US5118104A
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Batting aid
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-07-08
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Granted: 1992-06-02
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Expires: 2011-07-08
Abstract
Abstract A batting training aid for biasing the batter's head at a position of rotation relative to the batter's back hip such that the batter's eyes are in the best position during ball contact for achieving ball contact generally comprises an elastic strap having a top end that attaches to the batter's helmet on the side toward the pitcher and having a bottom end that attaches to the batter's waist at the back hip. A chin strap for passing over the batter's chin has a front end connected to the strap top end and back end for attaching to the helmet back side.
Inventors
- 👤 Tony DeLanzo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:42
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/0002; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A batting aid for a batter comprising in combination: head gear worn by a batter; said head gear having a front side toward a pitcher when the batter is in a normal batting position and a rear side opposite said front side; and a restraining strap having: a top end including attachment means attaching said strap top end to the front side of said head gear; and a bottom end including attachment means attaching said restraining strap bottom end to the batter such that said restraining strap passes across a batter's chest to a batter's back hip and bias the batter's head against forward rotation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A batting aid for a batter comprising in combination: head gear worn by a batter; said head gear having a front side toward a pitcher when the batter is in a normal batting position and a rear side opposite said front side; and a restraining strap having: a top end including attachment means attaching said strap top end to the front side of said head gear; and a bottom end including attachment means attaching said restraining strap bottom end to the batter such that said restraining strap passes across a batter's chest to a batter's back hip and bias the batter's head against forward rotation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The batting aid of claim 1 wherein: said restraining strap is elastic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The batting aid of claim 1 wherein: said restraining strap includes length adjustment means for adjusting the length of the strap for accommodating different size batters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The batting aid of claim 1 wherein: said head gear includes a snap fitting on its said front side; and said restraining strap top end attachment means includes a mating snap fitting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The batting aid of claim 1 further including: a chin strap passing under the batter's chin for retaining said head gear on the batter's head; said chin strap having: a first end attached to said restraining strap top end; and a second end including attachment means attached to said head gear rear side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The batting aid of claim 1 wherein: said restraining strap bottom end attachment means includes a clip for attachment to a batter's clothes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The batting aid of claim 1 wherein: said restraining strap bottom end attachment means includes a clip for attachment to a batter's pants.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
158 words
A batting aid for a batter comprising in combination: a head gear worn by a batter; said head gear having a front side toward a pitcher when the batter is in a normal batting position and a rear side opposite said front side away from a pitcher; and a restraining strap having: a top end including attachment means attaching said restraining strap top end to said front side of said head gear; and a bottom end including attachment means attaching said restraining strap bottom end to a batter such that said restraining strap passes across a batter's chest to a batter's back hip and biases the batter's head against forward rotation; and a chin strap for passing under a batter's chin for retaining said head gear on a batter's head; said chin strap having: a first end attached to said restraining strap top end; and a second end including attachment means attached to said head gear rear side.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
158 words
A batting aid for a batter comprising in combination: a head gear worn by a batter; said head gear having a front side toward a pitcher when the batter is in a normal batting position and a rear side opposite said front side away from a pitcher; and a restraining strap having: a top end including attachment means attaching said restraining strap top end to said front side of said head gear; and a bottom end including attachment means attaching said restraining strap bottom end to a batter such that said restraining strap passes across a batter's chest to a batter's back hip and biases the batter's head against forward rotation; and a chin strap for passing under a batter's chin for retaining said head gear on a batter's head; said chin strap having: a first end attached to said restraining strap top end; and a second end including attachment means attached to said head gear rear side.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
The batting aid of claim 8 wherein: said head gear front side includes a snap fitting and said head gear rear side includes a snap fitting; and said restraining strap top end attachment means includes: a mating snap fitting for said head gear front side snap fitting; and said chin strap second end attachment means includes a mating snap fitting for said head gear rear side snap fitting.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The batting aid of claim 8 wherein: said restraining strap is elastic.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The batting aid of claim 8 wherein: said restraining strap includes length adjustment means for adjusting the length of said restraining strap between said top end adjustment means and said bottom end adjustment means for accommodating different size batters.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of biasing a batter's head with his eyes toward a ball contact point comprising the steps of: placing head gear on a batter; attaching a first end of a strap to the head gear on the side toward a pitcher; and attaching a second end of the strap to a batter's hip such that the strap passes across the batter's chest to a batter's back hip such that the batter's head is restrained from forward rotation relative to his rear hip.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of biasing a batter's head with his eyes toward a ball contact point comprising the steps of: placing head gear on a batter; attaching a first end of a strap to the head gear on the side toward a pitcher; and attaching a second end of the strap to a batter's hip such that the strap passes across the batter's chest to a batter's back hip such that the batter's head is restrained from forward rotation relative to his rear hip.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-06-02 | 1995-12-02 | 1996-06-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-06-02 | 1999-12-02 | 2000-06-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-06-02 | 2003-12-02 | 2004-06-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |