Noise-reducing sound baffle grid for an indoor pickleball court

Abstract

A noise reducing baffle system for an indoor pickleball court includes a noise baffle cloud grid suspended above a surface of the indoor pickleball court. The indoor pickleball court includes an outer perimeter line which defines a playing area. The noise baffle cloud grid is suspended entirely within the outer perimeter line of the playing area and is suspended between about 18 feet and about 20 feet above the surface of the indoor pickleball court.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A noise reducing baffle system for an indoor pickleball court, comprising:
 a noise baffle cloud grid, wherein the noise baffle cloud grid is suspended above a surface of the indoor pickleball court,   wherein the surface of the indoor pickleball court includes an outer perimeter line defining a playing area,   wherein the noise baffle cloud grid is suspended entirely within the outer perimeter line of the playing area, and   wherein the noise baffle cloud grid is suspended between about 18 feet and about 20 feet above the surface of the indoor pickleball court.   
     
     
         2 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 1 , wherein the noise baffle cloud grid is comprised of a plurality of separate baffle grid sections. 
     
     
         3 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 2 , wherein the noise baffle cloud grid is comprised of seven separate baffle grid sections. 
     
     
         4 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of baffle grid sections of the noise baffle cloud grid are positioned along a first column, a second column, and a third column, wherein the first column, the second column, and the third column extend parallel to a court center line of the indoor pickleball court. 
     
     
         5 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 4 , wherein each of the first column, second column, and third column include 5 baffle grid sections. 
     
     
         6 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 4 , wherein each of the first column, the second column, and the third column includes a width parallel to a baseline of the indoor pickleball court of less than about 20 feet. 
     
     
         7 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 6 , wherein each of the first column, the second column, and the third column comprise a length parallel to the court center line of less than about 40 feet. 
     
     
         8 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 2 , where the plurality of separate baffle grid sections includes a first baffle grid section and a second baffle grid section, and
 wherein the first baffle grid section is different than the second baffle grid section.   
     
     
         9 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 1 , wherein the noise baffle cloud grid is centered along the court center line of the indoor pickleball court. 
     
     
         10 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 1 , wherein the noise baffle cloud grid does not include a metal support structure. 
     
     
         11 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 1 , wherein the noise baffle cloud grid reduces reverberation of a flutter echo by at least about 30%. 
     
     
         12 . A noise reducing baffle system for an indoor pickleball court, comprising:
 a plurality of baffle grid sections, wherein the plurality of baffle grid sections is suspended above a surface of the indoor pickleball court,   wherein the surface of the indoor pickleball court includes an outer perimeter line defining a playing area,   wherein the plurality of baffle grid sections is suspended entirely within the outer perimeter line of the playing area,   wherein the plurality of noise baffle grid sections is suspended between about 18 feet and about 20 feet above the surface of the indoor pickleball court, and   wherein each of the plurality of noise baffle grid sections are comprised of interlocking panels.   
     
     
         13 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of baffle grid sections includes 15 baffle grid sections. 
     
     
         14 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of baffle grid sections includes a first baffle grid section, a second baffle grid section, and a third baffle grid section, and
 wherein the third baffle grid section is positioned between the first baffle grid section and the second baffle grid section.   
     
     
         15 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 14 , wherein the first baffle grid section, the second baffle grid section, and the third baffle grid section are different than each other. 
     
     
         16 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 15 , wherein the third baffle grid section is smaller than the first baffle grid section and the second baffle grid section. 
     
     
         17 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of baffle grid sections further includes a fourth baffle grid section, a fifth baffle grid section, and a sixth baffle grid section. 
     
     
         18 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 17 , wherein the fourth baffle grid section, the fifth baffle grid section, and the sixth baffle grid section are different from each other and from each of the first baffle grid section, the second baffle grid section, and the third baffle grid section. 
     
     
         19 . The noise reducing baffle system of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of baffle grid sections do not include a metal support structure. 
     
     
         20 . A noise reducing baffle system for an indoor pickleball facility, comprising:
 a plurality of noise baffle cloud grids, wherein each of the plurality of noise baffle cloud grids is positioned above a surface of an indoor pickleball court within the indoor pickleball facility,   wherein the surface of each of the indoor pickleball courts includes an outer perimeter line defining a playing area,   wherein each of the plurality of noise baffle cloud grids is suspended entirely within the respective outer perimeter line of the playing area, and   wherein each of the plurality of noise baffle cloud grids is suspended between about 18 feet and about 20 feet above the surface of the respective indoor pickleball court.