Device for storing and dispensing sporting balls
OwnerIlan SHERRinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a ball container utilized in conjunction with existing standard storage bins for storing and dispensing sporting balls to the upper opening of the storage bins. The present invention further provides a ball container utilized by hanging from a stand for storing and dispensing sporting balls to the upper opening of the ball container.
Claims12
A ball container utilized in conjunction with existing standard storage bins for storing and dispensing sporting balls to the upper opening of the storage bins, that is comprised of:
- a. a holding platform that is meant to move within the standard storage bin in a vertical axis, and is constructed in a way that allows holding and supporting said sporting balls utilizing itself and the bin's walls;
- b. elastic connector means that connect the holding platform to the plurality of hooks, whereas said connectors elastically elongate and lower the platform as it being filled with balls, and further gradually return to normal state as the platform is being emptied of balls;
- c. a plurality of hooks that are connected to elastic connector means and adapted to cling into the edges of the storage bin allowing the elastic elongation of said elastic connector means;
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- d. an upper horizontal frame between said hooks and said elastic connector means having a similar surface area to that of the said holding platform for maintaining the vertical deformation axis of said elastic connector means. 2. A ball container utilized by hanging from a stand, for storing and dispensing sporting balls to the upper opening of the ball container, that is comprised of:
- a. a holding platform that is meant to move within in a vertical axis, and is constructed in a way that allows holding and supporting said sporting balls with the elastic connector means;
- b. elastic connector means that connect the holding platform to the plurality of hooks, and an upper horizontal frame, whereas said connectors elastically elongate and lower the platform as it being filled with balls, and further gradually return to normal state as the platform is being emptied of balls;
- c. an upper horizontal frame between said hooks and said elastic connector means having the a similar surface area to that of the said holding platform for maintaining the vertical deformation axis of said elastic connector means;
- d. a plurality of horizontal rims engulfing said elastic connector means intended to minimize the horizontal elastic deformation thereof, potentially caused by the filling of said balls.
- e. a plurality of hooks that are connected to said upper horizontal frame and adapted to cling into said stand allowing the elastic elongation of said elastic connector means.
The device of claim 2, wherein said hooks are adapted to further clamp the edges of stand allowing more secure grip of said stand.
The device of claim 2, further comprised of variable length connectors (e.g., length adjustable straps) connecting the hooks and the upper horizontal frame allowing the user to adjust the height of said upper horizontal frame to the user's hip height to obviate the need for back bending where reaching for said sporting balls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.