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8172703 |
Wind resistant practice cage
A batting or ball practice cage has one or more frame members with a net attached over the frame. Frame members may be assembled having springs or elbows at the corner. A pitching machine may be...
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8133137 |
Pitching machine having optimal adjustability
A pitching machine configured for adjustment by a user, and including a pitching head, a first macro-adjustment device and a first micro-adjustment device. The pitching head is situated atop a...
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7958876 |
Projectile expelling apparatus
The present invention provides for the first time a projectile expelling apparatus having at least one fixed channel for allowing projectiles to enter at a constant entry point and a rotational...
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7950379 |
High velocity mass accelerator and method of use thereof
An apparatus for moving a mass, the apparatus having an arcuate track, a clamping member attached to a section of the arcuate track, an arm assembly pivotably connected to the clamping member, and...
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7900618 |
Ball throwing machine conversion for pitch change
Embodiments of the present invention involve modification of a type of existing ball throwing machine to add the ability to quickly change the type of throw between one and another in a sequence of...
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7895995 |
Launcher and chase toy combination and method
The combination of a toy and launcher member for use in providing chase activities for pets, the toy being toroidally shaped and propelled by a whipping stroke of an elongated launch member having...
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7882831 |
Soccer ball delivery system and method
A system for delivering objects, such as soccer balls, the system including a delivery device and a methodology for training individuals that can be used with the delivery device, the delivery...
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7861699 |
Ball tossing apparatus and method
A ball tossing apparatus includes a support frame and a plurality of launch devices fixed to the support frame and arranged in a two-dimensional array. The launch devices include cylinders having a...
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7841950 |
Products and methods for ocular enhancement and methods for conducting business thereby
The present invention provides methods and products effective for ocular enhancement conditioning of users attempting to successfully hit or otherwise make contact with objects projected towards,...
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7823574 |
Ball-throwing machine
A ball-throwing machine includes a frame and a ball-throwing mechanism pivotally connected with the frame. The ball-throwing machine further includes a circuit unit. Via a first servomotor and a...
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7806788 |
Pitching machine
A pitching machine contains a pitching arm that vertically rotates at a speed of about 5 to 15 rpm, picks up a ball from the ball cradle at a pick-up point in its rotation, and then releases the...
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7766770 |
Programmable ball throwing apparatus
The present invention includes devices, kits and methods for an automated ball feeding device for a ball throwing machine. The present invention provides an automatic ball feeding and throwing...
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7753040 |
Helical field accelerator
A helical field device that accelerates an object to high velocity by converting rotational kinetic energy in the device into linear kinetic energy in the object, and alternatively, that...
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7500477 |
Method and apparatus for moving a mass
A combination for performing a variety of functions includes (a) apparatus for moving a projectile or other mass along an arcuate path and moving the path substantially radially along a local...
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7497211 |
Trigger controlled release of controlled numbers of projectiles at each of controlled number of instances per revolution in a centrifugal propulsion weapon
A weapon 1 peripherally discharging projectiles 2a-2n, normally ball bearings, at sustained high rates under centrifugal force has at least one member 11 rotating within a housing, or guide track,...
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7458907 |
Artificial pitcher for practicing the hitting skill of baseball
An artificial pitcher for practicing the hitting skill of baseball includes an artificial pitcher on a support and having a ball holder on top, a main spring biased a stroke which are held by a...
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7448370 |
Practicing apparatus for baseball and softball
A baseball and softball practicing apparatus includes a stand, a housing mounted on the stand, a ball throwing wheel mounted in the housing, and a feeding member mounted on the housing. Thus, the...
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7422007 |
Method and device for simulating pitching
The invention is a combination of an actual person simulating the pitching motion and a pitching machine to throw the ball. A person when simulating pitching trips a switch and the ball is thrown...
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7383832 |
Change up pitching machine
An existing pitching machine is retrofitted to realize the capability to deliver a variety of pitches, including change-up pitches. A retrofit kit includes an add-on plate that is bolted to a...
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7231913 |
Ball throwing and pitching machine feeder device
A ball pitching device that, prior to release and delivery of the ball to a receiver, propels the ball through a circular loop or semi-circular arc in a manner that is visible to the receiver to...
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7051727 |
Shooting mechanism of shot repeater target toy
The present invention discloses a shooting mechanism of a shot repeater toy, such as an L-shape gun body, comprising a target platform disposed on one side, a trigger disposed on another side of a...
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7032584 |
Spiral mass launcher
A spiral mass launcher for moving a mass including a spindle support assembly; connected to a swing-arm pair module. The spindle support assembly rotates on a motor shaft, allowing the swing-arm...
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6983741 |
Pitching machine
An adjustable pitching machine is disclosed which generates a rise ball, or a drop ball, or a curve, or a slider, or a forkball, or a fastball, or other suitable pitches, or to produce a ground...
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6895949 |
Pitch dynamics device for controlling the pitch dynamics of fast-speed and off-speed pitches thrown from a single-wheel pitching machine
The present invention relates to a pitch dynamics device, the pitch dynamics device being interconnected with a pitching machine for causing the pitching machine to vary the pitch dynamics of...
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6889678 |
Coin catapult device for use in an amusement game
A catapult device for hurling objects towards a target includes a support structure and a pivot bracket pivotally mounted on the support structure and provided with a bearing arrangement. A lever...
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6863059 |
Three-axis adjustment ball pitching machine
A three-axis adjustment ball pitching machine includes an azimuth adjustment device, an elevation adjustment device, a strut, an angle adjustment device and a pitching assembly. The azimuth...
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6857424 |
Adjustable pitching platform
Adjustable pitching platform allows for users such as coaches to automatically and selectively adjust trajectories of balls being pitched by ball dispensing machines. The platform can be positioned...
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6820605 |
System and method for reducing time between pitches in a spring-actuated pitching machine
The present invention consists of a conversion quick pitch system and method for converting a spring-actuated pitching machine of the Iron Mike type to a video pitching machine, i.e., a pitching...
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6817351 |
Ball launching device
A ball launching device for children that has an outer housing, an inner bowl and a launch assembly. The inner bowl has an inner surface with an outwardly curved cone shaped wall and a vertical...
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6772745 |
Ball launching activity device
A compact ball launching activity device has an upper and lower member. The upper member having multiple funnel shaped openings that are positioned on the sides of the upper member. The upper...
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6758203 |
Automatic and consecutive target firing structure
An automatic and consecutive clay target firing structure includes two driving sources to drive respectively a rotary mechanism and clay targets to rotate, a target feeding unit located on the...
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6732724 |
Portable ball throwing apparatus
The ball throwing apparatus of this invention is formed of a flat main frame plate which mounts a rotary ball throwing wheel and a confronting pad spaced from the wheel slightly less than the...
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6672297 |
Baseball pitching machine
A baseball pitching machine includes a support portion on which a case is mounted for accommodating a friction wheel operatively coupled to a motor. A tube is mounted to the case and defines a ball...
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6668814 |
Mechanism for deploying cylindrical objects from a spinning container
A mechanism for deploying cylindrical objects from a spinning container includes a dispenser that uses rotation around the axis of symmetry of the dispenser to eject several cylindrical objects in...
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6637418 |
Kit for converting conventional, spring-actuated pitching machine into a video pitching machine
The present invention consists of a conversion kit for converting a spring-actuated pitching machine of the Iron Mike type to a video pitching machine, i.e., a pitching machine that includes a...
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6539931 |
Ball throwing assistant
A ball-throwing machine includes a camera connected to a computer vision unit and a microphone connected to a speech-processing unit. The computer vision unit processes images from the camera to...
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6523533 |
High precision ball launch system
A high precision ball launch system includes a major link, minor link, drive device, ball release mechanism, and support base. The major link is pivotally attached to the support base and rotated...
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6520169 |
Weapon for centrifugal propulsion of projectiles
A weapon for centrifugally discharging projectiles at a rapid rate comprising a housing in which is rotatably mounted a disc having a multiplicity of feed channels extending radially therein. Each...
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6514162 |
Hockey training tool
The present invention relates to a hockey training device. In its broadest context, the present invention includes a hollow vertical housing with both a loading end and a discharge end. The...
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6508243 |
Apparatus and method for practicing hitting a baseball
Pitching apparatus delivers a sequence of different kinds of pitches to a batter and prevents a batter from ascertaining from the position of the pitching apparatus the kind of pitch which the...
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6447408 |
Ocular enhancement training system
The present invention is a method for training a player of a game in which an object is projected towards the player at a normal velocity range. Depending on the application of the training method,...
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6443859 |
Baseball training apparatus
A baseball training apparatus includes a body, a drive assembly connected to the body, the drive assembly configured to impart motion on to the ball, a ball interface device connected to the body,...
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6440013 |
Pitching machine
An improved pitching machine is provided. The invented pitching machine may be capable of consecutively throwing balls that each have a different predetermined trajectory, rotational velocity, and...
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6416429 |
Automated batting tee apparatus
An automated batting tee apparatus includes a housing having a top opening, a ball dispensing mechanism for feeding balls one at a time to above the top opening, a ball holder tube forming a...
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6415782 |
Mount for ball pitching devices
A mount for a ball pitching machine, where the mount automatically and randomly varies the trajectory and direction of the pitched ball, the mount having a pair of motors which rotate crank wheels...
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6402640 |
Ball throwing device
A ball throwing device capable of throwing or pitching balls at more than one speed without having to readjust the device. The ball throwing device generally includes a base, a motor and at least...
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6371871 |
Member for providing a controlled propulsion of elements toward the member by propulsion apparatus
A member (e.g. baseball bat) including a switch manually operable to obtain the transmission of signals by a transmitter in the member to an apparatus for propelling an element (e.g. ball) toward...
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6305366 |
Softball/baseball training machine
A softball and hardball training machine comprising a single drive unit with an adjustable speed control rotating two pneumatic tires at different RPM's to propel a ball at different speeds for...
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6244260 |
Interactive projectile-discharging toy
An electronic game includes a device that is held or worn by a player, and a housing. The device includes an emitter that emits a signal in response to player input. The housing includes a...
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6241628 |
Projectile machine with remote control for basketball practice and the like
A projectile machine for use in practicing various activities including the practice of basketball shots from various positions on a basketball court. The projectile machine when practicing...
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