Abstract: Batting cages are disclosed relating to practice for games such as baseball and softball. The batting cages described may include a net enclosure, a pitching compartment, a hitting compartment, a first pitching screen separating the pitching compartment from the hitting compartment, a second pitching screen that may cover a portion of an opening in the first pitching screen; a second opening in the first pitching screen; and a guide that directs balls from the hitting compartment through the second opening toward a location in the pitching compartment. Uses of batting cages are also taught.

Abstract: A device (10) for a drinks container (11), the device comprising a straw (16) and means for actuating the straw (16) between a retracted state, in which the straw (16) is housed, in use, substantially within the container (11), and an extended state, in which at least a portion of the straw (16) protrudes, in use, form the container (11). The actuating means may comprise a first casing (12) provided around a portion of the straw (16), the straw (16) and the casing (12) being rotatable with respect to one another about a longitudinal axis, the actuating means further comprising means for imparting generally linear movement to the straw (16) upon relative rotational movement of the casing and the straw portion.

Abstract: A device (10) for a drinks container (11), the device comprising a straw (16) and means for actuating the straw (16) between a retracted state, in which the straw (16) is housed, in use, substantially within the container (11), and an extended state, in which at least a portion of the straw (16) protrudes, in use, form the container (11). The actuating means may comprise a first casing (12) provided around a portion of the straw (16), the straw (16) and the casing (12) being rotatable with respect to one another about a longitudinal axis, the actuating means further comprising means for imparting generally linear movement to the straw (16) upon relative rotational movement of the casing and the straw portion.

Abstract: A document collator comprising a conveyor system, a prime document feeder station and a plurality of enclosure document feeder stations arranged at spaced locations along the conveyor system, a collation station located downstream of the feeder stations at one end of the conveyor system, and control elements, including elements for determining which one of the plurality of feeder stations is the prime feeder station, the control elements being operable to control each feeder station independently in such a way as to ensure that the documents from each of the enclosure document feeder stations located upstream of and including the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other with the prime document on top and the documents from each of the feeder stations downstream of the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other.

Abstract: A document collator comprising a conveyor system, a prime document feeder station and a plurality of enclosure document feeder stations arranged at spaced locations along the conveyor system, a collation station located downstream of the feeder stations at one end of the conveyor system, and control means, including means for determining which one of the plurality of feeder stations is the prime feeder station, the control means being operable to control each feeder station independently in such a way as to ensure that the documents from each of the enclosure document feeder stations which are located upstream of and including the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other with the prime document on top to form a prime document package and the documents from each of the feeder stations downstream of the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other to form an enclosure document package, and the prime document package is transported along the conveyor system at a predetermined distan