Tennis ball collection bag

Abstract

A bag for collecting, storing and carrying tennis balls and similar sports equipment. The bag has a first opening to attach to a collection device such as a tube collector. The balls are directed into the bag when the collection process has completed or when the collector overflows. The bag is detachable from the collector. The bag holds over twenty balls for easy carriage and access. The bag may be worn over the shoulder with an attached shoulder strap. A second opening with a closing mechanism allows a user to quickly access or dump the balls within the bag. The second opening may be positioned along the top or bottom of the bag. This opening allows the bag to be used in place of a ball hopper. A third opening may be present on the top or bottom of the bag opposite the second opening.

1 . An article comprising: 
 a bag for holding a plurality of balls, the bag defining a first opening for receiving a plurality of balls from a collection device;    an attachment mechanism to couple the bag to the collection device; and    a strap coupled to the bag, the strap enabling over shoulder carriage of the bag.    
   
   
       2 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a zipper to control a second opening along a first length of the bag to allow access to the plurality of balls.    
   
   
       3 . the article of  claim 2 , wherein the second opening is along a bottom of the bag.  
   
   
       4 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the second opening is along a top of the bag.  
   
   
       5 . The article of  claim 4 , further comprising: 
 a third opening along a bottom of the bag.    
   
   
       6 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a drawstring to adjust a size of the first opening.    
   
   
       7 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the bag is formed from a mesh.  
   
   
       8 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the bag is formed from a fabric.  
   
   
       9 . The article of  claim 1 , comprising: 
 a tube collection device.    
   
   
       10 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the bag holds at least twenty tennis balls.  
   
   
       11 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the zipper adjusts the size of the second opening.  
   
   
       12 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism is an interlocking structure.  
   
   
       13 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein a first end of the strap is coupled to a first end of the bag and a second end of the strap is coupled to a second end of the bag.  
   
   
       14 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a shoulder pad coupled to the strap.    
   
   
       15 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the bag defines a funnel section.  
   
   
       16 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the strap is adjustable.  
   
   
       17 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 an exterior pocket coupled to the bag.    
   
   
       18 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first length is more than three fourths of a length of the bag.  
   
   
       19 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 an elastic band to bias the first opening to a closed position.    
   
   
       20 . An article comprising: 
 a bag for holding a plurality of balls, the bag defining a first opening for receiving a plurality of balls from a collection device, the bag defining sufficient space to enclose at least twenty tennis balls; and    an attachment mechanism to couple the bag to the collection device.    
   
   
       21 . The article of  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 a first zipper to control a second opening; and    a second zipper to control a third opening.    
   
   
       22 . The article of  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 a plurality of pockets.