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US 5,494,278 AGranted
Hitting practice machine for ball games
OwnerCraig L. Lindeninventor
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Abstract
A ball hitting practice machine has a movable member and a ball carrying arm secured at one end to the movable member and carrying a ball at its opposite end. The ball carrying arm is at least partially flexible and the ball is permanently tethered to the machine. A drive motor moves the movable member so as to swing the ball on an appropriate path for hitting by a player.
Claims12
A baseball hitting practice machine, comprising:
- a movable member;
- means attaching a ball to said movable member;
- and
- drive means for driving said movable member to move said attaching means and said ball in a complete circular path extending in a vertical plane, whereby a player can strike the ball at a selected point in the path.
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A baseball hitting practice machine, comprising:
- a horizontal oriented drive shaft rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation;
- an elongate ball carrying member having a first end secured to said drive shaft and a second end, said ball carrying member extending transversely from said axis of rotation;
- a ball carried on the second end of said ball carrying member;
- and
- drive means for driving said drive shaft to rotate about said horizontal axis and move said ball in a predetermined path lying in a vertical plane, whereby a player can strike the ball at a selected point in the path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.