Patent Application
20140274479
a) Field of the Disclosure
The invention relates to an improved practice net convenient to collecting practice balls particularly for baseball, golf or soccer practitioners.
b) Brief Description of the Related Art
With the improvement of living standards, more and more casual sports, such as baseball, golf, tennis or golf, are widely accepted. Every year tens of thousands of golf hitter spend considerable amount of time improving to swing a golf ball. Playing a golf game in a golf field is the most enjoyable way to improve golf skills. However, playing a golf game is not easy but bothersome, and considerable time and money have to be spent.
In order to solve the above problems, a structure having a frame and net, used close to a golf hitter has been developed. The structure includes a circular or quadrangular frame and a mesh-like tissue or material attached to the periphery of the frame. Typically, the frame is integrally formed with a rectangular-shaped frame having a right-angle turning rod. However, the frame is relatively expensive and has a relatively-large volume when the frame is put away. Accordingly, the structure is worth of improvements.
An objective of the invention is to provide an improved practice net with a low cost and with a reduced volume when the net is put away.
In order to achieve the above objective, in accordance with the present invention, an improved practice net includes a net body comprising a bottom net and a side net having a bottom connecting with the bottom net, wherein the side net has a sleeve portion at a central region of each of two lateral sides of the side net and at a central region of a back side of the side net, wherein the net body has a fastener at an end of each of the sleeve portions; three supporting rods each comprising multiple short rods connected in series with each other or one another by means of an elastic rope so as to form a foldable rod, wherein the sleeve portions of the side net receive the supporting rods and the supporting rods each have an end secured to one of the fasteners; and a fork junction connecting with the other ends of the three supporting rods. Thereby, the net body can be supported by the three supporting rods so as to form a collecting net with an inlet and an accommodating space.
In an embodiment, the bottom net of the net body is triangular and the side net is an arcuate net with a relatively long length, wherein the arcuate net has a bottom connecting with two neighboring sides of the triangular bottom net.
In an embodiment, the sleeve portion has ⅔ of the length of the net body and is provided with openings at two ends of the sleeve portion.
In an embodiment, the side net of the net body is provided with two fixing holes at top portions of the two respective lateral sides of the side net, configured for fixing with a target.
In an embodiment, each junction of the fork junction has a positioning portion corresponding to one of positioning portions at the other ends of the three supporting rods.
In an embodiment, each of the fasteners of the net body comprises a positioning pin.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated as a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
The drawings disclose illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure. They do not set forth all embodiments. Other embodiments may be used in addition or instead. Details that may be apparent or unnecessary may be omitted to save space or for more effective illustration. Conversely, some embodiments may be practiced without all of the details that are disclosed. When the same numeral appears in different drawings, it refers to the same or like components or steps.
Aspects of the disclosure may be more fully understood from the following description when read together with the accompanying drawings, which are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as limiting. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed on the principles of the disclosure.
While certain embodiments are depicted in the drawings, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments depicted are illustrative and that variations of those shown, as well as other embodiments described herein, may be envisioned and practiced within the scope of the present disclosure.
Illustrative embodiments are now described. Other embodiments may be used in addition or instead. Details that may be apparent or unnecessary may be omitted to save space or for a more effective presentation. Conversely, some embodiments may be practiced without all of the details that are disclosed.
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Besides, two fixing portions 123 provided with fixing holes 123 are arranged at top portions of the sleeve portions 121 at the two respective lateral sides of the side net 12 and can be fixed with a target 124 by means of fixing ropes extending from two corners of the target 124. Accordingly, a user can aim at the target.
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Unless otherwise stated, all measurements, values, ratings, positions, magnitudes, sizes, and other specifications that are set forth in this specification, including in the claims that follow, are approximate, not exact. They are intended to have a reasonable range that is consistent with the functions to which they relate and with what is customary in the art to which they pertain. Furthermore, unless stated otherwise, the numerical ranges provided are intended to be inclusive of the stated lower and upper values. Moreover, unless stated otherwise, all material selections and numerical values are representative of preferred embodiments and other ranges and/or materials may be used.
The scope of protection is limited solely by the claims, and such scope is intended and should be interpreted to be as broad as is consistent with the ordinary meaning of the language that is used in the claims when interpreted in light of this specification and the prosecution history that follows, and to encompass all structural and functional equivalents thereof.
