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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...
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7534178 |
Baseball batter training system
A system for training a batter to automatically swing at pitched balls corresponding to strikes and to refrain from swinging at pitched balls not corresponding to strikes, the device including a...
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7462114 |
Rebound system
The present specification describes sporting equipment methods and apparatus that may be used for ball play, and may be particularly useful for ball rebounding. One aspect of the novel sporting...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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'...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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6083124 |
Portable collapsible backstop for batting practice
A collapsible, lightweight backstop includes a U-shaped base member having parallel arms and a rear portion therebetween. The arms include separable mating sections that are hingedly joined to a...
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5906553 |
Outdoor practice facility
An outdoor baseball practice facility including a playing surface with a plurality of adjacent stations arranged thereon. Each station of the present invention includes a homeplate with angularly...
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5906552 |
Ball pitchback and rebound assembly
Disclosed is a collapsible assembly for adjustably supporting a net for pitching back, rebounding, or otherwise returning various types of game balls, the assembly including first and second...
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5823885 |
Portable personal driving range and all purpose sporting net
A portable personal sporting net includes a tapered cylindrical or funnel-like tubular, pliable, porous net having an enlarged entrance aperture which is supported by a collapsible pole. In one...
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5820494 |
Batting cage frame
A batting cage frame is constructed of two end subframes, each having a beam and two legs inclined with respect to the ground, and one midpoint subframe. The beam and legs of each subframe are...
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5816946 |
Portable safety system for isolating on-deck batter
Portable safety system for isolating an on-deck batter during a baseball or softball game comprises one or more poles, a length of cord long enough to surround an on-deck area, structure to support...
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5807193 |
Adjustable ball backstop
An adjustable ball backstop is disclosed comprising a frame and an elasticly stretched net having upper and lower generally rectangular sections, the lower section being disposed at a fixed angle...
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5730666 |
Portable screen
A portable and collapsible screen unfolds and extends to provide a wall, divider or backstop which has many uses. The screen can be used as a backstop for ball games, a wind block, a privacy...
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5730442 |
Sports net backstop
A backstop for use in limiting the flight of sports balls and other projectiles used in sports. One or more net panels (10, 10') are supported by a plurality of posts (60, 90) comprising an...
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5681231 |
Collapsible game goal
A collapsible game goal, such as for lacrosse, has joints at the intersections of the uprights with the crossbar and the lower frame members. The net is configured such that a portion of the net is...
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5672125 |
Flat-folding pitcher's practice cage
A pitcher's practice cage consists of a compactly-foldable fabric-covered tubular structure which provides a large ball-gathering area, within which hangs a target marked with areas whose striking...
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5655766 |
Portable, collapsible pitching system
A pitching system, such as a baseball batting practice system, is collapsible whereby it can be stored and transported on a small unit. The unit is releasably attachable to a towing vehicle, such...
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5639084 |
Baseball game system in batting practice range
In a batting practice range where a pitching machine is installed to automatically pitch a ball toward a batter's box, hitting zones such as out zones, hit zones and home run zones are provided in...
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5634638 |
Portable, retractable sports enclosure
A portable self-standing sports enclosure which may be opened and closed by a single person. A carrier frame contains at least one foldable frame section. Each foldable frame section includes an...
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5603669 |
Golf tee divider
A tee divider for dividing a tee area of a golf driving range into subsections and for blocking golf balls errantly hit by a first golfer from hitting a second golfer practicing next to the first...
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5577721 |
Portable batting cage with extended hinged wings
A portable batting cage having a backstop, two extended wings, a top and wheels is disclosed, the wings being pivotally mounted onto the backstop to allow adjustment to different relative angles....
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5443260 |
Virtual reality baseball training and amusement system
A virtual reality baseball training and amusement apparatus which detects the speed and projected flight of a batted baseball or softball. The invention provides a display of a simulated game...
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5407211 |
Compact adjustable portable sports practice net
A sports net having a rectangular frame with a lower, ground-engaging portion. A net is stretched over and fixed to the frame. The forward end of a base support is pivotally connected to a lower...
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5401018 |
Baseball simulation game
An arcade game simulating a baseball game. A player hits a ball suspended in front of him or her at a known initial position towards a detector assembly, such as an x-y grid of light beams. The...
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5370385 |
Portable batting cage
A batting cage is made up of a base section having a rear wall that hinges to fold in the middle and allow the side walls to be placed adjacent to each other. The upper section can be easily lifted...
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5269527 |
Sports net
A net support assembly for training and practicing sports which use sports projectiles is disclosed. The assembly is lightweight, easy to setup, portable, and versatile. A shock-corded segmented...
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5205564 |
Ball catching net apparatus
A ball catching net apparatus which has a back net from which extends, in a parallel relationship, sidewalls with a top wall interconnecting between the parallel sidewalls. The top wall, sidewalls...
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5116056 |
Indoor golf practice apparatus
An apparatus for practicing golf swings indoors having a net assembly suspended from a support rail attached to an overhead structure such as the rafters in a garage. The net assembly is attached...
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5088740 |
Practice backstop for ball playing sports
A practice backstop for ball playing sports has a support frame including a pair of crossed arcuate poles covered by a three sided enclosure, open at the front. A flexible target sheet is supported...
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