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Batting practice systems

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-06-25
GONZALEZ JORGE V +1
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a new training system for baseball and softball players. It is a physical apparatus that simulates pitches with a ball attached to it. The system includes a vertical support post, a projecting arm, and a rod with a ball attached to it. The arm and rod are swivled together. The system also includes a base member that supports the vertical post on the ground and a home-plate representation fixed below the ball. The system is designed to allow players to practice hitting the ball. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a more effective and accurate training tool for baseball and softball players.

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This is an inconvenient arrangement, as it requires the engagement of the additional person.
Further, the efficiency of the practice is low, as a person can throw repeated pitches with limited speed, and due to the need for practice balls to be retrieved from the field.

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[0022]As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a training apparatus for sports and more particularly to a batting practice systems as used to improve training apparatus for sports using balls tethered to a line or cord.

[0023]Generally, the system provides a specially-designed baseball / softball training aide for baseball / softball players, particularly youth and other beginners. The system provides a simple and effective means for improving and perfecting a player's batting swing technique and muscle memory. The system may be used by general consumers, baseball / softball amateurs, professional players, coaches, trainers, and sports instructors. Virtually anyone from the age of five to professional age groups may benefit from using the batting practice system disclosed herein.

[0024]The system provides baseball / softball players with a simple yet effective training tool that helps to improve their batting skills. Designed around a tethered ball and plate, the sy...

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Abstract

A batting practice system; the system includes a physical apparatus for baseball and softball batting practice, which simulates pitches with a ball attached to the apparatus. The system may include a vertical support post having a base end and a top end, a projecting arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end attached to the top end of the vertical support post, a rod swivel-mounted on the distal end of the projecting arm; the rod configured to hang in a generally vertical position, a ball mounted at a lower end of the rod, a base member configured to support the vertical support post on a ground surface; and a home-plate representation fixed to the base member in a position below the ball.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 615,778 filed 2018 Jan. 10, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to the field of training apparatus for sports and more specifically relates to training apparatus for sports using balls tethered to a line or cord.2. Description of Related Art[0004]Baseball and softball are popular sports played by scores of school children and adults, recreationally and professionally. Beginner and exper...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00
CPCA63B2069/0008A63B69/0013A63B69/0079A63B71/0036A63B71/023A63B2071/025A63B2071/0602A63B2071/0694A63B2209/00A63B2210/50A63B2225/09A63B2225/093A63B2102/18A63B2102/182
Inventor GONZALEZ, JORGE V.GONZALEZ, CRYSTAL
Owner GONZALEZ JORGE V