James Leon Harrell

US Patent:

60074388, Dec 28, 1999

Filed:

Jan 2, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/002540

Inventors:

James Robert Harrell - Escondido CA

International Classification:

A63B 6704

US Classification:

473496

Abstract:

A method of playing table tennis includes using a table comprising a rotating circular playing surface marked out in quadrants with adjacent quadrants being distinguishable from one another, a non-rotating net dividing the playing surface into two playing sides, a plurality of paddles, and a resilient ball; providing two teams of at least one player each; associating one team with a playing side and with a pair of opposed quadrants; and associating the other said team with the other playing side and the other opposed quadrants; determining a first serving team; the first serving team serving by propelling ball with a paddle against the playing side associated with the serving team and over the net directly into a quadrant associated with the serving team; wherein failure to do so scores a point for the other team; wherein each team alternately attempts to propel the ball with the paddles directly over said net into a quadrant associated with the team until one team fails to do so thereby scoring a point for the other team. Preferably, the rotation direction of the playing surface is variable and rotates at five to fifteen revolutions per minute.