Ball game practice apparatus
OwnerAkira Kakizawainventor
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Abstract
A ball game practice apparatus for receiving and delivering balls. The ball game practice apparatus including a backstop assembly having a framework supporting a flexible covering, the flexible covering including a back portion with an opening and a bottom portion shaped to funnel balls to an exit opening formed therein. A ball elevating device includes a base, a framework extending vertically from the base, an endless conveyor carried by the framework, and a feeder mechanism coupled to the endless conveyor, the feeder mechanism positioned under the exit opening of the bottom portion. A ball throwing device has a hopper and an outlet. The hopper is positioned to receive balls from the endless conveyor and deliver balls through the outlet and the opening.
Claims20
A ball game practice apparatus comprising:
- a backstop assembly including a framework supporting a flexible covering, the flexible covering including a back portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion shaped to funnel balls carried thereon to an exit opening formed therein, and the back portion having a delivery opening;
- a ball elevating device including a base, a framework extending vertically from the base, an endless conveyor carried by the framework, and a feeder mechanism coupled to the endless conveyor, the feeder mechanism positioned under the exit opening of the bottom portion;
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- a ball throwing device having a hopper and an outlet, the hopper positioned to receive balls from the endless conveyor and deliver balls through the outlet and the delivery opening.
A ball game practice apparatus comprising:
- a backstop assembly including a framework supporting a flexible covering, the flexible covering including a back portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion shaped to funnel balls carried thereon to an exit opening formed therein, and the back portion having a delivery opening;
- a ball elevating device including a base, a framework extending vertically from the base, an endless conveyor carried by the framework, and a feeder mechanism coupled to the endless conveyor, the feeder mechanism positioned under the exit opening of the bottom portion;
- a ball throwing device having a hopper and an outlet, the hopper positioned to receive balls from the endless conveyor and deliver balls through the outlet and the delivery opening;
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- the back portion of the flexible covering coupled to the ball throwing machine, securing the delivery opening registered with the outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.