Ball Dispenser for Sports and Athletic Equipment Storage

Abstract

A ball dispenser having a plurality of connecting members and a plurality of basic sections, each connecting member dimensioned for a particular ball size, and each basic section having a triangular portion, vertical portion, and rectangular portion. When two or more basic sections are integrally connected together by means of varying sized connecting members, a funnel section, column section, and bin section are formed. This allows a number of balls to be placed into the funnel section at the top of the ball dispenser, and to fall one at a time through the column section, and into the bin section. Ball dispenser is designed to be affixed to a wall and to rest on a floor so that the wall and floor provide the back and bottom of the ball dispenser. Additional equipment storage may be affixed to the ball dispenser.

1 . A hall dispenser comprising:
 a plurality of connecting members and a first and a second basic section, each basic section having a triangular portion, a vertical portion, and a rectangular portion;   wherein, the first basic section and the second basic section are integrally connected to each other by a plurality of connecting members, and further connected to a wall to form a funnel section, a column section, and a bin section;   wherein, when a plurality of balls are fed into the funnel section, the plurality of balls will fall through the column section into the bin section from which a topmost ball can be removed by a user from a top of the bin.   
   
   
       2 . The ball dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein each column section is sized to a similar or different ball size. 
   
   
       3 . The ball dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the ball dispenser is manufactured from a metal material consisting of aluminum, copper, steel, terne, or zinc. 
   
   
       4 . The ball dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a curved member is attached to a connecting member, extends outward from the connecting member and is parallel to the connecting member. 
   
   
       5 . The ball dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a storage case, comprising integrally connected vertical and horizontal members, separated into sections, is connected to the ball dispenser. 
   
   
       6 . The ball dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a holding member extends horizontally and outward from the connecting member. 
   
   
       7 . The ball dispenser of  claim 6 , wherein the holding member is straight or wavy. 
   
   
       8 . The ball dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a locking mechanism, comprised of a securing member and a locking bar, prevents unauthorized access to balls. 
   
   
       9 . The ball dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a slanted portion is positioned inside the bin section of the ball dispenser. 
   
   
       10 . A ball dispenser comprising:
 a plurality of connecting members and a plurality of basic sections, the plurality of basic sections having a triangular portion, a vertical portion, and a rectangular portion;   wherein, the plurality of basic sections are integrally connected to each other by a plurality of connecting members, and further connected to a wall to form a funnel section, a column section, and a bin section;   wherein, when a plurality of balls are fed into the funnel section, the plurality of balls will fall through the column section into the bin section from which a topmost ball can be removed by a user from a top of the bin.   
   
   
       11 . The ball dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein each column section is sized to a similar or different ball size. 
   
   
       12 . The ball dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein the ball dispenser is manufactured from a metal material consisting of aluminum, copper, steel, terne, or zinc. 
   
   
       13 . The ball dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein a curved member is attached to a connecting member, extends outward from the connecting member and is parallel to the connecting member. 
   
   
       14 . The ball dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein a storage case, comprising integrally connected vertical and horizontal members, separated into sections, is connected to the ball dispenser. 
   
   
       15 . The ball dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein a holding member extends horizontally and outward from the connecting member. 
   
   
       16 . The ball dispenser of  claim 15 , wherein the holding member is straight or wavy. 
   
   
       17 . The ball dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein a locking mechanism, comprised of a securing member and a locking bar, prevents unauthorized access to balls. 
   
   
       18 . The ball dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein a slanted portion is positioned inside the bin section of the ball dispenser. 
   
   
       19 . A method of constructing a ball dispenser comprising:
 integrally connecting a plurality of connecting members, and a first and a second base section, the first and second basic section having a triangular portion, a vertical portion and a rectangular portion to form a unit;   affixing the unit to a wall to form a funnel section, a column section, and a bin section, wherein, when a plurality of balls are fed into the funnel section, the plurality of balls will fall through the column section into the bin section from which a topmost ball can be removed by a user from a top of the bin.