Portable enclosure system

Abstract

Generally, a portable enclosure assembled from a first plurality of axially coupled linear segments and a second plurality of axially coupled linear segments each plurality of axially coupled linear segments having sufficient flexure to generate one of a pair of arcuate supports which can be erected on a support surface a distance apart to provide support for a flexible material having a terminal edge which engages the support surface to establish an enclosure perimeter. Specifically, a portable sports activity enclosure which supports a net having an aperture through which balls can be thrown for pitching and batting practice.

Description

[0001] Generally, a portable enclosure assembled from a first plurality of axially coupled linear segments and a second plurality of axially coupled linear segments each plurality of axially coupled linear segments having sufficient flexure to generate one of a pair of arcuate supports which can be erected on a support surface a distance apart to provide support for a flexible material having a terminal edge which engages the support surface to establish an enclosure perimeter. Specifically, a portable sports activity enclosure which supports a net having an aperture through which balls can be thrown for pitching and batting practice. I. BACKGROUND [0002] Hit all the balls and run after them. Hit all the balls and run after them. Repeat the process until you have lost all the balls! Stop spending the same amount of time running after the balls as you do hitting them! The answer, a portable enclosure system for sports activities stored in a single case which can be carried to and ass...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] Accordingly, a broad object of the invention can be to provide a portable enclosure system which provides an enclosed space with a closed or substantially closed perimeter. One aspect of this objective of the invention is to provide protection to persons within the enclosure from objects or environmental conditions external to the enclosed space such as rain, sun, wind, insects, sports objects (such a...

Problems solved by technology

There is a large commercial market for temporary structures because permanent structures cannot be built for every form of transient event, to accommodate activities that have great variation in the number of participants, or activities which occur in remote locations.

Even though numerous types and kinds of temporary structures exist and even though there is a large commercial market for temporary structures, there remain significant unresolved problems with conventional temporary structures.

One significant problem with conventional temporary structures can be that they may not provide a completely enclosed space as disclosed by U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,577,721; 4,733,865; and 5,040,791.

Because these conventional temporary structures do not establish an substantially enclosed perimeter, they may not protect persons inside the enclosure from various objects which may be thrown or hit such as baseballs or flying insects such as mosquitoes.

Alternately, when used for applications such as a batting cage, conventional temporary structures may not protect persons outside the ...

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