Wind resistant practice cage

• US 20080171618A1
• Filed: 01/12/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: William Coleman Lay
• Original Assignee: William Coleman Lay
• Inventors: Lay, William Coleman
• Granted Patent: US 8,172,703 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/421
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0008 for batting
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/406 with rotating discs, wheels or pulleys gripping and propelling the balls or bodies by friction
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/022 Backstops, cages, enclosures or the like, e.g. for spectator protection, for arresting balls
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 4/00 Friction-wheel operated launchers

Abstract

A batting or ball practice cage has one or more frame members with a net attached over the frame. Frame members may be assembled having springs or elbows at the corner. A pitching machine may be aligned with the cage at one end.

Claims

1. A practice cage for use with a movable object, said practice cage comprising

at least one frame member, said at least one frame member having

base means for associating said frame member with a support surface, said base means have means for associating a left upright member spaced from a right upright member,

a left upright member associated with and extending upwardly from the base means,

a cross member extending between said right member and said left member;

and

netting means mounted to said frame member, said netting means being configured to restrain the movement of a moveable object.