Abstract: A tee ball stand with a ball holder fitted to a two-piece adjustable stanchion received by a flex sleeve supported from a base hub. Weighted legs formed from hexagonal tubing are fitted at right angles into hex sockets of the base hub to prevent twisting. The outer ends of the legs are closed with an end cap having a ground engaging spur to resist sliding on the ground.

Abstract: A wheel-driven flying disc launcher for conventionally sized and weighted flying discs to achieve optimal velocity, lift and angular momentum for sustained flight. Flying discs having a diameter in the range of 15 cm to 28 cm and a weight in the range of 60 gm to 120 gm engage a spinning drive wheel having a diameter in the range of 10 to 25 cm for discharge through an annulus chute having a width substantially equal to the diameter of the flying disc to be launched and extending through an angle ? around the center of the drive wheel in the range of 45 to 80 degrees.

Abstract: A tee ball stand with a ground engaging base, a perpendicular stanchion connected to the base, and a resiliently flexible ball holder mounted atop the stanchion. The ball holder is formed from sheeting material rolled into a frusto-conical shape and maintained in such shape on a tapered base fitting. The base fitting includes a longitudinal abutment edge to align the longitudinal edge of the sheeting material with respect to the base and radially projecting pegs which register with holes in the lower skirt of the sheeting material in order to maintain the sheeting material in the proper frusto-conical shape and to prevent separation from the base.

Abstract: A tee ball stand with an adjustable length ball support stanchion having a thin fiber wand as a section thereof which readily deflects when the stanchion is struck by an errant blow from a bat and which then causes the support stanchion to return to an upright position. The lower end of the stanchion is connected to an X-frame base which is tip resistant and which may be readily disassembled or collapsed for lineal storage alongside the upright stanchion in a tube or sleeve. A double layered, fabric cone is connected to the upper end of the stanchion to support a ball. The ball support cone readily deflects if struck by a bat and returns to its original shape.

Abstract: A collapsible and easily portable soccer trainer having a pair of spaced apart, X-shaped side frames. The rear legs of the X-shaped side frames are connected to cross members which receive an upright net panel connected to the frame by a plurality of tensioning cords. The forward legs of the X-shaped side frames receive a curvilinear net panel connected to the forward legs by a plurality of tensioning cords. Brace members interconnect the forward legs to maintain uniform separation but are offset from the plane defined by the curvilinear net panel so as to prevent inadvertent deflection of a soccer ball by contact with the rigid frame elements.

Abstract: A hockey blade having a malleable metal core sandwiched between the lower portions of the front and rear planar striking surfaces fabricated of semi-rigid, but bendable and durable, high strength molded plastic material. The metal core also extends through the molded neck of the blade received within the tubular end of the hockey stick handle. Thus, the blade may be bent along its length to a desired and retained curvature.

Abstract: A self-righting tee ball stand with a base, an adjustable length ball support stanchion and a flex connector joining the base and stanchion to easily yield when the stanchion is struck and to cause the stanchion to return to an upright orientation. The flex connector includes a two-piece rigid outer housing containing a helical spring encased in a cylindrical bellows.

Abstract: The present invention provides a soccer game table comprising a game surface; at least four sidewall sections surrounding the game surface; and a corner defined by the intersection of two of the sidewall sections, the corner having a curved face. Another preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a soccer game table comprising a game surface; at least four sidewall sections surrounding the game surface; a substantially right-angled corner defined by the intersection of two of the sidewall sections; and a removable corner member having a curved face, the removable corner member being adapted to convert the substantially right-angled corner to a rounded corner.

Abstract: A soccer game table comprising; a game surface having an opening therein and a plunger provided in the game surface opening, the plunger being adapted to release a game ball onto the game surface as a result of a vertical displacement of the plunger, and wherein the plunger comprises; a cylindrical cup extending into said game surface opening, the cup having an upper opening, a lower end wall, and a lower end wall bore; a piston adapted to be pushed into a depressed position in said cup, the piston including an upper surface adapted to slide within the cup, and including a stem adapted to slide through the cup lower end wall bore; a way of biasing the piston towards the cup upper opening; and a way for selectively retaining the piston in the depressed position.

Abstract: A soccer game table comprising; a game surface having an opening therein and a plunger provided in said game surface opening, said plunger being adapted to release a game ball onto the game surface as a result of a vertical displacement of said plunger, and wherein said plunger comprises; a cylindrical cup extending into said game surface opening, said cup having an upper opening, a lower end wall, and a lower end wall bore; a piston adapted to be pushed into a depressed position in said cup, said piston including an upper surface adapted to slide within said cup, and including a stem adapted to slide through the cup lower end wall bore; a means of biasing said piston towards the cup upper opening; and a means for selectively retaining the piston in the depressed position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a soccer game table comprising a game surface; at least four sidewall sections surrounding the game surface; and a corner defined by the intersection of two of the sidewall sections, the corner having a curved face. Another preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a soccer game table comprising a game surface; at least four sidewall sections surrounding the game surface; a substantially right-angled corner defined by the intersection of two of the sidewall sections; and a removable corner member having a curved face, the removable corner member being adapted to convert the substantially right-angled corner to a rounded corner.