This invention is essentially a toss and catch game, for recreation, exercise, sport, physical therapy, socialization, relaxation, enjoyment, or the like, or any combination thereof, in which a hand-held propel and catch device is utilized by one player to toss a projectile to another player, who catches the projectile with a like propel and catch device by making contact therewith. A cushioned portion of the upper propel and catch device is substantially covered with one component and the projectile is substantially covered with the other component of a two component fastening system, whereby the components are releasably adherent to each other upon contact. In the preferred embodiment, the propel and catch device includes an elongated, flexible handle which facilitates release of the projectile therefrom when sufficient manual motion is applied by a player in the act of tossing the projectile while gripping the lower handle area of the propel and catch device, while the projectile is spherical and of the necessary size, weight, shape, structure, and composition to facilitate its release from, travel to, and adherence with the propel and catch device of the opposing player.
A toy hockey game which includes a stick and a projectile that both have hook and loop material which releasably attach the projectile to the stick, so that the participants can maintain the projectile in contact with the stick while playing a game of hockey.
A tennis practice device comprises a housing made of two oval elements. The two elements are made of a material which permits to stop the ball at the moment of the impact because the material when it is coupled with the material which covers the ball causes the ball to adhere strongly to the tennis racket. The device may be used indoors and a teacher may train several students at the same time to determine the point of impact of the ball.
A multi-purpose toy to be used in the game of catch. A plate doubles as both a throwing implement and a catching implement. Placement of an easily removable plate cover converts the plate into a catching implement; removal of the plate cover enables the plate to be a throwing implement.
A racquet intended to be used to propel and catch a VELCRO-covered ball for recreational sports. The racquet includes a rim surrounding a convex plate, the outer surface of the plate being a catching surface covered with a pad of adhesive filament material (VELCRO). A latex membrane is stretched across the rim over the inner concave surface of the plate to define a hollow drum chamber into which the latex membrane may flex when a ball is struck. The membrane acts as a resilient striking surface, and vibrates over the drum chamber to produce a loud sound wave when the ball is struck.
A preferred embodiment, a ball launcher/catcher for a stick and ball game, including: an elongate base member having proximal and distal ends and an upper surface; a handle portion disposed at the proximal end of the base member; a first part of a hook-and-loop fabric system disposed on at least the upper surface of the distal end of the base member; and a padded intermediate portion disposed on the upper surface of the base member intermediate the proximal and distal ends of the base member. The game is played by adhering to the distal end of the base member a ball covered with a second part of the hook-and-loop fabric system; then, a first player grasping the handle portion in one hand and rotating the first ball launcher/catcher rearwardly; and then, the first player rapidly rotating the first ball launcher/catcher forwardly and whacking the intermediate portion against the heel of the first player's other hand, such as to transfer momentum to the ball, thereby separating the ball from the distal end of the first ball launcher/catcher and launching the ball in the air.
