Multi-sports ball return net system and method thereof
First Claim
1. A system for returning a propelled ball directly back to a user who propelled the ball into the system, comprising:
- a frame having an upper portion and two side portions; and
a net attached to said upper and two sides portions defining an upper forward bulging portion and a lower generally U-shape channel portion-across said two side portions of said frame wherein a ball propelled into said net is discharged from the lowest and central point of said U-shape channel portion directly back toward the user.
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Abstract
A multi-sports ball return net system and a method thereof that consistently returns a ball hit, kick, thrown or strike into it directly to a user and is portable, easy to assemble and disassemble. The multi-sports ball return net system has a frame and a net mounted across the frame. The net forms an upper U-shape forward bulging pillow and a lower U-shape channel or hammock. A ball propelled into the U-shape pillow drops down to the U-shape channel, which funnels the ball to the lowest and central point of the U-shape channel for discharge toward the user.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for returning a propelled ball directly back to a user who propelled the ball into the system, comprising:
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a frame having an upper portion and two side portions; and a net attached to said upper and two sides portions defining an upper forward bulging portion and a lower generally U-shape channel portion-across said two side portions of said frame wherein a ball propelled into said net is discharged from the lowest and central point of said U-shape channel portion directly back toward the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for returning a propelled ball directly back to a user who propelled the ball into the system, comprising:
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a frame having an upper portion and two side portions; and a net attached to said upper and two sides portions defining an upper forward bulging portion and a lower generally U-shape channel portion across said two side portions of said frame, said upper forward bulging portion of said net absorbs the energy of said propelled ball, which then drops to said lower generally U-shape channel portion of said net and funnels into the lowest and central point of said U-shape channel portion for discharge toward the user.
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32. A system for returning a propelled ball directly back to a user who propelled the ball into the system, comprising:
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a frame comprises; an upper front transverse member having opposite ends, a pair of upper rearwardly extending horizontal members having opposite ends, a pair of upper downwardly extending vertical member having opposite ends, a pair of intermediate downwardly extending and forwardly inclined member having opposite ends, a pair of lower downwardly extending vertical member having opposite ends, a pair of lower rearwardly extending horizontal members having opposite ends, and a lower rear transverse member having opposite ends, wherein each end of said upper front transverse member is interconnected to one end of one of said pair of upper rearwardly extending horizontal members, each distal end of said pair of upper rearwardly extending horizontal members is interconnected to one end of each of said pair of upper downwardly extending vertical members, each distal end of said pair of upper downwardly extending vertical members is interconnected to one end of each of said pair of intermediate downwardly extending and forwardly inclined members, each distal end of said pair of said intermediate downwardly extending and forwardly inclined members is interconnected to one end of each of said pair of lower downwardly extending vertical members, each distal end of each of said pair of lower downwardly extending vertical members is interconnected to one end of each of said pair of lower rearwardly extending horizontal members, and the distal ends of each of said pair of lower rearwardly extending horizontal members is interconnected to each end of said rear transverse member; and a net defining an upper forward bulging portion and a lower generally U-shape channel portion, having a substantially isosceles trapezoidal shape comprises a longer parallel edge having a sleeve, two side edges, each side edge having a sleeve, and a shorter parallel edge, wherein said longer parallel edge is sleeved onto said upper front transverse member and said pair of upper rearwardly extending horizontal members defining said upper forward bulging portion, and each of said side edges of said net is sleeved onto said upper downwardly extending vertical member, said intermediate downwardly extending and forwardly inclined member, and said lower downwardly extending vertical member, wherein said lower generally U-shape channel portion is defined across said intermediate downwardly extending and forwardly inclined member of each side portion of said frame, wherein a ball propelled into said net is discharged from the lowest and central point of said U-shape channel portion directly back toward the user.
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33. A method of returning a propelled ball directly back to a user who propelled the ball, comprising the steps of:
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providing a frame having an upper portion and two side portions; providing a net attached to said upper and two side portions defining an upper forward bulging portion and a lower generally U-shape channel portion across said two side portions of said frame; propelling a ball into said upper forward bulging portion of said net; absorbing the energy of the propelled ball with said net moving in the direction of the propelled ball; returning the net to its original position allowing the ball to move in the direction opposite its propelled direction and into said lower generally U-shape channel portion of said net; and discharging the ball at the lowest and central point of said U-shape channel portion of said net directly toward the user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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