Abstract: A golf game playable in an area of reduced size but closely simulating regulation golf using an enlarged ball having a scuff-resistant outer shell and a single dual faced golf club. The golf club has a head defining a first blade or ball striking surface which is curved or inclined to impart various degrees of loft to the ball depending on the location along the blade surface at which the ball is struck. The club head is provided with a second striking surface at the front edge of the first surface which is used for imparting a low, long distance trajectory to the ball as when driving the golf ball and which surface may also be used for putting the ball towards the target pin. The object is to advance the ball into a cup or specially designed target pin. The target pin includes a circular base ring which defines the target area and the base also supports an upstanding pin carrying an indicia bearing flag.

Abstract: Balls comprised of a (a) generally spherical-shaped center portion prepared from (1) a rolled-up piece of cloth, (2) preferably several wraps of yarn over the rolled-up cloth, and (3) preferably adhesive tape partially encasing the cloth and yarn, (B) yarn wound about this center portion, (C) adhesive tape substantially covering the yarn, and (D) a synthetic cloth cover (preferably a double knit polyester). The balls of this invention have substantially the same size, shape and performance characteristics (particularly the aerodynamic characteristics) of the balls they are meant to replace, i.e., baseballs or softballs, when thrown or hit; but are softer and lighter allowing for their use in congested areas--they do not travel as far when hit--and by or with young children who are more susceptible to injury with hard balls.

Abstract: A handle-equipped bowling ball comprising a spherical ball body provided with a pair of parallel, spaced-apart bores which are symmetrically disposed with respect to the center of the ball. In the surface of the ball there is a channel that extends between the mouths of the bores. A generally U-shaped handle structure is provided, characterized by parallel leg portions which are slidably movable in the bores of the body, and by a yoke portion that extends between and joins the leg portions, said yoke portion being adapted to occupy the channel in the body so as to present a flush exterior surface when the handle structure is retracted. The handle structure can be extended to a point where stops are engaged, to prevent its further pull-out; it is normally held retracted by coil springs disposed on the leg portions.

Abstract: A tennis ball is provided comprising a hollow sphere of natural rubber and/or synthetic rubber similar in resilience properties to natural rubber, said rubber containing a filler, said sphere containing a gas having the same or higher pressure than that of the surrounding atmosphere, said filler comprising chrome-tanned leather particles, all of the dimensions of which being within the range of 0.1-2.50 mm.

Abstract: An aerial projectile including a skeletal shell and a baffling material confined and/or supported by the skeletal shell. The skeletal shell is fabricated from a resilient, durable, light-weight and deformation resistant material such as nylon or other suitable plastic. The skeletal shell is formed with a predetermined shape generally defining a spatial configuration which may be spherical, ovoidal, ellipsoidal, hemispherical, or the like. The baffling material is in the form of a lightweight, resilient material such as plastic foam or the like. The baffling material forms at least a part of the external contour of the aerial projectile and may even be used to form protruding vanes or fins for the aerial projectile.

Abstract: A method of teaching golf utilizing a progression of golf balls of diminishing size. In one aspect, the method provides for starting with an oversize ball and using several increasingly smaller balls as the playing ability of the student improves until a conventional size ball is used. The method also contemplates the use of golf clubs with oversize heads. The present method contemplates a one-step reduction in the size of the golf club head from oversize to conventional size.

Abstract: A bowling ball which complies with the American Bowling Congress rules and which has the weight thereof distributed in such a manner that when the ball is rolled, the weight distribution produces a gyroscopic effect. The bowling ball has a segmented, light weight core. Two opposed segments are removed from an otherwise spherical core, and another segment positioned normal to the opposed segments is removed from the core. The third segment is replaced with a segment of relatively high density material to form a top weight which offsets the loss in weight occasioned by the subsequent drilling of finger holes. The core is centrally located within the ball and the main body of the ball is made of medium density material so that the main body material which fills the void provided by the two opposed segments provide two parallel arranged weights of medium density.

Abstract: A kit of a novel design of baseball game equipment, and which includes two hemispherical rubber balls, a stick-like bat and four brick-shaped, plastic base markers which are laid out spaced apart in a straight line for being run by a batter after having batted one of the half balls.

Abstract: A novel ball of large size and lightweight construction usable in the game of "softgolf." The ball may, for example, be approximately five inches in diameter, with this ball being relatable to a game playable in an area only approximately one-fifteenth of the area of a regulation golf course, with the length of play being approximately one-fifth the length of the regulation 18 hole golf course. The ball has a small weight-to-volume ratio in that it weighs approximately two ounces and is typically of light weight foam construction. The set of golf clubs used in accordance with this game each have heads of large size, with a face inclined at approximately the angle of the corresponding regulation golf club, and with each club having a weight very similar to that of the regulation golf club.

Abstract: A lightweight, non-injurious amusement ball designed for use in a restricted area or where it is desirable to prevent injury to the surroundings and participants from impact with the ball. The ball is fabricated from resilient, cellular plastic foam strips of rectangular cross section compressed in a central core and extending radially into an essentially spherical periphery. The periphery is impact absorbent and wind resistant for non-injurious activity and limited flight. A core is used to tie and compress the strips in the central core, providing increased density for stable trajectory.

Abstract: A baseball made to meet playing rule requirements as to size and weight but having a small segment removed therefrom so that the ball when thrown by a pitcher without any twist being imparted to the ball will curve in the same manner and degree as a conventional baseball when thrown by a competent curve ball pitcher.

Abstract: A collapsible bag is disclosed which when expanded is capable of sustaining and absorbing impact and which is suitable for use in physical conditioning activities such as karate punching and kicking techniques. An elongate flexible casing is provided which is supportable at one end. A collapsible envelope, which may be an inflatable air bladder, is disposed within the casing. A portion of the exterior surface of the bladder defines a cavity or recess for receiving a weighting material. Sufficient weighting material is disposed in the cavity to impart to the bag a desired impact absorption characteristic. The bladder is inflated by the user of the bag to cause the bag to be hardened to a desired level.

Abstract: A pressurized game ball including an air-permeable elastomeric wall defining a cavity containing a compressible inflation gas with the improvement being that the inflation gas includes predetermined mixed amounts of air and sulfur hexafluoride (SF.sub.6) gas which effectively enables the ball to retain its pressurized state within a desired range of pressures for a period of time significantly longer than the ball would remain pressurized if the inflation gas were air alone.

Abstract: In the center of the bowling ball a three-way valve has been mounted and iating from this, three tubes closed at one end, one of the tubes lying substantially in the plane containing the line of throw while the other two are laterally directed on either side of said plane. The system of tubes and valve contains a quantity of mercury substantially equivalent to the capacity of one tube, and the mercury may by means of the three-way valve be transferred from the central tube into one or the other side tube and thereby the center of gravity shifted to one side. The three-way valve is controllable by means of a stem, from the surface of the ball. In an alternative embodiment all three tubes lie in the plane containing the line of throw.

Abstract: A spherical structure constituting a practice golf ball and integrally formed of a tough synthetic resin has a polar axis and has: a circular equatorial vane perpendicular to the polar axis; a tubular hub disposed coaxially around the polar axis; a plurality of meridian vanes of substantially semicircular shape joined at their chordal parts to the hub part and spaced at equal angular intervals; and a middle band engirdling the spherical structure around the circumference of the equatorial vane, the semicircular outer edges of the meridian vanes and the middle band forming the outer spherical contour of the practice golf ball.

Abstract: A football-like game ball which is manually thrown through the air. The ball has a generally truncated ellipsoid outer contour with a Venturi-like nozzle passage extending coincident with a major axis of the ball. A plurality of weighted elements are located within or adjacent to an outer wall of the ball to provide rotational stability when the ball is thrown through the air and spun about the major axis.

Abstract: A ball adapted to be spun on the tip of the finger and have it whirl faster and longer due to a bearing inserted within the ball by means of an attached housing. The ball may be reinflated through an aperture in the bearing and a sealing valve member contained by the housing.The parts comprising the bearing and its associated housing can all be molded of plastic also, making the entire assembly lighter and simpler to manufacture.

Abstract: In a weighted ball formed having a central core either constructed entirely of metal, or having embedded therein, or surrounded by, a weighted member constructed perferably of metal, said ball having an intermediate filler material usually constructed of wound yarn, with a horsehide or other hide type of cover securely stitched in place to provide the finished product, said ball having a composite weight slightly in excess of a standard and regulation ball of the usual construction.

Abstract: A ball retrieving apparatus used by a player for independently practicing the art of tossing a ball. The ball retrieving apparatus comprises a lightweight ball pivotally and detachably communicating with an elastic rubber band. The elastic rubber band is anchored to an adjustable wrist support band worn on the player's wrist. When the ball is tossed in a forward direction, the elastic rubber band is stretched in a forward direction. The ball snaps back to the player, when the rubber band has reached its maximum forward displacement.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONMy invention relates to an unique and novel concept permitting a forward tossed ball to be returned to the player tossing the ball.It is known that ball members have been attached by means of an elastic band to stationary objects such as a rigid frame or a person's head.