ATHLETIC TRAINING NET

• US 20170173430A1
• Filed: 03/06/2017
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Walker Sports Innovations, LLC
• Original Assignee: Walker Sports Innovations, LLC
• Inventors: Walker, John David
• Granted Patent: US 10,835,796 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/006 Forming a target or goal by fixing net or target area to garage doorway or garage parts
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0008 for batting
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/02 for picking-up or collecting
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/00 Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0075 Means for releasably holding a ball in position prior to kicking, striking or the like golf tees A63B57/10
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/022 Backstops, cages, enclosures or the like, e.g. for spectator protection, for arresting balls

Abstract

An athletic training net for receiving projectiles. The training net has a storage sleeve affixed to an upper end, wherein the storage sleeve includes a plurality of upper grommets at an upper end and a plurality of lower grommets at a lower end. The training net further includes a plurality of hook and strap fasteners, with each comprising of a strap secured to a structural member of a garage door and a hook for catching the plurality of upper and lower grommets. The training net has a training configuration and a storage configuration. In the training configuration, the hooks are received by the plurality of upper grommets and the net is vertically suspended form the garage door. In the storage configuration, the plurality of upper grommets remains suspended from the hooks, the net is enfolded in the storage sleeve, and the plurality of lower grommets is secured by the hooks.

Claims

1. An athletic training net, comprising:

a lower end and an upper end with a height extending therebetween;

a pair of sides with a width extending therebetween;

a storage sleeve affixed to the upper end of the net, wherein the storage sleeve further includes;

an upper end having a plurality of grommets;

a lower end having a plurality of lower grommets;

at least two of the upper grommets each vertically aligned with a lower grommet; and

the upper end of the training net secured to the storage sleeve.

2. The training net of claim 1, wherein the storage sleeve has a width greater than or equal to the width of the training net.

3. The training net of claim 1, further including a plurality of hook and strap fasteners, wherein each strap is secured around a structural member of a garage door and each hook is received by one of the plurality of upper grommets.

4. The training net of claim 1, further including a receiving pocket having a bag-like shape for catching projectiles that pass into the receiving pocket.

5. The training net of claim 1, further including a storage configuration wherein the training net is enfolded in the storage sleeve by securing both the plurality of upper grommets and the plurality of lower grommets with the plurality of hooks.

6. The training net of claim 1, wherein the storage sleeve is comprised of a smooth outer surface.

7. The training net of claim 1, where the first horizontal axis is vertically spaced downwardly from the upper end of the storage sleeve by a first predetermined distance, the second horizontal axis is vertically spaced upwardly from the lower end of the storage sleeve by a second predetermined distance, and the first predetermined distance equates to the second predetermined distance.

8. The training net of claim 3, further including a training configuration wherein the plurality of upper grommets remains secured by the plurality of hooks while the plurality of lower grommets is unengaged from the plurality of hooks, thereby allowing the training net to suspend vertically from the garage door.

9. An athletic training net, comprising:

a lower end and an upper end with a height extending there between;

a pair of sides with a width extending there between;

a storage sleeve affixed to the upper end of the net, wherein the storage sleeve further includes;

an upper end having a plurality of grommets;

a lower end having a plurality of lower grommets;

at least two of the upper grommets each vertically aligned with a lower grommet; and

a pair of support members on either side of the net, wherein each support rod is angled inwardly towards a front side of the net and supports side sections of netting.

10. The training net of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of hook and strap fasteners, wherein each strap is secured around a structural member of a garage door and each hook is received by one of the plurality of upper grommets

11. The training net of claim 9, wherein the storage sleeve has a width greater than or equal to the width of the training net.

12. The training net of claim 9, further including a receiving pocket having a bag-like shape for catching projectiles that pass into the receiving pocket.

13. The training net of claim 9, further including a training configuration wherein the plurality of upper grommets remains secured by the plurality of hooks while the plurality of lower grommets is unengaged from the plurality of hooks, thereby allowing the training net to suspend vertically from the garage door.

14. The training net of claim 9, further including a storage configuration wherein the training net is enfolded in the storage sleeve by securing both the plurality of upper grommets and the plurality of lower grommets with the plurality of hooks.

15. The training net of claim 9, wherein the storage sleeve is comprised of a smooth outer surface.

16. The training net of claim 12, further including a barrier extending horizontally within an opening in the receiving pocket, wherein the barrier is generally aligned with the plane of the net, thereby preventing bouncing projectiles from exiting the receiving pocket.

17. An athletic training net, comprising:

a lower end and an upper end with a height extending therebetween;

a pair of sides with a width extending there between;

a storage sleeve affixed to the upper end of the net, wherein the storage sleeve further includes;

an upper end having a plurality of grommets;

a lower end having a plurality of lower grommets;

at least two of the upper grommets each vertically aligned with a lower grommet;

the upper end of the training net secured to the storage sleeve between the plurality of upper and lower grommets;

a pair of support members on either side of the net, wherein each support rod is angled inwardly towards a front side of the net and supports side sections of netting;

a receiving pocket having an opening and a bag-like shape for catching projectiles that pass into the receiving pocket through the opening; and

a barrier extending horizontally within the opening in the receiving pocket, wherein the barrier is generally planarly aligned with the net, thereby preventing bouncing projectiles from exiting the receiving pocket.

18. The training net of claim 17, wherein the storage sleeve has a width greater than or equal to the width of the training net.

19. The training net of claim 17, further including.

20. The training net of claim 17, wherein the storage sleeve is comprised of a smooth outer surface.