Table tennis paddle and ball holder
View Patent ↗A wall-mounted invention used for the display, storage and retrieval of table tennis paddles and balls. Using mounted tension clips for storing paddles across a faceplate attached at each end to cylindrical ball-dispensers. This is the first invention to allow for preferred paddle selection. The ability to pick your preferred paddle without having to sift through other paddles stored immediately in front of or in the same storage slot/insert. While some prior art have balls resting in individual circular impressions/dimples that are susceptible to dust, undesired ball-spills, and requiring individual placement and retrieval; while others contain balls within an elaborate box or mounted in a device attached directly on/to the table itself. This invention combines the benefits of prior art to store balls in proper holding position, eliminates ball jams, prevents collection of dust from vertical fall and deters balls from undesired ball-spills; and does not interfere with game play.
1. A table tennis paddle and ball dispenser comprising: a. a left ball dispenser with a ball-input hole and a ball-output hole and a top opening and a bottom opening and a plurality of mounting holes and a mechanism for catching and holding balls for dispensing; b. a right ball dispenser with a ball-input hole and a ball-output hole and a top opening and a bottom opening and a plurality of mounting holes and a mechanism for catching and holding balls for dispensing; c. a plurality of tension clips for holding paddles; d. a plurality of ball dispenser caps; and e. a faceplate having a left end and a right end and a plurality of mounting holes wherein said left ball dispenser is attached to said left end of said faceplate and said right ball dispenser is attached to said right end of faceplate and said ball dispenser caps are attached to the top opening and bottom opening of said left ball dispenser and said right ball dispenser and said tension clips are attached to said faceplate by a plurality of bolts, lock-washers and nuts.
2. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 1 further comprising support structures for holding paddle containers are hung on the bottom of said caps attached to the bottom of said left-ball dispenser and the bottom of said right ball dispenser and a support structure for holding additional equipment is configured to be attached to said faceplate.
3. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 2 wherein the said support structures for holding paddles containers are magnetic hooks.
4. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 2 wherein the said support structure for holding additional equipment is a rear storage shelf.
5. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 1 wherein said left ball dispenser and said right ball dispenser are cylindrical in shape.
6. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 1 wherein said left ball dispenser ball-input hole is located near the top left side of the left ball dispenser and is circular in shape.
7. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 1 wherein said right ball dispenser ball-input hole is located near the top right side of the right ball dispenser and is circular in shape.
8. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 1 wherein said left ball dispenser and said right ball dispenser ball-output holes are located on the front facing bottom area of the left ball dispenser and right ball dispenser.
9. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 1 wherein the mechanism for catching and holding balls for dispensing comprises a raised to deter balls from spilling out.
10. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 1 wherein said faceplate is attached to said ball dispensers by means of welding.
11. The paddle and ball dispenser of claim 1 wherein the said caps of are attached to the said ball dispensers by means of welding.