Tiltable tennis court

• US 4,422,632 A
• Filed: 05/26/1982
• Issued: 12/27/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pierre Trottet
• Original Assignee: Pierre Trottet
• Inventors: Trottet, Pierre
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, T.
• Application Number:
  US06/382,240
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• Field of Search: 273/29, 273/3 R, 273/3 A, 273/3 B, 273/4 R, 273/4 C, 52/64
• US Class Current: 472/92
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/025 Installations continuously collecting balls from the playing areas, e.g. by gravity, with conveyor belts
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 19/00 Design or layout of playing courts, rinks, bowling greens or areas for water-skiing; Covers therefor golf courses A63B69/3691; water roundabouts A63G3/00; construction of surfaces of foundations E01C; roofs E04B7/00; buildings or groups of buildings for sports E04H3/10; swimming or splash baths or pools E04H4/00; coverings for baths E04H4/06

Abstract

A panel (1) is mounted on a frame (2) which in turn is mounted on a pivot (3) disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the panel (1). Jacks (4) connected to the frame permit tilting the panel (1) which constitutes the tennis court. In this inclined position of the panel (1), rainwater will not accumulate on the court and the court can be reused as soon as the rain ceases to fall.

Claims

1. A tennis court characterized in that it comprises a panel and a pivot on which said panel is mounted, said pivot oriented along the longitudinal axis of said panel, a frame supporting said panel and engaging said pivot, and jacks at opposite sides of said frame to adjust the lateral inclination of the panel- has been inserted.

2. A tennis court according to claim 1 including, a gutter along one of the longitudinal edges of said panel and a motor driven conveyor belt in said gutter.

3. A tennis court according to claim 2 including, a second conveyor belt driven by a motor disposed in an enclosure at the discharge end of the first conveyor belt, said second conveyor belt receiving balls carried by the first conveyor belt transferring them into a ball return apparatus.