Baseball pitching machine
US6672297B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2069/0008
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A baseball pitching machine includes a support portion on which a case is mounted for accommodating a friction wheel operatively coupled to a motor. A tube is mounted to the case and defines a ball passage in communication with the case. The tube includes a straight shooting section and an angled feeding section having an inlet opening to which a cap is connected. The cap is normally closed to prevent foreign objects from entering the pitching machine. A detection member is mounted in the inlet opening of the feeding section and is actuateable by opening the cap to give off an audio warning via a speaker. The cap has stop plates for prevents the ball from directly traveling to the shooting section before the cap is closed.
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