T-ball playing kit
AssigneeEnor Corporation
InventorsSteven C Udwin, David Tarica
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Abstract
A baseball playing kit includes telescoping vertical supports mounted on a base plate. An intermediate support is adjustable in height for different sized users. A tapered support holds a foam covered ball at the upper end. The base is divided into segments that can be easily assembled. A lower threaded vertical support is secured to the base by a threaded base member and a locking member secures the base segments together. A foam covered bat is included. The various components are separable for packaging into a small container for shipping and storage and are easily assembled into a complete game unit.
Claims9
A baseball game playing apparatus comprising:
- a base member comprising two halves,
- a ball support member mounted on said base member, said ball support member including a first vertical support member extending upwardly from said base member,
- a means for securing the first vertical support member to the base member, including means for securing together the two halves of the base member,
- second vertical support member engageable with and extendable from said first support member,
- means for adjusting and setting the vertical height of said second support member with respect to said first support member,
- a ball holding member engageable with and extending vertically from said second vertical support member, said ball holding member including means at the upper end for receiving and holding a ball,
- said base member including a central opening, said first vertical support member including a lower threaded end supporting member extending into said opening, and a threaded base member extending from the bottom of said base member into said opening and engaging said threaded end support member of said first vertical support member,
- wherein said base member is divided along a center line into two separable horizontally extending mating segments, a first segment having spaced protrusions along said centerline, and a second segment having spaced pockets along said centerline, said protrusions being engageable with said pockets, said central opening providing a locking collar divided by said centerline into two halves within respective segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.