ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,133, issued on May 12.
"Ball game practice apparatus" was invented by Akira Kakizawa (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball game practice apparatus for receiving and delivering balls. The ball game practice apparatus including a backstop assembly having a framework supporting a flexible covering, the flexible covering including a back portion with an opening and a bottom portion shaped to funnel balls to an exit opening formed therein. A ball elevating device includes a base, a framework extending vertically from the base, an endless conveyor carried by the framework, and a feeder mechanism coupled to the endless conveyor, the...