Abstract A readily portable easily erected and dismantled baseball pitching practice device or game including a backstop frame and net, the said frame being supported vertically on a pair of laterally spaced transverse base elements, one said base element supporting a vertically disposed stanchion spaced forwardly from said net frame onto which it is braced. A light weight hollow plastic bat is removably spring-mounted on said stanchion extending laterally therefrom parallel to but spaced forwardly of said backstop net holding said bat resiliently lateral from said stanchion at the height of the normal swing of a baseball player when at bat. The said bat normally carries in the outer ball hitting portion thereof one or more noise making devices which become audible responsive to the bat being hit by a pitched ball. The more direct the outer ball hitting portion of the bat is hit by a pitched ball, the more loud and distinct the audible response whereby the pitcher readily determines audibly when the bat is hit squarely at its ball hitting end portion, or near its handle, or merely ''''ticked'''' by a near miss. The extent to which the bat swings or oscillates after being hit by a pitched ball also is visually indicative of the accuracy of the pitch.
Inventors
👤 Vincent C Pero
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-04 16:13
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/0002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A portable baseball pitching practice device or game comprising a backstop including an inverted U-shaped frame supporting a ball stopping net, base means supporting each leg of said U-shaped frame of the backstop, a vertical stanchion mounted on one of said backstop supporting base means disposed forwardly in spaced relationship from a leg of said U-shaped frame and braced thereto, a hollow plastic bat, and spring means mounting said bat on said stanchion extending substantially horizontally therefrom and parallel to said backstop net at the average normal height of a batter''s swing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A portable baseball pitching practice device or game comprising a backstop including an inverted U-shaped frame supporting a ball stopping net, base means supporting each leg of said U-shaped frame of the backstop, a vertical stanchion mounted on one of said backstop supporting base means disposed forwardly in spaced relationship from a leg of said U-shaped frame and braced thereto, a hollow plastic bat, and spring means mounting said bat on said stanchion extending substantially horizontally therefrom and parallel to said backstop net at the average normal height of a batter''s swing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A portable baseball pitching practice device as claimed in claim 1 wherein means for producing an audible sound is carried within said hollow plastic bat providing an audible signal of a loudness proportionate to the directness that the bat is hit by a pitched ball.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A portable baseball pitching practice device as claimed in claim 1 wherein each said U-shaped leg supporting base is apertured to accommodate a pair of longitudinally spaced anchorage means therethrough.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A portable baseball pitching practice device as claimed in claim 1 including means for readily assembling and removably anchoring the major elements thereof into a unitary whole and to the ground subject to being readily dismantled after use.