Patent ID: 7413521

Claim:
A portable protection screen in combination with a pitching machine having uprights and an open top container for storing balls and a seat, said screen comprising: a frame, said frame configured for resting on a ground surface, said frame configured for supporting a cover, said frame positioned between said pitching machine and a batter batting a ball pitched by said pitching machine; a cover for said frame, said cover configured for attaching to said frame, said cover defining there-through at least one passageway for permitting said ball pitched by said pitching machine to pass there-through; a door portion, said door portion configured for covering said passageway through said cover, said door portion configured for opening to permit said ball to pass there-through and closing after said ball passes there-through so as to prevent said ball from being batted back through said passageway by said batter; and a door opening mechanism, said door opening mechanism for selectively opening and closing said door portion.