IP Library Granted Patent US 10,610,742
Granted Patent B2
US 10,610,742 · App. 15/234,990 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

Ball holder for table tennis tables

Inventor: Richard Lee (Rockville, MD)
Assignee: Sport Squad, Inc.
A63B47/002A47B25/003A63B2102/16A63B2209/14A63B2210/50
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,610,742
App. No.
15/234,990
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ball holder for a table tennis table designed for non-intrusive mounting under a corner of a table tennis table. The ball holder can be manufactured in two parts for ease of sale and construction, with the two halves being easily assembled and secured by the user. The two halves can connect using a set of male and female tabs, and secure using a set of bolts. The full assembly can attach to the table tennis table through the use of four screws. Properly assembled, the ball holder can contain multiple table tennis balls in an easily accessible position, but without obstructing the players' range of motion or creating a hazard.

Claims (13)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a ping pong table having a top surface and a bottom surface;

a ball holder positioned in a corner of the ping pong table attached to the bottom surface of the ping pong table;

a reinforcing support member connected to the ball holder, the reinforcing support member positioned against a corner of the bottom surface of the ping pong table; and

the ball holder having an opening and configured to receive a plurality of ping pong balls.

2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the ball holder comprises a top piece and a bottom piece attached together.

3. The apparatus as recited in claim 2 , wherein the top piece further comprises a first female tab and a second female tab, and the bottom piece further comprises a first male tab and a second male tab.

4. An apparatus, comprising:

a ball holder configured to be positioned in a corner of a ping pong table, the ping pong table having a top surface and a bottom surface, the ball holder also configured to be attached to the bottom surface of the ping pong table;

a reinforcing support member connected to the ball holder, the reinforcing support member configured to be positioned against a corner of the bottom surface of the ping pong table; and

the ball holder having an opening and configured to receive a plurality of ping pong balls.

5. The apparatus as recited in claim 4 , wherein the ball holder comprises a top piece and a bottom piece attached together.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 5 , wherein the top piece further comprises a first female tab and a second female tab, and the bottom piece further comprises a first male tab and a second male tab.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: SPORT SQUAD, INC.
Reel/Frame 072205/0929 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2025
From: SPORT SQUAD, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 072205/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2023
From: SPORT SQUAD, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 065075/0746 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2019
From: LEE, RICHARD
To: SPORT SQUAD, INC.
Reel/Frame 050894/0141 →
Continuity (3)
Division 14331796 · Jul 15, 2014
Provisional Application 61906318 · Nov 19, 2013
Related Publication 20170095705A1 · Apr 6, 2017