Patent ID: 9592429
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A tennis court ball retainer comprising: a horizontally extending ball gutter having an upwardly facing channel dimensioned to receive and retain tennis balls; an upright flexible upper backdrop curtain coextending directly above and along said ball gutter for engaging tennis balls striking said upper curtain and thereby dampening the tennis ball impact and directing the engaged tennis balls into said ball gutter for retention; and a tennis court floor surface ball retainer coextending with and under said ball gutter, said ball gutter extending a uniform distance above a tennis court floor surface, and including an upright flexible lower backdrop curtain coextending below and along said ball gutter for engaging and trapping tennis balls striking said lower curtain by rolling on said tennis court floor surface, said lower curtain draped to provide a downwardly sagging horizontal droop therein, said droop positioned under and along said gutter and positioned a predetermined distance above the tennis court floor surface wherein said predetermined distance is dimensioned to be less than the diameter of a tennis ball for thereby capturing and retaining tennis balls between said droop and the tennis court floor surface.