A net post and electronic scoring assembly for use with a table tennis table is discussed. The net posts are provided with horizontal sections for extending over a gap in the center of a typical table tennis table. The offset net posts permit a table tennis net to be centered over the gap of the table tennis table. The net posts are configured such that each post is affixed to the same side of the table, thereby permitting more accurate net placement. Post mounted electronic display units may be...

An inflatable table has a rectangular shape. Recesses are formed in the top surface of the table at each end of the table. These recesses form a target area that can have any number of geometric shapes, such as triangular or diamond. The recesses are sized and shaped to hold a cup, such as a standard 16 ounce disposable cup. The table may be provided with legs to raise the level of the table surface. The legs may be inflatable, allowing the entire table and legs to be deflated to a minimal size ...

An article acquisition game apparatus includes a storage unit storing articles, and an article transferring unit enabling a player to hold the articles in the storage unit and transfer the articles to a predetermined transfer position when the player operates an operation input unit. The game apparatus comprises a distributing unit dividing the articles transferred to the transfer position into two or more groups, a first accumulation unit accumulating at least one group of the articles divided ...

Golf equipment, comprising in combination a ground sheet, a golf ball support associated with the sheet facing upwardly relative to a deflectable portion of the sheet, and means providing sheet support to allow downward deflection of the portion during swinging of a golf club head acting to strike the ball and to sweepingly engage and downwardly bodily deflect the portion of the sheet.

A pusher of a hockey game table includes a main body having an internal spherical space and a pushing knob having a spherical rotary member rotatably disposed in the spherical space of the main body. When holding the pushing knob and pushing the pusher, the pushing knob is angularly displaceable relative to the main body in the direction of the pushing force. Therefore, when pushing the pusher to play the hockey game, the player's wrist can be freely twisted to meet human body engineering.

A multiple component tennis scoring and vibration dampening device including a pair of housing sections that are matable in communication with and attachable to the strings of a tennis racket. Each preferred housing section further includes a rubberized material which functions as a vibration dampening member, and a rotary dial on each of the housing section to designate the score of each player or team.

An apparatus for training sports skills for games including ice hockey, soccer, tennis and volleyball using one or more opponents or simulated opponents on the playing surface to train a player to strike the game object away from an opponent in addition to practicing striking the game object. A game object machine(s) can be used to project game objects to one side of the playing surface. A controller can be provided to control operation of the simulated opponent(s) and the game object machine(s)...

A tilting projectile game that can be played by 1 to 4 people and consists of a base, 4 paddles, 4 paddle tilting assemblies and a spherical projectile. The paddle tilting assemblies connect the paddles to the base in a closely grouped 2.times.2 array and enable each paddle to be individually tilted in any direction while preventing the paddles from touching each other. Each paddle has one or more holes, which are large enough for the projectile to pass through, and the base is shaped to channel...

An air-hockey table having a playing surface, a plurality of air-conducting openings in the playing surface, a blower supplying air to the openings and a pair of goals, the improvement wherein the playing surface is non-planar and includes a smooth-curved surface having spaced-apart outer playing-surface regions and a central playing region which is lower than the spaced-apart outer playing-surface regions.

A device adapted to be emplaced in a self-securing manner between adjacent strings of a tennis racquet for dampening vibrations caused by impact with a tennis ball produces beneficial sensory effects such as a whistling sound and flashing light.