Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1978-03-27
1980-04-22
Pinkham, Richard C.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273376, A63B 6940
Patent
active
041991419
ABSTRACT:
An instructional and amusement device for teaching the art of correctly pitching a baseball, comprising a plurality of resilient target blocks mounted within contiguous support racks. When the apparatus is used as a training device, a pitched ball striking a target block will activate a mechanical switch adapted to close an electrical circuit to indicate, by audio and visual display means, either a "ball" or a "strike". Mounted at various locations within the blocks defining the normal "strike" zone, are a plurality of individual impact sensors comprising outwardly protruding plunger-type mechanical switching devices. When the apparatus is used also as an amusement device, a pitched ball striking one of these switching devices will close an electrical circuit, indicating by audio and visual means, either a "ball", "strike", "hit", "double", "triple", "homerun", "out", or "foul". These plunger type switches are stratigically located so that, by way of example, in the upper central portion of the strike zone will signal a "homerun". Scorekeeping during the game is performed by any convenient ancillary means.
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Brown T.
Brunton James E.
Pinkham Richard C.
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