U.S. patent application number 11/048161 was filed with the patent office on 2006-08-03 for football playing table.
This patent application is currently assigned to ACAS DESIGN CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Feng-Yi Tien.
Application Number | 20060170152 11/048161 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36755699 |
Filed Date | 2006-08-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060170152 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Tien; Feng-Yi |
August 3, 2006 |
Football playing table
Abstract
A football playing table includes a platform, a plurality of
doll players, an artificial sod, and a ball. The artificial sod is
located between the bottom plate of the platform and the ball to
increase the height of the ball relative to the bottom plate and
each of the doll players. Thus, the foot toe of each of the doll
players and the ball has a relatively lower contact point, so that
when the foot toe of each of the doll players hits the ball, the
ball is kicked outward and upward to form a higher ball, thereby
greatly enhancing the amusement effect of playing the table
football.
Inventors: |
Tien; Feng-Yi; (Jia Yi,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
NIKOLAI & MERSEREAU, P.A.
900 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 820
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
55402
US
|
Assignee: |
ACAS DESIGN CO., LTD.
Jia Yi
TW
|
Family ID: |
36755699 |
Appl. No.: |
11/048161 |
Filed: |
February 1, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
273/108.4 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63F 7/06 20130101; A63F
7/0672 20130101; A63F 7/0684 20130101; A63F 7/0676 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
273/108.4 |
International
Class: |
A63F 7/07 20060101
A63F007/07 |
Claims
1. A football playing table, comprising: a platform having a bottom
plate; a plurality of doll players each pivotally mounted on the
platform and each located above the bottom plate of the platform;
an artificial sod mounted on the bottom plate of the platform; and
a ball movably placed on the artificial sod.
2. The football playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein
the artificial sod is located under the doll players.
3. The football playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein
the artificial sod is located between the bottom plate of the
platform and the ball to increase a height of the ball relative to
the bottom plate of the platform.
4. The football playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein
the artificial sod is located between the bottom plate of the
platform and the ball to increase a height of the ball relative to
each of the doll players.
5. The football playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein
each of the doll players has a protruding foot toe located at a
height substantially equal to that of a bottom of the ball.
6. The football playing table in accordance with claim 5, wherein
the foot toe of each of the doll players and the ball has a
relatively lower contact point, so that when the foot toe of each
of the doll players hits the ball, the ball is kicked outward and
upward to form a relatively higher ball.
7. The football playing table in accordance with claim 5, wherein
the ball is located adjacent to a radius of curvature of the foot
toe of each of the doll players to eliminate a dead corner of the
foot toe of each of the doll players.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a football playing table,
and more particularly to a football playing table having an
enhanced playing effect by kicking a higher ball and eliminating a
dead corner.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A conventional football playing table in accordance with the
prior art shown in FIG. 5 comprises a platform (not shown) having a
bottom plate 10, a plurality of doll players 11 each pivotally
mounted on the platform and each located above the bottom plate 10
of the platform, and a ball 12 movably placed on the bottom plate
10 of the platform. However, the ball 12 is located at a height
smaller than that of each of the doll players 11, so that a dead
corner "A" is formed between the ball 12 and each of the doll
players 11, thereby causing inconvenience to users when playing the
table football, and thereby greatly decreasing the amusement effect
of playing the table football.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided
a football playing table, comprising: a platform having a bottom
plate; a plurality of doll players each pivotally mounted on the
platform and each located above the bottom plate of the platform;
an artificial sod mounted on the bottom plate of the platform; and
a ball movably placed on the artificial sod.
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a football playing table having an enhanced playing effect by
kicking a higher ball and eliminating a dead corner.
[0007] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a
football playing table, wherein the artificial sod is located
between the bottom plate of the platform and the ball to increase a
height of the ball relative to the bottom plate of the platform and
each of the doll players.
[0008] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
football playing table, wherein the foot toe of each of the doll
players and the ball has a relatively lower contact point, so that
when the foot toe of each of the doll players hits the ball, the
ball is kicked outward and upward to form a higher ball, thereby
greatly enhancing the amusement effect of playing the table
football.
[0009] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
football playing table, wherein the height of the ball is increased
by provision of the artificial sod, so that the ball is located
adjacent to a radius of curvature of the foot toe of each of the
doll players so as to eliminate a dead corner of the foot toe of
each of the doll players, thereby facilitating a user playing the
table football.
[0010] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed
description with appropriate reference to the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a football playing table in
accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away perspective view of the
football playing table as shown in FIG. 1;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional
operational view of the football playing table as shown in FIG.
1;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional
operational view of the football playing table as shown in FIG. 1;
and
[0015] FIG. 5 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional
operational view of a conventional football playing table in
accordance with the prior art.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0016] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a
football playing table in accordance with the preferred embodiment
of the present invention comprises a platform 20 having a bottom
plate 21, a plurality of doll players 30 each pivotally mounted on
the platform 20 and each located above the bottom plate 21 of the
platform 20, an artificial sod 22 mounted on the bottom plate 21 of
the platform 20 and located under the doll players 30, and a ball
40 movably placed on the artificial sod 22.
[0017] In such a manner, the artificial sod 22 is located between
the bottom plate 21 of the platform 20 and the ball 40 to increase
a height of the ball 40 relative to the bottom plate 21 of the
platform 20 and each of the doll players 30. In addition, each of
the doll players 30 has a protruding foot toe 31 located at a
height substantially equal to that of a bottom of the ball 40.
Thus, the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 and the ball
40 has a relatively lower contact point 32 as shown in FIG. 3, so
that when the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 hits the
ball 40, the ball 40 is kicked outward and upward to form a higher
ball, thereby greatly enhancing the amusement effect of playing the
table football.
[0018] As shown in FIG. 4, the height of the ball 40 is increased
by provision of the artificial sod 22, so that the ball 40 is
located adjacent to a radius of curvature of the foot toe 31 of
each of the doll players 30 so as to eliminate a dead corner of the
foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30, thereby facilitating a
user playing the table football.
[0019] Accordingly, the artificial sod 22 is located between the
bottom plate 21 of the platform 20 and the ball 40 to increase a
height of the ball 40 relative to the bottom plate 21 of the
platform 20 and each of the doll players 30. In addition, the foot
toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 and the ball 40 has a
relatively lower contact point 32, so that when the foot toe 31 of
each of the doll players 30 hits the ball 40, the ball 40 is kicked
outward and upward to form a higher ball, thereby greatly enhancing
the amusement effect of playing the table football. Further, the
height of the ball 40 is increased by provision of the artificial
sod 22, so that the ball 40 is located adjacent to a radius of
curvature of the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 so as
to eliminate a dead corner of the foot toe 31 of each of the doll
players 30, thereby facilitating a user playing the table
football.
[0020] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood
that many other possible modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is,
therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will
cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true
scope of the invention.
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