Patent Application
20220409990
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The present disclosure relates to a ball balance game and method playing the same.
Games of various types have been around for many years. Some games use cards or boards of varying types. Some games are designed to be played outside with a ball of some type. There are games of skill, games of chance, games of balance, etc. People are consumers and participants of a lot of different types of games.
Accordingly, there is likely a desire for a ball balance game and method of playing the same.
The present disclosure is directed to a game apparatus. The game apparatus includes at least two balls and two balance apparatuses for balancing the balls thereon. Each balance apparatus can be held by a separate player.
The present disclosure is directed to a method of playing a ball balance game. The method includes equipping at least two players each with a balance apparatus and a ball. Each ball is balanced on each balance apparatus. Players can then be positioned at desired locations relative to each other. A desired game can then be started with the balls and the balance apparatuses.
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The cup portion 18 can be any size and shape such that it has a rim 20 that is capable of having a ball 12 balanced thereon. The cup portion 18 can be conically shaped, the cup portion 18 can be open bottomed, etc. The rim 20 of the balance apparatus 14 and the balls 12 can be sized and shaped such that the ball 12 will remain on the rim 20 unless there is some disruption to the balance apparatus 14. The size of the ball 12 can be related to the size of the rim 20 or the size of the rim 20 can be related to the size of the ball 12. The smaller the diameter of the rim 20 is relative to the diameter of the ball 12, the easier the ball 12 would fall off of the balance apparatus 14. Conversely, the larger the diameter of the rim 20 is relative to the diameter of the ball 12, the harder it would be for the ball 12 to fall from the balance apparatus 14.
In one embodiment, the radius or diameter of the rim 20 can be between 15 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12 to 90 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12. In another embodiment, the radius or diameter of the rim 20 can be between 25 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12 to 85 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12. In a further embodiment, the radius or diameter of the rim 20 can be between 35 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12 to 80 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12. In an even further embodiment, the radius or diameter of the rim 20 can be between 45 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12 to 75 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12. In yet another embodiment, the radius or diameter of the rim 20 can be between 55 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12 to 70 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12.
In further embodiments, the radius or diameter of the rim 20 can be less than 70 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12, less than 60 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12, less than 50 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12, less than 40 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12, or less than 30 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12. Conversely, the radius or diameter of the rim 20 can be greater than 50 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12, greater than 60 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12, greater than 70 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12, greater than 80 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12, or greater than 90 percent of the radius or diameter of the ball 12.
There are several ways to play the ball balance game 10. In use, at least two players will each have a balance apparatus 14 and a ball 12. The balls 12 are then placed on each player's balance apparatus 14 and each player will hold the balance apparatus 14 in one hand. Players can then stand back to back and the game, or a round in a game, can start. In one embodiment, each player can take one step forward before the game, or the round, can start. Once the game starts, players try to get the other player (or players) to drop their ball 12 off of their balance apparatus 14. The first player's ball 12 to drop loses that round and can be assigned a first letter of a word being spelled to signal when a player has lost the game. For example, the first player to lose 5 rounds loses the game and gets a letter for each round lost to spell a predetermined word, such as L-O-S-E-R. In one embodiment, a player only wins a round/game if the other player's ball 12 drops and they maintain the balance of their ball 12.
The game can have limitations on what each player can do to the other during a game. For example, it could prohibit punching, kicking, head strikes, touching of another player's balance apparatus 14, no throwing objects at the other player, etc. In one alternate embodiment, the balls 12 can be glow in the dark so the game can be played in the dark, either outside or inside. The game can be set up where the balance apparatus 14 has to be held in each player's non-dominant hand. The game could have more than two players.
In further embodiments, the balance apparatus 14 can be used by the players in a race. Or, the players can place the ball 12 on the balance apparatus 14 and go and accomplish certain tasks, such as retrieving various items, maneuvering various obstacles, stepping over objects, ducking under objects, walking a straight line over a certain distance, and the like, while maintaining balance of the ball 12 on the balance apparatus 14.
In another embodiment, teams can be created from a certain number of players. The balance apparatus 14 and ball 12 can be used by the teams of players to do a relay race. Each player can cover a certain distance with their ball 12 balanced on the balance apparatus 14 and then they transfer the ball 12 to the next player's balance apparatus 14 without touching the ball 12. This can happen for any desired number of legs of the relay with any number of teams and number of players on each team.
From the above description, it is clear that the present disclosure is well-adapted to carry out the objectives and to attain the advantages mentioned herein as well as those inherent in the disclosure. While presently preferred embodiments have been described herein, it will be understood that numerous changes may be made which will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art and which are accomplished within the spirit of the disclosure and claims.
