Training device with return

• US 10,130,859 B1
• Filed: 08/28/2017
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Russell Riley
• Original Assignee: Russell Riley
• Inventors: Riley, Russell
• Primary Examiner(s): Legesse, Nini
• Application Number:
  US15/688,800
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• Field of Search: 473446, 473454-456, 473476, 473478, 273394-402
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/001 Targets or goals with ball-returning means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/002 variable in size
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/09 Adjustable dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/003 non-electronic means for locating the point of impact on a target or the point of entry in the goal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/004 Goals of the type used for football, handball, hockey or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0097 Ball rebound walls with holes or in combination with nets A63B63/00

Abstract

This disclosure presents a training device and return for practice or game play so that when a ball is directed toward the target, the ball can either impact the target face or pass through one of a plurality of holes in the target face. The training device may be adjustable for use with different sized balls and the return may be automated.

Claims

1. A training device with return for practice and game play comprising:

a base, a plurality of legs, a plurality of arms, a back sheet, and a front sheet;

the base comprising a top, a bottom a front a back a left side, and a right side, a plurality of attachments, and a plurality of receivers;

each attachment of the plurality of attachments is attached to the base, connects each leg of the plurality of legs to the base, facilitate each leg of the plurality of legs to pivot at the base, and the plurality of attachments comprising at least one of a cotter pin, threaded fastener, or rod;

each attachment of the plurality of attachments being capable of allowing that leg of the plurality of legs to which the attachment is attached to pivot;

each receiver of the plurality of receivers being capable of having an arm of the plurality of arms inserted into it;

the plurality of legs comprising a left front leg, a right front leg and a back leg;

the left front leg comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, and a left stabilizer connection;

the upper portion of the left front leg being attached to the bottom left front portion of the base by a first attachment of the plurality of attachments;

the left front leg further comprising a left leg connector extending from the lower portion;

the right front leg comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, and a right stabilizer connection;

the upper portion of the right front leg being attached to the bottom right front portion of the base by a second attachment of the plurality of attachments;

the right front leg further comprising a right leg connector extending from the lower portion;

the back leg comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, and a back stabilizer connection;

the upper portion of the back leg being attached to the bottom back portion of the base by a third attachment of the plurality of attachments;

wherein there is a left stabilizer that extends from the back stabilizer connection to the left stabilizer connection, a right stabilizer that extends from the back stabilizer connection to the right stabilizer connection, and wherein the left stabilizer connection, the right stabilizer connection, and the back stabilizer connection are adjustable such that as the left front leg, the right front leg, and the back leg are pivoted at the base, each of the left stabilizer connection and the right stabilizer connection adjust position and the left stabilizer and the right stabilizer pivot at the back stabilizer connection;

wherein each of the left stabilizer connection and the right stabilizer connection are locked into place when the position of the left front leg, right front leg and back leg has been established;

a plurality of arms comprising a left arm and a right arm;

the left arm comprising an upper portion and a lower portion;

the right arm comprising an upper portion and a lower portion;

wherein the left arm and right arm are flexible;

wherein the lower portion of the left arm is inserted into a left receiver of the plurality of receivers when the training device with return is set up and removable from the left receiver to take down the training device with return and wherein lower portion of the right arm is inserted into a right receiver of the plurality of receivers when the training device with return is set up and removable from the right receiver to take down the training device with return;

wherein the left arm further comprising a left arm connector extending from the upper portion;

wherein the right arm further comprising a right arm connector extending from the upper portion;

the back sheet comprises a top edge, bottom edge, left edge, right edge, face, and a plurality of back sheet receivers;

wherein there is a first back sheet receiver of the plurality of back sheet receivers in the area of the intersection of the left edge and top edge and a second back sheet receiver of the plurality of back sheet receivers in the area of the intersection of the right edge and top edge;

wherein, when the training device with return is set up first back sheet receiver is attached to the left arm connector and the second back sheet receiver is connected to the right arm connector;

wherein the back sheet further comprises a length that extends from the top edge to the bottom edge such that when the back sheet is attached to the left arm and the right arm the back sheet extends down to the floor between the back leg and the left front leg and right front leg and extends such that the bottom edge is positioned past the left front leg and right front leg;

the front sheet comprises a top edge, bottom edge, left edge, right edge, face, a back, a plurality of holes, and a plurality of front sheet receivers;

wherein there is a first front sheet receiver of the plurality of front sheet receivers in the area of the intersection of the left edge and top edge, a second front sheet receiver of the plurality of front sheet receivers in the area of the intersection of the right edge and top edge, there is a third front sheet receiver of the plurality of front sheet receivers in the area of the intersection of the left edge and bottom edge, and a fourth front sheet receiver of the plurality of front sheet receivers in the area of the intersection of the right edge and bottom edge;

wherein, when the training device with return is set up the first front sheet receiver is attached to the left arm connector, the second front sheet receiver is connected to the right arm connector, the third front sheet receiver is attached to the front left leg connector, and the fourth front sheet receiver is connected to the front right leg connector;

when the front sheet is attached as described the front sheet does not wrinkle or sag; and

when the front sheet is attached as described there is a gap between the bottom edge of the front sheet and the back sheet that allows a ball to pass below the bottom edge of the front sheet without contacting the bottom edge of the front sheet.

2. The training device with return of claim 1 wherein the front sheet further comprises a plurality of flaps equal to the number of hole of the plurality of holes;

the plurality of flaps comprise a top edge and a front, each flap of the plurality of flaps is larger than the hole of the plurality of holes behind which each flap is positioned; and

each flap of the plurality of flaps is attached to the back of the front sheet such that the top edge of the flap is attached to the back of the front sheet above the hole the flap is to cover such that, when a ball passes through the hole the ball impacts the flap and then the back sheet.

3. The training device with return of claim 1 wherein the plurality of arms are collapsible and extendable to adjust for the size of the front sheet and back sheet that are being attached.

4. The training device with return of claim 1 wherein the front sheet further comprises a plurality of flaps equal to the number of hole of the plurality of holes;

the plurality of flaps comprise a top edge and a front, each flap of the plurality of flaps is larger than the hole of the plurality of holes behind which each flap is positioned; and

each flap of the plurality of flaps is attached to the back of the front sheet such that the top edge of the flap is attached to the back of the front sheet above the hole the flap is to cover such that, when a ball passes through the hole the ball impacts the flap and then the back sheet.