Abstract:
A table tennis caddy for mounting to a table tennis table includes a table tennis net assembly including a net mounted on a net frame. The net frame includes a net post extending upward. An outside connection mechanism underneath the net frame is disposed toward an exterior portion of the net frame. An inside connection mechanism underneath the net frame is disposed toward an interior portion of the net frame. A ball rack is mounted underneath the net frame. The ball rack is connected between the outside connection mechanism and the inside connection mechanism. A frame hook member connects to a bottom portion of the net frame.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is in the field of table tennis accessories. 
     DISCUSSION OF RELATED ART 
     Table tennis is typically played with a table tennis table, a pair of paddles and ping-pong balls. These table tennis accessories are typically left on the surface of a table or dumped in a bucket when not in use. A variety of table tennis accessory carriers allow portable carrying of table tennis accessories in a carry bag for example. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A table tennis caddy for mounting to a table tennis table includes a table tennis net assembly including a net mounted on a net frame. The net frame includes a net post extending upward. An outside connection mechanism underneath the net frame is disposed toward an exterior portion of the net frame. An inside connection mechanism underneath the net frame is disposed toward an interior portion of the net frame. A ball rack is mounted underneath the net frame. The ball rack is connected between the outside connection mechanism and the inside connection mechanism. A frame hook member connects to a bottom portion of the net frame. 
     A frame hook opening is formed on the frame hook member, and the outside connection mechanism is the frame hook opening which faces toward a table tennis table middle portion. A lower frame is connected underneath the net frame. The lower frame further includes a lower frame notch that faces the frame hook opening. The lower frame notch is the inside connection mechanism, and the ball rack is connected between the frame hook opening and the lower frame notch. 
     The frame hook is formed with a flat vertically oriented profile, such that the flat vertically oriented profile forms a pair of vertical planes. The frame hook is formed as a pair of metal members. The ball rack includes a pair of rails including a left rail and a right rail, each sized and shaped for supporting a left and right side of a ping-pong ball. The pair of rails have a slope such that table tennis balls roll toward a ball stop. The ball stop is made of metal having a spring resilience. The pair of rails have between them an intermediate connection which is a rail bridge. 
     The ball stop is bridged at a top connector, and the ball stop is connected to the pair of rails so that a right ball stop member is connected to the right rail and that a left ball stop member is connected to the left rail. The top connector is sized to connect to the outside connection mechanism. The lower frame bridge protrudes upward at a lower frame bridge protrusion so as to create a hook shaped opening where the lower frame bridge protrusion forms a tip of the hook shaped opening. The paddle holder is mounted below the ball rack and a bottle rack is mounted to the ball rack. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the table tennis caddy. 
         FIG. 2  is a side perspective view of the table tennis caddy. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the table tennis caddy. 
     
    
    
     The following call out list of elements is a useful guide in referencing the elements of the drawings.
       16  Feet     17  Leg     18  Wheel     19  Table     21  Table Tennis Net     20  Net Assembly     22  net Frame     23  Net Sleeve     24  Net Stitch     25  Net Post     26  Lower Frame     27  Lower Frame Notch     28  Frame Hook     29  Weld     31  Ball     32  Rail     30  Ball Rack     33  Lower Connector     34  Ball Stop     35  Top Connector     36  Lower Frame Bridge Protrusion     38  Lower Frame Bridge     39  Ball Holder Bridge     40  Bottle Holder     41  Bottle Horizontal Member     42  Bottle Holder Vertical Member     43  Bottle Holder Outer Member     44  Bottle Holder Tip     50  Paddle Holder     51  Paddle Yoke Connector     52  Paddle Holder Post     57  Paddle Holder Arm     56  Paddle     53  Arm Lever     54  Arm Vertical Member     55  Arm Bridge     60  Clamp     61  Bolt Tip     62  Bolt Thread     63  Bolt Knob     64  Knob Wings     65  Bolt Threaded Opening In Lower Frame     87  Clamp Grip     88  Swivel Pin Joint   

     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     A table tennis table has a plurality of foot  16  mounted on a plurality of legs  17 . Some legs receive wheels  18  for portability of the table tennis table. The legs  17  support a horizontal table surface  19 . A table tennis net  21  is mounted across the middle of the table tennis table. The table tennis net assembly  20  includes the net  21  and a net frame  22  upon which the net  21  is mounted. The net sleeve  23  is typically stitched at a sleeve stitch  24 . The net post  25  may extend upwardly through the net sleeve  23 . The net post can be made as a cylindrical post having a hollow cross-section which is circular. The net post is typically performed of a tubular material. The net post  25  can be formed of steel or metal. The net frame  22  supports the net post  25 . The net post  25  may have a lower end that is connected to the net frame  22  at a pin joint  88 . The lower portion of the net frame  22  may receive a clamp grip  87  formed as an elastomeric outer covering to the net frame  22  so that the net frame  22  grips to the surface of the table  19 . 
     The lower portion of the net frame  22  may receive a connection such as a weld  29  or a screw to connect a frame hook member  28  to the bottom of the net frame  22  at the location underneath the net sleeve  23  and at the location underneath the net post  25 . The frame hook  28  has a frame hook opening  35  facing toward the middle of the table and can be formed as a single or double hook having a flat vertically oriented profile. The flat vertically oriented profile forms a pair of vertical planes substantially bisecting the table  19  along the net  21 . The frame hook  28  optionally formed as a pair can be made of metal and can be welded at more than one location to the net frame  22 . 
     The lower frame  26  also has a hook opening  37  which is a lower frame notch  27 . The lower frame notch  27  preferably faces the frame hook opening. The lower frame  26  preferably includes a lower frame bridge  38  connecting between the front and back faces of the lower frame  26 . The lower frame bridge  38  may protrude upward at a lower frame bridge protrusion  36 . The lower frame bridge protrusion  36  creates a hook shaped opening where the lower frame bridge protrusion  36  is a tip of the hook shaped opening. 
     Optionally, a clamp  60  can clamp the net assembly  20  to the table  19 . The clamp  60  preferably includes a bolt having a bolt tip  61  engaging with and under side of the table  19 . The bolt tip  61  is above bolt thread  62 . The bolt thread  62  preferably passes through a bolt threaded opening in the lower frame  65  the lower frame opening  65  preferably has a right-handed thread orientation matching the right-handed bolt thread  62 . The bolt thread  62  is pushed against the bolt threaded opening in the lower frame  65  when the bolt knob  63  is rotated. A user may rotate the bolt knob  63  by grasping a pair of knob wings  64 . The knob wings  64  are preferably molded of plastic over a bottom head of the bolt at the opposite end of the bolt from the bolt tip  61 . The knob wings  64  can be formed over the bolt by plastic injection over the bolt into a mold having knob wings. 
     The ball rack  30  is formed of a pair of rails  32 . The pair of rails include a left and right rail each is supporting a left and right side of a ping-pong ball  31 . The rail  32  has a slope which is outward so that the ball rolls up against a ball stop  34 . The ball stop  34  is formed as a pair of heavy gauge metal wire having a spring resilience. The ball stop  34  stops the ball  31  at a left and right front portion of the ball. The ball stop  34  is bridged at a top connector  35 . The top connector  35  is preferably integrally formed with the ball stop  34 . The ball stop  34  is connected to the rail  32  such that the right ball stop member is connected to the right rail and that the left ball stop member is connected to the left rail. The pair of rails  32  has an intermediate connection which is a rail bridge  39 . 
     The top connector  35  can be bent down so that the ball stop  34  is resilient bent to fit within top connector  35 . The top connector  35  can be inserted into the frame hook opening. The top connector is a more general name for the heavy gauge wire shown as inserting into the frame hook opening. The top connector could be formed in other mechanical connection methods, for example the top connector could be magnetic so that it magnetizes to the top surface of the top connector  35  to form a magnetic connection. The pair of rails  32  also preferably has spring resilience so that they can resiliently deform to allow insertion of the lower connector  33  into the lower frame notch  27 . The preferred method of insertion is to insert the lower connector  33  into the lower frame notch  27  and then to bend the rail  32  and in the ball stop  34  until they can be put into the frame hook  28 . The ball rack  30  once retained between the lower frame notch and the frame hook  28  can be loaded with a number of ping-pong balls  31 . 
     Optionally, the paddle holder  50  can receive a plurality of paddles. The paddle holder  50  is preferably supported at one or more paddle yoke connectors  51  which connect between the lower portion of the rails  32 . A pair of paddle connectors may receive a pair of paddle holder posts  52  extending downward from a lower midpoint of the paddle yoke connectors  51 . The paddle holder posts support a lower arm  53  extending from the paddle holder posts. The lower arm  53  can extend left and right and turn outward and upward at paddle holder arm vertical members  54 . Four paddle holder arm vertical members  54  can extend from the four lower arms  53 . A pair of left lower arms  53  and a pair of right lower arms  53  can support a pair of left paddle holder arm vertical members  54  and a pair of right paddle holder arm vertical members  54 . The arm vertical members  54  are bridged at an arm bridge  55  so that the pair of left lower arms  53  are bridged at the left arm bridge  55  and so that the pair of right lower arms  53  are bridged at the right arm bridge  55 . One or more paddles  56  can be stored in each paddle holder arm assembly. 
     Optionally, a bottle holder  40  can be attached to the ball rack  30 . The bottle holder  40  preferably includes a pair of bottle holder vertical members  42  that may extend downward from the pair of ball stops  34 . The pair of ball stops  34  can be formed of the same steel wire as the bottle holder vertical member  42 . The pair of bottle holder vertical members  42  extend downward and terminate at a pair of bottle holder horizontal members  41  which extend outward away from the table tennis table. The bottle holder outer members then extend upward from the pair of bottle holder horizontal members. The pair of upwardly extending bottle holder outer members connect together at a bottle holder tip  44 . The bottle holder therefore has a bottle holder tip  44  that may clip on a bottle  45 . The bottle  45  is preferably a sports drink such as water or isotonic electrolyte fluid.