US 11,911,668 B2Granted

Lacrosse ball collection apparatus

OwnerRobert Lallyinventor

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Abstract

The invention is that of a lacrosse ball collection apparatus fabricated from materials such as plastics, metals and fabrics. The apparatus comprises a fabric which when in its open position forms a substantially triangular horizontal surface capable of fitting inside a lacrosse goal. When lacrosse balls are shot into the goal, they collect on the fabric. The apparatus is foldable at a front joint and comprises a spout located behind the front joint and in close proximity thereto, such that the apparatus may be used to carry the balls to a collection receptacle, where they may be poured out of the spout into the receptacle for reuse. The apparatus is further foldable at two side joints such that an apical joint is foldable toward the front joint and two front member segments are foldable inward to render the apparatus in a compact, closed position suitable for storage in small spaces.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A triangular lacrosse ball collection apparatus comprising:

a front member having a left front member segment and a right front member segment, connected by a front joint;
a left side member comprising a front left side member segment and a rear left side member segment connected by a left side joint;
a right side member comprising a front right side member segment and a rear right side member segment connected by a right side joint;
a left front end joint connecting the left front member segment to the front left side member segment;
a right front end joint connecting the right front member segment to the front right side member segment;
an apical joint connecting the rear left side member segment to the rear right side member segment;
a triangular fabric having a spout positioned centrally behind the front joint and a plurality of fastening points;
and
a plurality of fasteners corresponding to the plurality of fastening points;
wherein when assembled in an open position, the front member spans not more than six feet and each of the left side member and right side member span not more than seven feet.

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Facts

Application: 16/931,893Filed 17 Jul 2020 · us provisional application
Priority: 21 May 2019
Published: US 2021/0268339 A12 Sep 2021
Granted: 27 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A63B 47/025
For picking-up or collecting: installations continuously collecting balls from the playing areas, e.g. by gravity, with conveyor belts
A63B 47/002
Devices for handling or treating balls , e.g. for holding or carrying balls: devices for dispensing balls, e.g. from a reservoir
A63B 2071/025
Supports, e.g. poles: on rollers or wheels
A63B 2102/14
Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats,…