Ball and adjustable paddle game

Claim 1

GAME APPARATUS FOR USE IN A GAME COURSE COMPRISING: (1) A SET OF PADDLES, A SET OF BALLS AND A SERIES OF BOXES IN WHICH (A) EACH OF SAID PADDLES CONTAINS AN ELONGATED HANDLE AND A BLADE, SAID BLADE BEING TILTED TANGENTIALLY FROM ITS VERTICAL AXIS TO PROVIDE LIFT, (1) SAID BLADE BEING ANGULARLY ADJUSTABLE BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS SO AS TO PROVIDE A DRIVING POSITION AND A CHIPPING POSITION; (B) EACH OF SAID BALLS BEING LIGHT AND RELATIVELY NON-RESILIENT SO AS TO REACT TO IMPACT WITH A GOVERNED SPEED OF TRAVEL, (C) EACH OF SAID BOXES BEING CLOSED AT THE SIDE AND END BEING OPEN AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM, (I) EACH OF SAID BOXES BEING SO CONSTRUCTED SO AS TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE EASY APPROACH AND AT LEAST ONE DIFFICULT APPROACH RELATIVE TO THE PLAYING POSITION OF A BALL; (A) SAID EASY APPROACH PRESENTING THE LONG AXIS OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BOX IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BALL, AND (B) SAID DIFFICULT APPROACH PRESENTING THE SHORT AXIS OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BOX IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BALL; (D) MOUNTING MEANS FOR ELEVATING THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOXES FROM A POSITION LEVEL WITH THE GROUND UP TO A HEIGHT FROM THE GROUND LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF ONE OF SAID BALLS SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE TOP OF EACH BOX IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY LEVEL PLANE.