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US 2013/0340737 A1Published application
Adjustable base for ball throwing machine
OwnerBrian Fergusoninventor
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Abstract
A base is provided for a ball throwing machine having a T-shaped frame. The base includes: a lower frame; an upper frame pivotally connected to the lower frame so as to be moveable through a range of elevation angles relative to the lower frame, and including one or more brackets configured to receive the T-shaped frame of the throwing machine; and an adjustment mechanism configured to releasably secure the upper frame at a selected elevation angle within the range.
Claims19
A base for a ball throwing machine having a T-shaped frame, the base comprising:
- a lower frame;
- an upper frame pivotally connected to the lower frame so as to be moveable through a range of elevation angles relative to the lower frame, and including one or more brackets configured to receive the T-shaped frame of the throwing machine;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism configured to releasably secure the upper frame at a selected elevation angle within the range.
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A ball throwing apparatus, comprising:
- a ball throwing machine comprising a T-shaped frame, with means for throwing a ball mounted thereon;
- and
- a base, comprising:
- a lower frame;
- an upper frame pivotally connected to the lower frame so as to be moveable through a range of elevation angles relative to the lower frame, and including one or more brackets that secure the T-shaped frame of the throwing machine to the upper frame;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism configured to releasably secure the upper frame at a selected elevation angle within the range.
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A ball throwing apparatus, comprising:
- a ball throwing machine comprising a beam including forward and aft ends, the beam having with means for throwing a ball mounted thereon;
- and
- a base, comprising:
- a lower frame;
- an upper frame pivotally connected to the lower frame so as to be moveable through a range of elevation angles relative to the lower frame, wherein the upper frame includes:
- a transverse upper forward cross rail disposed at a front end of the upper frame, the upper forward cross rail having a threaded first fastener fixedly attached thereto;
- an aft bracket disposed at a rear end of the upper frame, the aft bracket defining a forward-facing pocket which receives the aft end of the frame;
- a threaded second fastener engaging the first fastener and the forward end of the beam, thereby holding the forward end of the beam against the upper forward cross rail;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism configured to releasably secure the upper frame at a selected elevation angle within the range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.