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US 5,672,125 AGranted
Flat-folding pitcher's practice cage
OwnerCharles Edward Rossinventor
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Abstract
A pitcher's practice cage consists of a compactly-foldable fabric-covered tubular structure which provides a large ball-gathering area, within which hangs a target marked with areas whose striking "calls" the pitch, and a ball-collecting sloping back wall and floor which accumulates pitched balls. Bows which support the canvas cover, one bow rigidly-mounted on short left-and-right support members hinge-mounted closely adjacent to the bow so rigidly supported, permit the entire structure to be folded into a flat "package" for moving and storing.
Claims11
A pitcher's practice cage comprising:
- a fabric enclosure including at least top, side and rear walls,
- external fixed-position structure including a pair of longitudinal spaced-apart base members and one inverted U-shaped member having its lower ends rigidly-mounted on and substantially perpendicular to said base members,
- external folding-structure including at least one inverted U-shaped member having its lower ends mounted hingedly on said base members at one side of said rigidly-mounted member, said folding structure positionable angularly in a range from a first position wherein said hinge-mounted U-shaped member is close and parallel to said rigidly-mounted member to a second position wherein said hinge-mounted U-shaped member is angularly spaced from said rigidly-mounted member,
- means to secure forward edges of said fabric enclosure to said rigidly-mounted member and to suspend said rear wall of said enclosure from at least one said hinge-mounted U-shaped member,
- whereby when said hinge-mounted U-shaped member is positioned at said first position, said fabric enclosure and said rigidly-mounted member and said hinge-mounted U-shaped member structure constitute a substantially flat, readily-stored assembly, and when said hinge mounted U-shaped member is positioned at said second position, said fabric enclosure further comprises an open front.
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