Tethered ball baseball practice device

Claim 2

A baseball practice device which comprises a ball having a transverse bore, a metal cable length having an end portion extending into said bore, an anchor mounted on said end portion, said anchor having an outwardly extending flange supported by the ball, an opposite end portion of the cable length extending outwardly of the bore, a cord attached at one end to the opposite end portion of the cable, and handle means connected to an opposite end of the cord, the cord, cable, and ball being swingable around an operator to give orbital motion to the ball.

Claim 3

A baseball practice device as in claim 1 wherein the handle has a swivel connection with the cord.

Claim 4

A baseball practice device as in claim 1 wherein the metal cable length is approximately 1 foot long and the cord is approximately 8 feet long.

Claim 5

A baseball practice device which comprises a ball having a transverse bore, a metal cable length having an end portion extending into said bore, an anchor mounted on said end portion, said anchor including a tubular stem and a disc at one end of the stem having a flange portion extending outwardly of the stem, the end portion of the cable being received inside the stem and held therein, the flange portion being supported by a face of the ball, an opposite end portion of the cable length extending outwardly of the bore, and means connected to the opposite end portion of the cable length for swinging the cable length and the ball orbitally to bring the ball into position to be hit by a practice batter.

Claim 6

A baseball practice device which comprises a ball having a transverse bore, a metal cable length having an end portion extending into said bore, an anchor mounted on said end portion, said anchor including a tubular stem and a disc at one end of the stem having a flange portion extending outwardly of the stem, the end portion of the cable being received inside the stem and held therein, the flange portion being supported by a face of the ball, an opposite end portion of the cable length extending outwardly of the bore, and means connected to the opposite end portion of the cable length for swinging the cable length and the ball orbitally to bring the ball into position to be hit by a practice batter.

Claim 7

A baseball practice device as in claim 1 wherein the ball is formed of resilient rubberlike material and a rigid tube is mounted in the bore, the cable engaging the rigid tube at an inner end of the bore.

Claim 8

A baseball practice device as in claim 5 wherein the rigid tube is slightly longer than the diameter of the ball, an inner end portion of the tube extending inboard of the inner end of the bore of the ball.