Baseball retrieval apparatus
US7273428B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2069/0008
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting a tethered baseball in position for batting practice and automatically retrieving the ball after it has been hit with a bat, which includes an adjustable height stand, a fishing reel and a variable speed motor connected thereto. Tethered by a small gauge fishing line which is attached to the reel, the ball, prior to being hit, rests atop the adjustable strand. When the ball is hit, the line is released nearly effortlessly from the reel; and the ball is allowed to travel virtually unobstructed during its flight. When the ball has traveled its full distance, the batter, by pushing a switch with a foot pedal, starts the motor, causing the reel to rewind the line. A control on the switch allows the batter to vary the speed of the motor from fast when the ball is at a distance to slow when the ball approaches the batter.
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