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US 7,582,031 B2Granted
Tennis ball holder
OwnerWillis Runckinventor
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Abstract
A tennis ball holder, including a frame having legs joined with at least one upper rail; a carriage having at least one support and a bin, the at least one support joined to the legs and being rotatably joined to the bin, the bin being rotatable within approximately a range of rotation, engaging the at least one upper rail at the extreme points of the range; and tennis balls disposed within the bin.
Claims16
A tennis ball holder, comprising:
- a frame having legs joined with at least one upper rail and at least one tray, the legs being joined to castors;
- a carriage having a first support, second support, and a bin, the first and second supports joined to the legs, the first and second supports rotatably joined to the bin with a pivot, the first and second supports being joined to at least one C-shaped handle, and the first and second supports joined to at least one selective lock positioned to selectively preclude rotation of the bin, the bin having first and second sidewalls, and first and second spill walls, the first and second spill walls further being joined to first and second ball stops respectively, the bin being rotatable within approximately a ninety-degree range engaging the at least one upper rail at the extreme points of the range, and the bin being fixable intermediate in the range via the selective lock to selectively preclude rotation;
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- tennis balls disposed within the bin.
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A tennis ball holder, comprising:
- a frame having legs joined with at least one upper rail;
- a carriage having at least one support and a bin, the at least one support joined to the legs and being rotatably joined to the bin, the bin being rotatable within approximately a range of rotation, engaging the at least one upper rail at the extreme points of the range;
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- tennis balls disposed within the bin.
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A method of retaining and presenting tennis balls, comprising the steps of:
- selectively locking a bin in an upright position intermediate a range of rotation;
- filling a bin with tennis balls;
- withdrawing tennis balls as desired;
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- unlocking the bin and rotating the bin to a tilted position as the balls are depleted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.