic tube. Dowel 3 is inserted at the center and through the axis of each ball at the extremities of the dowel. Point 4 is the center of gyration of the two balls. An elastic strand 5 of rubber stripping or cord has one end tied to the dowel at midpoint 4 and has its other end fastened or stapled at 7 to the approximate center of paddle 6. Paddle 6 may be laminated wood, composition or plastic and is adapted for striking one of the balls. Paddle 6 includes a handle 8.