Abstract A recreational facility is described incorporating a plurality of tennis courts positioned in an array with the center lines or longitudinal axes of the courts emanating from a common point. The center lines of adjacent courts are positioned at an angle such that the boundary lines of the second halves of the courts overlap. An automatic ball-throwing machine is positioned in the second half of each of the courts to propel tennis balls to the first half; the second half of each of the courts is graded and provided with a trough to urge the balls to return to the machine. The recreational facility is also provided with a service area which is surround by the tennis courts; the second half of each tennis court is abutting the service area to provide the boundary of the service area.
A recreational facility comprising: a curved array of rectangular tennis courts positioned about a service area and adjacent one another, each of said courts having a longitudinal axis, a rectangular boundary line unique to that court, and a mid-court net extending transversely of said longitudinal axis to divide said court into first and second halves; each of said longitudinal axes positioned at an angle of less than 90° with respect to the longitudinal axis of adjacent courts, the rectangular boundary line of each court on the second half of the court, overlapping the rectangular boundary line on the second half of an adjacent court; said second half of each court having a portion unique to that court and a portion overlapping the second half of each adjacent court, said second half of each of said courts abutting said service area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A recreational facility comprising: a curved array of rectangular tennis courts positioned about a service area and adjacent one another, each of said courts having a longitudinal axis, a rectangular boundary line unique to that court, and a mid-court net extending transversely of said longitudinal axis to divide said court into first and second halves; each of said longitudinal axes positioned at an angle of less than 90° with respect to the longitudinal axis of adjacent courts, the rectangular boundary line of each court on the second half of the court, overlapping the rectangular boundary line on the second half of an adjacent court; said second half of each court having a portion unique to that court and a portion overlapping the second half of each adjacent court, said second half of each of said courts abutting said service area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said longitudinal axes are positioned on a radial line extending from a point.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The combination set forth in claim 1 including a plurality of ball throwing means each for propelling tennis balls over a different one of said mid-court nets to the first half of each of said courts.