A device for storing at least one game ball under pressure, the device having a container with a leak-tight cover and a casing arranged around, and at a distance from, the container, and a pump for pumping ambient air into the container. The pump can include an annular piston arranged between the container and the casing, a handle connected to the piston for moving the piston translationally along the container, a first non-return valve for admitting ambient air into a compression chamber between the casing and the container, and a second non-return valve, arranged between the compression chamber and an internal volume of the container, for transferring air from the compression chamber to the container.

The present invention discloses a device designed for use in pickleball, racket sports, and similar sports or activities, incorporating a predetermined layer of strips including hydrogel, positioned at the top of a racket, with alternative embodiments featuring a ferromagnetic mechanism as a complementary or standalone mechanism for picking up pickleballs or other objects, streamlining the retrieval process during gameplay, and reducing fatigue.

This disclosure provides pickleball retrieval and collection apparatuses. An example pickleball retrieval and collection apparatus comprises a hollow elongated tube having an inner area configured to accommodate a first plurality of pickleballs arranged in a single column, a ball retrieval device arranged at a first end of the tube and configured to provide for a pickleball to enter the tube when placed over the pickleball and pressure is applied by contact on the pickleball, and a ball collecting bag constructed from a flexible material, where one end of the ball collecting bag is connected to a second end of the tube and configured to hold a second plurality of pickleballs.

The Net Ball Indicator NBI was invented to enhance the sports of Table Tennis, Tennis, Pickle Ball or Volley Ball. This invention will indicate whether a net ball has occurred. There will no longer be the need for judges to make that call. Existing nets can be altered or new nets can be manufactured to know when a ball has hit it. If it is hit, then it will emit a sound and flash an LED light.

A ball launcher turning device external to the ball launcher comprises a base, a platform movably connected to said base and externally securable to the ball launcher, and a turning mechanism housed within the turning device that is configured to cause the platform and the ball launcher to undergo angular displacement relative to the base, in response to a force transmitted to the turning mechanism by a controlled force generator, to facilitate propulsion of balls ejected from the ball launcher in varying directions.

A manufacturing method for a sports paddle, wherein a reinforcing rod is inserted into the sports paddle, so that the reinforcing rod is located across the handle, throat, and head portions of the sports paddle. In some embodiments, a priming rod is used to create a cavity in the core of the sports paddle so that the reinforcing rod can be placed in the cavity. The manufacturing process results in a reinforced sports paddle that can withstand greater mechanical stress throughout the paddle.

Described herein are various embodiments of a pickleball paddle comprising a first clamshell component and a second clamshell component. The first clamshell component includes a first head portion, a first rim portion surrounding the first head portion, and a first handle portion. The second clamshell component includes a second head portion, a second rim portion surrounding the second head portion, and a second handle portion. When the first rim portion is joined to the second rim portion, the first and second clamshell components together define a cavity. A core is disposed in the cavity and may be formed of a foam material.

Apparatuses and methods for evaluating pickleball paddles, such as, for example, used pickleball paddles, are described. An example pickleball paddle comprises a striking blade, a handle connected to the striking blade, and an electronic component including a memory storing one or more parameters associated with how the pickleball paddle is used after the pickleball paddle is manufactured. Another example pickleball paddle comprises an electronic component including a memory storing one or more parameters associated with how the pickleball paddle is used after the pickleball paddle is manufactured and where the electronic component is connected to an electronic display. An example evaluation process for testing a pickleball paddle is also described.

Apparatuses for organizing pickleball balls are described. An example pickleball ball holder comprises a surface board, and one or more projections installed on the surface board to extend outwardly from the surface board. A projection of the one or more projections is configured to hold a pickleball ball by being positioned to penetrate in at least one aperture of the pickleball ball. The thickness of the projection is smaller than the diameter of the at least one of the apertures, and the projection is configured to loosely enter the at least one aperture without substantial friction.

A paddle includes a core and at least one metallic lattice structure coupled to the core.