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US 11,712,611 B2Granted
Ball stowable support
AssigneeMedal Sports (Taiwan) Corporation
InventorKevin Chunhao Tsai
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Abstract
An apparatus for a ball stowable support is provided. The apparatus includes a frame, an elastic cover secured to the frame, and at least one leg supporting the frame. Each leg of the at least one leg has an opening. The opening is configured to retain a ball.
Claims10
A leg for a volleyball spike game, the leg comprising:
- a front side;
- a rear side opposite the front side;
- a pivotable frame receiving end extending from the front side to the rear side, the pivotable frame receiving end having a distal side, a proximal side, and a frame receiving opening extending from the distal side to the proximal side;
- a ground engaging end opposite the pivotable frame receiving end;
- and
- a middle portion defining an opening configured to retain a ball.
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A method of making a leg for a volleyball spike game, the method comprising:
- providing a moldable material;
- and
- forming a leg, the leg including:
- a front side,
- a rear side opposite the front side;
- a pivotable frame receiving end extending from the front side to the rear side, the pivotable frame receiving end having a distal side, a proximal side, and a frame receiving opening extending from the distal side to the proximal side, the frame receiving opening configured to receive a portion of a frame, the pivotable frame receiving end pivotable between a support position and a stowed position, the stowed position positioning the leg parallel to a playing surface of the volleyball spike game;
- a ground engaging end opposite the pivotable frame receiving end;
- and
- a middle portion defining a tapered opening configured to retain a ball.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.