Swing practice apparatus
OwnerTakeo Imahatainventor
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Abstract
A swing practice apparatus has an upper horizontal bar, a lower horizontal bar that is positioned directly under the upper horizontal bar and runs parallel with the upper horizontal bar, an upper slide ring capable of sliding along the upper horizontal bar, a lower slide ring capable of sliding along the lower horizontal bar, and a spring that exserts force to the ball toward a catcher side. A ball is supported from the upper and the lower slide rings via support springs, and positioned between the upper horizontal bar and the lower horizontal bar. A stopper is mounted at a pitcher side of the upper horizontal bar to stop the upper slide ring, and a release mechanism releases the stopper to release the upper slide ring from the stopper and the upper slide ring and the ball move toward the catcher side due to the spring.
Claims11
A swing practice apparatus comprising:
- an upper horizontal bar;
- a lower horizontal bar that is positioned directly under the upper horizontal bar and runs parallel with the upper horizontal bar;
- an upper slide ring capable of sliding along the upper horizontal bar;
- a lower slide ring capable of sliding along the lower horizontal bar;
- a ball supported from the upper slide ring and the lower slide ring via support springs, and positioned between the upper horizontal bar and the lower horizontal bar;
- a spring that exserts force to the ball is positioned toward a catcher side of the upper and lower horizontal bars;
- a stopper mounted at a pitcher side of the upper horizontal bar to stop the upper slide ring;
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- a release mechanism to release the stopper which causes the upper slide ring to be released from the stopper and the upper slide ring and the ball to move toward the catcher side due to the spring;
- wherein the pitcher side refers to the side toward which the baseball is hit and the catcher side refers to the opposite side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.