Simulated soccer game apparatus

Claim 1

Game apparatus comprising: a housing; a playing surface formed upon said housing having a goal section located at each longitudinal end of said surface; a plurality of spaced apart recesses formed within said playing surface, there being a predetermined number of said recesses located in precise locations about said surface; a playing member positioned in each said recess, each said playing member being movable with respect to said playing surface between a retracted position and an extended position; an actuating means mounted on said housing and connected to each said playing member with there being an actuating means for each said member, said actuating means being manually actuatable to cause movement of its respective playing member, a first plurality of said actuating means mounted at one end of said longitudinal playing surface with the second plurality of said actuating means mounted at the other end of said longitudinal playing surface; a spherical playing object locatable upon said playing surface, said playing object capable of coming to rest within any of said recesses; each said actuating means including a longitudinal rod connected to a plate, said plate being pivotally mounted upon an upright member with the pivot piece being substantially centrally located with respect to said plate, said upright member being attached to said housing, a spring interconnecting the aft end of said plate and said upright member, said spring functioning to exert a continuous bias upon said plate so that said playing member is caused to be normally positioned in said retracted position, each said actuating means including a plunger pivotally connected to the fore end of said plate, said plunger to be manually depressed which causes pivoting of said plate and lineal movement of said longitudinal rod and propelling of the spherical playing object on said playing surface.