ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,768, issued on June 30.

"Portable ball net stand device for easy disassembly and assembly" was invented by Xingyu Zhou (Ji'an, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application discloses a portable ball net stand device including two base bodies, a water bag, and a pin; the two base bodies are rotatably connected through the pin, and after separation, they form two separate ball net bases; the base body has an internal space, and there is an upright rod hole and a rotation shaft on the base body; the internal space is used to accommodate the water bag and sports equipment. Because it is relatively light, it is easy to carr...