A63B 69/0079
Balls tethered to a line or cord
Official title: {Balls tethered to a line or cord (A63B43/007 takes precedence; other games using tethered balls A63B67/10; games using a bat or racket with a ball tethered thereto A63B67/20)}
A63B69/0079 (Balls tethered to a line or cord) appears on 499 US grants and 306 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
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| 2024 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Training volleyball system14 Oct 2025US 12,440,742 B1Shopamova, LLC
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- Tennis ball practice device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241253 A1
- Hand-eye coordination training system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241254 A1
- Golf Practice Device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224959 A1
- Cricket training kit device and method25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175104 A1
- Ball harness28 May 2026US 2026/0145044 A1Tri-Great International Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for assessment and biofeedback training of body coordination skills critical and ball-strike power and accuracy during athletic activitites279US 5,697,791 A1997
- Pole sport court98US 5,611,539 AICON Health & Fitness, Inc. · 1997
- Method of making a tethered ball apparatus97US 4,186,921 A1980
- Practice ball with sound and acceleration sensor87US 5,810,685 A1998
- Portable free-standing apparatus for multiple athletic ball games62US 4,786,053 AMcKenzie Brothers Products, Inc. · 1988