Impact-Indicating Athletic Court Target Device
a target device and athletic field technology, applied in the field of sports target training aid devices, can solve the problems of erratic path of ball rebounding, etc., and achieve the effects of convenient positioning, convenient transportation, and convenient movemen
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[0048]The protrusions 20 may be regular or irregular bumps, bubbles, partial spheres, or the like, and are herein referred to as of hemispherical shape. They are arranged in an array or matrix and are appropriately spaced to provide an irregular rebound to a tennis ball that hits the athletic court target device. The placement of the protrusions 20 may be further influenced by the desirability of allowing the athletic court target device to fold in a central location or along optional fold line 30 (FIG. 7, FIG. 8) for convenience in storage of the athletic court target device 10 or in transporting the athletic court target device 10 in a sports bag. Thus protrusions 20 may be positioned in opposing positions to lessen contact to allow the athletic court target device 10 to be folded more compactly. The protrusions 20 may be of one size (as shown in FIG. 8) or may be of multiple sizes. As shown in FIG. 1-FIG. 6, larger protrusions 20A may be interspersed with medium protrusions 20B a...
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[0053]FIG. 7 and FIG. 11 illustrates that the athletic court target device 10 may have a beveled edge 35 to provide a more rounded edge for safety. FIG. 7 and FIG. 11 also illustrate that base mat 25 may optionally be configured with a fold line 30. The fold line 30 runs longitudinally across the middle of the court target device 30. It is designed to facilitate folding for storage and transport. The material utilized to form the base mat 25 may be chosen to have properties allowing folding along the general area of fold line 30, or fold line 30 may be a deformation, indentation, crease, furrow, grove, or the like on one surface or on both surfaces (as shown in FIG. 11) of the base mat 25.
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[0054]FIG. 8 illustrates the imprinting or incorporation of a larger indicium 40 extending across a wide area of base mat 25 and protrusions 20. FIG. 8 also illustrates an additional design of the size and placement of protrusions 20 in which the protrusions 20 are of a single size and substantially evenly spaced. Further FIG. 8 illustrates optional multiple fold lines (longitudinal fold line 30A, and lateral fold line 30B).
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