ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,419, issued on Dec. 9.
"Multifunctional tennis net" was invented by Bingrong Gu (Ji 'an, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional tennis net, comprising a pair of nets, wherein the pair of nets are arranged side by side or in a vertical direction, the pair of nets comprises two independent meshes which are bonded by Velcro. The upper and lower sides of the nets are provided with second connecting pipes, and the left and right sides of the nets are provided with first connecting pipes. The bottom of the first connecting pipes are movably inserted with a bracket, and the outer wall of the first connecting pipes are sleeved...