Abstract:
A tiltable portable baseball tee unit is provided. The unit includes a base shaped to seat removably a bucket; includes a hitting tee assembly; and, includes a handle assembly. The base is mounted on a wheel-axle assembly such that the handle assembly can be used to tilt the base and hitting tee onto the axle and wheel and to pull the baseball tee to a desired location. The handle assembly and the hitting tee assembly can be folded into stored configurations to facilitate storage of the unit.
Abstract:
A trolley includes a frame which is constructed having storage elements and moving elements. The storage element is adapted to allow equipment to be stored therein and the moving element allows the trolley to be easily moved with or without any equipment stored thereon.
Abstract:
The invented modular, capacity-adjustable racquet tote bag device includes two or more individual container segments each configured to contain at least a head portion of a racquet and associated gear, each segment being substantially coextensive and congruent in dimension and shape on at least one face with another; cooperative fastening means extending at least part-way circumferentially around confronting ones of the faces, the fastening means configured to securely join the two or more individual container segments together; and tote means, e.g. a handle or a shoulder strap, associated with at least one of the segments for transporting the racquet tote bag device. Preferably, the cooperative fastening means includes one or more confronting loop and pile textile members configured to detachably affix to one another when pressed together. Coding means involving one or more of color differentiation, pattern differentiation, graphic differentiation, text differentiation and fabric texture differentiation provide visually distinct and thus identifiable container segments. One or more pockets configured to contain gear are also provided either within or outside each container segment.
Abstract:
A storage device for transporting equipment includes a housing, a pair of retractable wheels, and an actuator for retracting and extending the wheels from the housing. The housing defines at least one compartment for storing the equipment. The housing has an open front defining an opening into the housing, and a door for selectively closing the open front. The actuator is coupled to the housing and the wheels so as to displace the first and the second retractable wheels between a retracted first and an extended second position. The actuator includes a handle which is extended from the housing when the wheels are extended and which is retracted flush with the housing when the wheels are retracted.
Abstract:
A cart may include a compartment to retain equipment or items. A first pair of handles may be extendable from a one end of the compartment and a second pair of handles may be extendable from another end of the compartment. The first and second pairs of handles may permit the cart to be simultaneously pushed and pulled. A pair of wheels may each be removably mounted to an axle on each side of the compartment.
Abstract:
A sports equipment cart includes a first ball dispensing tube having upper and lower ends and defining a bore extending therebetween. The first ball dispensing tube defines an upper ball receiving aperture and a lower ball dispensing aperture. A pair of wheels are rotatably mounted to the first ball dispensing tube adjacent the lower end thereof. The first ball dispensing tube includes a handle for manually pulling the tube between desired locations. A second ball dispensing tube of substantially similar dimensions may be connected to the first ball dispensing tube in side-by-side relationship. A third ball dispensing tube of smaller dimension may also be connected to the first dispensing tube for holding smaller sized balls.
Abstract:
The invention disclosed herein is a vehicle which attaches to an existing flexible hockey equipment bag which enables the bag to be easily transported via wheels, instead of hoisting it over one's shoulder awkwardly. Hockey sticks can be inserted into the engaging jaws, permitting the apparatus and attached bag to be maneuvered using the hockey sticks as a handle. A locking compartment is utilized for a player to put valuables while the bag is unattended. Also a provision for locking the bag to a stationary object has been included. This invention allows for a hockey player to keep the advantages of a flexible bag (i.e. fits inside a car keeping equipment warm), while being able to move the bag on its wheels and secure valuables when unattended.
Abstract:
A bowling ball carrier, carrying two or three bags loaded with a plurality of bowling balls and allowing a user to easily receive or remove bowling balls into or from the bags, is disclosed. The bowling ball carrier has two parallel telescopic columns and a wheeled bag integrated with the lower ends of the telescopic columns. An upper bag holder frame, used for removably holding one or two bags in addition to the wheeled bag on the carrier, is attached to the carrier. The holder frame selectively engages with a locking beam of the two telescopic columns at its upper part. The wheeled bag may lie on its side. In such a case, the bag has a front opening capable of allowing a user to receive or remove bowling balls into or from the bag at the front of the bag. Alternatively, the wheeled bag may stand on its bottom. In such a case, the bag has a top opening capable of allowing a user to receive or remove bowling balls into or from the bag at the top of the bag. The opening of the wheeled bag is covered with a woven fabric lid or a synthetic resin lid.
Abstract:
A ski accessory transportation and storage system (10) for transportation and storage of skis (12) and various ski parephernalia. The ski accessory transportation and storage system (10) includes a housing formed of a central frame member (20) extending in a vertical direction (22). An upper support member (24) and a lower support member (38) extending in a transverse direction (26) are coupled in fixed relation to the central frame member (20). A ski capturing mechanism (48) is mounted both on the upper support member (24) and the central frame member (20) and includes a plurality of U-shaped channels or ski bracket members (50) within which skis (12) are vertically inserted. The ski capturing mechanism (48) further includes a ski locking mechanism rotationally coupled to the central frame member (20) and lockingly engageable with both the upper support member (24) and the lower support member (38). The system (10) further includes a wheel mechanism (90) which allows wheel members (100) to be rotationally displaced to either a stored position or to a usable position for rolling contact with a base surface (102). In this manner, system (10) may be used for carrying and transportation of various ski paraphernalia by manual actuation of the user as well as providing a storage container adapted for releasable contact with a vehicle roof (16) for transportation of the ski paraphernalia over long distances.