ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,678, issued on July 14.
"Portable paddlepost game" was invented by Roy Vincent (Coral Springs, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paddle sport game includes a portable framework structure comprising a base, a vertical support structure connected to the base, and a horizontal crossbar connected to two vertical arms that form a volley area having a defined space. At least one player is positioned on one side of the framework and at least another player is positioned on the opposite side of the framework. The players using paddles volley a ball through the volley area with the objective being not to allow the ball to hit the ground o...