Backstop and Portable Training System for a Bat-and-Ball Games
First Claim
1. A bat-and-ball game backstop including:
- (a) a body made of suitable material to aid in preventing a ball thrown towards a batter from exiting a playing area, wherein;
(i) the body comprises a central portion flanked by a side portion on either side; and
(ii) each side portion is adjustable at an angle less than 180 degrees relative to the central portion so that the backstop is capable of standing substantially upright on a supporting surface; and
(b) one or more target areas on the body, wherein each target area is configured to act as one portion of a hook and loop fastener for attaching to a corresponding portion of the hook and loop fastener on sporting equipment such that when contact is made between;
(i) a target area within the backstop, and(ii) said sporting equipment, the target area fastens to said sporting equipment, thereby interfering with movement of said sporting equipment.
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Abstract
A backstop for training of a bat-and-ball game has a body with a central portion flanked by a side portion on either side. Each side portion is adjustable at an angle less than 180 degrees relative to the central portion so that the backstop is capable of standing upright on a supporting surface. There are target areas on the body, each configured to act as one portion of a hook and loop fastener for attaching to a corresponding portion of the hook and loop fastener on an item of sporting equipment such that when contact is made between a target area within the backstop and said sporting equipment, the target area fastens to said sporting equipment thereby interfering with movement of said sporting equipment.
25 Citations
31 Claims
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1. A bat-and-ball game backstop including:
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(a) a body made of suitable material to aid in preventing a ball thrown towards a batter from exiting a playing area, wherein; (i) the body comprises a central portion flanked by a side portion on either side; and (ii) each side portion is adjustable at an angle less than 180 degrees relative to the central portion so that the backstop is capable of standing substantially upright on a supporting surface; and (b) one or more target areas on the body, wherein each target area is configured to act as one portion of a hook and loop fastener for attaching to a corresponding portion of the hook and loop fastener on sporting equipment such that when contact is made between; (i) a target area within the backstop, and (ii) said sporting equipment, the target area fastens to said sporting equipment, thereby interfering with movement of said sporting equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. (canceled)
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24. (canceled)
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25. A bat-and-ball game backstop comprising:
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(a) a collapsible, self-supporting frame, wherein the self-supporting 15 frame is capable of self-supporting on a supporting surface, and wherein the self-supporting frame is capable of self deploying to a self-supporting state from a collapsed state; (b) a body made of suitable material extending across a substantially vertical portion of the self-supporting frame to aid in preventing a 20 ball thrown towards the backstop from exiting a playing area; (c) one or more target areas on the body, wherein each target area is configured to act as one portion of a hook and loop fastener for attaching to a corresponding portion of the hook and loop fastener on sporting equipment 25 such that when contact is made between; i. a target area within the backstop, and ii. said sporting equipment, the target area fastens to said sporting equipment, thereby interfering with movement of said sporting equipment. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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Specification