Sports ball rack

Abstract

A sports ball rack connectable to a wall, the support member having an upper side, a lower side, an outer periphery which defines the upper side and lower side of the support member, and a plurality of concave areas formed in the upper side of the support member. Each of the concave areas are sized and shaped to receive a portion of at least one ball corresponding to the size and shape of the concave area. A mounting bracket is attached to the support member and extends along a portion of the back side thereof for connecting the sports ball rack to the wall.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A sports ball rack connectable to a wall, comprising: 
 a support member having an upperside, a lowerside, an outer periphery which defines the upper side and lower side of the support member, and a plurality of concave areas formed in the upper side of the support member, each of the concave areas sized and shaped to receive a portion of at least one ball corresponding to the size and shape of the concave area; and    a mounting bracket attached to the support member and extending along a portion of the back side thereof for connecting the sports ball rack to the wall.    
     
     
         2 . The sports ball rack of    claim 1   , further comprises: 
 a skirt having a first side, a second side, a front side and a back side, the skirt abutting the outer periphery of the support member and extending in a downward direction perpendicular to the support member.    
     
     
         3 . The sports ball rack of    claim 2   , wherein the mounting bracket extends upwardly from the upper side of the support member and is substantially aligned with the back side of the skirt.  
     
     
         4 . The sports ball rack of    claim 3   , wherein the mounting bracket has a front side and a back side, the back side of the mounting bracket being substantially aligned with the back side of the skirt and the front side of the mounting bracket being sloped in the direction of the concave areas of the support member.  
     
     
         5 . The sports ball rack of    claim 1   , wherein the concave areas in the support member are provided with a depth extending out from below the lower side of the support member sufficient for retaining a portion of the supporting balls in a fixed position within the concave areas of the upper side of the support member.  
     
     
         6 . The sports ball rack of    claim 1   , wherein each of the concave areas is at least one of a different size and a different shape than the other concave areas of the support member.  
     
     
         7 . The sports ball rack of    claim 2   , wherein each of the front side, the back side, the first side, and the second side of the skirt is provided with a plurality of lugs.