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US 10,471,326 B2Granted
Batting tee
AssigneeThe Hitting Tee LLC
InventorsJerry Durham, Anthony Paul Sanguinetti
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Abstract
A batting tee comprises a base for supporting the batting tee during use, a ball support column extending up from the base, and an extra ball holder for holding one or more extra balls before use. In some embodiments, the ball support column comprises one or more rigid sections and one or more flexible sections. The ball support column is adjustable to a desired height. In some embodiments, the extra ball holder surrounds the ball support column. In some embodiments, the extra ball holder is in the shape of a bucket.
Claims20
A batting tee comprising:
- a. a flat, planar base configured to rest flat on a surface, providing stability for the batting tee when the batting tee is in use, the base having a threaded passage therethrough;
- b. a bushing threadably attached to the threaded passage of the base;
- c. a first rigid support column having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end threadably received within the bushing;
- d. a second rigid support column having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end of the second rigid support column telescopically coupled to the upper end of the first rigid support column;
- e. a flexible rod having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end telescopically coupled to the upper end of the second rigid support column;
- f. one or more securing mechanisms, each comprising a compression nut that is tightened to compress one of one or more radially spaced slots of the upper end of the first rigid support column against the second rigid support column and one or more radially spaced slots of the upper end of the second rigid support column against the flexible rod in order to secure the batting tee at a desired height;
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- g. a ball holder received on the upper end of the flexible rod for supporting a ball.
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A batting tee comprising:
- a. a flat, planar base configured to rest flat on a surface, providing stability for the batting tee when the batting tee is in use, the base having a threaded passage therethrough;
- b. a bushing threadably attached to the threaded passage of the base;
- c. a first rigid support column having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end threadably received within the bushing;
- d. a second rigid support column having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end of the second rigid support column telescopically coupled to the upper end of the first rigid support column;
- e. a securing mechanism which is tightened to compress one of one or more radially spaced slots of the upper end of the first rigid support column against the second rigid support column in order to secure the batting tee at a desired height;
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- f. a ball holder for holding a ball and coupled to the first rigid support column and the second rigid support column.
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A batting tee comprising:
- a. a flat, planar base providing stability for the batting tee when the batting tee is in use, the base having a threaded passage through a center of the base;
- b. a bushing threadably attached to the threaded passage of the base;
- c. a first rigid support column having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end threadably received within the bushing;
- d. a second rigid support column having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end of the second rigid support column telescopically coupled to the upper end of the first rigid support column;
- e. a securing mechanism which is tightened to compress one of one or more radially spaced slots of the upper end of the first rigid support column against the second rigid support column in order to secure the batting tee at a desired height;
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- f. a ball holder for holding a ball and coupled to the first rigid support column and the second rigid support column, wherein the ball holder is received on an upper end of a flexible rod coupled to the first rigid support column and the second rigid support column.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.