Batting tee adapter and system
OwnerJebediah Doughertyinventor
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Abstract
System, apparatus, and methods for a batting tee adapter and system. A batting teaching aid is disclosed to aid to train batters to not pull their head when batting. In some aspects, an adapter is disclosed that can securely fit within a cup/opening of a baseball tee. In some examples, an adapter housing is attached to a spring connected to a container that houses a randomizer element that is free moving within the container. When a ball is placed on the housing, the weight of the ball compresses the spring and lowers the container with the randomizer element. When the ball is removed, the spring will expand to a neutral position raising the container with the randomizer element. The randomizer element, being free to move in the container, may be tossed and find a new face.
Claims19
A batting tee adapter comprising:
- an adapter housing couplable to a batting tee, the adapter housing having a rim along an outer edge of a ball mounting cavity, the ball mounting cavity comprising an interior surface;
- a spring having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the spring coupled to the interior surface;
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- a randomizer coupled to the second portion of the spring, wherein:
- the randomizer comprises:
- a randomizer housing having a transparent portion, the randomizer housing coupled to the second portion of the spring;
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- a randomizer element having a plurality of orientations, enclosed within the randomizer housing and configured to change orientation of the plurality of orientations, and
- the spring is configured to compress to a compressed configuration and the spring is configured to lift the randomizer toward the rim of the adapter housing when in an uncompressed configuration.
An apparatus comprising:
- a frustoconical adapter housing couplable to a batting tee, the frustoconical adapter housing having a rim along an outer edge of a ball mounting cavity on a larger diameter portion of the frustoconical adapter housing, the ball mounting cavity comprising an interior surface;
- a spring having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the spring coupled to the interior surface at a smaller diameter portion of the frustoconical adapter housing, wherein the spring is configured to compress to a compressed configuration and extend to an uncompressed configuration;
- a transparent sphere coupled to the second portion of the spring, the transparent sphere located entirely within the ball mounting cavity of the frustoconical adapter housing when the spring is in the compressed configuration and the transparent sphere is located at least partially outside the ball mounting cavity of the frustoconical adapter housing when the spring is in the uncompressed configuration;
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- a die enclosed by the transparent sphere.
A batting tee adapter comprising:
- an adapter base couplable to a batting tee;
- a spring having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the spring coupled to the adapter base;
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- a randomizer coupled to the second portion of the spring, the randomizer comprises:
- a randomizer housing having a transparent portion, the randomizer housing coupled to the second portion of the spring;
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- a randomizer element having a plurality of orientations, enclosed within the randomizer housing and configured to change orientation of the plurality of orientations, wherein the spring is configured to compress to a compressed configuration and the spring is configured to lift the randomizer away from the adapter base when in an uncompressed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.