Sport Equipment for use in Practicing Ball Sports

a technology for ball sports and equipment, applied in the field of sports equipment, can solve the problems of tennis players practicing alone for example, being limited in their practice, and being returned with unrealistic flight arcs,

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-10-29
REBO WALL
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[0015]In some embodiments, the inclination of the rebound surface may be variable in the range of 0 to 30 degrees from vertical, and more preferably variable in the range of 2 to 20 degrees from vertical. Such embodiments may enable the reboun...

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Such facilities are therefore typically expensive and not widely available.
Also, conventional rebound walls can suffer from rebound characteristics which result in a ball being returned with an unrealistic flight arc compared to ...

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[0029]Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, there is depicted a free-standing rebound wall 10 according to an embodiment of the invention. The rebound wall 10 is free-standing since it can be stood on a ground support surface used to without needing to be anchored to the ground and / or connected to (or supported by) an adjacent support structure.

[0030]The rebound wall 10 has a rigid front rebound surface 12 against which a ball can be struck to rebound from the rebound surface 12. The rebound wall also has a rear surface 14. Here, the front rebound surface 12 is title or angled with respect to the rear surface 14 such that the front rebound surface 12 and the rear surface 14 are not parallel. Thus, when arranged in a position as depicted in FIGS. 3 and 5, the rear surface 14 is substantially vertical and the front rebound surface 12 is inclined from vertical by an angle of approximately 5°-10°.

[0031]As shown in FIG. 6, the rebound wall 10 is provided with a plurality of wedge-like adjustment un...

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A free-standing rebound wall for practicing ball sports is presented. The free-standing rebound wall comprises: a rigid rebound surface against which a ball can be struck to rebound from the rebound surface; and at least one adjustment unit adapted to be adjustable so as to vary the inclination of the rebound surface.

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FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to sporting equipment and more particularly to a wall structure for use in practicing ball sports, such as tennis and similar gamesBACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002]It is known to provide a wall structure against which a person can hit a ball to practice a ball game. Such a wall structure for use in practicing ball sports is commonly referred to as a rebound wall.[0003]Conventional rebound walls require deep, permanent concrete foundations to be dug into the ground. Such facilities are therefore typically expensive and not widely available.[0004]Also, conventional rebound walls can suffer from rebound characteristics which result in a ball being returned with an unrealistic flight arc compared to that of a non-rebound version of the ball sport. Thus, a tennis player practicing alone for example may have been limited to hitting the ball against a rebound wall which may only be adequate for an advanced player (and not a beginner).[0...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00
CPCA63B2243/0083A63B2208/0204A63B69/0097A63B69/38A63B2071/026A63B2225/09A63B69/00
Inventor HUTCHINS, ADRIAN
Owner REBO WALL
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