Ball rebounder

Abstract

Ball rebounder for rebounding a ball, including a first frame, a resilient member mounted in the first frame, a second frame mounted pivotally to the first frame and provided with a plurality of stops, and a third frame mounted pivotally to the first frame and for engaging different ones of the stops to incline the first frame and resilient member at different angles with respect to the second frame to cause the resilient member to rebound balls thrown thereagainst at different angles.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . Ball rebounder for rebounding a ball, comprising: 
 a first frame providing an opening, said first frame including a first end portion and a second end portion;    a resilient member mounted to said first frame and residing in said opening;    a second frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion of said second frame mounted pivotally to said first end portion of said first frame and said second end portion of said second frame provided with a plurality of pairs of spaced apart and upwardly extending members;    a third frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion of said third frame mounted pivotally to said second end portion of said first frame and said second end portion of said third frame for engaging at least one of said pairs of spaced apart and upwardly extending members to dispose said first frame and said resilient member at an angle with respect to said second frame; and    upon a ball being thrown against said resilient member said resilient member rebounding the ball.    
     
     
         2 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 1  wherein said first frame comprises a rectangular frame.  
     
     
         3 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 1  wherein said second frame comprises a U-shaped frame including a cross member having opposed end portions and a pair of parallel members extending outwardly from said opposed end portions of said cross member and including outer end portions comprising said first end portion of said second frame and said cross member comprising said second end portion of said second frame.  
     
     
         4 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 1  wherein said third frame comprises a U-shaped frame including a cross member having opposed end portions and a pair of parallel members extending outwardly from said opposed end portions of said cross member and including outer end portions comprising said first end portion of said third frame, said cross member comprising said second end portion of said third frame.  
     
     
         5 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 1  wherein said second end portion of said third frame is for engaging at least one of said upwardly extending members to dispose said first frame and said resilient member at an angle less than 90 degrees with respect to said second frame.  
     
     
         6 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 4  wherein said pair of parallel members include inner end portions substantially adjacent said cross member and said inner end portions of said pair of parallel members provided with said plurality of pairs of spaced apart upwardly extending members comprise a plurality of spaced apart and inwardly curved members for being engaged by said second end portion of said third frame.  
     
     
         7 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 1  wherein said resilient member comprises a body of woven nylon webbing.  
     
     
         8 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 1  wherein said ball rebounder further comprises an annular frame mounted to said first frame and residing inwardly thereof in said opening, and wherein said resilient member is a circular resilient member mounted to said annular frame and residing interiorly thereof.  
     
     
         9 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 8 , wherein said circular resilient member includes an outer peripheral portion, and wherein said ball rebounder further comprises a plurality of generally U-shaped web members surrounding said annular frame and sewn to said outer peripheral portion of said circular resilient member to mount said circular resilient member to said annular frame in uniform tension along said outer peripheral portion.  
     
     
         10 . A baseball rebounder for rebounding a baseball, comprising: 
 a first frame providing an opening, said first frame including a first end portion and a second end portion;    a resilient member mounted to said first frame and residing in said opening;    a second frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion of said second frame mounted pivotally to said first end portion of said first frame and said second end portion of said second frame provided with a plurality of pairs of spaced apart and upwardly extending members;    a third frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion of said third frame mounted pivotally to said second end portion of said first frame and said second end portion of said third frame for engaging at least one pair of said spaced apart and upwardly extending members to dispose said first frame and said resilient member at an angle with respect to said second frame upon said first end portion of said first frame and said second end portion of said second frame being disposed on a generally horizontal surface; and    upon a baseball being thrown against said resilient member said resilient member rebounding the baseball.    
     
     
         11 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 10  wherein said first frame comprises a rectangular frame.  
     
     
         12 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 10  wherein said second frame comprises a U-shaped frame including a cross member having opposed end portions and a pair of parallel members extending outwardly from said opposed end portions of said cross member and including outer end portions comprising said first end portion of said second frame and said cross member comprising said second end portion of said second frame.  
     
     
         13 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 10  wherein said third frame comprises a U-shaped frame including a cross member having opposed end portions and a pair of parallel members extending outwardly from said opposed end portions of said cross member and including outer end portions comprising said first end portion of said third frame, said cross member comprising said second end portion of said third frame.  
     
     
         14 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 10  wherein said second end portion of said third frame is for engaging at least one of said upwardly extending members to dispose said first frame and said resilient member at an angle less than 90 degrees with respect to said second frame.  
     
     
         15 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 14  wherein said pair of parallel members include inner end portions substantially adjacent said cross member, and wherein said plurality of pairs of spaced apart and upwardly extending members comprise a plurality of spaced apart and upwardly extending and inwardly curved members provided on said inner end portions of said pair of parallel members, and wherein said baseball rebounded further comprises a plurality of pairs of spaced apart rectangular detent members provided on said inner end portions of said pair of parallel members, said detent members spaced opposite and spaced from said upwardly extending and inwardly curved members, said plurality of pairs of said upwardly extending and inwardly curved members and said plurality of rectangular detent members for wedgedly and removably receiving said second end portions of said third frame to dispose said first frame and said resilient member at an angle with respect to said first frame.  
     
     
         16 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 10  wherein said resilient member comprises a body of woven nylon webbing.  
     
     
         17 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 10  wherein said ball rebounder further comprises an annular frame mounted to said first frame and residing interiorly thereof in said opening, and wherein said resilient member is a circular resilient member mounted to said annular frame and residing interiorly thereof.  
     
     
         18 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 17 , wherein said circular resilient member includes an outer peripheral portion, and wherein said ball rebounder further comprises a plurality of generally U-shaped web members surrounding said annular frame and sewn to said outer peripheral portion of said circular resilient member to mount said circular resilient member to said annular frame in uniform tension along said outer peripheral portion.  
     
     
         19 . A ball rebounder, comprising: 
 a first frame, a resilient member mounted in said first frame, a second frame mounted pivotally to said first frame and provided with a plurality of stops, and a third frame mounted pivotally to said first frame end for engaging different ones of said stops to incline said first frame and said resilient member at different angles with respect to said second frame to cause said resilient member to rebound balls thrown thereagainst at different angles.    
     
     
         20 . A ball rebounder, comprising: 
 support means, an annular frame mounted to said support means, a circular resilient member including an annular peripheral portion, and support means mounting said outer peripheral portion of said circular resilient member in uniform tension.    
     
     
         21 . The ball rebounder according to  claim 20  wherein said mounting means comprise a plurality of generally V-shaped web members surrounding said annular frame and sewn to said outer peripheral portion of said circular resilient member to mount said circular resilient member to said annular frame in uniform tension along said outer peripheral portion.