Hand equipment and an enclosed game court for playing a recreational sporting game

Abstract

A new sport game in which players use either single or double-sided hand disc equipment for hitting a small bouncy ball off of multiple surfaces inside an enclosed game court. Goals are positioned on ends of the game court. The game court can include a mid wall with an opening between the mid wall and the ceiling. The game is played by striking the ball with the hand disc equipment; moving the ball over the mid wall using the hand disc equipment or a portion of a body of the user and scoring at least one point when the ball passes over the mid wall through the opening and is received in one of the goals.

I claim: 
     
         1 . Hand disc equipment comprising:
 at least one disc, said disc having a striking face and a non-striking face; and   a hand attachment device being coupled to the non-striking face of the at least one disc, the hand attachment device configured for receiving a hand or portion of a hand of a user for coupling the hand of the user to the hand disc equipment, wherein the at least one disc is formed of a rigid material, optionally the disc includes a coating and an image coupled or integral with the striking face, the image being positioned underneath the coating.   
     
     
         2 . The hand disc equipment according to  claim 1 , wherein the hand attachment device is band having a first portion of the band attached at a first position on the non-striking face and a second portion attached at a second position on the non-striking face, a loop of the band being formed between the first position and the second position, the loop of the band configured receiving the hand of the user. 
     
     
         3 . The hand disc equipment according to  claim 2  further comprising a finger loop attached to the non-striking face and a thumb pocket attached to the non-striking face, the finger loop configured for receiving a digit of the hand and the thumb pocket configured for receiving a thumb of the hand. 
     
     
         4 . The hand disc equipment according to  claim 1 , wherein the hand attachment device is band having a first portion of the band attached at a first position on the non-striking face, a second portion of the band attached at a second position on the non-striking face, a third portion of the band attached to the non-striking face at a third position, the third position being between the first position and the second position, a first loop being formed between the first position and the third position and a second loop being formed between the second position and the third position, the first loop of the band configured for receiving a first digit of the hand and the second loop of the band configured for receiving a second digit of the hand. 
     
     
         5 . The hand disc equipment according to  claim 1 , further comprising a first coupling member of a first strap attached to the non-striking face, the first strap being formed of a hook and loop material and at least one first tab, the at least one first tab being attached to the non-striking face, a wrist band, a glove, an item of clothing, or a second strap, the tab being formed of a hook and loop material, wherein the first strap being configured for removably attaching to the tab or a second coupling member of a string attached to the non-striking face. 
     
     
         6 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 1  wherein the hand attachment device is a finger pocket attached to the non-striking face and a thumb pocket attached to the non-striking face, wherein the finger pocket configured for receiving one or more digits of the hand and the thumb pocket configured for receiving the thumb of the hand, optionally the thumb pocket being formed of a rigid or semi-rigid material, and alternatively, the thumb pocket being positioned over a thumb hole formed in the disc to receive the thumb of the hand on the striking face. 
     
     
         7 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 1  further comprising a finger tip guard, the finger tip guard being removably or permanently attached to a top portion on the non-striking face of the at least one disc, the finger tip guard optionally including a cavity, the cavity configured for receiving one or more digits of the hand of the user. 
     
     
         8 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 1  further comprising a palm pad, the palm pad being coupled to the non-striking face of the at least one disc or between the hand attachment device and the non-striking face of the at least one disc and optionally padding attached to the non-striking face of the at least one disc. 
     
     
         9 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 1  comprising two discs, the hand attachment device is coupled to the non-striking face of each of the discs, wherein the hand disc equipment is double sided hand disc equipment including a first striking face of a first of the discs and a second striking face of a second of the discs opposing one another, the discs being aligned in opposing directions to one another, and a diameter of the first of the discs being the same or different than a diameter of a second of the discs, optionally the first of the discs being smaller and being attached at a center of the second of the discs being larger. 
     
     
         10 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 9  wherein the hand attachment device is band having a first portion of the band attached at a first position on the non-striking faces of the two discs, a second portion of the band attached at a second position on the non-striking faces of the two discs, a third portion of the band attached to the non-striking face of one of the discs at a third position, the third position being between the first position and the second position, a first loop being formed between the first position and the third position of the band and a second loop being formed between the second position and the third position of the band, an opening formed between the third position and a non-striking face of a second one of the discs, the first loop of the band configured for receiving a first digit of the hand and the second loop of the band configured for receiving a second digit of the hand, and the opening formed between the third position and the non-striking face configured for receiving a third digit of the hand. 
     
     
         11 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 9  wherein the hand attachment device is a u-shaped connection attached to a first one of the discs, the u-shaped connection being removably attached to a second one of the discs, wherein the u-shaped connection is configured to receive a digit of the hand of the user. 
     
     
         12 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 9  wherein the hand attachment device is a glove, one or more finger portions of the glove being attached to a first one of the discs and a thumb portion of the glove being attached to a second one of the discs. 
     
     
         13 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 9  wherein a connective outer edging couples the two discs to one another, and the hand attachment device is an insert, the insert including a plurality of openings, wherein the openings are configured to each receive a digit of the hand of the user. 
     
     
         14 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 1  wherein the striking face has a concave shape and the non-striking face has a convex shape. 
     
     
         15 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 1  wherein the striking face includes a flange extending around a recessed central portion of the striking face. 
     
     
         16 . The hand disc equipment of  claim 1  comprising two discs and a protective disc, the hand attachment device is coupled to a first surface of the protective disc and a non-striking face of a first one of the discs, a second surface of the protective disc being attached to a non-striking surface of a second one of the discs, wherein the hand disc equipment is multi surface hand disc equipment including a first striking face of the first one of the discs and a second striking face of the second one of the discs opposing one another, the two discs being in alignment to one another, and a diameter of the first one of the discs being the same or different than a diameter of a second one of the discs, the protective disc extending from the two discs, wherein the protective disc or alternate shape can be configured to cover a hand, wrist, and forearm of a user. 
     
     
         17 . An apparatus built as a room for playing a sports game comprising:
 an enclosed game court comprising end walls connected to respective sidewalls and floor at corners, a ceiling coupled to the end walls and the sidewalls, optionally the end walls, sidewalls and ceiling being coupled to one another with a framework and a plurality of panels attached to the framework for forming the end walls, the sidewalls and the ceiling; and end walls, having vertical corner vents; and entry doors located at side walls or end walls;   a mid wall positioned between the end walls at a central portion of the sidewalls, the mid wall having a height less than a height of the sidewalls; an opening positioned between the top of the mid wall and the ceiling; and a goal centrally positioned on end walls being two opposite and opposing goal walls and being openings to receive a ball, optionally having smaller apertures to return the ball to the court, and goal walls being parallel to a central mid wall; and   optionally a wireless detector associated with the goals, the wireless detector detecting motion and projecting audio and visual effects in response to the motion; optionally one or more of a scoring system, lighting system, camera system, and screen monitor being coupled or associated with the enclosed game court and optionally the enclosed game court being movable.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17  wherein the mid wall being removably attached to a rear of a pair of trucks when the rear end walls of trucks abut to close proximity; the mid wall frame being attached to both truck openings and located above bumper guards and attached to the rear of the respective trucks and extend a horizontal length of the trucks, the opposite end walls being end walls of the trucks and the opposite sidewalls being sidewalls of the trucks. 
     
     
         19 . A method for playing a sports game comprising the steps of:
 striking a ball with hand disc equipment in an enclosed court after coupling the hand disc equipment to a hand or a portion of a hand of a player, the hand disc equipment comprising at least one disc, the disc having a striking face and a non-striking face and hand attachment device coupled to the non-striking face of the at least one disc for coupling the hand or a portion of a hand of a player to the hand disc equipment, the at least one disc is formed of a rigid material;   the enclosed game court comprising end walls are connected to respective sidewalls at corners, ceiling coupled to the end walls and sidewalls, optionally the end walls, sidewalls and ceiling being coupled to one another with a framework and a plurality of panels attached to the framework for forming the end walls, sidewalls and ceiling, a mid wall positioned between the end walls at a central portion of the sidewalls, the mid wall having a height less than a height of the sidewalls, an opening positioned between a top of the mid wall and the ceiling; and a goal positioned on end walls;   moving the ball, wherein the ball is formed of rubber, over the mid wall by using the hand disc equipment or a portion of a body of the user; and   scoring at least one point when the ball passes over the mid wall through the opening and is received in one of the goals; and winning the game by scoring the most points.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein the hand disc equipment comprising two discs, the hand attachment device is coupled to the non-striking face of each of the discs, wherein the hand disc equipment is double-sided hand disc equipment including a first striking face of a first of the discs and a second striking face of a second of the discs opposing one another, optionally, the discs being concentric to one another, and a diameter of the first of the discs being the same or different than a diameter of a second of the discs.