Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1990-12-11
1992-07-28
Brown, Theatrice
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273410, A63B 6940
Patent
active
051335484
ABSTRACT:
A pitching trainer includes an automatic ball return includes a frame defining a ball-receiving chamber including a cushion at the back wall of the chamber, a floor therebeneath, and a ball-expelling machine connected to the floor for returning a ball cast into the chamber to the user. The cushion is configured to absorb the impact of the ball and allow it to drop onto the floor, which is preferably smooth-surfaced, inclined and provided with a hole through which the ball may pass to the ball-expelling machine. The cushion is provided with a target area, and an indicator which signals when a ball impacts the target area. A ramp may be provided at the front of the trainer whereby a ball directed below the floor of the chamber may be guided therein, and the ramp may be provided with indicia corresponding to a specific sport to assist the user in his efforts to hit the target area.
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Bedord Jeffrey J.
Bedord, II Joseph P.
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