Ball tossing device with magazine
OwnerFrank A. Gorvininventor
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Abstract
A ball game practice unit has a striking unit provided in alternative positions for left and right-handed batters. A pivoted arm has a pad at one end which is struck downwardly to launch a ball upwardly for striking with a conventional bat. The unit has a magazine for storing several balls, a magazine extension for storing additional balls, and an insert for accommodating smaller balls. A magazine insert and an adjustably mounted ball stop on the other end of the pivot arm which allows the unit to launch balls of several different size.
Claims6
A game ball projecting device for batting practice comprising a base, and a ball striker unit, means for mounting said ball striker unit on said base for alternative use by left-hand and right-hand batters, said striker unit includes a pivotable arm having a first end adapted to be struck by a bat and a second end for imparting upward motion to a ball, a magazine capable of holding a plurality of balls having a predetermined, said balls being arranged in said magazine in a predetermined order for positioning a lowermost ball in the magazine above said second end of the pivoted arm, and insert means for the magazine for dispensing balls of a different diameter than said predetermined diameter.
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