Games using tangible projectile – Playing field or court game; game element or accessory... – Practice or training device
Patent
1997-10-29
1999-09-28
Rimell, Sam
Games using tangible projectile
Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...
Practice or training device
473422, 473430, A63B 6900
Patent
active
059577908
ABSTRACT:
A batting practice apparatus having a lower support base with a vertically disposed upright support assembly with at least one horizontally disposed extension arm located over a conventional home plate. A tethered suspended ball simulating a baseball in appearance is located near the end of the arm over a lower home plate. The ball may be suspended from different arm positions correlated to the different home plate positions for different simulated thrown balls after they have passed over different parts of a lower home plate within the "strike zone". Added features include a counter for counting the number of ball rotations for struck balls around its their section arm extensions and height adjustments for the extension arms relative to the upright support. A motor may impart motion to the suspended baseball to simulate a thrown ball in flight as the batter attempts to strike it. To tone muscles while striking a simulated or actual baseball, a second larger and heavier suspended ball may be hung from another arm inserted in different positions on the upright support assembly.
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McGlynn Joseph H.
Rimell Sam
Zack Thomas
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