Apparatus for rebounding soccer balls
AssigneeSoccer Advantage, LLC
InventorJason Weber
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for rebounding a soccer ball to a user, in response to the soccer ball engaging the apparatus. The apparatus includes first and second legs for supporting the apparatus on a surface, and a rebounding member coupled to the first and second legs for use in rebounding the soccer ball to the user. The rebounding member is configured to resiliently deform between a receiving position and a rebounding position. In the receiving position, the rebounding member is generally planar in shape for receiving the soccer ball. And, in the rebounding position, the rebounding member is generally arcuate in shape and operates to impart kinetic energy to the soccer ball for rebounding the soccer ball to the user.
Claims21
An apparatus for rebounding a soccer ball to a user, in response to the soccer ball engaging the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- first and second legs for supporting the apparatus on a surface, each of the first and second legs defining a lower edge portion configured to engage the surface when the first and second legs are supporting the apparatus on the surface, and each of the first and second legs defining a height dimension;
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- a resilient rebounding member coupled to the first and second legs at a location spaced apart from the lower edge portion, such that the resilient rebounding member is spaced apart from the surface when the first and second legs are supporting the apparatus on the surface;
- wherein the resilient rebounding member defines a height dimension that is less than the height dimension of either of the first and second legs;
- whereby the resilient rebounding member is configured to resiliently deform, in response to the soccer ball engaging the apparatus, for use in rebounding the soccer ball to the user.
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An apparatus for rebounding a soccer ball, the apparatus comprising:
- a first leg and a second leg positioned generally parallel to each other;
- stabilizing material coupled to a bottom portion of each of the first and second legs;
- a resiliently deformable rebounding member coupled to each of the first and second legs;
- a first brace disposed generally between the first and second legs and coupled to each of the first and second legs;
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- a second brace disposed generally between the first and second legs and coupled to each of the first and second legs, the second brace further disposed generally between the first brace and the rebounding member.
An apparatus for rebounding a soccer ball to a user, in response to the soccer ball engaging the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- first and second legs for supporting the apparatus on a surface;
- a brace disposed between the first and second legs;
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- a rebounding member coupled to the first and second legs;
- wherein the rebounding member is resiliently deformable between a receiving position and a rebounding position;
- wherein the rebounding member is generally planar in shape and oriented generally perpendicular to the first and second legs when in the receiving position;
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- wherein the rebounding member is generally arcuate in shape when in the rebounding position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.