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7553244 Ball receiving and launching machine  
Disclosed herein is a football receiving and launching machine that receives thrown footballs into a ball collector, orients the football and transfers the football into a ball accelerator that...
7458907 Artificial pitcher for practicing the hitting skill of baseball  
An artificial pitcher for practicing the hitting skill of baseball includes an artificial pitcher on a support and having a ball holder on top, a main spring biased a stroke which are held by a...
7393290 Sport ball storage and retrieval apparatus  
A combination of a ball storage rack and a ball feeder track provide an apparatus for basketball storage and consistent position retrieval of sport balls, such as basketballs and volleyballs, by a...
7278934 Baseball catching and throwing system  
A baseball training device includes a target net from which balls will be fed to a unit that will throw the balls back to a player. The unit can be set to throw the balls in the air or on the...
7273428 Baseball retrieval apparatus  
An apparatus for supporting a tethered baseball in position for batting practice and automatically retrieving the ball after it has been hit with a bat, which includes an adjustable height stand, a...
7226372 Batting tee  
The present invention provides a batting tee comprising a hollow tubular vertical stand having a first end through which at least one ball can be loaded inside said tubular vertical stand, and a...
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...
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...
7137910 Rotating wheel return mechanism  
A practice machine for receiving a thrown ball and returning it to a user is generally provided with a backstop for stopping the thrown ball, a pan disposed below the backstop for collecting the...
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...
6776732 Simulated tennis ball trajectory & delivery system  
A tennis training simulation system is disclosed that improves both reaction time and ground stroke techniques within a limited physical training environment. This training system combines...
6746348 Basketball backstop net assembly and kit therefor  
The present invention provides a backstop net assembly and kit for use in combination with a basketball hoop assembly, which comprises a multi-socketed mounting block, a plurality of net extension...
6733403 Basketball return apparatus  
A basketball return apparatus designed to return a thrown basketball substantially in the direction of the player shooting the ball is mounted beneath a basketball goal assembly and includes a...
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...
6595877 Basketball return net assembly with adjustment bracket  
A basketball return net assembly is attachable to a basketball hoop support having a post extending upwardly from the ground and carrying a basketball hoop adjacent an upper end thereof. The return...
6585610 Portable stoopball playing device  
A portable stoopball playing device comprising a playing panel and a support panel connected to said playing panel. The playing panel and the support panel are moveable relative to each other...
6565460 Foldable basketball frame assembly  
A foldable basketball frame assembly includes a backboard having four flanges extending from four sides of the backboard and a cover is connected to the bottom flange of the backboard. A ring is...
6537161 Portable basketball return apparatus  
A portable basketball return apparatus adapted to be attached to a rim attached to a backboard by a bracket, comprising, a holding clamp for attachment of the apparatus to the bracket, a spine...
6458037 Self-training batting practice machine  
A self-training batting practice machine includes an upright support member, lower and upper support members, flexible ball suspension rod and at least one elastic member. The lower support member...
6406386 Ball size adjustment mechanism for table tennis robot  
An automatic table tennis ball serving device is disclosed as having a generally vertically extending enclosure with a table tennis ball feeding passageway including a lower ball entrance and an...
6402640 Ball throwing device  
A ball throwing device capable of throwing or pitching balls at more than one speed without having to readjust the device. The ball throwing device generally includes a base, a motor and at least...
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...
6241628 Projectile machine with remote control for basketball practice and the like  
A projectile machine for use in practicing various activities including the practice of basketball shots from various positions on a basketball court. The projectile machine when practicing...
6224504 Basketball practice assembly  
A basketball practice assembly a case including a box-like receptacle which is open at a front side thereof, and a pair of doors hingedly connected with two lateral sides of the box-like...
6045463 Basketball practice device  
The apparatus of the within invention is quite sophisticated. Its primary purpose was to adapt a rotatable return of ball on an existing basketball hoop. The principal feature is an inverted...
5853334 Practice driving device for golfers  
A golf practice apparatus which comprises: a base; an elongated support arm coupled to the base and having a free end; a tether guide including an eyelet coupled to the elongated support...
5707304 Hockey puck shooting range  
A hockey puck shooting range including a planar surface for accommodating sliding movement of hockey pucks; a collection system disposed at a peripheral edge portion of the planar surface and...
5658211 Interactive ball throwing game  
An interactive throwing game apparatus and method includes a longitudinal game table provided in an arcade game environment. An upright ball target is mounted across the front end of the game table...
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...
5566934 Baseball trainer  
A baseball trainer includes a target apparatus set at a predetermined distance from a practicing ballplayer. The target apparatus includes a plurality of panels for indicating a "strike" or a...
5556106 Soccer training device and method of training  
A soccer training device that permits soccer kicking practice from one or more kicking locations and includes a generally vertical screen that is adapted to receive and absorb the kinetic energy of...
5419549 Baseball pitcher game and trainer apparatus  
A baseball pitcher game and training apparatus includes a free swinging target receptacle which is positioned at one end of an elongate enclosure with a player's station positioned at the opposite...
5383658 Robot table tennis net and server assembly  
A robot server device includes a ball container constructed to hold a plurality of table tennis balls and a robot server that is mounted within the container and designed to receive balls from the...
5368293 Pitcher training apparatus  
A housing is provided having multiple openings in its front wall each opened and closed by a closure positioned by a pneumatic cylinder. Each closure, when retracted from its opening, provides a...
4974843 Ball game practice apparatus  
The invention relates to a ball game practice apparatus, particularly for tennis practice, comprising a ball catching assembly (2) and a ball collecting assembly (3), which in its turn comprises at...
4940231 Ball receptor for basketball return machines and the like  
A broad faced, low angle, funnel shaped net leads to a flexible discharge tube of approximately one-quarter larger diameter than the balls play. An upper perimetric frame holds open the net while a...
4886269 Table tennis practice aid  
A table tennis training device comprises a frame (10) extending the width of the table and having a pliant screen (28) associated therewith to provide a back stop for table tennis balls. A wall...
4861027 Tennis practice and game apparatus  
A tennis playing game apparatus of the type with a simulated net has a narrow hole cut through the net and a ball-throwing machine to throw balls through the hole. A thick layer of foam polymer and...
4765618 Table tennis robot  
A table tennis robot with right and left servers, oscillatory motion, top spin and bottom spin, right and left side spin, combination of spins, or no-spin modes, variable ball speeds, and...
4699386 Soccer practice machine  
A soccer practice machine (10) has a planar surface (14) and a delivery tube (20) configured and positioned to deliver a soccer ball (24) proximate to the planar surface (14). A blower (26)...
4288074 Apparatus for conveying tennis balls to a ball-throwing machine  
The apparatus comprises a wall (7) from which tennis balls (13) fall into a chute (8) fitted with lateral ramp sections (15, 16). The balls are carried along the chute by an endless conveyor (14)...
4108432 Tennis ball collection, pick-up and propelling system  
A tennis ball retrieving and propelling device for placement on a surface having a ball delivery tube and a carrousel type ball retriever positioned below the ball delivery tube for receiving balls...
4021037 Tennis practice machine  
Apparatus for collecting a projectile such as a tennis ball and launching it through the air is disclosed. The apparatus includes a conduit having an upstream end adapted to receive the projectile...
4002336 Table tennis training device  
A table tennis training device for use in connection with a table tennis table, which includes a tennis ball catcher having a pocket for collecting the tennis table ball which is then, due to a...
3999754 Table tennis trainer  
A table tennis trainer having a net trap erected for positioning at one end of a tennis table and associated therewith a ball collecting and return assembly having a ball collecting tube with...
3989246 Tennis practice system  
A tennis practice apparatus consisting of an enclosure providing a playing area and having a regulation-height net member at one end located in front of a cage-like structure forming the end of the...
3989245 Tennis practice device having pneumatic ball projector  
An instant tennis game simulating a real game of tennis is presented. A pneumatic tennis ball delivery machine replaces the normal opponent. The court is slightly crowned and has sloping gutters so...
3917265 Pneumatic ball ejecting machine  
A pneumatic ball ejecting machine is provided which collects tennis balls which are returned to a common area. The tennis balls are returned to a pneumatic lifting means which lifts the balls one...
3233899 Pitching practice apparatus  
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