CA2493002A1 - Convertible game apparatus - Google Patents

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CA2493002A1
CA2493002A1 CA002493002A CA2493002A CA2493002A1 CA 2493002 A1 CA2493002 A1 CA 2493002A1 CA 002493002 A CA002493002 A CA 002493002A CA 2493002 A CA2493002 A CA 2493002A CA 2493002 A1 CA2493002 A1 CA 2493002A1
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Abstract

A reconfigurable multi-sport, game apparatus is disclosed. The reconfigurable multi-sport, game apparatus includes multiple, separate target portions and a ball return portion. The multi-sport, game apparatus a basketball basket, a first target portion configured to receive a first sports implement thrown by a user, and a second target portion configured to receive a second sports implement propelled along the supporting surface by a user.

Claims (25)

1. A reconfigurable sports game apparatus including a frame to support the reconfigurable sports game apparatus on a supporting surface, the reconfigurable sports game apparatus comprising:
a basketball rim configured to receive a basketball;
a first target portion configured to receive a first sports implement thrown by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus; and a second target portion configured to receive a second sports implement propelled along the supporting surface by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus, wherein each of the basketball rim, the first target portion, and the second target portion are separate elements.
2. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 1 further comprising a return portion configured to return the basketball after it is shot by a user toward the basketball rim and to return the first sports implement after it is thrown by a user toward the first target portion.
3. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 2, wherein the return portion is configured to be disposed in a folded, non-return position and an extended, return position.
4. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 1 further comprising at least one repositionable retention member, the at least one folding retention member being configured to be disposed in a storage position and a deployed position.
5. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 4, wherein the at least one repositionable retention member is disposed in the deployed position and maintains the basketball, the first sports implement, and the second sports implement in proximity to the basketball rim, the first target portion, and the second target portion, respectively.
6. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 1 further comprising a sensor element associated with each of the basketball rim, the first target portion, and the second target portion, wherein the sensor element is operable to detect the presence of the basketball, the first sports implement, and the second sports implement in proximity to the basketball rim, the first target portion, and the second target portion, respectively.
7. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 6, wherein the sensor element associated with the basketball rim is an optical sensor.
8. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 6, wherein the sensor element associated with the first target portion is an optical sensor.
9. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 6, wherein the sensor element associated with the second target portion is a mechanical sensor.
10. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the first sports implement is a football or a baseball.
11. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the second sports implement is a soccer ball, a hockey puck, or a hockey ball.
12. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the first target portion includes an orifice configured to receive the first sports implement thrown by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus.
13. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the second target portion includes a net configured to receive the second sports implement propelled along the supporting surface by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus.
14. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the second target portion includes an orifice configured to receive the second sports implement propelled along the supporting surface by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus, and wherein the second sports implement is a golf ball.
15. A reconfigurable sports game apparatus including a frame to support the reconfigurable sports game apparatus on a supporting surface, the reconfigurable sports game apparatus comprising:
a basketball rim configured to receive a basketball;
a first target portion including an orifice configured to receive a first sports implement thrown by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus; and a return portion configured to return the basketball after it is shot by a user toward the basketball rim and to return the first sports implement after it is thrown by a user toward the first target portion.
16. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 15, wherein the return portion is configured to be disposed in a folded, non-return position and an extended, return position.
17. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 15 further comprising at least one repositionable retention member, the at least one repositionable retention member being configured to be disposed in a storage position and a deployed position, wherein the at least one repositionable retention member maintains the basketball and the first sports implement in proximity to the basketball rim and the first target portion, respectively.
18. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 15 further comprising a second target portion configured to receive a second sports implement propelled along the supporting surface by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus, wherein at least the first target portion and the basketball rim are separate elements.
19. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 18 further comprising a sensor element associated with each of the basketball rim, the first target portion, and the second target portion, wherein the sensor element is operable to detect the presence of the basketball, the first sports implement, and the second sports implement in proximity to the basketball rim, the first target portion, and the second target portion, respectively.
20. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 19, wherein the sensor elements associated with the basketball rim and the first target portion are optical sensors.
21. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 19, wherein the sensor element associated with the second target portion is a mechanical sensor.
22. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 15, wherein the first sports implement is a football or a baseball.
23. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 18, wherein the second sports implement is a soccer ball, a hockey puck, or a hockey ball.
24. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 18, wherein the second target portion includes a net configured to receive the second sports implement propelled along the supporting surface by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus.
25. The reconfigurable sports game apparatus of Claim 18, wherein the second target portion includes an orifice configured to receive the second sports implement propelled along the supporting surface by a user of the reconfigurable sports game apparatus, and wherein the second sports implement is a golf ball.
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