Weight holder attachable to athletic ball striker
OwnerRaymond A. Liberatoreinventor
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Abstract
A weighting device for use on an athletic ball striker as during handle swinging of the striker comprising a receptacle having an opening via which the ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting from the receptacle, a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the ball striking portion, and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the striker for use as in striker practice swinging, the retainer including a foldable flap that retains the receptacle to the striker during such practice swinging, the striking may for example comprise a baseball bat, or a tennis racket.
Claims22
A weighting device for use on the strike having a ball striking portion and a handle, an athletic ball striker as during swinging of the striker, comprising in combination:
- a) an elongated receptacle having an opening via which the striker ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting from the receptacle,
- b) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the striker ball striking portion,
- c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the striker, for use as in striker practice swinging,
- d) said retainer including a flap that folds over and releasably attaches to a surface carried by the receptacle, to effect retention of the weighted receptacle to the striker during said practice swinging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.