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Philip Morris Inc.

Kwang Han Cho

Ravi Prasad

Eugene B Fischer

Joseph M Dobbs

Thomas J Clarke

Jose M Nepomuceno

Walter Allen Nichols

Diane L Leister

A ball-returning net comprises a vertical wire frame, a vertical net, a floor wire frame, a slope net, two side barrier nets, and a detachable strap. The vertical net is fixed to the edge portion of the vertical wire frame and blocking the opening of the vertical wire frame. The slope net is disposed over the floor wire frame so as to be tilted from an elevated lower portion of the vertical net to a front edge portion of the floor wire frame, so as to be configured that a ball hitting the vertical net falls down on the slope net and rolls down in a direction of the front edge portion of the floor wire frame. The detachable strap holds the slope net and the vertical wire frame tightly, bending a rear portion of the slope net in a V shape.

Ball-returning net

A ball net of box type comprises a front loop, a rear loop, and first and second side loops. The enclosing net portion are for covering a top hole formed by top portions of the loops, two side holes formed by the side loops, and a rear hole formed by the rear loop, so as to enclose the box-type space from four sides. The vertical side straight portions of neighboring loops are hold together by fabric holder portions. The top curved portion of the front loop protrudes above the top straight portions of the other loops, such that a front opening defined by the front loop provides a receiving area larger than the other holes defined by the other loops especially in a upper portion of the receiving area. The front loop has a larger area than the other loops in a lower portion of the receiving area.

Ball net of box type with raised front top

Disclosed is a half moon type net for catching balls or flexibly stopping the flight of balls, comprising a half-moon-shaped or arch-shaped loop and a fabric retainer to better support the net structure, maintain a bigger net in shape, and reduce the chance of missing balls. More specifically, the net comprises: a main member forming a substantially half-moon-shaped closed loop; a base member forming a closed loop, wherein the straight front section of the base member is connected to the straight bottom section of the main member; a fabric retainer comprising two bottom sections formed adjacent to each of the two corners of the main member and an arch section along the top section of the main member so as to maintain the main member in shape; a fabric member covering the loop of the main member to flexibly stop the flight of projectiles; and a supporting member to sustain the main member against the base member while maintaining a substantial angle between the main and base members.

Half moon type net

A single loop net includes a loop member, triangular holders, side straight edge portions, two propping poles, two holding straps, a first opening, a catching net, net deploying straps, and a second opening. The triangular holders are for holding two neighboring straight portions. The side straight edge portions are fixed to one of the side straight portions. Each of the propping poles extends from two side straight portions of the loop member. Each of the holding straps extends from a lower portion of the loop member. The first opening is enclosed and defined by the triangular holders and the side straight edge portions. The catching net covers the first opening and configured to catch balls flying into the first opening from a frontal direction. The second opening is disposed in a bottom one of the side straight edge portions. The second opening is disposed so as to return balls.

Single loop net with pegs

A ball returning tent net includes a frame that is supported on the ground on three or four contact points, and a ball-catch enclosure that is supported by the frame. The ball-catch enclosure includes an aperture that is adapted to pass a ball through, and a rear wall that is adapted to catch the ball and a bottom net. The frame includes a front frame member that supports the aperture and a rear frame member that supports the rear wall. The bottom net is inclined downward toward the front frame member. The ball-catch enclosure further includes an anti-sagging device that prevents sagging of the bottom net.

Ball returning tent net

A screen net includes a front member with an opening, a base member, a catch member and a wall member. The base member is placed on the ground. The catch member is adapted to catch a ball that passes through the opening of the front member. The wall member is positioned above the opening of the front member. The wall member comprises a wall fabric member and a wall pole member. The wall fabric member comprises a sleeve through which the wall pole member passes. The wall fabric member is attached to the front member. The ends of the wall pole member are supported by the base member. The screen net further comprises straps that connect the front member and the base member. The straps are under tension provided by the elastic pole segments.

Screen net

A collapsible net for stopping flying balls and for installing on a floor includes a collapsible center coil loop, collapsible first and second side coil loops, a vertical fabric portion, top and bottom fabric portions, and top and bottom straps. The collapsible center coil loop includes a top part, a bottom part, and first and second side parts. Each side coil loop includes a top part, a bottom part, and inner and outer side parts. Each inner side part is connected to each side part of the collapsible center coil loop. The vertical fabric portion covers the openings of the coil loops for stopping the flying balls. The opening angle of the side coil loops are controllable. The propping device includes pecks and strings to fix the net to the floor.

Collapsible net

A ball retriever comprising a main member forming a first closed loop, a base member forming a second closed loop with the main member foldably attached to the base member, a fabric portion smaller in area than a spatial plane defined by the first loop, straps connecting the fabric portion to the main member, and a support to sustain the main member against the base member while maintaining a substantial angle between the main member and the base member.

Portable ball retriever

Disclosed is a portable net device comprising a main member forming a first closed loop, a base member forming a second closed loop and defined by front and non-front sections where a main member bottom section is attached to the base member front section, a fabric member having front and non-front sections where the fabric member front section is connected to the main member, a connecting member to selectively attach the fabric member non-front section to the base member non-front section in a detachable attachment format, and a supporting member to sustain the main member against the base member while maintaining a substantial angle between the main and base members.

Portable net device

A portable ball retriever comprises a first member forming a first closed loop, a second member forming a second closed loop with the first member foldably attached to the second member, supports fitted between the first and second members to sustain the first member against the second member, a fabric cover attached to the first member to substantially cover the first closed loop with a central portion of the cover severed along a line to secure a first opening and a drapery corresponding to the first opening, a fabric catch partially attached to the fabric cover to communicate with the first opening, and straps connecting a rear portion of the fabric catch to the second member.

A portable net device for stopping the flight of projectiles such as golf balls comprises a main member and a base member respectively formed in closed loops, a main sleeve substantially covering the main member wherein the main sleeve has a top hole and a main node cross-opposing the top hole, a fabric portion radially extending from the main sleeve for flexibly stopping the flight of projectiles such as golf balls, a base sleeve substantially covering the coilable base member wherein the base sleeve has a bottom hole and a base node cross-opposing the bottom hole, and a means for supporting the main member at a substantially erected position.

A portable net device for stopping the flight of projectiles such as golf balls comprises a coilable main member and a coilable base member respectively formed in closed loops, a main sleeve substantially covering the coilable main member wherein the main sleeve has a top hole and a main node cross-opposing the top hole, a fabric portion radially extending from the main sleeve for flexibly stopping the flight of projectiles such as golf balls, a base sleeve substantially covering the coilable base member wherein the base sleeve has a bottom hole and a base node cross-opposing the bottom hole, and a means for supporting the main member at a substantially erected position.

A self-erecting collapsible net for stopping the flight of projectiles such as a golf ball, the collapsible net comprising: (a) a closed loop resilient coilable member having a perimeter; (b) a fabric portion attached to at least a portion of the perimeter of the coilable member to stop a projectile impelled thereon; and (c) support means comprising at least one support member extending from a portion of the perimeter of the coilable member, the support member including a stake bore protruding therein, the stake bore being sized and shaped to receive a stake capable of being placed in a stake pocket in a substantially horizontal surface. The collapsible net can be expanded and disposed on said surface with one end of the stake introduced into the stake bore in the support member, and another end of the stake introduced into a stake pocket in said surface, thereby erecting the collapsible net in a substantially uprightly position such that the plane of the fabric is substantially transverse to said surface.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Kwang Han Cho