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US 2010/0075783 A1Published application
Baseball/softball batter training device
OwnerJames Duane Edmondsoninventor
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Abstract
A practice device for training baseball players, softball players, and umpires. The device trains batters to help the batter identify when to swing or not swing at a pitched based on a combination of what the ball-strike count is on the batter and where the pitched ball will pass through the strike zone for that batter.
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A training device comprising:
- a backstop frame;
- a plurality of colored hitting zone indicators disposed on the backstop frame wherein the plurality of colored hitting zone indicators denotes a specific hitting zone;
- a simulated bat handle;
- a simulated ball;
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- a scoring device disposed on the backstop frame that assists in keeping score of at least one of either a good hitting decision or a bad hitting decision.
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A training device comprising:
- a backstop frame having a primary backstop frame, a home plate frame, and a back brace frame wherein the primary backstop frame includes a backstop opening made from a lightweight material and wherein the back brace frame biases the primary backstop frame toward a substantially upright position;
- a dark-colored primary backstop panel having a yellow hitting zone panel, a green hitting zone panel, a red hitting zone panel, and at least one alignment strip disposed on the dark-colored primary backstop panel;
- a practice ball;
- a simulated bat;
- a scoring device comprising a horizontal member upon which a plurality of tally rings reside.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.