Described is a catch and throw folding racket assembly. The racket assembly is formed of a first and second frame member, each having a rotatable handle attached thereto. The frame members are connected with one another with an elastic connected to frame out a catch area. Connected with and between the frame members is a net that is adapted to catch an object within the catch area, such as a ball. In use, a user can catch the ball within the net. When the frame members are pulled apart, the ball is brought out of the frame assembly in a throw motion as the net straightens and is pulled taut to expel the ball.

The present disclosure provides an inflatable pool and a method for forming an inflatable pool. A pool body includes: an annular body and a bottom wall connected with the annular body, wherein the annular body is configured with a first air chamber, and a pool boundary is disposed on the annular body and the bottom wall; a pair of bases disposed on an end portion of the annular body opposite to the bottom wall and being spaced along a circumferential direction of the annular body; and an elastic component disposed between the pair of bases along the circumferential direction of the annular body to form a shooting device. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an inflatable pool with a new profile.

The present disclosure provides an inflatable pool and a method for forming an inflatable pool. A pool body includes: an annular body and a bottom wall connected with the annular body, wherein the annular body is configured with a first air chamber, and a pool boundary is disposed on the annular body and the bottom wall; a pair of bases disposed on an end portion of the annular body opposite to the bottom wall and being spaced along a circumferential direction of the annular body; and an elastic component disposed between the pair of bases along the circumferential direction of the annular body to form a shooting device. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an inflatable pool with a new profile.

The present invention provides a screen baseball system including a camera module (400) for photographing a struck ball. The camera module (400) includes a pair of cameras (410) including a right camera (411) and a left camera (412), and captures a plurality of images including an image of a struck ball or captures a plurality of images of the struck ball in one image, wherein the longitudinal lengths of the imaging ranges (F.sub.L and F.sub.R) of the pair of cameras (410) are longer than the transverse lengths thereof and the central axes of the horizontal angles of view of the pair of cameras (41) are angled inward with respect to a parallel line facing the front side. Through this, a locus of a struck ball may be effectively calculated while a dead angle is minimized. Further, the present invention provides a method for simulating screen baseball by using the screen baseball system.

A device for launching an object which includes a flexible shaft having a distal end and a proximal end and a handle located at the proximal end sized to enable a user to grip the device while launching an object. An object gripping claw is located at the distal end of the flexible shaft, the gripping claw including first and second flanges which together define a capture volume for an object, the first flange being a stationary post and the second flange being a flexible web extending from the flexible shaft, the second flange being sufficiently flexible to deform in retaining an object within the capture volume and to release an object for launching when the flexible shaft is swung in a forward circular path.

A ball retrieving receptacle that attaches to the ball-striking area of a bat. The receptacle comprises a tubular sleeve having a diameter sized to fit tightly or securely around a ball-striking surface of a bat. The tubular sleeve includes a top opening and a bottom opening, and a sloping collar connected to the tubular sleeve. A semisphere hood is connected to the outer rim of the sloping collar, and the semisphere hood includes a semicircle rim extending in front of an opening of the semisphere hood and is connected to the outer rim of the sloping collar. The ball retrieving receptacle is attached to a bat having a handle and a ball-striking surface, wherein ball-striking surface of the bat is located tightly against the tubular sleeve of the ball retrieving receptacle.

A hand held projectile launcher comprises an elongated handle having a gripping portion at a first end and a projectile holding unit at a second end. The projectile holding unit is sized and shaped to releasably receive a projectile. A light source is provided on a surface of the projectile holding unit that contacts or is exposed to the projectile, and a light switch is optionally provided on the gripping portion and is capable of controlling operation of the light source. When the light switch is activated, the light source directs light onto a projectile held in the projectile holding unit. The projectile may include a phosphorescent or similar component so that it becomes luminescent when charged by the light source.

A hand held projectile launcher comprises an elongated handle having a gripping portion at a first end and a projectile holding unit at a second end. The projectile holding unit is sized and shaped to releasably receive a projectile. A light source is provided on a surface of the projectile holding unit that contacts or is exposed to the projectile, and a light switch is optionally provided on the gripping portion and is capable of controlling operation of the light source. When the light switch is activated, the light source directs light onto a projectile held in the projectile holding unit. The projectile may include a phosphorescent or similar component so that it becomes luminescent when charged by the light source.

The invention concerns a gaming device (1) to throw and catch a ball or a shuttlecock comprising a basket (20) structured around two rigid walls (21, 23) and elastic means (22, 24) for throwing the ball or the shuttlecock with a certain velocity by stretching the gaming device (1), while making it easier to catch the projectile in the structured basket (20) when the gaming device (1) is in resting position.

Aspects disclosed herein relate to lacrosse heads and sidewalls thereof. The sidewalls include struts which reduce weight and/or reduces stresses which can lead to fatigue failure. In some embodiments, two struts are arranged on the sidewall such that abut each other and have a similar angle in the ball stop end to scoop end direction of the sidewall, but the two struts cross over each other in a side-to-side direction. When force is applied in a certain direction, one of the struts may be primarily in compression, while its companion strut may be primarily in tension.