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US 2008/0305897 A1Published application
Double First Base System
OwnerRoger E. Hallinventor
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Abstract
This patent application is for a baseball and softball safety base systems generally, and more specifically a double first base system with a removable secondary side base portion.
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A double base system comprising:
- a base plate including a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion having a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the top portion having a surrounding beveled edge and means for fastening, the bottom side having at least one edge adapted to removably receive an attachment device, the bottom portion including a shaft having a top end and a bottom end, with the top end being connected to substantially a middle of the bottom side of the top portion and extending substantially perpendicularly away from the bottom side of the top portion, the bottom portion being adapted to mate with and be held in position by a base anchor;
- a first base top including reciprocal means for fastening located on a bottom side of the first base top that are adapted to be releasably connected to the fastening means on the top portion of the base plate;
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- a second base top including a base portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a side wall having a top and a bottom and the side wall extending completely around and downwardly away from a bottom edge of the top surface and a bottom edge of the bottom surface and the bottom of the side wall defining a base edge around the bottom of the second base top, and an integral connector flange as the attachment device and where the integral connector flange has a first wall extending downwardly and away from an edge of the bottom surface and then a second wall extending substantially perpendicularly and away from a bottom of the first wall and substantially parallel to and away from the bottom surface of the base portion, the integral connector flange being adapted to be removably connected to one of the at least one edge on the bottom side of the base plate so that the second base top is located immediately adjacent to the first base top.
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A double base system comprising:
- a base plate including a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion having a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the top portion having a surrounding beveled edge and means for fastening, the bottom portion including a shaft having a top end and a bottom end with the top end being connected to substantially a middle of the bottom side of the top portion and extending substantially perpendicularly away from the bottom side of the top portion, the bottom portion being adapted to mate with and be held in position by a base anchor;
- a first base top having a top side, a bottom side, a contiguous first base side wall having a top and a bottom and the first base side wall extending completely around and downwardly away from a bottom edge of the top surface, the bottom side including reciprocal means for fastening that are adapted to be releasably connected to the fastening means on the top portion of the base plate, the first base top further including at least one fastening element recess on at least one side of the first base side wall;
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- a second base top including a base portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a second base side wall having a top and a bottom and the second base side wall extending completely around and downwardly away from a bottom edge of the top surface and a bottom edge of the bottom surface and the bottom of the second base side wall defining a base edge around the bottom of the second base top, and at least one fastening element as the attachment device located on a single side of the second base side wall with the at least one fastening element being adapted to be removably connected to the least one fastening element recess so that the second base top is located immediately adjacent to the first base top.
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A double base system comprising:
- a base plate including a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion having a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the top portion having a surrounding beveled edge and means for fastening, the bottom side having at least one edge adapted to removably receive an attachment device, the bottom portion including a shaft having a top end and a bottom end, with the top end being connected to substantially a middle of the bottom side of the top portion and extending substantially perpendicularly away from the bottom side of the top portion, the bottom portion being adapted to mate with and be held in position by a base anchor, the bottom portion further including at least one threaded recess in the bottom side of the top portion adapted to engage a reciprocally threaded fastener element;
- a first base top including reciprocal means for fastening located on a bottom side of the first base top that are adapted to be releasably connected to the fastening means on the top portion of the base plate;
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- a second base top including a base portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a side wall having a top and a bottom and the side wall extending completely around and downwardly away from a bottom edge of the top surface and a bottom edge of the bottom surface and the bottom of the side wall defining a base edge around the bottom of the second base top, and an integral connector flange as the attachment device and where the integral connector flange has one or more finger portions each constructed to frictionally engage at least two interior side walls of a corresponding one of a plurality of cavities of the bottom surface and then a second wall extending substantially perpendicularly and away from a bottom of the first wall and substantially parallel to and away from the bottom surface of the base portion, the integral connector flange being adapted to be removably connected to one of the at least one edge on the bottom side of the base plate and adapted to removably be held in place by the one or more finger portions when at least one of said finger portions engages its corresponding cavity of the bottom portion of the second base top so that the second base top is located immediately adjacent to the first base top.
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