Title:
Batting tee
United States Patent D373806
Inventors:
Bunnell, Ronald E. (5054 Loblolly Bay La., Orlando, FL, 32829)
Application Number:
D/036824
Publication Date:
09/17/1996
Filing Date:
03/28/1995
Export Citation:
Primary Class:
Field of Search:
D21/199, 273/25, 273/26A, 273/26D, 273/26E, 273/26EA, 273/26R, 273/29A, 273/29R, 273/413
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US Patent References:
D321545Adjustable ball holderNovember, 1991MyersD21/199
5004234Adjustable batting teeApril, 1991Hollis
4962924Batting teeOctober, 1990James
4938478Ball hitting practice deviceJuly, 1990Lay273/26R
4709924Adjustable batting teeDecember, 1987Wilson et al.
4681318Ball hitting practice deviceJuly, 1987Lay273/26R
4664374Adjustable practice batting teeMay, 1987Groves
4445685Batting teeMay, 1984Cardieri
4227691Batting teeOctober, 1980Lefebvre et al.
3489411COACHES BATTING AIDJuly, 1967Morelli et al.
3139282Multiple batting teeNovember, 1962Lande
3039770Adjustable pitching teeOctober, 1958Feretti
Primary Examiner:
Wallace, Terry A.
Assistant Examiner:
Cohen, Cheri
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Franjola & Milbrath, P.A.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a batting tee, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a top, right rear perspective view of a batting tee showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a partial front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a partial rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, right rear perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the batting tee of FIG. 1, also illustrating a vertical member of the batting tee in a second position;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7, the left side view being a mirror image.

The broken line showing of the baseball in FIGS. 1 and 7 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.