Game rosary

Abstract

A sports-oriented religious apparatus in the form of a game rosary, including a string of beads having a least a subset of the beads representing one or more implements used in the execution of a single sport. In an alternative configuration, the string of beads includes a loop of a first set of beads and a tail of a second set of beads connected to the loop of the first set of beads, at least a portion of the beads of the first and second set of beads representing one of more implements associated with the execution of a single sport.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a string of beads having at least a subset of the beads representing one or more implements used in the execution of a single sport.   
   
   
       2 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the subset of the beads represents bases in the sport of baseball. 
   
   
       3 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the string of beads includes a loop of a first set of beads and a tail of a second set of beads connected to the loop. 
   
   
       4 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the loop of a first set of beads includes a set of beads that represent bases in the sport of baseball. 
   
   
       5 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the bases includes three infield bases and a home plate. 
   
   
       6 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a first group of beads in the subset of beads represents bases in the sport of baseball, and wherein a second group of beads in the subset of beads represents players in the sport of baseball. 
   
   
       7 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein one or more beads bear an insignia of a team associated with the single sport. 
   
   
       8 . An apparatus comprising:
 a string of beads, including a loop of a first set of beads and a tail of a second set of beads connected to the loop of the first set of beads, at least a portion of the beads of the first and second set of beads representing one or more implements associated with the execution of a single sport.   
   
   
       9 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein each of a least a subset of the first set of beads represents a player associated with a team of the single sport. 
   
   
       10 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein a number of at least a subset of the second set of beads represents a coach of the team. 
   
   
       11 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein at least one implement includes a bat related to the sport of baseball. 
   
   
       12 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the single sport is the sport of baseball, and wherein the remainder of the first set of beads represent bases in the sport of baseball. 
   
   
       13 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein one or more beads of the first or second set of beads bear an insignia of a team associated with the single sport. 
   
   
       14 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the insignia includes a logo. 
   
   
       15 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the beads are shaped into a ball that is used in the single sport. 
   
   
       16 . An apparatus comprising:
 a string of beads having two or more beads representing one or more implements used in the execution of a single sport, and having at least one bead bearing an insignia of a team related to the single sport.   
   
   
       17 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the single sport is baseball. 
   
   
       18 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein the one or more implements include a base. 
   
   
       19 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein the one or more implements include a bat. 
   
   
       20 . An apparatus in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the two or more beads representing the one or more implements include each of the two or more beads bearing a number of a player of a team related to the single sport.