Patent ID: 8496546
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A springless rebounding apparatus for rebounding a projectile, said rebounding apparatus comprising: a plurality of elongate frame members secured together to form a structural frame defining a central opening, each of said frame members having a cross section that includes a first section and a flange projecting outwardly from said first section, said flange defining a distal edge, said frame members being secured together wherein said flanges project axially from said first sections wherein a first axial length of said central opening circumscribed by said flanges and axially disposed between said distal edges of said flanges and said first sections forms a larger opening than a second axial length of said central opening circumscribed by said first sections of said frame members; a springless bounceback assembly supported by said structural frame within said first axial length of said central opening and adapted to rebound the projectile, said bounceback assembly including a flexible sheet of material defining a rebounding surface and having an outer edge, a plurality of elastic loops secured to said flexible sheet proximate said outer edge, and a plurality of elongate mounting members, each of said mounting members being inserted through at least one of said elastic loops and being secured to one of said frame members; and wherein said structural frame defines a four-sided rectilinear structure and wherein said plurality of elongate mounting members includes three mounting members secured to said flanges on three sides of said structural frame and a fourth mounting member secured to a first section on a fourth side of said structural frame and wherein said rebounding surface is positioned closest to said second axial length proximate said fourth side of said structural frame.