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Baseball Training Device

a training device and baseball technology, applied in the field of baseball training devices, can solve the problems of increasing the risk of injury to the pitcher, the weight of the ball, and the investment of time by the pitcher at all levels

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-20
VITTOZZI MARCO
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a device with a weighted ball that is attached to a counterweight member. This results in an asympherical weight distribution. The technical effect of this design is that it provides better balance, control, and stability during use.

Problems solved by technology

Consequently, baseball pitchers at all levels invest a significant amount of time trying to master the art of throwing a curve ball.
One problem with the device described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,820,495, however, is its weight.
The extra weight of the device makes the device an imperfect substitute for a real baseball and increases the risk of injury to the pitcher.

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[0016]Devices for use in training baseball pitcher trainees to throw a curve ball, such as an over hand or “6 / 12” curve ball, and methods of their use are disclosed herein. The devices include a cover capable of holding a ball and capable of being gripped by a trainee. The devices also include a counterweight, which allows the trainee to detect readily the spin on the device after the trainee has thrown the device.

[0017]The counterweight may be separate from the cover and attached to the cover by a connecting portion. Alternatively, the counterweight and cover form a single composite structure. In such embodiments, the counterweight is positioned at one portion of the cover so that the device has an asymmetric distribution of weight when a ball is inside the cover.

[0018]The counterweight may have sufficient mass on its own to affect the spin of the device when the device is thrown by the trainee. Alternatively, the counterweight may require the addition of a weighted object to prope...

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Abstract

A training device for use by a pitcher in practicing throwing a curve ball and a method for using the training device is described.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 941,016, filed Feb. 18, 2014 and entitled “BASEBALL TRAINING DEVICE”, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]A baseball pitcher's repertoire typically includes several different types of pitches or throwing techniques that impart a distinctive spin and trajectory on the baseball as it travels toward home plate. For a description of the physics of the flight of a pitched ball, see Robert K. Adair, The Physics of Baseball, Harper & Row, 1990, which is incorporated herein by reference. An important part of the arsenal of many pitchers in the curve ball, in which the baseball breaks down and away from the pitcher's throwing arm as it moves toward batter. To throw a curve ball with precision and control, a pitcher must master a particular throwing technique, which entails a proper grip on the baseball and specific movements of t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00A63B43/04
CPCA63B2071/0694A63B69/0002A63B43/04A63B2069/0006
Inventor VITTOZZI, MARCO
Owner VITTOZZI MARCO