Symmetrically arranged, hemispherical ball rebounding elements

Claim 1

A game apparatus for deflecting a resilient ball in an unpredictable manner comprising: a body member having a horizontally disposed base and a flat upper surface; a tether member attached between said upper surface of said body member and said ball to provide limited movement of said ball relative to said body member; a plurality of hemispheric ball-deflecting means projecting from said flat upper surface and arranged in an ordered pattern, the outer surface of each of said deflecting means providing bounce-producing surface means; said deflecting means, each being symetrical about a vertical axis and being positioned a distance relative to each other sufficient to cause the surface of said ball when forcibly received against said upper surface to contact at least a portion of one of said bounce-producing surfaces rather than contacting only a flat portion of said upper surface, thereby causing the elastic bouncing of said resilient ball off said bounce-producing surface in an unpredictable manner the length of the tether.