Modular ball rebound apparatus

Claim 1

A portable ball rebound apparatus comprising at least three ball rebound panels each having a planar surface of a shock absorbing material, means to removably support said rebound panels, said means to support said rebound panels comprising an easel including a pair of opposed, spaced apart front legs interconnected by a plurality of transverse parallel rails of a length to removably support said three rebound panels, and a pair of side rear legs hingedly connected at their upper ends to the respective front legs, means to adjust said means to support in a manner so as to selectively position said planar surface at various selective angles of inclination to the vertical, each of said rebound panels comprising a rigid backing sheet with a cellular synthetic material bonded thereto comprising shock absorbing material, and wherein said plurality of transverse parallel rails comprises a bottom rail fixed between the bottom ends of said front legs, each of said rebound panels being notched across its bottom edge in a manner so as to fit behind and on top of said bottom rail, and intermediate and top rails fixed between said front rails in positions to supportingly engage the back of each of said rebound panels.