Hanging rack for sports equipment
First Claim
1. A sports equipment rack, for hanging on an upright surface, said sports equipment rack comprising:
- first and second side frame members, each said frame member having a main body section and a plurality of support arms projected outwardly, and angled upwardly, from said main body section;
a plurality of retaining bars extending between said support arms, for retaining sports equipment, wherein said retaining bars are oriented in pairs, each said pair of retaining bars aligned in a plane forming an acute angle with respect to vertical, to thereby support sports equipment in an angular manner, with the sports equipment directed downwardly toward the upright surface;
wherein said plurality of retaining bars includes at least two pairs of retaining bars, each pair of said plurality of retaining bars including a first retaining bar and a second retaining bar, wherein the distance between said first retaining bar and said second retaining bar of at least one of said pairs is different than the distance between said first retaining bar and said second retaining bar of at least one other of said pairs, and wherein each said pair of retaining bars is positioned such that sports equipment supported and resting on a pair of said retaining bars is spacially removed from said upright surface, and wherein at least one of said pairs of retaining bars is positioned such that a ball supported thereon which rolls into contact with the upright surface will roll back into a cradled position, on said pair of retaining bars, in which the ball does not contact the upright surface, wherein said first retaining bar of each said pair is positioned proximate an outer end of a corresponding pair of said support arms on said opposed side frame members and said second retaining bar of said each pair is positioned on said corresponding pair between said first retaining bar and said opposing side frame members wherein said first retaining bar of each said pair is oriented vertically lower than said second retaining bar of each said pair, wherein the distance between said first retaining bar and said second retaining bar of one of said pairs of retaining bars is within the range of 2.5-3.5 inches; and
horizontal support member coupling said main body sections of said first and second frame members, said horizontal support member fixably attached to said first and second frame members at a position vertically lower than said plurality of said support arms.
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Abstract
A sports equipment rack for supporting sports equipment in an angular manner. A pair of side frame members having an elongate main body section and a plurality of support arms projecting outwardly and upwardly from each main body section. Pairs of retaining bars are positioned on said support arms and are aligned in a plane forming an acute angle with respect to vertical, to thereby support thereon sports equipment in an angular manner, with the equipment directed downwardly toward a vertical surface upon which the shoe rack is placed. The support arms, upon opposite side frames, traverse side sections of the equipment to form a barrier against lateral movement of the equipment. Additionally, each side frame member includes a unique prong for hanging the rack on an upright surface such as a door. A pair of cross bars are positioned between the opposing side members. A plurality of outwardly opening hooks are slidably attached to said pair of cross bars. Further, a pair of unique bat holding members are fastened to at least one of the support arms.
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39 Claims
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1. A sports equipment rack, for hanging on an upright surface, said sports equipment rack comprising:
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first and second side frame members, each said frame member having a main body section and a plurality of support arms projected outwardly, and angled upwardly, from said main body section; a plurality of retaining bars extending between said support arms, for retaining sports equipment, wherein said retaining bars are oriented in pairs, each said pair of retaining bars aligned in a plane forming an acute angle with respect to vertical, to thereby support sports equipment in an angular manner, with the sports equipment directed downwardly toward the upright surface; wherein said plurality of retaining bars includes at least two pairs of retaining bars, each pair of said plurality of retaining bars including a first retaining bar and a second retaining bar, wherein the distance between said first retaining bar and said second retaining bar of at least one of said pairs is different than the distance between said first retaining bar and said second retaining bar of at least one other of said pairs, and wherein each said pair of retaining bars is positioned such that sports equipment supported and resting on a pair of said retaining bars is spacially removed from said upright surface, and wherein at least one of said pairs of retaining bars is positioned such that a ball supported thereon which rolls into contact with the upright surface will roll back into a cradled position, on said pair of retaining bars, in which the ball does not contact the upright surface, wherein said first retaining bar of each said pair is positioned proximate an outer end of a corresponding pair of said support arms on said opposed side frame members and said second retaining bar of said each pair is positioned on said corresponding pair between said first retaining bar and said opposing side frame members wherein said first retaining bar of each said pair is oriented vertically lower than said second retaining bar of each said pair, wherein the distance between said first retaining bar and said second retaining bar of one of said pairs of retaining bars is within the range of 2.5-3.5 inches; and horizontal support member coupling said main body sections of said first and second frame members, said horizontal support member fixably attached to said first and second frame members at a position vertically lower than said plurality of said support arms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A rack, for hanging articles on an upright surface, said rack comprising:
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first and second side frame members, each said frame member having a main body section and a plurality of support arms projected outwardly, and angled upwardly, from said main body section; and each main body section of said first and second side frame members including a downwardly extending prong, said prong having inner and outer surfaces, wherein said outer surface of said prong is substantially flush with the upright surface; a horizontal support member coupling said main body sections of said first and second frame members said horizontal support member fixably attached to said first and second frame members in a position vertically lower than said plurality of said support arms; and a plurality of hooks fixably attached to said support member wherein each of said hooks opens outwardly from said vertical surface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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