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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
May. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Talarico, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Matthew Arndt, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Richard Grapenthin, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Assignee:
Jas D. Easton, Inc., Van Nuys, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473421 ;
Abstract
An adjustable ball backstop is disclosed comprising a frame and an elasticly stretched net having upper and lower generally rectangular sections, the lower section being disposed at a fixed angle relative to the vertical and the upper net section being easily adjustable such that the plane of the upper net section may be positioned at a selected angle so as to selectively direct a ball or other projectile back at a selected angle to facilitate practice of sports such as baseball, softball, tennis and the like.