Tethered-ball game having suspended receiving means

Claim 1

A tethered-ball game apparatus wherein two players are required to cooperate to achieve the object of the game, said apparatus including a receiving member comprising a cup having side walls and a bottom, a tossing member comprising a ball of such size as to be receivable within said receiving means, suspension means for suspending said receiving member between said two players, said suspension means comprising a first flexible suspension line having one of its ends fixed to one side of said receiving member above the center of gravity of said receiving member and the other of its ends releasibly fixed to one of said players, and a second flexible suspension line having one of its ends fixed to the opposite side of said receiving member above the center of gravity of said receiving member and the other of its ends releasibly fixed to the other of said players, and a flexible tether, one end of said flexible tether being fixed to said bottom of said receiving member, said tossing member being carried at the opposite end of said flexible tether, said flexible tether and said tossing member being so constructed and arranged that said tossing member will assume a pendulum-like motion upon swinging of said receiving member on said first suspension line and said second suspension line.