Batting training apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-09-11
HYMER RANDY LEE
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[0015]Accordingly several advantages are to provide an improved batting apparatus to allow a batter to improve hand eye coordination and batting skills, to provide input to the batter on how well the ball was hit, to provide

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Many ball hitting and training devices have been developed but are unable to individually provide all of the key skill concepts and device characteristics including demonstrating the length of time the ball is in and out of the strike zone, the ability to practice switch hitting, demonstration of

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[0028]The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. As used herein, the singular forms “a,”“an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well as the singular forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and / or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0029]Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one having ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It wi...

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It is one aspect of the present invention to provide a batting training apparatus for simulation ball trajectory prior to, during, and after the ball is impacted by a piece of sporting equipment such as a baseball bat. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a ball connected to a rotating tab wherein the tab is secured to a bearing configured to rotate within a bearing housing. The bearing housing may be mounted to a vertical support structure such as a pole or post.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application is a U.S non-provisional patent application which claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 61 / 775,582 filed Mar. 9, 2013 and entitled “BATTING TRAINING APPARATUS” the entire contents of the above-referenced patent application are incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the field of ball sports training apparatuses. More specifically, the invention relates to tethered ball hitting and training apparatuses for ball sports including baseball, softball, tennis, and the like.BACKGROUND[0003]Learning how to impact or contact a ball is a fundamental skill needed for success in ball hitting sports such as baseball, softball, tennis, and the like. Many ball hitting and training devices have been developed but are unable to individually provide all of the key skill concepts and device characteristics including demonstrating the length of time the ball is ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00
CPCA63B69/0079A63B69/0002A63B2225/093A63B2243/0004A63B2069/0008A63B2071/024A63B2071/026A63B2102/18A63B2102/182A63B60/0085
Inventor HYMER, RANDY LEE
Owner HYMER RANDY LEE
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