Games using tangible projectile – Playing field or court game; game element or accessory... – Practice or training device
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-12
2008-12-23
Kim, Gene (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...
Practice or training device
Reexamination Certificate
active
07468010
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for training a batter to hit a baseball with proper swing mechanics by controlling swing stride through tactile and proprioceptive feedback. The apparatus includes a base positionable on a ground surface adjacent to a hitting area and posterior to the batter standing on the ground surface. A stride limiter is adjustably attached to the base and transversely extends toward the hitting area adjacent a leading foot of the batter. The base and the stride limiter define a stride boundary for the batter during a swing, such that a negative feedback is provided to the batter during the swing if the batter's leading foot exceeds the stride boundary and contacts the apparatus and a positive feedback is provided to the batter during the swing if the batter's leading foot stays within the stride boundary and does not contact the apparatus. The apparatus may be configured with two stride limiters such that it can be positioned on either side of the hitting area to accommodate both right and left handed batters.
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Chambers M
Kim Gene
Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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