Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retractable garage door ball bounce back system
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Application No.: US14594882Application Date: 2015-01-12
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Publication No.: US09908023B1Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Michael C. Hamm , Andrew D. Martin
- Applicant: Michael C. Hamm , Andrew D. Martin
- Agent Clinton H. Wilkinson; Charles A. Wilkinson
- Main IPC: A63B69/00
- IPC: A63B69/00

Abstract:
A retractable ball return system having a rebounding surface that is retractable on a roll back into a reel assembly housing, which housing is mountable above a garage door opening or in an open space such as a gymnasium. The rebounding apparatus includes an integrated cable support structure, which is securable at its lower corners to attachment members mounted to the garage door frame. The door frame attachments have a plurality of different connection points which allow the rebounding surface to be secured at different degrees of angle, from angling forward to angling back, or centered in the middle for a perpendicular setting. Once connected, the support cable is retracted, either manually or mechanically, to pull the cable taught, to allow for a strong support structure. The rebounding surface is also then retracted until it has a desired tension level to allow the rebounding surface to be used with different balls as well as to adjust the different performance levels with the same ball.
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