Games using tangible projectile – Playing field or court game; game element or accessory... – Practice or training device
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-29
2001-05-29
Chapman, Jeanette (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...
Practice or training device
C473S422000, C472S103000, C482S123000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06238308
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates, in general, to training equipment, and, in particular, to training equipment for training a batter for hitting
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
In the prior art various types of training equipment have been proposed. For example, U.S. Pat. No. Des. 294,843 to Lund discloses a novelty device having a baseball on a spring.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,123,053 to Piccini discloses a training device which has a cylinder filled with elastomeric material suspended from a support.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,087,039 to Laseke discloses a training apparatus having a stand which holds a supply of baseballs which are delivered, one at a time, to a support that holds a ball while a player practices hitting.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,226,645 to Stewart discloses a hitting trainer which has a pair of tubular devices spaced apart enough for a bat to pass through so a hitter can practice his swing.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,303,914 to Cooksey discloses a hitting trainer which has a stand upon which are placed a plurality of baseballs spaced at different heights.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,503,391 to Stelly discloses a hitting trainer which has a tire mounted on a stand which a hitter can hit with a bat.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a hitting trainer which has a slanted surface mounted on a stand, and which the player will hit with a bat in order to develop strength and quickness.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved hitting trainer.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved hitting trainer which will develop strength in a hitter.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved hitting trainer which is inexpensive to make and easy to transport.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be fully apparent from the following description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings.
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patent: D. 294843 (1988-03-01), Lund
patent: 1998508 (1935-04-01), Kappenberg
patent: 2934343 (1960-05-01), Schumacher
patent: 3336805 (1967-08-01), Austin
patent: 3927879 (1975-12-01), Long et al.
patent: 4079929 (1978-03-01), Varnum
patent: 4123053 (1978-10-01), Piccini
patent: 4239209 (1980-12-01), Curchod
patent: 4681332 (1987-07-01), Malone
patent: 5087039 (1992-02-01), Laseke
patent: 5112287 (1992-05-01), Brewer
patent: 5226645 (1993-07-01), Stewart
patent: 5303914 (1994-04-01), Cooksey
patent: 5503391 (1996-04-01), Stelly
Aryanpour Mitra
Chapman Jeanette
McGlynn Joseph H.
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