Aquatic game apparatus and method

Abstract

An aquatic game apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a water skipping article, comprising a high-density foam material, a top surface having a rounded side profile, a rounded outer perimeter, and a bottom surface. The top surface of the water skipping article comprises a first elliptically extended face, a second elliptically extended face, and a continuous smooth-edged outer perimeter. The apparatus comprises a target, comprising a pop-up board and at least one of a plurality of fillable weight bags coupled to the pop-up board by at least one of a plurality of straps, wherein the fillable bags are configured to stabilize the target on a water surface. The pop-up board of the target comprises an upper surface having a plurality of pocketed nets, and a lower surface having a plurality of integrally formed flotation units, wherein the upper surface is elevated above the lower surface by a support pole.

I/We claim: 
     
         1 . An aquatic game apparatus, comprising:
 a water skipping article, comprising:
 a high-density foam material; 
 a top surface having a rounded side profile, the top surface comprising:
 a first elliptically extended face; 
 a second elliptically extended face; and 
 a continuous smooth-edged outer perimeter; 
 
 a rounded outer perimeter; and 
 a bottom surface; 
   a target, comprising:
 a pop-up board, comprising:
 an upper surface having a plurality of pocketed nets; and 
 a lower surface having a plurality of integrally formed flotation units, wherein:
 the upper surface is elevated above the lower surface by a support pole; and 
 
 
 at least one of a plurality of fillable weight bags coupled to the pop-up board by at least one of a plurality of straps, wherein:
 the fillable weight bags are configured to stabilize the target on a water surface. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the support pole comprises:
 a semi-rigid stanchion; and   an elastic canvas comprising:
 an upper end coupled to the upper surface of the pop-up board; and 
 a lower end coupled to the lower surface of the pop-up board; 
   wherein:
 the semi-rigid stanchion is insertably coupled to the elastic canvas at both ends of the elastic canvas. 
   
     
     
         3 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pocketed nets comprise a mesh material. 
     
     
         4 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of integrally formed flotation units are in a triangular prism configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each integrally formed flotation unit comprises a foam material housed within a waterproof sleeve. 
     
     
         6 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the pop-up board further comprises an integrally-formed wire frame. 
     
     
         7 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the wire frame comprises a semi-rigid material. 
     
     
         8 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the wire frame comprises steel wire. 
     
     
         9 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the water skipping article is substantially flat. 
     
     
         10 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the water skipping article further comprises a waterproof fabric. 
     
     
         11 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the high-density foam material is housed within the waterproof fabric. 
     
     
         12 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of straps is adjustable. 
     
     
         13 . The aquatic game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fillable weight bags comprise a waterproof canvas material. 
     
     
         14 . A method of using an aquatic game apparatus, the method comprising:
 skipping a water skipping article along a surface of water, the water skipping article comprising:
 a high-density foam material; 
 a top surface having a rounded side profile, the top surface comprising:
 a first elliptically extended face; 
 a second elliptically extended face; and 
 a continuous smooth-edged outer perimeter; 
 
 a rounded outer perimeter; and 
 a bottom surface; and 
   contacting a target with the water skipping article, the target comprising:
 a pop-up board, comprising:
 an upper surface having a plurality of nets; and 
 a lower surface having a plurality of integrally formed flotation units, wherein:
 the upper surface is elevated above the lower surface by a support pole; and 
 
 
 at least one of a plurality of fillable weight bags coupled to the pop-up board by at least one of a plurality of straps, wherein:
 the fillable weight bags are configured to stabilize the target on a water surface. 
 
   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising skipping the water skipping article into at least one of the plurality of pocketed nets. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising tallying one point upon skipping the water skipping article into at least one of the plurality of pocketed nets. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising flexing the upper surface of the pop-up board upon contacting the target with the water skipping article. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the support pole comprises:
 a semi-rigid stanchion; and   an elastic canvas comprising:
 an upper end coupled to the upper surface of the pop-up board; and 
 a lower end coupled to the lower surface of the pop-up board; 
   wherein:
 the semi-rigid stanchion is insertably coupled to the elastic canvas at both ends of the elastic canvas.