Ball pitch training device
OwnerCheri K. Kempfinventor
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Abstract
The device of the present invention is substantially disk-shaped having two flat sides lying in parallel planes substantially one-inch apart and a circular profile with a circular perimeter surface connecting the two circular flat sides. The device is molded from a urethane material having a durometer hardness of approximately 60. When used as a training device for softball pitching, the device will have a 12" circumference, a 3.75" diameter, a thickness of 1", a weight of 6.25 ounces and a pair of molded seams on opposite sides of the circular perimeter; two seams being 1.5" apart and two seams being 3" apart.
Claims11
A device for use in training a person to make a proper throwing motion when throwing a ball, said device being substantially disk shaped, said device having two flat sides lying in parallel planes and spaced apart by a thickness in the range of substantially 3/4 to 3", said flat sides being circular when the device is being viewed from the side, said flat sides being connected by a circular perimeter, the circular perimeter having a circumference and a weight substantially equal to the circumference and weight respectively of a ball selected from the group consisting of a Little League baseball, a Major League baseball, an Amateur Softball Association of America Official Slow Pitch Softball, an Amateur Softball Association of America Official Fast Pitch Softball, a United States Slow Pitch Softball Association Official Slow Pitch Softball, a United States Slow Pitch Softball Association Official Fast Pitch Softball, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Official Women's Basketball, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Official Men's Basketball, and a National Basketball Official Basketball.
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