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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429223 | Gate for a paddle and ball game The invention relates to a gate apparatus for a paddle and ball game, to a game including the same and to methods for playing the game. The gate apparatus comprises a frame for delimiting a closed region above the ground for a ball to be transferred therethrough and... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7341529 | Football training device A device which is utilized during practice or other informal situation to teach a football player such as a quarterback or kicker to deliver a football around or over one or preferably a group of linemen. In one embodiment, the device includes a mechanism capable of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7285061 | Sports skills training method and apparatus A method and apparatus for training sports skills for games including ice hockey, soccer, tennis and volleyball using one or more opponents or simulated opponents on the playing surface to train a player to strike the game object away from an opponent in addition to... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7186193 | Exercise training apparatus for tennis players A tennis ball holding apparatus includes a central tubular shaft that has a bore formed therein and has apertures formed along a length thereof. A base has legs radially extending outward from a central shaft bottom end and is monolithically formed with the central ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7090596 | Sport training and game device A device is disclosed which includes a base and a pair of substantially vertical members supported by the base. A horizontal member extends substantially horizontally between the vertical members. A first mechanism selectively adjusts the vertical position of the ho... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7056241 | Volleyball net support system A volleyball practice system that includes a support frame with a pair of post supports. Each of the post supports being mounted on a base that is supported on wheels, and the pair of post supports being connected to one another by a telescoping or adjustable horizo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6974396 | Batting aid device A batting aid is described. The batting aid includes a height-adjustable stand having top and bottom portions. A hollow tube having first and second ends is attached to the top portion of the stand. A mechanism is attached to the second end of the tube, and is adjus... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6929570 | Apparatuses and methods for a net-suspended target An apparatus includes a surface configured to enclose a first volume having an adjustable upper opening and a lower opening. The surface is coupled to a frame and both the surface and the frame are removably attachable to a court net; thereby presenting a target to ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6902088 | Trailer hitch assembly for support of a tennis net assembly A support assembly cooperative with a vehicular trailer hitch for allowing the temporary erection of a tennis net assembly, the support assembly comprising a T-shaped tubular support member having a horizontal member and a vertical member, in one embodiment, the hor... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6802789 | Volleyball practice system A volleyball practice system that includes a generally rectangular first flexible panel supported from a pair of vertical supports, and at least one connector of adjustable length extending from at least one of the lower opposing corners of the first flexible panel.... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6322460 | Batting practice device A batting practice device comprising a resiliently flexible and elongate retaining rod, a target member coupled to a distal end of the elongate retaining rod, and a clamping structure for clamping a proximal end of the elongate retaining rod to an environ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6171205 | Volleyball training device A volleyball player training device especially useful for teaching volleyball players to block and tip a volleyball at the volleyball net is disclosed. The device includes a frame which may be removably fastened to the volleyball net, a volleyball, and a ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5908194 | Sport target device and method A durable, rigid, low-cost device to sense an impact of a ball over a wide area and to provide response to a user that said impact has occurred. The sensing mechanism is a low-cost acoustic sensor, acoustically coupled to an essentially single sheet of pl... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5803839 | Backyard baseball game An informal baseball game played with a few players on each side, equipment for defining a strike zone and hit zones, and with a set of rules.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5664784 | Rebound net system for sports balls A rebound net 10 having a reinforced periphery 20 that can be removably attached to a structure surrounding a door opening of domestic garage. The net 10, while attached to the structure 24, substantially closes the opening 22. The periphery 20 of the reb... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5566936 | Electronic table tennis game A table tennis game is provided that can be used with an automatic table tennis ball serving device, the game including a plurality of sensors which can be arranged on the surface of the table to serve as targets, the sensors having means for detecting th... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5553860 | Sports impact sensor apparatus for proximate operation A sports impact sensing target reports a sensed impact to a remote location without interference with the operation of like impact sensing targets that are proximately located. The sports impact target reports each sensed impact with a selected modulated ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5524901 | Sport target apparatus A sport target apparatus has a target on a back panel disposed at a down angle for stopping the travel of a ball directed at the target. The apparatus includes a bottom panel which defines a ball retention area for collecting the balls, and one or more fl... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5472212 | Auxiliary practice net apparatus for attaching to a volleyball net An auxiliary net apparatus for practicing volleyball serves and spikes is configured for attaching to a conventional volleyball net. The apparatus comprises a flexible, quadrilateral practice net, first and second, elongate, stiff side members removably d... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5470056 | Apparatus for impeding the movement of a ball A device for use with, and attachment to, a game net to impede the movement of a ball directed at the device includes a frame, an impeding net, and a stabilizing structure. The frame includes a top member and two side members, and one end of each of the t... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5419565 | Electrical device for detecting the location and speed or force of impact with a target An electro-mechanical detection system for measuring the point of impact of a missile such as a sports projectile on a target and for measuring the velocity and force of impact. The detection system is contained in a large plastic envelope, on which a tar... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5335905 | Robot table tennis net and server assembly A net and trough assembly for a robot table tennis ball serving device the trough is foldable for storage in a carrying case. The net of the assembly has a dual net arrangement for surrounding a robot to capture balls in the trough in order to feed balls ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4966368 | Geometric tennis lanes Geometrical tennis lanes are disclosed which comprise a plurality of pie-shaped lanes forming a circle or a semi-circle or substantially circular configuration, the lanes are substantially triangular in shape. The tennis lanes particularly provide for upr... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4911442 | Tennis guide training target A tennis guide training device utilizes an actual size tennis ball which is secured to an axially adjustable elongated mounting stem. The mounting stem is adjustably secured to a clamping device which is adapted for engagement with the top edge of a conve... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4905996 | Ball and target net apparatus A ball and target net game apparatus is set forth wherein a target net includes a perimeter framework securing a generally planar net wherein the frame work includes a plurality of forwardly extending horizontal legs and associated bracing to maintain the... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4814986 | Device for monitoring relative point of impact of an object in flight proximal a reference line on a surface A device for monitoring the relative point of impact of an object in flight proximal a reference line on a surface. The reference line may be imaginary or it may be visually perceptible. In a preferred application, the reference line is the outer edge of ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4796886 | Home tennis practice apparatus A tennis practice apparatus (10) has a supporting surface net (12). The net (12) is divided into a lower portion (18) corresponding in height to a regulation tennis net and two court portions (20, 22) above the tennis net portion (18). Elastics (14) posit... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4732382 | Tennis training device A tennis training device includes a rod secured vertically above the tennis court net and having three successive length sections demarked by different colors to guide a tennis player regarding the height of the ball as it passes over the net. The rod is ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4718668 | Universal tennis training means A tennis training device is disclosed including a plurality of telescoping sections in order to provide an infinitely variable opening through which a tennis ball may be struck. The device may be placed adjacent to a net or at any particular targeted loca... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4696471 | Tennis practice aid A device is disclosed for mounting on an installed tennis net as a target. The device employs a target member defining a silhouette having a size generally on the order of a conventional tennis ball. A mounting member adapted to be removably secured to a ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4592547 | Tennis practice and game apparatus An apparatus for practicing tennis has a ball receiving bin whose back wall extends upwardly to serve as a target, and whose front wall is net high. Balls entering a central hole in the target area are returned through a chute into the bin.... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4502685 | Tennis serve practice device A tennis service practice device (20) includes an upright frame (24) having an overhead bar (30) supported horizontally from the upright frame. A rigid target device (32) is supported from the overhead bar to permit free swinging movement and free sliding... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4436304 | Tennis teaching aid A tennis teaching aid is disclosed for use on a tennis court and to be stretched between two auxiliary net posts in cooperation with or without a standard tennis net. The aid provides a white target band simulating the top band of the standard net but spa... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4231572 | Tennis ball target A target for practicing the game of tennis which includes a frame having an opening through which a tennis ball may be driven by a player, the frame being adapted to be detachably mounted in an upright operative position on an installed tennis net so as t... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4204679 | Tennis practice serving net A tennis court has an upright net and a pair of laterally relative fair service areas. Upright posts are anchored adjacent and extend above the ends of the court net. An elongated rectangular practice serving net overlies, is coplanar with and engages the... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4162070 | Device for tennis instruction A device for aiding in tennis instruction which primarily comprises a base having a post of telescoping members attached thereto and extending upwards therefrom. An arm is pivotally attached intermediate its ends to the upper end of the post. One of the e... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4160549 | Tennis serve training and practice device An adjustable target for practicing tennis serves on a regulation size tennis court comprises a substantially rectangular frame defining an enclosure through which the tennis balls may pass. The frame includes two mutually slidable U-shaped side members. ... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4153246 | Sports net This invention relates to a sports net and the mounting structure therefor which are of some height and width used for play or practice of golf, tennis, basketball, baseball or the like and secured to a one or two car garage and mounted in the garage abov... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4141550 | Tennis serve training device A practicing device for use in developing and maintaining an accurate tennis serve. The device includes a carrier defining a downwardly open apex space, a support for supporting the carrier with the apex space disposed at the top of the path of a tennis b... | 02/27/1979 |
