Abstract:
A penalty kick soccer game apparatus for providing a life-like entertaining game for all people to play and enjoy. The penalty kick soccer game apparatus includes a housing having a bottom wall, a tabletop, and side and end walls; and also includes a soccer ball kicking assembly being mounted to the housing; and further includes a goal-defending assembly being mounted to the housing; and further includes a score-keeping member being attached to the housing; and also includes a transparent dome being removably disposed over the tabletop of the housing.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to soccer games and more particularly pertains to a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus for providing a life-like entertaining game for all people to play and enjoy. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of soccer games is known in the prior art. More specifically, soccer games heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
     While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus. The prior art includes table games having figurines and tabletops upon which the figurines are movably disposed. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The general providing a life-like entertaining game for all people to play and enjoy of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus which has many of the advantages of the soccer games mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art soccer games, either alone or in any combination thereof. The present invention includes a housing having a bottom wall, a tabletop, and side and end walls; and also includes a soccer ball kicking assembly being mounted to the housing; and further includes a goal-defending assembly being mounted to the housing; and further includes a score-keeping member being attached to the housing; and also includes a transparent dome being removably disposed over the tabletop of the housing. None of the prior art includes the combination of the elements of the present invention. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the penalty kick soccer game apparatus in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the providing a life-like entertaining game for all people to play and enjoy of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     It is an object of the present invention to provide a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus which has many of the advantages of the soccer games mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art soccer games, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus for providing a life-like entertaining game for all people to play and enjoy. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus that is easy and convenient to set up and play. 
     Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus that actually simulates a real life penalty kicking game situation. 
    
    
     These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the soccer ball kicking assembly of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is another cross-sectional view of the soccer ball kicking assembly of the present invention. 
     FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the goal-defending assembly of the present invention. 
     FIG. 5 is another cross-sectional view of the goal-defending assembly of the present invention. 
     FIG. 6 is schematic diagram of the present invention. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new penalty kick soccer game apparatus embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the penalty kick soccer game apparatus  10  generally comprises a housing  11  having a bottom wall  12 , a tabletop  13 , and side and end walls  14 ,  15 . The housing  11  includes first and second elongate slots  16 ,  17  being disposed through the end walls  15 , and also includes an arcuate slot  18  being disposed through the tabletop  13  near a second end thereof, and further includes an opening in the tabletop  13  near a first end thereof. 
     A soccer ball kicking assembly is conventionally mounted to the housing  11 . The soccer ball kicking assembly includes a plate support member  19  being conventionally attached to the bottom wall  12  of the housing  11  and being disposed in the opening of the tabletop  13 , and also includes a plate  20  being pivotally and conventionally attached to the plate support member  19  and having an elongate slot  21  being disposed therethrough, and further includes a ball striker member being conventionally mounted upon the plate  20 , and further includes a trigger assembly being conventionally attached to the plate  20  for actuating the ball striker member, and also includes a whistle member  23  being conventionally mounted to the plate  20  and being actuated upon the ball  59  being struck with the ball striker member. The ball striker member includes a slider  24  being movably and conventionally disposed in the elongate slot  21  of the plate  20 , and also includes a soccer player figurine  25  having a body, head, arms, a first leg  26  being securely and conventionally attached to a ball striker support member  22  which is conventionally attached to the plate  20 , and also having a second leg  27  being movably and conventionally attached to the slider  24  for striking the ball  59  played upon the tabletop  13 . The trigger assembly includes a lever  28  being slidably and conventionally disposed in the housing  11  below the plate  20 , and also includes a first spring  29  having a first end being attached to the plate  20  and having a second end being attached to the slider  24  to move the slider  24  to strike the ball  59 , and further includes a lever latching member  30  being engagable to the lever  28  for locking and securing the lever  28  so that the ball striker member is in a ball striking ready position, and also includes a slider release assembly being conventionally mounted to the lever  28  and being engagable to the slider  24 . The lever  28  includes a slider support portion  31  having an elongate slot  32  being disposed through an end thereof for receiving and guiding the slider  24 , and also includes a tubular handle portion  33  having a bore  34  extending therethrough and also having open first and second ends and further having a rim being disposed about the open first end, and further includes teeth  35  being conventionally disposed along an exterior of the lever  28 . The lever latching member  30  includes a pawl  36  being pivotally and conventionally attached to the plate  20  and being engagable to the teeth  35  of the lever  28 , and also includes a shaft  37  being movably attached to the plate  20  and being extended through the first elongate slot  16  of the housing  11  and also being in contactable relationship with the pawl  36  for pivoting the pawl  36  to engage and disengage the teeth  35  of the lever  28 . The slider release assembly includes an elongate slider release member  38  having a main shaft portion and an end portion being angled relative to the main shaft portion for holding the slider  24 , and also includes a first linkage  39  being pivotally attached to the plate  20  and being engagable to the elongate slider release member  38 , and further includes a second linkage  40  being in contactable relationship to the first linkage  39 , and also includes an elongate actuating shaft member  41  being movably disposed in and through the bore  34  of the tubular handle portion  33  and being in contactable relationship with the second linkage  40 , and further includes a second spring  42  being disposed about the second linkage  40  for biasing the elongate actuating shaft member  41  through the open end of the tubular handle portion  33 . 
     A goal-defending assembly is conventionally mounted to the housing  11 . The goal-defending assembly includes a goal  43  being a net structure and being attached upon the tabletop  13  at the second end of the housing  11 , and also includes a control lever  44  being pivotally disposed in the housing  11  and being disposed through the second elongate slot  17 , and further includes a goal protector assembly including a goal-tending support assembly being disposed in and upon the housing  11  and also including a goal-tending figurine  45  being movably mounted upon the goal-tending support assembly for protecting the goal  43  and preventing the ball  59  from getting into the goal  43 . The control lever  44  has a plate portion  47  and a handle portion  48  extending through the second elongate slot  17 . The goal-tending support assembly includes a strip of cams  49  being conventionally disposed in the housing  11 , and also includes a cam follower  50  being movably disposed upon the strip of cams  49 , and further includes a support shaft  51  being attached to the cam follower  50  and being disposed through the arcuate slot  18  of the tabletop  13  and being disposed through a leg of the goal-tending figurine  45 , and also includes linkage members  53  being pivotally attached to the support shaft  51  and being disposed in arms  46  of the goal-tending figurine  45  for moving the arms  46  upon the cam follower  50  being moved along the strip of cams  49 . 
     A score-keeping member  54  is conventionally attached to the housing  11 . The score-keeping member  54  includes a display unit  55  including a display screen  56  and being attached to the housing  11 , and also includes a microprocessor  57  being disposed in the display unit  55 , and further includes a control switch  58  being attached to the display unit  55  and being connected to the microprocessor  57  and to a power source such as a battery for controlling the display screen  56 . 
     A transparent dome  60  is removably disposed over the tabletop  13  of the housing  11 . 
     In use, the user places the ball  59  upon the plate  20  and the user moves the slider  24  into a striking ready position using the lever  28 , and releases the slider  24  so that it strikes the all  59  with a second user attempting to block the ball  59  from entering the goal  43  by the second user controlling the goal-tending figurine  45  with the control lever  44 . 
     As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the penalty kick soccer game apparatus. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.