A - Human Necessities – 63 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
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A63B 69/00 (2006.01) A63B 69/34 (2006.01) A63B 71/04 (2006.01) A63B 71/06 (2006.01) F41J 5/00 (2006.01) A63B 24/00 (2006.01) A63B 63/00 (2006.01) A63B 69/36 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2115598
It is common and generally accepted that in order to develop pitching skills a baseball pitcher practices within an environment unlike that of the real game of baseball. This invention provides for an indoor centre infield pitching practice environment which emulates that of the actual game of baseball and also is electronically equipped to assess and display certain conditions of pitched balls. The combination of the apparatus which attempts to physically create a baseball game environment comprises a pitcher's mound, constructed a specified distance from a home plate target area, batter, catcher and umpire human figures having baseball attire and equipment, all positioned in a ready for the pitch stance. These movable figures are designedly placed near the home plate area having a home plate, batter's boxes, catcher's box and partial base line markings emulating those of a baseball infield. After receiving the practice ball at the mound, tossed by a user-actuated mechanical device near the home plate area, the user can now prepare to deliver a practice pitch to a simulated actual game target. The pitched ball may then be electronically assessed for accuracy and speed, and electronically registered values may then be displayed for the user. This invention also provides for video cameras, strategically mounted and optionally operated to record the mechanics of the user's delivery. A preferred alternative to the use of the three dimensional resilient human figures is the use of photographic projections onto a resilient screen which will absorb and resist the frequent impact of pitched balls. This alternative could create a combination of a two and three dimensional target area and allow for an effective method for positional alterations of the human baseball figures.
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