Patent ID: 6939255

Claim:
A collapsible sports enclosure within which a ball can be hit, kicked or thrown without subjecting onlookers to possible injury, said collapsible enclosure comprising: a support base having at least first and second sides that are spaced from one another; a support frame having a plurality of U-shaped frame members that are pivotally coupled to the first and second sides of said support base so as to be rotated relative to said support base from a collapsed position lying in generally horizontal end-to-end alignment with one another between the first and second sides of said support base when the sports enclosure is not in use to a raised position lying in generally vertical spaced alignment with one another and projecting upwardly from said first and second sides when the sports enclosure is in use; a protective netting attached to and carried by the plurality of frame members of said support frame to be lifted above the first and second sides of said support base when said frame members are rotated to the raised position and folded between the first and second sides when said frame members are rotated to the collapsed position; and a cable tied to the plurality of U-shaped frame members of said support frame, said cable adapted to receive a pulling force, whereby to cause said U-shaped frame members to rotate from said collapsed position, whereby said netting is lifted above the first and second sides of said support base.