Patent ID: 9604112
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A lacrosse practice feeding net, comprising: a backstop net defining therein a plurality of drop pockets for receipt of one or more lacrosse balls therein, each drop pocket having a non-circular perimeter defined in a plane of the backstop net, the non-circular perimeter having overall dimensions that are substantially the same as a lacrosse head to help simulate a lacrosse head, the non-circular perimeter of each hole having a visual indicia to distinguish it from other drop pockets formed into the backstop net; a frame, surrounding and supporting the backstop net; and a base connected to extending outwardly from a front of the frame below the backstop net, the base including: a removable drop bucket removably disposed within a perimeter framework of the base configured to collect lacrosse balls not caught within one of the drop pockets, the removable drop bucket having a back edge adjacent a bottom edge of the backstop net, and a front edge disposed forward of the back edge; a deflector shield extending upwardly and away from the backstop net from a location adjacent the front edge of the drop bucket, the deflector shield being configured to deflect a lacrosse ball into the drop bucket that has bounced off of the backstop net; and a plurality of wheels extending downwardly from the base to facilitate transport of the feeding net, wherein the drop pockets extend in a direction away from the deflector shield, so as to position the deflector shield between the backstop net and a user.