Portable ball receiver with integrated ball supporting platform

• US 5,351,948 A
• Filed: 02/28/1994
• Issued: 10/04/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Roy J. Thomas
• Original Assignee: Roy J. Thomas
• Inventors: Thomas, Roy J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US08/202,383
• Time in Patent Office: 218 Days
• Field of Search: 273/26 A, 273/25, 273/181 F, 273/398, 273/400
• US Class Current: 473/417
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40
• 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 71/0054 Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00

Abstract

A portable ball receiving device with attachments for hitting and throwing. A lightweight frame with a large aperture for receiving a multitude of sports related balls. The main frame members are coupled at midpoint to allow for easy separation or connection. The rear base folds onto the same plane with the vertical and oblique members when in a portable configuration. It includes a receiving net to catch and contain balls which are hit, thrown, or kicked into the frame aperture. Attachments include a vertically adjustable batting tee and a strike zone that hooks to the corners for easy use.

Claims

1. A portable ball receiving device with means to separate and rotate its segmented frame so as to facilitate portability, having attachments which may be selectively used and positioned in varying alignments comprising:

(a) a support frame having a upper horizontal tube and a base horizontal tube spaced apart from each other and connected to a first vertical tube comprised of a coupled lower tube and upper tube, and to a second vertical tube comprised of a coupled lower tube and upper tube which together define a reasonably dimensioned aperture,

(b) a first oblique brace for said support frame extending from distal end of said upper horizontal tube to a rear base horizontal tube which is parallel to said base horizontal tube, and a second oblique brace for said support frame extending from opposite distal end of said upper horizontal tube and attaching to opposite distal end of said rear base horizontal,

(c) a first rearward facing base tube extending perpendicular from said base horizontal tube to attach to said rear base horizontal tube, and a second rearward facing base tube extending perpendicular to said rear base horizontal tube

(d) a vertically adjustable ball support platform extended forward from said base horizontal tube,

(e) a target outline scented to a receiving net with means for horizontal or vertical adjustment,

(f) a net attached and gravity suspended within the support frame aperture for stopping and containing projectiles traveling through said aperture with said net means operating in a rearward and upward sliding manner when dispersing projectile energy.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the first and second vertical tubes and the first and second oblique tubes are pivotally attached and midpoint coupled with means for rotation and separation to allow the said first and second tubes and the said first and second oblique tubes to fold onto the same plane as said first and second rearward facing bases and said rear base horizontal.