US PATENT SUBCLASS 473 / 471
.~.~.~ For game in which goal or target is peripherally located aperture or pocket (e.g., hockey, soccer, lacrosse, polo, etc.)

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473 /   HD   GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE

415  DF  PLAYING FIELD OR COURT GAME; GAME ELEMENT OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR OTHER THAN PROJECTOR OR PROJECTILE, PER SE {14}
465  DF  .~ Having at least two different types of game elements used in same game {6}
470  DF  .~.~ For game using goal or target for projectile (e.g., football, rugby, etc.) {1}
471.~.~.~ For game in which goal or target is peripherally located aperture or pocket (e.g., hockey, soccer, lacrosse, polo, etc.) {1}
472  DF  .~.~.~.~> For game in which peripheral goal or target is elevated and horizontally disposed (e.g., basketball, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 473/471

For game in which goal or target is peripherally located aperture or pocket (e.g., hockey, soccer, lacrosse, polo, etc.):

(under subclass 470) Playing field or court game wherein the game or sport is played on a playing area having at least one goal or target located on or in the immediate vicinity of the outer limit of the playing area and wherein the goal or target (a) comprises a structure having an opening defined therein, which opening is so dimensioned that it will allow a projected game projectile to enter and pass entirely therethrough, (b) comprises such a structure having an attached projectile-receiving receptacle which extends in a direction away from the opening so that a projected game projectile, after having passed through the plane of the opening, will come to rest within the receptacle, or (c) comprises a structure having an opening defined therein, which opening is so dimensioned that it will allow a projected game projectile to enter and come to rest within the opening.

(1) Note. A portion of the playing surface itself may form a portion of the boundary of the opening as, for example, on a soccer field, the ground portion thereof which supports a soccer goal also serves to provide the lower boundary of the opening of the goal.