Patent ID: 6497625
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A ball return apparatus, comprising:a hitting and rolling surface including a first area in which a ball is struck and a second area that includes a target hole and a gutter that is spaced apart from and at least partially behind the target hole, wherein a struck ball may enter the target hole or may miss the target hole and enter the gutter, wherein the gutter includes a second hole into which a struck ball that enters the gutter may enter; an air production unit that generates airflow; and an air channel system that receives a ball that enters the target hole or the gutter, wherein the air channel system includes at least one air inlet for receiving airflow from the air production unit and a channel that extends along a length of the hitting and rolling surface and an outlet that returns the ball that entered the target hole or gutter to the first area of the hitting and rolling surface.