Systems and methods of providing a ball collector system
OwnerBenjamin S. Sorenseninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a ball collector system. While the ball collector system can have any suitable component, in some cases it includes a trough, a backdrop that is configured to catch a ball and redirect it toward the trough, and/or a collector that is configured to collect the ball from the trough. In some cases, related methods include dampening a movement of the ball using the backdrop, changing a trajectory of the ball to direct it to the trough, moving the ball along the trough to a designated location, and/or collecting the ball from the trough using the collector. Other implementations are described.
Claims20
A ball collector system comprising:
- a trough;
- a backdrop configured to catch a ball and redirect it toward the trough;
- and
- a collector configured to collect the ball from the trough.
A method for collecting a ball, wherein the method comprises:
- dampening a movement of the ball using a backdrop;
- changing a trajectory of the ball to direct it to a trough;
- moving the ball along the trough to a designated location;
- and
- collecting the ball from the trough using a collector.
A collector comprising:
- a first lift facing a first direction, the first lift comprising:
- a channel having an entrance and an exit;
- a driver configured to act on a ball near the entrance to draw the ball into the channel and propel the ball through the channel and out the exit;
- and
- a motor configured to power the driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.