Device to releasably secure pickleballs
AssigneeHyperlith, LLC
InventorsCollin Kubacak, Guyanne Nichols, Curtis Cathey
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Abstract
A pickleball holder may include a shaft and a spring mechanism. The shaft may have a diameter sized to fit through one or more holes in a pickleball. The spring mechanism may be at least partially within the shaft and may be configured to compress as the spring mechanism passes through a hole of the one or more holes and to expand when the spring mechanism is outside of the hole to releasably secure one or more pickleballs. In some embodiments, the pickleball holder may include a cord coupled to an end of the shaft.
Claims20
A pickleball holder comprising:
- a shaft comprising a tube and having a diameter sized to fit through one or more holes in a pickleball;
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- a spring mechanism at least partially within the shaft and configured to compress as the spring mechanism passes through a hole of the one or more holes and to expand when the spring mechanism is outside of the hole to releasably secure one or more pickleballs.
A pickleball holder comprising:
- a shaft having a diameter sized to fit through one or more holes in a pickleball and having a length of five inches or more, the shaft including a first end and a second end;
- a cap coupled to the first end of the shaft;
- a cord plug coupled to the second end of the shaft;
- a cord including a first end coupled to the cord plug and including a second end;
- a link mechanism coupled to the second end of the cord and configured to couple to one or more of a net, a fence, or a structure;
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- a spring mechanism coupled to the shaft and configured to compress as the spring mechanism passes through a hole of the one or more holes in the pickleball and to expand when the spring mechanism is outside of the hole to releasably secure one or more pickleballs.
A pickleball holder comprising:
- a shaft formed from a hollow tube, the shaft including a first end and a second end, the shaft having a diameter sized to fit through one or more holes in a pickleball and having a length that is greater than a diameter of a pickleball, the shaft including at least one opening through the shaft near the first end;
- a cord coupled to the second end of the shaft;
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- a spring mechanism at least partially within the shaft near the first end, the spring mechanism including one or more portions configured to compress into the at least one opening through the shaft in response to pressure and to extend through the at least one opening when the pressure is removed to secure one or more pickleballs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.