An improved game and equipment therefor

Abstract

A mallet for use in a game includes a shaft connected at one end to a mallet head. The mallet head includes a first planar strike face being parallel to that of the shaft axis and a second planar oblique strike face also parallel to the shaft axis, the angle between and first and oblique planar strike faces being between 0 and 90 degrees.

1 . A mallet for use in a game, the mallet comprising;
 a shaft having a shaft axis and being connected at one end to a mallet head;   the mallet head comprising:
 a first planar strike face disposed in a plane, the plane of the first strike face being parallel to the shaft axis, and 
 a second planar oblique strike face disposed in a plane, the plane of the second planar oblique strike face also being parallel to the shaft axis, the angle between the first planar strike face and the oblique planar strike faces being less than 90 degrees. 
   
     
     
         2 . The mallet according to  claim 1 , wherein the angle between the first planar strike face and the oblique strike face is 10-60°. 
     
     
         3 . The mallet according to  claim 2 , wherein the angle between the first planar strike face and the oblique strike face is 10-45°. 
     
     
         4 . The mallet according to  claim 1 , wherein the angle between the first planar strike face and the oblique strike face is from 30-45°. 
     
     
         5 . The mallet according to  claim 1 , wherein a first edge of the oblique strike face, parallel to the shaft is connected by third strike face to a first edge of the first strike face. 
     
     
         6 . The mallet according to  claim 5 , wherein a second edge of the oblique strike face is connected by a fourth strike face to a second edge of the first strike face. 
     
     
         7 . The mallet according to  claim 5 , wherein the third strike face is perpendicular to the first strike face. 
     
     
         8 . The mallet according to  claim 6 , wherein the fourth strike face is perpendicular to the first strike face. 
     
     
         9 . The mallet according to  claim 1 , wherein the oblique strike face is smoothly curved. 
     
     
         10 . The mallet according to  claim 9 , wherein the curve is a concave curve. 
     
     
         11 . (canceled)