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US 9,403,074 B2Granted
Ball for use in teaching pitching and throwing skills
AssigneeVelocity Gravity Spin Innovations LLC
InventorKenneth Richard Fountain, III
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Abstract
A ball for use in teaching proper throwing or pitching techniques in baseball or softball is disclosed. The ball provides an internal mechanism by way of a snap device or a channel having a shiftable weighted material to provide both an audible and visible indication of when a proper wrist snap release of the ball has occurred. The internal mechanisms disclosed can be incorporated into newly manufactured baseballs or softballs or placed into preexisting balls.
Claims4
A method of manufacturing a ball having an audible indicating device, the method comprising:
- forming a ball core comprising a generally vertically-oriented passageway in the ball core along a first axis and a generally horizontally-oriented passageway in the ball core along a second axis, wherein the generally horizontally-oriented passageway intersects the generally vertically-oriented passageway proximate to an end of the generally vertically-oriented passageway;
- forming a counterweight pocket in the ball,
- placing a predetermined amount of shiftable weighted material into at least one of the generally vertically-oriented passageway and the generally horizontally-oriented passageway;
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- placing a predetermined amount of counterweight into the counterweight pocket,
- wherein the counterweight and the shiftable weighted material are in isolated portions of the ball core.
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