US 4,063,581 AGranted

Carrier for tennis equipment

OwnerStanley Boyin Williamsinventor

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Abstract

A carrier for tennis equipment is characterized by a generally rigid and easily transportable case which is internally configured and equipped to contain and protect equipment customarily used in the playing of tennis. In the disclosed embodiment of the carrier, the case has inner walls in the shape of a tennis racquet for receiving and holding therewithin a plurality of racquets, and storage compartments are formed within the case for tennis balls, tennis shoes, and the like. A door hinged with the case closes the case, and an inner surface of the door advantageously is provided with pockets and/or elastic bands for conveniently holding toiletry and other items. The carrier is transportable either by wheels on the bottom of the case which enable the carrier to be rolled from one location to the next, or by a handle on the side of the case for lifting the carrier.

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Dependent claims

In a carrier for tennis equipment, a case having a rear wall, a base wall and a pair of side walls, said side and base walls being joined with said rear wall and extending therefrom to form an opening to said case, said side walls extending from said base wall and curving toward each other to form a semicircular top portion of said case opposite from said base wall;

inner walls in said case configured to form a racquet shaped recess of sufficient size to receive a racquet therewithin, said inner walls being first and second walls extending in spaced parallel relationship from lower ends thereof toward said top wall portion to form a section of said recess for receiving a handle of a racquet, said first and second walls curving outward from each other at upper ends thereof toward said side walls to form with said top portion a section of said recess for receiving a head of a racquet;
a third wall contiguous with the lower ends of said first and second walls and extending between said side walls and spaced from the base wall to form with said first, second, and side walls first and second storage compartments;
and a door pivotally connected with said case for movement between a position away from said opening to said case and a position closing said opening to said case.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.