Games using tangible projectile – Projectile – per se; part thereof or accessory therefor – Having handle or surface configuration for enhancing users...
Patent
1998-08-11
2000-02-15
Chiu, Raleigh W.
Games using tangible projectile
Projectile, per se; part thereof or accessory therefor
Having handle or surface configuration for enhancing users...
473451, A63B 3714
Patent
active
06024660&
ABSTRACT:
The present invention includes a training aid for providing an audible or visual indication of a properly thrown sports ball. The device preferably includes an elongated hollow, tubular member with closed ends and an inner dowel which is freely moveable longitudinally within the hollow tube. The ends of the hollow tube in the preferred embodiment can alternatively include plugs, weights, magnets, or bolts, thereby allowing the device to be adjusted or changed for varying levels of sound, weight, resistance, release points or other training needs. One end of the tubular member preferably includes an upwardly curving handle replicating the lower end of a sports ball, and an upper curved handle is located at a predetermined distance from the lower handle, replicating the top of the sports ball. The upper curved handle is preferably adjustable along the length of the tubular member, thereby allowing with the same device, the distance between the handles to be increased or decreased to replicate various sized sports balls, namely a baseball, softball, football, and/or the like. Alternatively, one end of the tubular member can be inserted into a replicated or actual sports ball (or attached to the outside of a sports ball) so the athlete is able to grasp the sports ball with his or her proper grip. Alternatively, the device includes an elongated rod with beveled ends and an outer ring which circumscribes the rod and is freely moveable longitudinally along the outside of the rod. Alternatively, the device can consist of an electric circuit, external or internal to the ball, in which the mercury switch acts like the dowel in the preferred embodiment.
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