US20060170152A1

US20060170152A1 - Football playing table

Info

Publication number: US20060170152A1
Application number: US11/048,161
Authority: US
Inventors: Feng-Yi Tien
Original assignee: Acas Design Co Ltd
Current assignee: Acas Design Co Ltd
Priority date: 2005-02-01
Filing date: 2005-02-01
Publication date: 2006-08-03

Abstract

A football playing table includes a platform, a plurality of doll players, an artificial sod, and a ball. The artificial sod is located between the bottom plate of the platform and the ball to increase the height of the ball relative to the bottom plate and each of the doll players. Thus, the foot toe of each of the doll players and the ball has a relatively lower contact point, so that when the foot toe of each of the doll players hits the ball, the ball is kicked outward and upward to form a higher ball, thereby greatly enhancing the amusement effect of playing the table football.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a football playing table, and more particularly to a football playing table having an enhanced playing effect by kicking a higher ball and eliminating a dead corner.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional football playing table in accordance with the prior art shown in FIG. 5 comprises a platform (not shown) having a bottom plate 10, a plurality of doll players 11 each pivotally mounted on the platform and each located above the bottom plate 10 of the platform, and a ball 12 movably placed on the bottom plate 10 of the platform. However, the ball 12 is located at a height smaller than that of each of the doll players 11, so that a dead corner “A” is formed between the ball 12 and each of the doll players 11, thereby causing inconvenience to users when playing the table football, and thereby greatly decreasing the amusement effect of playing the table football.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a football playing table, comprising: a platform having a bottom plate; a plurality of doll players each pivotally mounted on the platform and each located above the bottom plate of the platform; an artificial sod mounted on the bottom plate of the platform; and a ball movably placed on the artificial sod.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a football playing table having an enhanced playing effect by kicking a higher ball and eliminating a dead corner.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a football playing table, wherein the artificial sod is located between the bottom plate of the platform and the ball to increase a height of the ball relative to the bottom plate of the platform and each of the doll players.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a football playing table, wherein the foot toe of each of the doll players and the ball has a relatively lower contact point, so that when the foot toe of each of the doll players hits the ball, the ball is kicked outward and upward to form a higher ball, thereby greatly enhancing the amusement effect of playing the table football.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a football playing table, wherein the height of the ball is increased by provision of the artificial sod, so that the ball is located adjacent to a radius of curvature of the foot toe of each of the doll players so as to eliminate a dead corner of the foot toe of each of the doll players, thereby facilitating a user playing the table football.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a football playing table in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away perspective view of the football playing table as shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional operational view of the football playing table as shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional operational view of the football playing table as shown in FIG. 1; and
FIG. 5 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional operational view of a conventional football playing table in accordance with the prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a football playing table in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a platform 20 having a bottom plate 21, a plurality of doll players 30 each pivotally mounted on the platform 20 and each located above the bottom plate 21 of the platform 20, an artificial sod 22 mounted on the bottom plate 21 of the platform 20 and located under the doll players 30, and a ball 40 movably placed on the artificial sod 22.
In such a manner, the artificial sod 22 is located between the bottom plate 21 of the platform 20 and the ball 40 to increase a height of the ball 40 relative to the bottom plate 21 of the platform 20 and each of the doll players 30. In addition, each of the doll players 30 has a protruding foot toe 31 located at a height substantially equal to that of a bottom of the ball 40. Thus, the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 and the ball 40 has a relatively lower contact point 32 as shown in FIG. 3, so that when the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 hits the ball 40, the ball 40 is kicked outward and upward to form a higher ball, thereby greatly enhancing the amusement effect of playing the table football.
As shown in FIG. 4, the height of the ball 40 is increased by provision of the artificial sod 22, so that the ball 40 is located adjacent to a radius of curvature of the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 so as to eliminate a dead corner of the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30, thereby facilitating a user playing the table football.
Accordingly, the artificial sod 22 is located between the bottom plate 21 of the platform 20 and the ball 40 to increase a height of the ball 40 relative to the bottom plate 21 of the platform 20 and each of the doll players 30. In addition, the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 and the ball 40 has a relatively lower contact point 32, so that when the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 hits the ball 40, the ball 40 is kicked outward and upward to form a higher ball, thereby greatly enhancing the amusement effect of playing the table football. Further, the height of the ball 40 is increased by provision of the artificial sod 22, so that the ball 40 is located adjacent to a radius of curvature of the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30 so as to eliminate a dead corner of the foot toe 31 of each of the doll players 30, thereby facilitating a user playing the table football.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A football playing table, comprising:

a platform having a bottom plate;

a plurality of doll players each pivotally mounted on the platform and each located above the bottom plate of the platform;

an artificial sod mounted on the bottom plate of the platform; and

a ball movably placed on the artificial sod.

2. The football playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein the artificial sod is located under the doll players.

3. The football playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein the artificial sod is located between the bottom plate of the platform and the ball to increase a height of the ball relative to the bottom plate of the platform.

4. The football playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein the artificial sod is located between the bottom plate of the platform and the ball to increase a height of the ball relative to each of the doll players.

5. The football playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the doll players has a protruding foot toe located at a height substantially equal to that of a bottom of the ball.

6. The football playing table in accordance with claim 5, wherein the foot toe of each of the doll players and the ball has a relatively lower contact point, so that when the foot toe of each of the doll players hits the ball, the ball is kicked outward and upward to form a relatively higher ball.

7. The football playing table in accordance with claim 5, wherein the ball is located adjacent to a radius of curvature of the foot toe of each of the doll players to eliminate a dead corner of the foot toe of each of the doll players.