Bouncing practice net

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-26
LIAO GRACE
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[0004] The present invention has been made to overcome the above-mentioned drawback of conventional practice net. The primary object of the present invention is to provide a practice net with a non-deterministic bouncing trajectory. The main feature of the practice net is a d

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However, in the actual ball game, the trajectory of the batted ball is usually more complicated than the simulated trajectory available in the conventional practice net because the force, the direction and the location of the batting on the ball.
Although the part (a) indicated in FIG. 1 is adjustable to tilting a small angle, the overall trajectory of the bounced ball is still deterministic, and fails to simulate the full range of possible trajectories of a batted ball.

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[0017] The meshes of nets 21, 22 are regularly shaped and arranged, as the square mesh shown in FIG. 1. But the mesh is not limited to those shown in FIG. 1, the shape can be irregular and the arrangement of the meshes can also be irregular. FIG. 4 shows the present invention. In this embodiment, a practice net 2a has the diamond shape mesh. Furthermore, both nets 21, 22 may include different meshes at different part of the net; alternatively, net 21 and net 22 may include different meshes so that the combination of the shapes and the arrangement of the meshes of net 21 and net 22 can vary to create further non-determinism.

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[0018]FIG. 5 shows the present invention. In this embodiment, a frame 4 has the shape of a reverse Y. A practice net 2b of the present invention is also stretched in the reverse Y shape. All the sides of reverse-Y practice net 2b are attached to frame 4 by buckles 3. The upper part 41 of frame 4 is adjustable to tilt an angle to generate more variety of trajectories. In addition, frame 4 can be used on both sides. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to a two-dimensional design. A three-dimensional frame with the bouncing practice net of the present invention can be used to meet different practice demands.

[0019]FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of using the present invention in a soccer game practice. The embodiment includes a frame 5, a practice net 6 and a plurality of buckles 3. Because the embodiment is for soccer practice, the mesh size is slightly larger, but remains smaller than the size of the soccer ball. At the center of the net, an auxiliary net 65 having a smaller me...

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A bouncing practice net is provided, including at least two plies of nets. The mesh size of the back ply is smaller or equal to the mesh size of the front ply, and both plies are arranged in an asymmetrical or interleaved manner, and are tightly stretched and attached inside a frame. The practice net can provide bouncing trajectory that is unpredictable to simulate the actual batting.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to a bouncing practice net for ball games, and more specifically to a practice net providing a non-deterministic bouncing direction. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]FIG. 1 shows a conventional bouncing practice net for pitching and catching of a ball. The first user can pitch the ball to the net, and the ball is bounced by the net for the second user to catch. The first user can use the practice net to improve the precision of the pitch, while the second user can practice the skill of quick reaction to the bounced ball. Depending on the location at which the ball hits the practice net, the conventional practice net will bounce the ball in various direction and path for the user to practice the catch. For example, when the ball hits the practice net at a higher vertical surface, the ball will be bounced by the practice net as a ground ball or a line drive. On the other hand, when the ball hits the net at a lower ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B63/00
CPCA63B69/0002A63B69/002A63B69/0053A63B69/0097A63B2069/0011A63B2210/50
InventorLIAO, GRACE
OwnerLIAO GRACE