Handball game utilizing paired tethered balls

Claim 1

A handball type game and apparatus therefor, for individual and team players, played on a court layout, comprising a horizontal and a vertical playing surface means including a game area means, and a pair of tethered spherical balls, said tethered balls being especially suited for one of said players to make one-handed throws, that is, both of said tethered balls are thrown simultaneously from one hand, and also for one of said players to make two-handed catches, that is, one ball each of said tethered balls is caught separately and simultaneously in the hands of one of said players, each ball of said pair of tethered spherical balls being substantially identical in nature and consisting substantially of resilient and pliable organic material, each said ball having an optimum diameter of about 15/8 to 27/8 inches (4.2 to 7.4 cms), each said ball having an optimum weight of about 1.1 to 3.5 ounces (31 to 100 gms), each said ball having an optimum relative vertical rebound characteristic value of about 50 to 90 percent, said tethered balls being connected together by a strong, flexible, inelastic cord, said cord having an optimum length between individual balls of about 10 to 20 inches (25.4 to 50.8 cms), whereby said players normally utilize said tethered balls on said court layout for throwing, catching, and rebound play, in a prescribed manner, in order to gain maximum point score.