Ball Retriever

Abstract

A ball retriever is provided for attaching to a ball catching frame with a ball catching aperture. The ball retriever includes a fabric cover that substantially covers the ball catching aperture, a fabric catch that stops and releases a ball thrown through the first opening, and a cover fixing device that is adapted to fix the fabric cover to the ball catching frame. The fabric catch is substantially sagged away from the ball catching aperture. The fabric cover includes a top periphery portion and a bottom periphery portion and two side periphery portions. The bottom periphery portion is elastically supported between the side periphery portions. The bottom periphery portion is made of elastic fabric.

1 . A ball retriever for attaching to a ball catching frame, wherein the ball catching frame comprises a ball catching aperture, wherein the ball catching frame is positioned on the ground, the ball retriever comprising: 
 a) a fabric cover that is adapted to substantially cover the ball catching aperture, wherein the fabric cover comprises a first opening that is adapted to pass a ball through;    b) a fabric catch partially attached to the fabric cover to communicate with the first opening so as to stop and release a ball thrown through the first opening, wherein the fabric catch is adapted to be substantially sagged away from the ball catching aperture; and    c) one or more straps that are adapted to connect a rear portion of the fabric catch to the ground or frame;    wherein the fabric cover comprises a top periphery portion and a bottom periphery portion and two side periphery portions that connect between the top periphery portion and the bottom periphery portion, wherein the bottom periphery portion is elastically supported between the side periphery portions.    
   
   
       2 . The ball retriever of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom periphery portion comprises an elastic bottom band.  
   
   
       3 . The ball retriever of  claim 2 , further comprising a cover fixing device that is adapted to fix the fabric cover to the ball catching frame.  
   
   
       4 . The ball retriever of  claim 3 , wherein the cover fixing device comprises a plurality of fixing strips that are provided on the top periphery portion and the side periphery portions of the fabric cover, each of the fixing strips comprises an elastic band that is fixed to the fabric cover and an engaging part that is fixed to the elastic band and is adapted to engage with the frame.  
   
   
       5 . The ball retriever of  claim 4 , wherein the engaging part comprises a hook.  
   
   
       6 . The ball retriever of  claim 4 , wherein the engaging part comprises a first band and a second band, wherein the first band is detachably fixed to the second band.  
   
   
       7 . The ball retriever of  claim 6 , wherein the first band and the second band are fixed with each other with fabric hook-and-loop fasteners.  
   
   
       8 . The ball retriever of  claim 4 , wherein the fixing strips are extended from the outer edges of the top periphery portion and the side periphery portions.  
   
   
       9 . The ball retriever of  claim 4 , wherein the fixing strips are extended from the inner edges of the top periphery portion and the side periphery portions.  
   
   
       10 . The ball retriever of  claim 2 , wherein the bottom periphery portion comprises one or more elastic bottom bands and one or more non-elastic bottom bands.  
   
   
       11 . The ball retriever of  claim 10 , wherein the fabric cover has a second opening below the first opening so that a ball stopped by and released from the fabric catch can be easily retrieved through the second opening, wherein the second opening is provided on the non-elastic bottom band.  
   
   
       12 . The ball retriever of  claim 2 , wherein the fabric catch comprises a target that is provided around the center thereof.  
   
   
       13 . The ball retriever of  claim 2 , further comprising a strap fixing device that is adapted to fix the straps to the ground or frame.  
   
   
       14 . The ball retriever of  claim 13 , wherein the straps are elastic, wherein the straps are detachably attached to the rear portion of the fabric catch.  
   
   
       15 . The ball retriever of  claim 14 , wherein the fabric catch is shaped in a pouch.  
   
   
       16 . The ball retriever of  claim 2 , wherein the fabric cover has a second opening below the first opening so that a ball stopped by and released from the fabric catch can be easily retrieved through the second opening.  
   
   
       17 . The ball retriever of  claim 2 , wherein a central portion of the fabric cover is severed along a predetermined line to secure the first opening and a drapery corresponding to the first opening.