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US 2014/0155199 A1Published application
Removable and replaceable pivoting device and training apparatus for a baseball batter using the pivoting device
OwnerSusan DelGrecoinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a pivot device for use with baseball training devices. The pivot device is removable and replaceable to allow it to be cleaned to maintain proper functioning of the pivot device and/or to be replaced when the pivot device is worn out.
Claims8
A removable and replaceable pivot device for use with a baseball training apparatus having a recessed pivot area for receiving said pivot device, said pivot device comprising:
- a top surface and a bottom surface, and being substantially circular in shape;
- a bearing surface positioned between said top surface and said bottom surface;
- said bottom surface being substantially complementary with said recessed pivot area and comprising a releasable securement means capable of releasably securing said bottom surface within said recessed pivot area of said baseball training apparatus.
A baseball training apparatus having a releasable and replaceable pivot device, said apparatus comprising:
- a batters-box mat defining a top planar surface, a forward edge, a rearward edge, and two lateral edges extending substantially perpendicularly from said forward edge to said rearward edge on each side of said batters-box mat;
- said batters-box mat having a pitcher's end located toward the forward edge, and a catcher's end located toward the rearward edge, and having a recessed pivot area, said recessed pivot area being located substantially toward the catcher's end of the batters-box mat, being substantially circular in shape, and being recessed from the top planar surface of the batters-box mat;
- a pivot device comprising a top surface which is substantially level with the top planar surface of said batters-box mat, a bottom surface comprising a releasable securement, a bearing surface located between said top surface and said bottom surface, and being substantially complementary with said recessed pivot area, and being positioned within said recessed pivot area;
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- said pivot device being releasably secured within said recessed pivot area of said batters-box mat.
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