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Apparatus for collecting and storing tennis balls

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-09-21
SURE WIN LLC
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[0008]It is another aspect of embodiments of the present invention to provide a ball collecting apparatus that can move longitudinally and laterally. More specifically, after the balls are moved to the elevated storage position, it is desirous to be able to move the apparatus longitudinally (i.e., forward and backward) and laterally (i.e., side to side). This mobility allows the instructor or tennis player to quickly move the apparatus to a desired location on the tennis court.
[0020]It is another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention to provide a recessed area on either side of the invention which may be used to secure club logos and / or advertisements.

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Tennis ball mowers are usually large and bulky, and take up valuable space on the tennis court.
This task is inefficient and awkward.

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[0042]FIGS. 1-17 show a ball collecting apparatus 2 of one embodiment of the present invention and components thereof. More specifically, FIGS. 1-5 show a ball collecting apparatus comprising a right panel 6, left panel 10, a front panel 14 and a rear panel 18. The right panel 6 and left panel 10 include extensions 22 (also referred to as “arms”) that direct balls into a lower opening 26 of the front panel 14 as the ball collecting apparatus 2 is moved forward. The ball collecting apparatus 2 also includes a left wheel 30 and a right wheel 34 that maintain a space between an underside portion of the ball collecting apparatus 2 and a collection surface, e.g., a tennis court. The ball collecting apparatus 2 employs a ball transport system 38 that is operably interconnected to the left or right wheel assembly such that when the left or right wheel is are rotated, the transport system 38 moves in such a way to transport balls from the ball collection surface through an upper opening 42 ...

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Abstract

A ball collecting apparatus is provided that employs a human-powered ball transport system that moves balls from a collecting surface to a location above the collection surface. The ball collecting apparatus employs no motors or other artificially powered devices to retrieve and transfer balls, which makes it light and easy to maneuver. The ball collecting apparatus is primarily contemplated for use of picking up tennis balls, but other balls of various sizes may be accommodated by the apparatus as it is scalable.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 310,008, filed Mar. 18, 2016, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 425,542, filed Nov. 22, 2016, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to an apparatus that gathers balls and moves them to an easy-to-access location, thereby eliminating the need to manually transfer balls from one basket to another.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Tennis is a very popular game world-wide. Indeed, many tennis novices take lessons to increase their proficiency. Lessons comprise practicing skills necessary to perform at a higher level and often entail the student hitting many tennis balls against the wall or returning them to instructor or fellow students across the net. Two common pieces of equipment assist instructors and players.[0004]The first piece of equipment is an instructo...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B47/02
CPCA63B47/02A63B2225/682A63B2102/02
Inventor ASKENAZI, BARBARA S.ROECKER, DAVID W.
Owner SURE WIN LLC
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