Abstract:
A gaming system for providing a handicapped level of competition between two or more players is provided. The gaming system may include a launch area, a target, and a runway extending between the launch area and the target. The runway may have a runway slope having an angle of between about 3 and 22 degrees from horizontal such that an elevation of the launch area is above or below an elevation of the target. The runway slope may handicap a difficulty level of a competition for two or more players attempting to advance a projectile toward a target by making the difficulty level more difficult for at least one player, easier for at least one player, or both.
Abstract:
A real time physical reality immersive experience having gameification of actions taken in physical reality combines endurance events and gaming aspects to create a novel entertainment systems, methods, and apparatus, including Modular Efficiently Transformable Assembly Structures (METAS).
Abstract:
An artificial snow skiing surface has a number of spaced-apart rigid projections extending from a base. The surface is formed by joining like tile members that attach at side-by-side and end-to-end joints to form the mat. The joints and inherent flexibility of the tiles enable the mat to conform to irregular or non-planar substrates.
Abstract:
An apparatus for an a method of closing a fixed gap in an activity surface such as a turfed racetrack is described. The apparatus comprises a movable turf tray having an upper surface with the same characteristics as the activity surface and means for guiding the tray into the gap so as to wedge the tray releasably in the gap and thereby to provide a substantially continuous activity surface. The apparatus can be used to provide a reconfigurable racetrack crossing with the permanent road gap in the racetrack being closeable by means of the movable turf tray. Overlapping edges of the turf tray provide a weight wedging action which provides reliable pressure joins. This also has application for creating reconfigurable turfed activity surfaces such as are used in sports stadia and the like.
Abstract:
A tennis court (25) comprising a marked-off playing area in the form of a rectangle defined by two parallel sidelines (3, 4) and two parallel baselines (5, 6). Part of the playing area, starting from its centre, is divided into two halves by means of a centre line (7) extending parallel to the sidelines, which halves are further marked off by means of service lines (10, 11) extending parallel to the baselines (5, 6), in such a manner that rectangular service courts (8, 9) are formed within the playing area. These service courts (8, 9) are furthermore marked off to have their width narrowed (21-24, 26-29), at least over part thereof extending from the service line (10, 11). This narrowing (21-24, 26-29) may extend over its entire length of the service courts (8, 9), both adjacently to the sidelines (3, 4) and adjacently to the centre line (7). With such narrowing (21-24, 26-29) the chance of returning a service increases, however without undesirably influencing the speed with which the service can be hit. The narrowing (21-24, 26-29) can be marked off with new tennis courts as well as with existing tennis courts.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses equipment suitable for night time golf, tennis and other games played outside on a playing surface. The playing surface is divided into portions (3, 4, 5, 6) by marking strips (10) which are substantially continuous with the playing surface and which are luminescent. Preferably fluorescent marking strips are provided and the playing surface is illuminated by ultraviolet light sources (8). Apparatus (40, 60) for washing and irradiating, or just irradiating, a fluorescent ball (31) is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method of preparing a field for the play of a club and ball game, including the steps of (a) defining on said field one or more playable surfaces including: (i) a tee-off area, said area determining a region where game players are permitted to commence play; (ii) a fairway at least partially bounded by one or more one or more unplayable areas; (iii) a green; and (iv) a hole opening into a playable surface of the green, wherein the hole is configured to receive a game ball therein; and (b) defining, on the one or more playable surfaces, one or more corrals, each of said corrals defining an area where game events may commence from.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a surface-elastic floor comprising a floor element consisting of at least one floorboard connected by means of a profile, said floor element being connected to a load distribution layer applied to an elastic layer (54) or an oscillating carrier. The aim of the invention is to simplify the structure and the laying of said floor. To this end, at least one of the floorboards is connected to at least one load distribution element (20) of the load distribution layer to form pre-fabricated assembly modules (1,1') and the profile has a horizontal and vertical locking element at least along the longitudinal edges (16, 18), that is engaged with an adjacent floorboard or an adjacent assembly module (1,1') by being brought into a right angle and/or by means of an approximately pre-determinable movement. The assembly modules (1,1') are delivered to the building site as units pre-fabricated by the manufacturer.
Abstract:
An activity system which Includes a play area and at least one wall, which defines two opposed play surfaces on opposite sides of the wall. Each play surface is capable of facilitating an activity. At least one aperture is formed in the at least one wall, which allows users of the activity system to complete an objective of an activity facilitated by the activity system.
Abstract:
An artificial snow skiing surface has a number of spaced-apart rigid projections extending from a base. The surface is formed by joining like tile members that attach at side-by-side and end-to-end joints to form the mat. The joints and inherent flexibility of the tiles enable the mat to conform to irregular or non-planar substrates.