Patent ID: 6267461
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A ball storage apparatus for storing a sport ball, said ball storage apparatus comprising:a ball container, said ball container being defined by a wall and having an upper portion and a lower portion, said wall being arranged and configured to substantially correspond to a circumference of a sport ball of the type to be stored in said storage apparatus;a support mount extending outward from said wall of said ball container, said support mount having a mounting surface comprising at least one planar mount surface to mount said apparatus on a substantially planar surface and at least one concave portion to mount said apparatus on a substantially arcuate surface;a mouth for receiving a sport ball of the type to be stored in said ball storage apparatus, said mouth being disposed toward said upper portion of said ball container, said mouth arranged and configured to substantially correspond to a sport ball of the type to be stored in said ball storage apparatus;a substantially vertical opening, said opening being disposed in said wall and toward said lower portion of said ball container, said opening being arranged and configured for the ball of the type to be stored in said ball storage apparatus to pass therethrough; andwherein said ball container is arranged and configured to accommodate the ball to be stored in said apparatus.