Asymmetric paddleball toy with play-direction switching slot

摘要

A paddleball toy having a paddle, a bounceable play ball, and an elastic tethering means. The paddle has an impact surface and an elongate handle with a handle longitudinal axis. The paddle has a front side and a back side. The handle connects to the impact surface at a lower end of the impact surface. The impact surface has a direction-switch slot extending from a slot bottom at an interior point of the impact surface to an exterior edge of the impact surface. The elastic tethering means tethers the play ball at a first end of the tethering means to a tether spot on the impact surface adjacent the slot bottom of the direction-switch slot so as to permit the tethering means to pass through the direction-switch slot as the play ball passes the impact surface from front side to back side, or back side to front side.

主权项

1. A paddleball toy comprising:
a paddle having an impact surface and an elongate handle with a handle longitudinal axis, said paddle having a front side and a back side, said handle connecting to said impact surface at a lower end of said impact surface, said impact surface having a direction-switch slot extending from a slot bottom at an interior point of said impact surface to an exterior edge of said impact surface; a bounceable play ball; and an elastic tethering means tethering said play ball at a first end of said tethering means to a tether spot on said impact surface adjacent said slot bottom of said direction-switch slot so as to permit said tethering means to pass through said direction-switch slot as said play ball passes said impact surface from said front side to said back side, and so as to permit said tethering means to pass through said direction-switch slot as said play ball passes said impact surface from said back side to said front side; and wherein said impact surface has a smaller lobe to a first side of said direction-switch slot and a larger lobe to a second side of said direction-switch slot.