Game system including ball on a string and target

Abstract

A stylized game system which includes a tossable object such as a ball 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 placing the object into a goal located on the backboard. The goal and backboard could be a cup, a hoop, or other receptacle for receiving the 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 object connected to a string affixed to a raised surface, said raised surface located above said backboard;   a goal connected to said backboard, said goal configured for receiving said tossable object; and   a receiver mounted within said backboard for receiving said goal.   
     
     
         2 . The game system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 said tossable object comprising a ball;   said goal comprising a base having a receptacle for receiving said ball;   a hook piercing said ball, said hook including a proximal end and a distal end;   said proximal end of said hook comprising a loop for receiving one end of said string; and   said distal end of said hook comprising at least one barb for securing said ball.   
     
     
         3 . The game system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 said receptacle comprising a hoop; and   said goal comprising a net suspended from said hoop, said hoop and net configured for receiving said ball.   
     
     
         4 . The game system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 said barb of said hook including an interior face configured for interfacing with an exterior face of said ball; and   wherein said barb rests against said exterior face of said ball, thereby preventing said ball from disengaging with said hook.   
     
     
         5 . The game system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 said barb of said hook including a pointed tip for piercing said ball; and   wherein said barb resides within an interior space of said ball, said barb configured to prevent said ball from disengaging with said hook.   
     
     
         6 . 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 a receive 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 tossable object comprising a ball;   said goal comprising a base having a spherical receptacle for receiving said ball;   a hook piercing said ball, said hook including a proximal end and a distal end;   said proximal end of said hook comprising a loop for receiving a second end of said string; and   said distal end of said hook comprising at least one barb for securing said ball.   
     
     
         8 . The game system of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 said receptacle comprising a hoop; and   said goal comprising a net suspended from said hoop, said hoop and net configured for receiving said ball.   
     
     
         9 . The game system of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 said barb of said hook including an interior face configured for interfacing with an exterior face of said ball; and   wherein said barb rests against said exterior face of said ball, thereby preventing said ball from disengaging with said hook.   
     
     
         10 . The game system of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 said barb of said hook including a pointed tip for piercing said ball; and   wherein said barb resides within an interior space of said ball, said barb configured to prevent said ball from disengaging with said hook.