Table tennis ball serving device

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1985-04-03

1989-07-04

Coven, Edward M.

Amusement devices: games

Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...

Target

273 26D, 273 29A, 124 78, A63B 6100

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048444588

ABSTRACT:
A portable, automatic serving device for table tennis is provided which includes a robot server and ball capture net. The robot includes a serving head which is mounted for rotation with respect to the body along a plurality of axes. The head is provided with balls from a passageway in the robot operatively connected between the head and the base of the robot. A collapsible net is provided for capturing balls returned by a player. The robot is positioned within and cooperates with the net so that return balls are fed automatically to the head. The robot is operated by three motors, which may be controlled individually to serve sequentially a plurality of balls to a player for practice or for sport. The robot construction provides for a variety of ball delivery techniques, all of which are controlled simply during operation.

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