Ball return device
OwnerChristopher M. Dorny, Scott N. Dornyinventors
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Abstract
A ball return device which is a attached to a throwing and catching apparatus, such as a lacrosse stick, so that a person can play alone. Rubber tubing is permanently attached to a ball and releasably attached to the throwing and catching apparatus. When the ball is thrown, the tubing stretches and causes the ball to return toward the user.
Claims9
A device for attaching a ball to a catching and throwing apparatus, said catching and throwing apparatus having a substantially rigid peripheral portion, comprising:
- a flexible, elastic connector;
- ball attachment means for attaching said ball to a first end of said flexible, elastic connector;
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- connector attachment means for attaching a second end of said flexible, elastic connector to said peripheral portion of said catching and throwing apparatus, including
- a loop in said second end of said flexible, elastic connector, and
- a flexible material, disposed within said loop in said second end of said flexible, elastic connector, for releasably attaching said flexible, elastic connector to said throwing and catching apparatus.
A device for attaching a ball to a catching and throwing apparatus, said catching and throwing apparatus having a substantially rigid peripheral portion, comprising:
- a flexible, elastic connector;
- ball attachment means for attaching said ball to a first end of said flexible, elastic connector;
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- connector attachment means for attaching a second end of said flexible, elastic connector to said peripheral portion of said catching and throwing apparatus, including
- a first loop in said second end of said flexible, elastic connector, and
- a second loop in said end of said flexible, elastic connector,
- wherein said first loop is disposed about a portion of said flexible elastic connector to form said second loop and said second loop is disposed about said peripheral portion of said catching and throwing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.