Batting practice apparatus with ground engaging and inclining support

Claim 1

A BASEBALL BATTING PRACTICE APPARATUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING COORDINATION OF MUSCLES BY A BASEBALL PLAYER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN ELONGATED STANDARD, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID STANDARD IN AN INCLINED POSITION ON A GROUND-TYPE SUPPORTING SURFACE MOUNTED ABOUT SAID STANDARD, A BASEBALL ELEMENT, AND A RESILIENT ARM FREELY ROTATABLY COUPLED TO SAID STADARDARD, SAID BASEBALL ELEMENT SECURED TO THE END OF SAID ARM OPPOSITE THE COUPLING OF SAID ARM TO SAID STANDARD, SAID SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL HOLLOW SLEEVE SLIDABLE AND SELECTIVELY PLACED ON SAID STANDARD AND HAVING A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED DIVERGING LEGS, SAID LEGS DISPOSED IN A PLANE ACUTE TO THE AXIS OF SAID STANDARD WHEN SAID SUPPORTING MEANS IS MOUNTED THEREON, AND TINES PROJECTING FROM SAID LEGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRASPING GROUND POINTS TO PREVENT SHIFTING OF SAID STANDARD FROM ITS INCLINED POSITION.