Batting tee
AssigneeLefebvre, Inc.
InventorsJames K. Lefebvre, Benny M. Lefebvre, Gilbert H. Lefebvre
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Abstract
A batting tee comprising a planar base adapted to rest on the ground, the base having a plurality of holes therein and being a representation of a baseball home plate, an elongate, length-adjustable, telescopic member, such member including an elongate pipe being externally threaded at one end thereof, such one end of the pipe being extendable through any one of the holes in the base, and a disc having an internally threaded central hole for receipt of the one end of the pipe for removably connecting the telescopic member to any one of the holes in the base, the member supporting a ball above the selected hole in the base.
Claims9
A batting tee for holding a ball comprising:
- a planar base adapted to rest on the ground, said base having a plurality of holes therein;
- an elongate pipe being externally threaded at one end thereof, said one end of said pipe being insertable into any one of said holes in said base;
- disc-shaped means for removably connecting said one end of said pipe to the selected hole in said base, said disc-shaped means having an internally threaded hole for receipt of said one end of said pipe, said disc-shaped means being positioned between said base and the ground, with said pipe extending upwardly from said base;
- a collar of shock-absorbing material surrounding said pipe proximate said one end thereof;
- a first elongate sleeve having an inside diameter approximately equal to the outside diameter of said collar, one end of said sleeve extending over said collar and engaging said base, said pipe extending longitudinally into said sleeve;
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- a height-adjustable elongate member slidably engaging said pipe and said sleeve, one end of said member being adapted to receive and support a ball above the selected hole in said base.
A batting tee, comprising:
- a planar base;
- length-adjustable means for supporting a ball above said base, said length-adjustable means comprising:
- an outer tubular member;
- an inner tubular member slidably engaging the interior of said outer tubular member and having one end extending externally of said outer tubular member for receiving said ball;
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- an elongate pipe extending longitudinally into the interior of said inner tubular member so that said inner tubular member is slidable between said pipe and said outer tubular member;
- means in said base for defining a plurality of positions at which said length-adjustable means may be attached to said base;
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- means for removably connecting said pipe to said base at a preselected one of said plurality of positions.
A batting tee for holding a ball comprising:
- a planar base having a plurality of holes therein;
- means on the bottom surface of said base for supporting said base a small distance above the ground;
- elongate, length-adjustable means for supporting a ball above said base, comprising:
- a vertically extending pipe having an externally threaded end insertable into a preselected one of said plurality of holes;
- a short tubular collar attached to said pipe just above said threaded end;
- an elongate outer tubular sleeve attached around the exterior surface of said collar and extending upwardly therefrom, and having a bottom end substantially flush with the bottom end of said collar;
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- an elongate inner tubular sleeve slidably positioned between said pipe and said outer tubular sleeve above said collar and having an exterior surface which frictionally engages the interior surface of said outer sleeve, and having an upper end for receiving said ball;
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- a disc having an internally threaded hole engageable with said threaded end of said pipe, said disc being positioned between said base and the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.