Rebounding apparatus

A rebound apparatus, comprising:

• a) a fabric support frame having a first frame side, a top frame side, a second frame side and a bottom frame side, said first frame side having a first bottom portion extending below the bottom frame side, a first lower bracket and a first upper bracket secured to said first frame side, said second frame side having a second bottom portion extending below the bottom frame side in alignment with said first bottom portion, a second lower bracket and a second upper bracket secured to said second frame side in alignment with respective said first lower bracket and said first upper bracket;
• b) a generally U-shaped brace member having a first brace side, a back brace side, and a second brace side, the distal end of said first brace side being pivotally secured to said first bottom bracket secured to said first frame side, and the distal end of said second brace side being pivotally secured to said second bottom bracket secured to said second frame side, said first and second sides of said U-shaped brace member having a plurality of spaced apertures therein sized to receive a removable fastening means therein;
• c) an adjustably secured extending and contracting first telescoping member, a top end portion of said first telescoping member pivotally secured to said first upper bracket on said first frame side, and a bottom end portion of said first telescoping member pivotally secured to a selected aperture on said first brace side of said U-shaped brace member, said bottom end portion of said first telescoping member extending beneath said first brace side of the U-shaped brace member, and an adjustably secured extending and contracting second telescoping member, a top end portion of said second telescoping member pivotally secured to said second upper bracket on said second frame side, and a bottom end portion of said second telescoping member pivotally secured to a selected aperture on said second brace side of said U-shaped brace member, said bottom end portion of said second telescoping member extending beneath said second brace side of said U-shaped brace member in alignment with the bottom end portion of said first telescoping member, said first and second telescoping members each having a plurality of apertures therein sized to receive said removable fastening means therein;
• d) a polymeric woven fabric sized to fit in spaced relation within said fabric support frame, said woven fabric having a fabric count of at least 40.times.30 strands per square inch, a finished square yard weight of at least six ounces, and a grab tensile strength of at least 400.times.300 pounds, said woven fabric having a plurality of grommets extending in spaced relation selected from one to seven inches apart about the outer periphery of the woven fabric;
• e) a plurality of springs secured at one end to said grommets, said springs secured at the opposite end to said fabric support frame on a selected one of said first and second frame sides, and to said fabric support frame on a selected one of said top frame side and said bottom frame side, a first rod extending along the unselected one of the first and second frame sides for securement of the opposite end of said plurality of springs extending on the unselected one of the first and second frame sides, and a second rod extending along the unselected one of said top frame side and said bottom frame side for securement of the opposite end of said plurality of springs extending on the unselected one of said top frame side and said bottom frame side, a plurality of bolts having a rod securing end and a threaded end, the rod securing end secured to one of said first and second rods, the threaded end passing through a selected one of a plurality of apertures in the fabric support frame, the plurality of bolts being less in number than the plurality of springs on respective said first and second rods, and a plurality of nuts threadably secured to said threaded ends of said bolts to adjustably tension the spring members to selectively adjust the resiliency of said rebound apparatus;
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• f) said first and second telescoping members are adjustably and releasably secured and adjustably positioned to provide rebounds selected from ground balls, line drives and fly balls.

A rebound apparatus, comprising:

• a) a fabric support frame having a first frame side, a top frame side, a second frame side and a bottom frame side, said first frame side having a first bottom portion extending below the bottom frame side, a first lower bracket and a first upper bracket secured to said first frame side, said second frame side having a second bottom portion extending below the bottom frame side in alignment with said first bottom portion, a second lower bracket and a second upper bracket secured to said second frame side in alignment with respective said first lower bracket and said first upper bracket, said first and second lower brackets secured from one to seven inches from the respective first and second bottom portions of the fabric support frame;
• b) a generally U-shaped brace member having a first brace side, a back brace side, and a second brace side, the distal end of said first brace side being pivotally secured to said first bottom bracket secured to said first frame side, and the distal end of said second brace side being pivotally secured to said second bottom bracket secured to said second frame side, said first and second sides of said U-shaped brace member having a plurality of spaced apertures therein sized to receive a removable fastening means therein;
• c) an adjustably secured extending and contracting first telescoping member, a top end portion of said first telescoping member pivotally secured to said first upper bracket on said first frame side, and a bottom end portion of said first telescoping member pivotally secured to a selected aperture on said first brace side of said U-shaped brace member, said bottom end portion of said first telescoping member extending beneath said first brace side of the U-shaped brace member, and an adjustably secured extending and contracting second telescoping member, a top end portion of said second telescoping member pivotally secured to said second upper bracket on said second frame side, and a bottom end portion of said second telescoping member pivotally secured to a selected aperture on said second brace side of said U-shaped brace member, said bottom end portion of said second telescoping member extending beneath said second brace side of said U-shaped brace member in alignment with the bottom end portion of said first telescoping member, said first and second telescoping members each having a plurality of apertures therein sized to receive said removable fastening means therein;
• d) a polymeric woven fabric sized to fit in spaced relation within said fabric support frame, said woven fabric having a fabric count of at least 40.times.30 strands per square inch, a finished square yard weight of at least six ounces, and a grab tensile strength of at least 400.times.300 pounds, said woven fabric having a plurality of grommets extending in spaced relation selected from one to seven inches apart about the outer periphery of the woven fabric;
• e) a plurality of springs secured at one end to said grommets, said springs secured at the opposite end to said fabric support frame on a selected one of said first and second frame sides, and to said fabric support frame on a selected one of said top frame side and said bottom frame side, a first rod extending along the unselected one of the first and second frame sides for securement of the opposite end of said plurality of springs extending on the unselected one of the first and second frame sides, and a second rod extending along the unselected one of said top frame side and said bottom frame side for securement of the opposite end of said plurality of springs extending on the unselected one of said top frame side and said bottom frame side, a plurality of bolts having a rod securing end and a threaded end, the rod securing end secured to one of said first and second rods, the threaded end passing through a selected one of a plurality of apertures in the fabric support frame, the plurality of bolts being less in number than the plurality of springs on respective said first and second rods, and a plurality of nuts threadably secured to said threaded ends of said bolts to adjustably tension the spring members to selectively adjust the resiliency of said rebound apparatus;
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• f) said first and second telescoping members are adjustably and releasably secured and adjustably positioned to provide rebounds selected from ground balls, line drives and fly balls, wherein the U-shaped brace member may be folded in substantially parallel alignment with the fabric support frame, and the first and second telescoping members may be folded in substantially parallel alignment with the fabric support frame and releasably secured to an aligned aperture in the U-shaped brace member, for ease of transport and storage.