Portable tethered ball batting practice apparatus
OwnerDavid Lee Ringinventor
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Abstract
A portable ball batting practice apparatus for attachment to a pre-existing support includes an elongated member having two ends. The elongated member is attached at one of its ends to two tethers. The first tether is resilient and the second tether is a fixed-length tether. Both ends of the two tethers not attached to the elongated member are secured to a single ball. Incorporated into the elongated member is a releasable anchoring system for attaching the elongated member to the support.
Claims4
A portable ball batting practice apparatus for attachment to a support, comprising:
- a) an elongated member;
- b) a resilient tether having first and second ends, wherein said resilient tether first end is secured to said elongated member at a connection point;
- c) a fixed-length tether having first and second ends, wherein said fixed-length tether first end is secured to said elongated member proximate said connection point;
- d) a ball, wherein said ball is secured to both said resilient and said fixed-length tether second ends;
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- e) means for anchoring said elongated member to the support.
A portable ball batting practice apparatus for attachment to a pre-existing support, comprising:
- a) a hollow elongated member having first and second ends;
- b) a resilient tether having first and second ends;
- c) a fixed-length tether having first and second ends;
- d) means for attaching said resilient and said fixed length tether first ends proximate to said elongated member first end;
- e) a ball, wherein said ball is secured to both said resilient and said fixed-length tether second ends;
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- f) means for anchoring said elongated member second end to the support.
A portable ball batting practice apparatus for attachment to a pre-existing support, comprising:
- a) a hollow elongated member having first and second ends;
- b) a support contacting plate attached to said elongated member second end;
- c) an anchoring strap secured to said elongated member second end;
- d) a resilient tether having first and second ends;
- e) a fixed-length tether having first and second ends;
- f) means for attaching said resilient and said fixed-length tether first ends to said elongated member;
- g) a ball, wherein said ball is secured to both said resilient and said fixed-length tether second ends;
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- h) means for anchoring said elongated member second end to the support, wherein the support is releasable secured between said support contacting plate and said anchoring strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.