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7494432 Apparatus for calculating distance of ball placed in motion by measuring force exerted upon it and launch angle  
The present invention provides an apparatus for calculating the distance of a ball placed into motion comprising, a means for positioning a ball at a desired height for striking, a means for...
7445568 Volleyball training device  
A volleyball training device is made of six tubes that are connected to form a shape of the letter “H”. A larger 24 inch by 1½ inch diameter tube runs horizontally to form the crossbar of the...
7252603 Collapsible batting practice device and frame  
A hingedly collapsible batting practice device with a top v-shaped component hingedly connected to two side members and supportable in an approximate horizontal orientation. A rear member attaches...
7198579 Ball hitting practice apparatus  
A ball hitting practice apparatus for use by a hitter is provided. The ball hitting practice apparatus includes a substantially rigid member having a first end and a second end, a hinge capable of...
7186192 Ball return system  
A ball return apparatus includes a base, a substantially vertical pole extending from the base, an extensible tether extending from the pole, and a ball connected to the tether. The preferred base...
7115052 Methods and devices for sport ball training  
Sport ball training devices and methods for releasably holding a tennis ball or other sport ball at an appropriate height for the practice of striking the ball, either directly or indirectly with a...
7115051 Practice equipment  
A training device can be used, for example, to practice punching and kicking techniques and to practice baseball batting and golf swing mechanics.
6978974 Collapsible pinata support assembly  
A collapsible piñata support assembly includes a base that has a top wall having has a fill opening extending therethrough. A sleeve is mounted in the top wall. A telescoping pole has a top end...
6901674 Lighted fish measurement device  
A lighted fish measurement device. The apparatus comprises a connection to an outside power source, a backlight source, and circuitry to connect the outside power source to the backlight source. A...
6802788 Tether system for a ball  
A tether system for a ball, such as a soccer ball, includes a simple swivel that is adapted to be connected directly to an extending tab on a ball. The swivel fastener is a two piece member. The...
6688994 Batting aid  
A batting aid that may easily be installed upon fixed or temporary structures, made up of a main frame that slidably supports a tube which in turn supports a ball for a batter to hit. The ball is...
6672979 Modified ball and ball-suspending device  
A device for practicing striking a standard sports ball that also has means to be held, particularly by magnetic or magnet-attractable materials located beneath the ballcover and not exposed to the...
6648780 Tennis training device  
A training device which interactively guides a tennis racquet by exerting a towing force on a card which is connected to the tennis racquet. The device includes a vertically adjustable support...
6565459 Two stage attachment means for lid and base container of stands for tetherball games  
A stand for a vertical pole support for a tether ball type game includes a base which can contain ballast and a lid, through which the pole passes and a formation on its floor for receiving the end...
6478699 Tethered practice apparatus  
A training device intended for use with a ball or object, which is to be retained after striking or throwing, is disclosed. The device employs a retaining pouch which is capable of easily receiving...
6402647 Kick-strengthening soccer practice ball, and production and training  
A kick-strengthening practice soccer ball is given a little extra weight but preferably softened also for enhance shock absorption when kicked. The practice ball has an inflatable bladder, a...
6334821 Tethered practice apparatus for a ball game  
A ball game practice apparatus comprising a ball, a practice apparatus main body that hangs the ball and at the same time regulates the ball flying range, the practice apparatus main body...
6322460 Batting practice device  
A batting practice device comprising a resiliently flexible and elongate retaining rod, a target member coupled to a distal end of the elongate retaining rod, and a clamping structure for clamping...
6220974 Training device for kicking soccer balls  
A ball kicking apparatus for (1) practicing kicking a soccer-type ball; (2) training to be a goal keeper to receive a ball; and (3) obtaining aerobic exercise, where a frame has two upstanding...
6190176 Portable dual batter trainer  
A portable dual batter trainer device that includes a collapsible support stand; a trainer top plate assembly secured to the collapsible support stand; and two tethered batting balls suspended from...
6168540 Portable apparatus for practicing batting  
A portable apparatus for practicing batting that includes a frame, a net, and a ball. Each lower terminal end of the frame has a ball-engaging eye bolt. A pair of net-engaging uprights of the frame...
6099419 Interchangeable ball-practice trainer  
A horizontal arm is cantilevered from a lock position location so that a ball is suspended by a line from the free end of the arm. The line extends through the arm and exits at the lock position...
6024657 Batting practice device  
A batting practice device for use by a person acting as a pitcher and another person acting as a batter. A pole has a first end placed on the ground and a second end held substantially vertically....
6000944 Sport training and exercise system  
A sport training and exercise system (20) is provided. System (20) has a pair of base members (24), a pair of upright members (26) coupled to the pair of base members (24), and a transverse member...
5957790 Bat master  
A batting practice apparatus having a lower support base with a vertically disposed upright support assembly with at least one horizontally disposed extension arm located over a conventional home...
5957781 Tethered-ball training device  
A tethered-ball training device used for repetitive training exercises in a variety of sports. The tethered-ball trainer has a ball support means, a retraction means, and a ball. The retraction...
5928093 Soccer kicking and soccer playing practice system  
A practice area for children to sharpen their soccer skills, preferably taking place in an indoor arena or recreation room. A soccer goalkeeper is positioned in an aesthetically pleasing and...
5916046 Device for physical conditioning and coordination development  
The disclosed invention is a means of physical training in the area of developing explosive leg power and improving hand to eye coordination. The invention is comprised of a tethered ball or other...
5913739 Ball-suspending device and modified ball  
A device for practicing striking a standard sports ball that also has means to be held against gravity and released upon sufficient impact. A ball contains means for both retaining and releasing...
5842938 Swing training assembly  
A number of swing training assemblies are disclosed. One of the assemblies is for use in a gymnasium and includes a main support member or rope which extends between the two basketball rims and is...
5823895 Portable, compact, and durable athletic training apparatus  
An athletic training apparatus includes a support frame with a plurality of detachable frame segments. The support frame is supported by removable anchor pins affixing side members of the support...
5813925 Apparatus for practicing sliding into a baseball base and method of use  
5792014 Volleyball training apparatus and method  
A volleyball practice device and method that enables a player to practice spiking a volleyball. The device includes a tether with an attachment device at one end that enables the tether be attached...
5634872 Apparatus for use in enhancing explosive leg power  
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for use in enhancing explosive leg power. Included is a supporting device for supporting an object which is selected to maximally motivate the individual...
5624113 Portable batting system  
A batting practice system having a base flange which can be attached to a chain link fence or a support pole. Attached to the flange is a horizontal support member with a tip at the end to which is...
5611539 Pole sport court  
A game system includes two uprights formed of three telescoping sections. The lower section extends into a base which is positioned into the supporting surface or related ground. A plurality of...
5575481 Volleyball training aid  
A volleyball training device is provided which is mountable to a standard basketball hoop. A backboard is configured to rest on the hoop so that the hoop and an associated bracket are received in a...
5542679 Ground mounted appliance with leg joint  
A leg for an outdoors appliance, such as a batting aid having a tethered ball, a basketball hoop assembly, a tennis net, or a table. The leg has upper and lower sections connected by a coil spring....
5505443 Combination ball-hitting and pitching practice apparatus  
Disclosed is a combination ball-hitting practice and ball-pitch-back apparatus, having a vertical support pole with a lower end designed for anchoring the pole to the ground to support it upright,...
5503389 Training device  
A training device for development skills in the game of basketball or the like sport is disclosed. The device comprises an L-shaped structure, wherein one leg of the structure is connected at each...
5474032 Suspended feline toy and exerciser  
A pet toy and excerises device adapted to be selectively mounted over the top of an existing dwelling door to allow the pet to interact with the device and "play by itself", or the device may be...
5467978 Training device for baseball batting  
There is disclosed a baseball batting training device provided with a base plate which is anchored to the ground by spikes, cork-shaped ground engaging pins or various other types of ground...
5401018 Baseball simulation game  
An arcade game simulating a baseball game. A player hits a ball suspended in front of him or her at a known initial position towards a detector assembly, such as an x-y grid of light beams. The...
5398940 Soccer header practice apparatus  
A soccer header practice and training apparatus which develops and improves an athlete's ability to head a soccer ball. The apparatus is formed from a rigid and hollow tubular support member which...
5386986 Baseball batting practice device  
A batting practice device includes a base which may be secured to a chain-link fence without the use of tools, an adjustable-length rigid arm fixed to the base and extending generally...
5338026 Swing training unit  
A physical training unit comprising a tethered ball adapted for facilitating practice of a sport swing beneath a basketball hoop. The swinging motion for sporting activities such as baseball,...
5135219 Batter actuated baseball batting practice device  
A baseball batting practice device in which a diametral bore in a baseball is snugly lined by a metal tube, the ends of which are flared to secure the cover of the baseball adjacent the ends of the...
5048828 Batting practice device  
A batting practice device has a first tether means attached to the top of a vertical pole at one end and supporting a ball and at the other end. A second tether means is attached to the pole and is...
4993709 Ball game apparatus  
A ball game apparatus includes a loosely put-up net, an elastic cord one end of which is connected to a fixed frame of the net and the other end of which is connected to a ball, and a target,...
4948150 Volleyball practice system  
A device for the practice of the running-jumping-striking volleyball maneuver known as spiking including an elevated volleyball tethered below an essentially horizontal backstop by a flexible...
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