Games using tangible projectile – Playing field or court game; game element or accessory... – Practice or training device
Patent
1997-05-21
1998-09-08
Brown, Theatrice
Games using tangible projectile
Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...
Practice or training device
A63B 6938
Patent
active
058038418
ABSTRACT:
A practice device for baseball pitchers which allows the pitcher to adjust size and location of the strike zone for varying degrees of difficulty. The pitcher's training aid includes an upright rectangular frame structure made up of a horizontal base structure, a vertical target support structure, and at least one non-vertical brace member. Two horizontal support members are slidably mounted on the opposing vertical sides of the target support structure thereby defining the boundaries of a strike zone through which a ball may pass. The vertical height of the strike zone is adjusted by manipulating the positions of the two horizontal support members along the sides of the target support structure. The strike zone has a first net contiguously attached thereto to catch all the baseballs pitched within the strike zone.
The pitcher's training aid also includes a second net assembly which allows for adjustment of the width of the strike zone. The second net assembly has two elastic cords with hooks on each end and a net in between the two cords which can be attached to the horizontal support members. The pitcher's training aid includes two net pockets in which the baseball may enter; one that is within the strike zone (the first net) and one that is outside of the strike zone (the second net). Also, an integrated tape measure is provided for quickly and easily measuring and marking the distance from the frame to a practice pitcher's mound.
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Brown Theatrice
Litman Richard C.
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