Weight holder attachable to athletic ball striker
OwnerRaymond A Liberatoreinventor
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Abstract
A weighting device for use on an athletic ball striker as during handle swinging of the striker comprising a receptacle having an opening via which the ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting from the receptacle, a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the ball striking portion, and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the striker for use as in striker practice swinging, the retainer including a foldable flap that retains the receptacle to the striker during such practice swinging, the striking may for example comprise a baseball bat, or a tennis racket.
Claims21
A weighting device for use on an athletic ball striker as during swinging of the striker, the striker having an elongated ball striking portion and handle, comprising in combination:
- a) an elongated receptacle having an opening via which the striker ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting endwise from the receptacle,
- b) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the striker ball striking portion,
- c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the striker, for use as in striker practice swinging,
- d) said retainer including a flap that folds over and releasably attaches to a surface carried by the receptacle, to effect retention of the weighted receptacle to the striker during said practice swinging,
- e) and including said striker comprising a base ball bat, and the receptacle being generally tubular and closely fitting the bat, along substantially the entirety of the receptacle length, remotely from the handle;
- and the flap defined by a V-shaped slotted portion of the receptacle extending generally lengthwise of the receptacle at one side thereof.
A weighting device for use on an athletic ball striker as during swinging of the striker, and including the striker having a ball striking portion and handle, comprising in combination:
- a) an elongated receptacle having an opening via which the striker ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting from the receptacle,
- b) a retainer flap carried on the receptacle adjacent an elongated V-shaped receptacle slot, for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the striker,
- d) there being weight material disposed at annular locations about an axis defined by the striker, and structure disposed about the striker holding said weight material in position relative to the striker, said structure including pockets spaced about the striker and in which said weight material is held at said annularly spaced locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.