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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Paul Giegerich, Maple Glen, PA (US);
Inventor:
Paul Giegerich, Maple Glen, PA (US);
Assignee:
DMI Sports, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ball return mechanism for use with a table tennis table for returning a ball to a player. The table tennis table includes a net, a first side and a second side located on opposite sides of the net. The ball return mechanism includes a first return line including a net end and a terminal end. The net end is mounted to the net at a first joint and the terminal end is located proximate a first end edge of the first side. A first guide mechanism holds the first return line in position away from a playing area of the table tennis table.