Game system including ring on a string and target

Abstract

A stylized game system which includes a tossable object such as a ball or a ring affixed to a string. The tossable object is suspended from the string a distance away from a backboard and is attached to a raised surface such as a ceiling or a telescoping pole. The object is tossed along a path toward the backboard with the intent of hooking the ring onto a goal located on the backboard. The goal and backboard could be a cup or a hoop or a hook, depending upon the tossable object.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A game system comprising:
 a backboard with a front face, said backboard mounted to a vertical surface;   a tossable ring connected to a string affixed to a raised surface, said raised surface located above said backboard;   a hook releasably attached to said backboard, said hook configured for receiving said tossable ring;   said hook including a distal end having a pair of alignment tabs;   a receiver mounted within said backboard for receiving said hook, said receiver including a pair of gaps corresponding with and configured to receive said alignment tabs; and   wherein said receiver and said alignment tabs are configured to force said hook to interface with said backboard in a proper orientation for receiving said ring.   
     
     
         2 . The game system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a telescoping arm including a first end and a second end;   said first end of said telescoping arm comprising an insert to be received by an arm receiver located within said backboard;   said raised surface comprising said second end of said telescoping arm configured for receiving a first end of said string; and   said telescoping arm comprised of a plurality of interlocking telescoping segments.   
     
     
         3 . The game system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 said arm receiver placed within a hole located in said front face of said backboard;   said arm receiver including a recess at a diagonal angle; and   said insert of said telescoping arm including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being narrower than said second portion, wherein said first portion is configured to be received by said recess and said second portion configured to rest flush against an exterior end of said arm receiver.   
     
     
         4 . The game system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 said second end of said telescoping arm including a pair of holes for receiving said first end of said string.   
     
     
         5 . A game system comprising:
 a backboard with a front face, said backboard mounted to a vertical surface;   a tossable ring connected to a second end of a string, a first end of said string being affixed to a distal end of a telescoping arm;   a hook releasably attached to said backboard, said hook configured for receiving said tossable ring;   said hook including a distal end having a pair of alignment tabs;   a hook receiver mounted within said backboard for receiving said hook, said hook receiver including a pair of gaps corresponding with and configured to receive said alignment tabs;   wherein said receiver and said alignment tabs are configured to force said hook to interface with said backboard in a proper orientation for receiving said ring;   a proximal end of said telescoping arm comprising an insert to be received by an arm receiver located within said backboard; and   said telescoping arm comprised of a plurality of interlocking telescoping segments.   
     
     
         6 . A game system comprising:
 a backboard with a front face, said backboard mounted to a vertical surface;   a tossable ring connected to a string affixed to a raised surface, said raised surface located above said backboard;   a hook releasably attached to said backboard, said hook configured for receiving said tossable ring;   a telescoping arm including a first end and a second end;   said first end of said telescoping arm comprising an insert to be received by an arm receiver located within said backboard;   said raised surface comprising said second end of said telescoping arm configured for receiving a first end of said string; and   said telescoping arm comprised of a plurality of interlocking telescoping segments.   
     
     
         7 . The game system of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 said arm receiver placed within a hole located in said front face of said backboard;   said arm receiver including a recess at a diagonal angle; and   said insert of said telescoping arm including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being narrower than said second portion, wherein said first portion is configured to be received by said recess and said second portion configured to rest flush against an exterior end of said arm receiver.