A sports ball carrier is configured to fit inside a storage bag with ball rackets. The carrier may store sports balls in a substantially planar array that is one sports ball thick, and the width of the carrier may taper along its length generally simulating a racket form factor. A sports ball entry port may be provided for ball collection in a manner similar to a conventional ball hopper.

This present invention relates to a protective cover for use with a handle on a piece of sports equipment, such as a baseball bat, to protect the handle from the elements (e.g., rain, sleet, snow) and/or physical damage. The protective cover preferably includes a contoured interior with an integrated memory foam that provides a convenient location to place a pair of cleats or other accessory, a hook and loop fastener positioned on the exterior surface to attach additional accessories, and a patch or other surface upon which useful information may be recorded and displayed.

This present invention relates to a protective cover for use with a handle on a piece of sports equipment, such as a baseball bat, to protect the handle from the elements (e.g., rain, sleet, snow) and/or physical damage. The protective cover preferably includes a contoured interior with an integrated memory foam that provides a convenient location to place a pair of cleats or other accessory, a hook and loop fastener positioned on the exterior surface to attach additional accessories, and a patch or other surface upon which useful information may be recorded and displayed.

A sport carrying bag has a rotatable disc which is configured with a plurality of circumferentially spaced ball-receiving regions including one through-hole region, a mounting plate located below the disc, a chute downwardly extending to a loading section of launching apparatus, a fixed bi-directional ball feeding motor for rotatably driving the disc, and a controller in data communication with the ball feeding motor. Upon rotation of the disc in a first direction, a ball received in the through-hole region ceases to be contacted by the mounting plate and gravitates through the chute to the loading section of the launching apparatus. In response to a detected jammed condition, the controller commands the ball feeding motor to reverse its operating direction such that the disc will rotate in a second direction to cause one or more jammed balls to become dislodged.

A sport carrying bag has a rotatable disc which is configured with a plurality of circumferentially spaced ball-receiving regions including one through-hole region, a mounting plate located below the disc, a chute downwardly extending to a loading section of launching apparatus, a fixed bi-directional ball feeding motor for rotatably driving the disc, and a controller in data communication with the ball feeding motor. Upon rotation of the disc in a first direction, a ball received in the through-hole region ceases to be contacted by the mounting plate and gravitates through the chute to the loading section of the launching apparatus. In response to a detected jammed condition, the controller commands the ball feeding motor to reverse its operating direction such that the disc will rotate in a second direction to cause one or more jammed balls to become dislodged.

A carrying bag comprises a ball hopper compartment, an automatic launching apparatus configured to launch balls to a distance from the bag, a ball sorting apparatus for loading balls to the launching apparatus from a bottom side opening of the ball hopper compartment, which in one embodiment is configured with an anti-jamming function, and a four contact point base with the ground to provide stability both when the bag is stationary as well as while balls are being launched.

A carrying bag comprises a ball hopper compartment, an automatic launching apparatus configured to launch balls to a distance from the bag, a ball sorting apparatus for loading balls to the launching apparatus from a bottom side opening of the ball hopper compartment, which in one embodiment is configured with an anti-jamming function, and a four contact point base with the ground to provide stability both when the bag is stationary as well as while balls are being launched.

A sports ball carrier is configured to fit inside a storage bag with ball rackets. The carrier may store sports balls in a substantially planar array that is one sports ball thick, and the width of the carrier may taper along its length generally simulating a racket form factor. A sports ball entry port may be provided for ball collection in a manner similar to a conventional ball hopper.

An octagon-shaped board game includes paddles and a low compression ball utilized for multi-participant gameplay. The game can be provided in two halves each having a topside, an underside, and an outer edge, and a hinge connecting and holding the two halves at the underside forming an octagon shape during gameplay, and enabling the two halves to fold against each other, the undersides facing each other, and forming a four-sided, half octagon shaped storage compartment within the underside of each halve once the halves are folded. Legs retractably mounted onto the underside of each halve can extend away from the underside to support the octagon-shaped foldable table above ground during gameplay and retract flat against the underside of their respective halve for storage prior to the octagon-shaped foldable table being folded.

An octagon-shaped board game includes paddles and a low compression ball utilized for multi-participant gameplay. The game can be provided in two halves each having a topside, an underside, and an outer edge, and a hinge connecting and holding the two halves at the underside forming an octagon shape during gameplay, and enabling the two halves to fold against each other, the undersides facing each other, and forming a four-sided, half octagon shaped storage compartment within the underside of each halve once the halves are folded. Legs retractably mounted onto the underside of each halve can extend away from the underside to support the octagon-shaped foldable table above ground during gameplay and retract flat against the underside of their respective halve for storage prior to the octagon-shaped foldable table being folded.