Ball game practice apparatus
First Claim
1. A ball game practice apparatus, suitable for tennis practice, said apparatus comprising:
- a ball catching assembly;
a ball collecting assembly comprising first elongated chute means disposed beneath said ball catching assembly, said chute means having a bottom surface;
a ball feed means associated with said ball collecting assembly;
a ball propulsion assembly connected to said ball collecting assembly via said ball feeding assembly;
ball damping means extending between said first chute means and said ball catching assembly for damping the speed of balls and preventing said balls from leaving said ball collecting assembly as a result of rebounding from said bottom surface of said chute means, said chute means conveying balls toward said ball propulsion assembly after passing said damping means.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a ball game practice apparatus, particularly for tennis practice, comprising a ball catching assembly (2) and a ball collecting assembly (3), which in its turn comprises at least a first chute (30) beneath the ball catching assembly, said ball catching assembly being connected with a ball propulsion assembly (5) via a ball feeding assembly (4). A characteristic feature of the invention is that in the ball collecting assembly (3) between the chute (30) and the ball catching assembly (2) there is a damping device (32), through which the balls must pass and which damps the falling speed of the balls to prevent them from leaving the ball collecting assembly (3) by rebounding from the bottom (33) of the chute. Another characteristic feature of the invention is further that the bottom of said at least first chute (30) consists of a plane, preferably sloping only in the longitudinal direction of the chute.
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1. A ball game practice apparatus, suitable for tennis practice, said apparatus comprising:
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a ball catching assembly; a ball collecting assembly comprising first elongated chute means disposed beneath said ball catching assembly, said chute means having a bottom surface; a ball feed means associated with said ball collecting assembly; a ball propulsion assembly connected to said ball collecting assembly via said ball feeding assembly; ball damping means extending between said first chute means and said ball catching assembly for damping the speed of balls and preventing said balls from leaving said ball collecting assembly as a result of rebounding from said bottom surface of said chute means, said chute means conveying balls toward said ball propulsion assembly after passing said damping means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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