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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172703 | Wind resistant practice cage A batting or ball practice cage has one or more frame members with a net attached over the frame. Frame members may be assembled having springs or elbows at the corner. A pitching machine may be aligned with the cage at one end. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7547260 | Batting cage A batting cage device comprises vertically arranged first and second panels forming an included angle with a ball tethered between the panels to enable a hitter to hit the ball into one of the panels from which it will rebound with various spins and other characteri... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7351168 | Multiple sports device This device is an all-in-one sports combination, which will allow an individual to play soccer, hockey, rollerblade driveway hockey, lacrosse, football, baseball, and basketball, as well as practice kicking a football. The frame structure will allow different height... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331882 | No tools basketball system and assembly A portable basketball system that may be assembled without the need for hand tools. The present invention may include a regulation portable basketball system that is entirely assembled by hand with the use of hand grippable devices. The pole and supporting struts ma... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7297076 | Method and apparatus for retractable enclosure A method for assembling a sports enclosure includes coupling a driving gear to an upper support structure, coupling a net having an upper edge and a lower edge to the upper support structure such that an enclosure is at least partially defined by the net, and coupli... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270608 | Collapsible net A collapsible net for stopping flying balls and for installing on a floor includes a collapsible center coil loop, collapsible first and second side coil loops, a vertical fabric portion, top and bottom fabric portions, and top and bottom straps. The collapsible cen... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244199 | Portable street hockey backstop A backstop for a street hockey goal comprising left and right stanchions with a net fastened therebetween with a strut fastenable to a hockey goal for supporting the net in a deployed position. Once deployed the net exceeds the height of the hockey goal and extends ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241235 | Tamper resistant fastener for sports netting A vandal resistant sports goal net clip, or fastener, for attaching nets to the frames of sports goals. The fasteners are difficult to remove by hand and require the use of a separate tool to attach and remove the net from the frame. Sports goal assemblies and metho... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229366 | Batting system A batting system wherein the ball hopper is located proximate a batting position and a pitching machine is located at a pitching position with a ball transport system for conveying baseballs from the ball hopper to the pitching machine. The system provides for the c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201675 | Game system and method with angled wall units An equipment for playing a game using a racquet and ball is provided having a substantially horizontal playing surface with first and second ends. A plurality of playing walls, disposed at the first end of the horizontal playing surface, extends perpendicularly away... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7179179 | Device for improving pitching performance An air mattress has a resilient front panel, an opposed rear panel and at least one interior panel extending therebetween dividing the mattress into ball and strike chambers. A ball air valve attached to the rear panel at the ball chamber activates in response to a ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175548 | Universal, position-adjustable backstop net system A multiple sports, universally positionable, adjustable net-type backstop system mounted to a pole, such as a basketball hoop pole, comprising an outrigger assembly that is vertically and horizontally adjustable and rotatable 360° on a vertical axis, so that the ne... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163474 | Portable backstop and sport equipment set, baseball related game, and playing field A lightweight backstop, equipment set, method of defining a playing field and method of playing a baseball related game is provided. The invention integrates a ball stopping backstop, attached strike zone, foul line ropes and base hit markers with methods and means ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156761 | Air actuated soft toss batting practice apparatus The instant invention relates to a training device for batting practice. More specifically, the instant invention provides a catch net in combination with an air powered ball return assembly. The ball return assembly delivers a lightweight polymeric ball to a batter... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7066845 | Baseball training system and method A baseball training system and method for training a player is shown. The baseball system and method includes a collector for collecting thrown balls and directing them to a throwback unit which has multiple adjusters for adjusting various characteristics of a ball ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040334 | Head and neck sun shield for a reclining sunbather A sun shielding device to protect the head and neck of the user from the sun when lying prone on a relatively flat surface comprising a structural frame having a base support beam and two sides, and a cover means affixed to said structural frame. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004698 | Pick-up bed dividing apparatus A pick-up bed dividing apparatus includes a plurality of flexible panels each having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge. Each of a plurality of loops extends through each of the panels adjacent to the first side edge such that the pa... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994099 | Shelter with twist tight canopy and method for assembling same A shelter having an internal frame comprised of a roof supported by legs. A canopy covers the roof of the frame to provide protection from the elements. The canopy is taughtly held onto the frame by cords which pass through sleeves in the front and back of the canop... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966853 | Hockey training device A hockey training device for teaching hockey puck shooting. The hockey training device includes a panel having a front edge, a back edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, a top side and a bottom side. The top side has an apex extending from the front edge t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966852 | Modular all sports net assembly A modular sports net assembly of the type forming an enclosure and used for receiving and retaining a sports item, such as a ball or the like. The assembly is assembled for deployment as a prism of varying shapes and sizes on any relatively flat ground surface and d... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6939255 | Collapsible batting cage A collapsible batting cage having a support base (e.g., a front end, a back end and opposite sides) and a support frame to which a protective netting is attached. The support frame includes a plurality of U-shaped frame members that are pivotally connected to the su... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939241 | Quick chipping set A quick chipping net comprises a first flexible ring having a first buckle at one end thereof; a second flexible ring pivotally connected to another end of the first flexible ring so that the first flexible ring is turnable on the second flexible ring; and a third f... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935971 | Training tool for ball games A training tool (1) for ball games allows an optimal return of the ball itself and a remarkable use flexibility. The tool includes a frame (2) defining a rebound area, ground anchoring apparatus (5) that anchors the frame to the ground, the elas... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6729981 | Foul ball basket for baseball backstops A safety device that allows a baseball spectator to return a foul ball without interrupting the game or risking injury to a player or an umpire, made up of a basket that attaches to the spectators' side of a backstop. The basket has an opening through which a specta... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6692367 | Baseball practice facility A baseball practice facility for practicing individual skills in baseball. The baseball practice facility includes a plurality of station areas being designed for receiving users to practice individual skills in baseball. A plurality of walkways are posit... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6676532 | Screen assembly A screen assembly (10, 110, 160) usable as golf practice apparatus, the assembly comprising a rotatable upstanding elongate member (12, 112) from which netting screens (16, 116) can extend in a generally vertical plane, and which can be wound around the m... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6620064 | Return net device A portable return net device for receiving, arresting and returning a ball to a central collection point for pitched, thrown or batted balls in a ball practice system. The return net apparatus comprises; a net supporting frame, a net for receiving a proje... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6579196 | Modular all sports net assembly An all sports net assembly is disclosed for providing an enclosure for receiving and retaining a sports item such as a ball or the like. The net assembly may be readily assembled for deployment on any relatively flat ground surface and disassembled for st... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6550491 | Portable structure The present invention is a portable structure used for exhibition or sports (batting cage) applications including an expansion section with a plurality of expansion segments, each of which is self-contained. Each expansion segment is bounded by an upright... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6482112 | Retractable sports net An apparatus for the practice of any sport involving a ball that is propelled in the air includes a planar section of netting that is surrounded by an elastic cord. The netting is attached to the elastic cord by a plurality of rings that are attached to t... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6458048 | Baseball and softball practice device A ball throwing practice system for improving a ball player's skills that includes a collapsible support frame having a first pair of legs and a second pair of legs, with the second pair of legs being pivotally coupled to one of the first pair of legs to ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6425834 | Flying ball stopping net for ball games A flying ball stopping net device having a plurality of legs arranged side by side one ht ground. The legs extend in one direction substantially horizontal with a frame extending upward away from the legs. The frame has supports that support lower portion... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6394918 | Playing-field enclosure In a playing-field enclosure, particularly for ball games, having a peripheral, vertical band-including a plurality of sheet-type band elements that can be connected to one another with a form-fit in order to assure simple assembly and storage connecting ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6379272 | Backstop and sports ball return assembly A backstop and sports ball return assembly for facilitating building a users skill and accuracy by providing the return of a selectable sports ball to the user includes a base assembly. The base assembly includes a collection well and a chute extending fr... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354968 | Pitcher protection net device in baseball practice A pitcher protection net device in baseball practice having a frame installed on the ground to vertically extend to cover a pitcher from his front. A net closes a space surrounded by the outer edge of the frame and is attached to the frame. The frame incl... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6306050 | Swing training device A swing training device 10 is shown comprising a base 12, a securing member 16 and a suspension system 20 positioned there between. A ball 40 is supported by the suspension system which may be hit repeatedly without obstruction in order to improve a perso... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299554 | Throwing and catching net A throwing and catching net comprising a frame supporting a net having one or more layers of lattice adapted to cause a ball thrown at the net to rebound in an unpredictable manner, wherein in use, catching, throwing and/or batting skills can be practiced... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6220776 | Joint for collapsible structures A joint having a socket portion facilitates forming a collapsible structure. The joints can be formed as corner joints or straight joints and any number of members may be connected to the joints. The socket portion of the joint accommodates a movable memb... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6168540 | Portable apparatus for practicing batting A portable apparatus for practicing batting that includes a frame, a net, and a ball. Each lower terminal end of the frame has a ball-engaging eye bolt. A pair of net-engaging uprights of the frame have a pair of tubes that are formed as one-piece therewi... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6155936 | Baseball pitcher's practice target with ball return A portable baseball pitcher's practice target device having a target panel with sub-target areas representing the upper, lower, inside, outside and center of an imaginary strike zone of a baseball batter. The user of the target device practices pitching b... | 12/05/2000 |
