Batting practice device

Claim 1

A batting practice device, comprising, a vertically disposed support post, a first clamp means selectively vertically movably mounted on said post, a first arm resiliently secured to said first clamp means and extending horizontally outwardly therefrom, a first frame means at the outer end of said first arm and having a bottom portion with side portions extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, a plurality of vertically disposed resilient members secured to said first frame means extending downwardly from the bottom portion thereof, a second clamp means selectively vertically movably mounted on said post below said first clamp means, a second arm resiliently secured to said second clamp means and extending horizontally outwardly therefrom, a second frame means at the outer end of said second arm and having a top portion with side portions extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom, a plurality of vertically disposed resilient members secured to said second frame means and extending upwardly from the top portion thereof, the resilient members on each of said first and second frame means comprising a plurality of groups of flexible members, each of said groups of flexible members including a middle flexible member having outer flexible members positioned on opposite sides thereof with the middle flexible member having a length greater than the outer flexible members, said groups of said flexible members on said first and second frame means defining a strike zone therebetween, said first and second frame means being vertically adjustable movably mounted with respect to said support post to permit the height of the strike zone to be varied, said first and second frame means being movable towards and away from each other to permit the flexible members on said first and second frame means to be moved towards one another or away fron one another.