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Title: US8512172: Baseball training apparatus and method

Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Glynn, Eugene P.; Waseca, MN, United States of America

Assignee: None

Published / Filed: 2013-08-20 / 2011-02-09

Application Number: US2011013024257

IPC Code: Advanced: A63B 69/00;

U.S. Class: 473/458; 473/422; 473/450;

Field of Search: 473/422,450,458,464,59,208,210 434/247,252 002/012

Priority Number:
2011-02-09  US2011000024257

Abstract:     A baseball training apparatus occludes peripheral vision of each eye across the nose region of a baseball player by creating a visual divide that extends from and immediately adjacent to the nose along the central sagittal plane. In various embodiments, the visual divide is extendible, removable and replaceable, pivotal, and may incorporate scribes to vary shape or geometry. The visual divide may further be mounted from a pair of glasses without lenses, though other embodiments with and without lenses are contemplated. The eye divider is used to align or confirm alignment of a baseball player properly with the pitcher, to ensure that the batter has both eyes facing the pitcher.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Watkins, Albert W. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Aryanpour, Mitra;

Family: None

First Claim:
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    1. A baseball training apparatus for assisting a baseball player in keeping their head aligned with an object, comprising:

a body support coupling said baseball training apparatus to said baseball player;

an eye divider defining a central sagittal plane of said baseball player, and extending from immediately adjacent to said baseball player's nose to distal therefrom by a distance that is manually adjustable by said baseball player throughout a range of said distance manual adjustment;

said eye divider dividing said baseball player's eyes, remaining immediately adjacent to said baseball player's nose and remaining within said central sagittal plane substantially throughout said range of distance manual adjustment; and

a coupling between said eye divider and said body support that permits said eye divider to pivot about an axis normal to said central sagittal plane and remain within said central sagittal plane;

wherein said pivot further comprises a rotation resisting member;

wherein said rotation resisting member further comprises:

a bearing surface engaging with a surface of said eye divider; and

a means for increasing friction between said eye divider surface and said bearing surface; and

wherein said means for increasing friction further comprises a textured surface on each of said eye divider surface and said bearing surface that engages with the other.



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