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US 12,588,757 B2Granted
Transportable, storable, modifiable, collapsible, modular, ball rack
AssigneeDKG Athletic Innovations LLC
InventorDonald J Guerinoni
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Abstract
A ball rack including a main base frame configured to maintain a substantially rectangular shape, the main base frame including a set of short members, a set of long members having telescoping features to allow variation in width using a pin and hole mechanism, a set of wheeled accessories, a set of vertical frame bars, a set of telescoping detachable horizontal rack beams and a set of frame bars.
Claims9
A ball rack comprising:
- a main base frame, the main base frame comprised of:
- a first set of members;
- a second set of members having telescoping features to allow variation in width using a set of pin and hole mechanisms;
- a set of wheeled accessories having bolts to attach each wheeled accessory to the first set of members;
- a set of upright vertical frame bars connected to the main base frame at a 90-degree angle via a set of hinge mechanisms;
- and
- a set of detachable horizontal rack beams having a base member with an extending member on either end, which uses a telescoping mechanism to allow variation in width using a second set of pin and hole mechanisms, connected to the vertical upright frame bars via a set of hook and lock mechanisms, so that said rack is mobile between:
- a storable configuration;
- a portable configuration;
- and
- a ball-holding configuration;
- and
- wherein the upright vertical frame bars have the set of hinge mechanisms on a lower portion where the upright vertical frame bar meets the main base frame, the hinge mechanism comprising:
- a hinge plate;
- a female hollow section;
- a hex head screw;
- at least one blind rivet;
- and
- at least one retractable spring plunger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.