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Baseball Training Aid

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-03-10
REPASI JAMES
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The present invention provides a new and improved baseball training aid that helps users better track the rotation and spin of a baseball. The aid includes seams in various colors to better track the ball's movement, and the stitching is done to match the color of each seam so as to enhance the appearance of the ball while training users to recognize its spin. The device is also made from economical and durable materials.

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However, these devices do not provide stitching and seams that are visually prominent to allow for better tracking of the rotation of a ball.

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[0018]Reference is made herein to the attached drawings. Like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to depict like or similar elements of the baseball training aid. For the purposes of presenting a brief and clear description of the present invention, the preferred embodiment will be discussed as used for helping a user to more easily see the stitching on the baseball training aid, thereby enabling the user to better track the rotation of the ball that is being thrown or hit. The figures are intended for representative purposes only and should not be considered to be limiting in any respect.

[0019]Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a front perspective view of the baseball training aid 20 and an exploded view of the core and outer layers of the baseball training aid 20, respectively. The baseball training aid 20 comprises a ball 21 having a core 30 that is enclosed by an outer layer 22. The ball 21 is sized similarly to a conventional regulation baseball, how...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a baseball training aid that includes a ball having a core and an outer layer. The outer layer includes a pair of panels that are sewn together at its seams via stitching. The pair of panels is provided in a first color, wherein the seams and stitching are provided in a second color that contrasts with the color of the pair of panels. The seams are configured to be brightly colored to allow a user to better track the rotation and spin of a ball. Further, the stitching is also configured to be brightly colored to visually enhance the rotation and spin of the ball. In this way, the user can learn to recognize the rotation of a ball to increase the probability of hitting or catching the ball.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 045,636 filed on Sep. 4, 2014. The above identified patent application is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety to provide continuity of disclosure.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to baseball training aids. More particularly, the present invention provides an improved baseball training aid to allow a user to learn and recognize the spin on a ball to improve the user's chances of catching or hitting the ball.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Many sports such as baseball and softball require balls to be thrown by hand. Both the grip by a person's hand and the ball is thrown can significantly impact the ball's path, speed, rotation, and movement during its flight. For example, in baseball, a pitcher can use different hand grips and different release points to execute a variety of different pitches. These pitches include a two-seam fa...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00
CPCA63B2208/0204A63B69/0002A63B43/008A63B2069/0006A63B2102/182A63B2037/125A63B2069/0008
Inventor REPASI, JAMES
Owner REPASI JAMES
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