Ball caddy system
AssigneeCore Group Marketing, Inc.
InventorsRobert H. Hamilton, Eric J. Armstrong
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Abstract
A ball caddy includes a housing with dividers forming compartments within the housing. The compartments retain various size sports balls in a vertical arrangement The dividers have two hinged segments which are independently adjustably mounted within the housing to vary the size of each of the compartments. Each compartment also has an orifice formed at a lower portion thereof and a ball release device which has a retainer normally preventing dispensing of the balls. The handle attached to the ball release allows pivoting of the ball release to provide for dispensing of the balls through the orifice.
Claims16
A ball storage apparatus, comprising:
- an outer housing;
- an adjustable divider extending vertically within the housing forming a plurality of storage compartments;
- a plurality of tabs forming vertical slots configured for receiving and retaining a free end of the divider;
- wherein each of the storage compartments comprises a pivoting bottom ball support.
A ball storage apparatus, comprising:
- an outer housing;
- an adjustable divider extending vertically within the housing forming a plurality of storage compartments;
- a plurality of tabs forming vertical slots configured for receiving and retaining a free end of the divider;
- wherein the divider comprises segments extending between opposed walls of the housing, wherein a first edge of the segments engages a first wall of the housing, and wherein second edges of the segments engage a second wall, wherein the second wall includes a plurality of tabs extending vertically defining a plurality of vertical slots, wherein second edges of the segments are insertable into the slots.
A ball retainer apparatus, comprising:
- an outer housing;
- a plurality of vertically extending divider segments, wherein each of said segments is mounted along one segment edge to an interior of the housing and dividing the housing into a plurality of compartments;
- a receiving member on an interior of the housing associated with each of said segments, the receiving member forming vertical slots configured for receiving and retaining a free end of the associated segment.
A storage apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of vertically extending dividers having a pair of segments hinged along a first edge, wherein each of said segments is mounted along one vertical segment edge to an interior of the housing and dividing the housing into a plurality of compartments;
- a plurality of vertically extending flanges mounted on an interior of the housing associated with each pair of segments forming vertical slots configured for receiving and retaining free ends of the associated segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.