Foldable baseball equipment rack

Abstract

A foldable baseball equipment rack includes a plate unit having a plurality of bat-receiving notches, and a supporting frame unit disposed under the plate unit. The supporting frame unit includes a first frame member and a second frame member pivoted to the first frame member in such a manner to constitute an X-shaped configuration. The first and second frame members are pivotable relative to each other to change the supporting frame unit to a folded state, thereby allowing the plate unit to be folded on the supporting frame unit.

1 . A foldable baseball equipment rack, comprising:
 a plate unit having a top surface unit, a bottom surface unit opposite to said top surface unit, and a plurality of bat-receiving notches extending through said top surface unit and said bottom surface unit and being formed along a periphery of said plate unit, and   a supporting frame unit connected to and disposed under said plate unit for supporting said plate unit, said supporting frame unit including a first frame member and a second frame member pivoted to said first frame member in such a manner to constitute an X-shaped configuration, said first frame member including a pair of first supporting legs each having an upper end, said second frame member including a pair of second supporting legs each having an upper end, said upper ends of said first supporting legs being spaced respectively apart from said upper ends of said second supporting legs, said first and second frame members being pivotable relative to each other to change said supporting frame unit to a folded state so that said first and second frame members are aligned with each other, and said upper ends of said first supporting legs are adjacent respectively to said upper ends of said second supporting legs, thereby allowing said plate unit to be folded on said supporting frame unit such that said plate unit is parallel to an assembly of said first and second frame members.   
     
     
         2 . The foldable baseball equipment rack as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said plate unit further has a plurality of ball-receiving cavities formed in said top surface unit of said plate unit. 
     
     
         3 . The foldable baseball equipment rack as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said plate unit further has a first plate and a second plate coplanar with said first plate, each of said first and second plates having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner side abutting against the other one of said first and second plates, and an outer side opposite to said inner side, said top surfaces of said first and second plates constituting said top surface unit, said bottom surfaces of said first and second plates constituting said bottom surface unit, said notches being formed in said outer sides of said first and second plates, said ball-receiving cavities being formed in said top surfaces of said first and second plates, said first and second plates being parallel to each other and abutting respectively against two opposite sides of said supporting frame unit when said supporting frame unit is in the folded state and when said plate unit is folded on said supporting frame unit. 
     
     
         4 . The foldable baseball equipment rack as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said supporting frame unit further includes a pair of first connecting rods and a pair of second connecting rods parallel to said first connecting rods, each of said first and second connecting rods having a pivoting end and a plate-mounting end that are opposite to each other, each of said pivoting ends of said first and second connecting rods being pivoted to a respective one of said upper ends of said first and second frame members, each of said plate-mounting ends of said first and second connecting rods being secured on a respective one of said bottom surfaces of said first and second plates. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable baseball equipment rack as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said inner sides of said first and second plates are formed respectively with at least one positioning pin and one positioning hole that engage each other to position said first and second plates relative to each other and that are removed from each other when said supporting frame unit is in the folded state. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable baseball equipment rack as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first frame member further includes a pair of retaining grooves formed respectively in said first supporting legs, and said second frame member further includes a pair of stop pins that are disposed respectively on said second supporting legs and that engage respectively said retaining grooves in said first frame member when said supporting frame unit is in the folded state, thereby maintaining said supporting frame unit in the folded state. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable baseball equipment rack as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a carrying strap disposed on said first frame member of said supporting frame unit.