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 Title: |
US6612943:
Swing practicing apparatus
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Beers, Michael; Austin, TX 78733
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2003-09-02
/ 2002-09-20
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| Application Number: |
US2002000252074
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63B 69/00;
A63B 71/02;
Core:
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IPC-7:
A63B 69/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63B69/00T3;
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| U.S. Class: |
473/451;
473/422;
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| Field of Search: |
473/416,422,423,451,417,453,278
446/396,325
482/083,85,90
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| Abstract: |
A swing practicing device trains a hitter, such as a baseball batter, to improve the accuracy and power of his swing. A baseball-shaped target is coupled to the terminal end of a target support, the baseball-shaped target accepting swing impacts without separating from the target support. The target support extends from a base having a rounded bottom surface, the curves of the rounded surface in rotational engagement with the ground. Swing impacts at the baseball-shaped target cause the apparatus to rotate from an upright position to a more horizontal position and then return to the upright position to accept repeated swing impacts. The device can include an inflatable air bladder within the baseball-shaped target and target support, and can include an adjustable weight for its base. The device can also include an adjusting mechanism to adjust the vertical height of the baseball-shaped target.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Baker Botts L.L.P. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hotaling, John M.;
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| INPADOC Legal Status: |
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