Catch and throw ball training device
OwnerJose Luis MATUTE SALGADOinventor
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Abstract
A ball training device having an elongated elastic tether, a ball connected to one end of the tether and a means for attachment the device to the wrist of a user, or to a lacrosse stick, at the other end of the tether. A holder that comprises a co-ordinating plurality of straps that are affixed to the ball is used to attach the ball to the tether. The device is used to practice ball handling skills for catch and throw sports such as baseball, softball, lacrosse and cricket.
Claims19
A ball training device comprising an elongated elastic tether made of round shock cord, having a first end and a second end,
- a) a ball connected to the first end of the tether, the ball having an outside surface and being enclosed by a holder that comprises a plurality of straps that are affixed to the outside surface of the ball, the plurality of straps comprising at least two longitudinal straps, each longitudinal strap encircling the ball from a top apex to a bottom apex, said at least two straps overlapping at the top apex and at the bottom apex;
- b) the first end of the tether being inserted under the overlapping at least two longitudinal straps at the top apex of the ball;
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- c) an attachment means connected to the second end of the tether, for attachment of the second end of the tether to the wrist of a user, or to a lacrosse stick.
A method of making a ball training device comprising:
- a) preparing at least two circular longitudinal elastic straps, each strap having a diameter such that it needs to be stretched to encircle a ball having an outside surface;
- b) positioning a first strap of said at least two longitudinal straps on the ball by stretching it around the ball between a top and a bottom apex;
- c) affixing the first strap to the outside surface of the ball;
- d) positioning a second strap of said at least two longitudinal straps on the ball by stretching it around the ball between the top and the bottom apex, such that the first strap and the second strap overlap at the top apex;
- e) affixing the second strap to the outside surface of the ball;
- f) inserting a first end of an elongated elastic tether made of round shock cord underneath the at least two longitudinal straps at the top apex, and tying that first end of the tether to the tether itself;
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- g) attaching the second end of the tether to an attachment means, for attachment of the second end of the tether to the wrist of a user, or to a lacrosse stick.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.