Slap shot hockey game

Claim 1

A game apparatus comprising: a. a rectangular playing surface; b. two adjacent like playing fields on said playing surface; c. said playing fields sloping downwardly in opposite directions toward each end of the playing surface from the transverse medial center thereof; d. sidewalls and end walls enclosing said playing surface; e. axially movable and rotatable rods supported transversely of said playing surface on said sidewalls; f. bearing means fixed to said sidewalls arranged in opposed pairs with each pair of bearing means carrying a rod for axial and rotative movement; g. paddle elements on each rod; h. a ball movable on one or the other of said playing fields; whereby manipulation of each of the rods either axially or rotatively will cause a paddle element thereon to strike the ball to impart movement and direction of movement to said ball, including: i. a goal opening centrally in each end wall; j. an elastic and resilient liner secured to the inside surface of said side and end walls; k. means fixed to the lower portion of said side and end walls providing an inclined banking surface relative to the playing surface; whereby said ball will rebound into the playing field when striking said elastic and resilient liner wherein said rods provide for each playing field: 1. a goal tender rod; m. a defensive rod; n. an offensive rod; wherein in each playing field: o. said goal tender rod is disposed adjacent the goal opening in the end wall thereof; p. a single paddle is fixed centrally to said goal tender rod; q. said offensive rod is disposed adjacent to the transverse medial portion of the playing surface at the higher most portion of its associated playing field; r. three transversely spaced paddles are fixedly secured to said offensive rod; s. said defensive rod being disposed substantially midway between said goal tender rod and offensive rod; t. two transversely spaced paddles are fixedly secured to said defensive rod; including: u. a ball receiving pocket arranged exteriorly of each end wall at the goal opening therein; v. a limit stop at one terminal end of each defensive and offensive rod; w. a limit stop and handle at the other end of each defensive and offensive rods; x. defensive and offensive rods having the limit stops at the terminal end thereof disposed laterally outward of one sidewall with the stops at the terminal ends of the other alternate defensive and offensive rods disposed laterally outwardly of the other sidewall; wherein: y. the limit stop and handle on the defensive and offensive rods are disposed laterally outwardly of the sidewalls; including: z. a strip element providing a vertical stop arranged one on each side of said goal opening in each end wall; aa. said means providing an inclined banking surface lying against each said strip element; and bb. said single paddle on the goal tender rod being adapted to clear said vertical stop to remove the ball should it rest thereon.