Batting aid to measure swing power

• US 20060003858A1
• Filed: 12/29/2004
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Timothy Walter Alibozek
• Original Assignee: Timothy Walter Alibozek
• Inventors: Alibozek, Timothy Walter
• Application Number:
  US11/041,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20060003858A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/457
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 15/00 Clubs for gymnastics or the like , e.g. for swinging exercises
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0008 for batting
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities

Abstract

A baseball and softball batting aid that measures the power and success of a batter'"'"'s swing for various locations that a ball can be batted. The mechanism consists of a primary rod with a rotating propeller device affixed to one end. The primary rod is hand-held by one person who steadies or guides a ball-like end of the propeller into a hittable location for a batter. The batter swings and hits the ball causing the propeller to spin. The initial spin rate of the propeller (Revolutions Per Minute or RPM) is a factor of the bat impact, and the rate and ball distance is measured and displayed with an electronic device. The player and the assistant can quickly work together on achieving more powerful swings for various pitches since the ball does not have to be retrieved, the mechanism can be positioned into many hit locations, and accurate results are immediately known.

Claims

1. A revolving propeller-like object (Item 2 in Drawing 3) affixed to the end of a hand-held rod (Item 1 in Drawing 3) in combination with an electronic device (Item 7 in Drawing 3) that measures the revolution speed of the propeller-like object when used as a baseball or softball batting aid.

2. The use of a rigid propeller and rod structure (displayed in Drawing 3) used as a baseball or softball batting aid, such that after one end of the propeller object is struck with a baseball or softball bat, the propeller object revolves at a speed that is proportional to the strike.

3. A baseball or softball batting aid consisting of a propeller-like part attached to a hand-held rod (the complete object displayed in Drawing 3), with the propeller-like object containing one spherically-shaped end (Item 2 in Drawing 3) weighing slightly heavier than a fan-shaped second end (Item 5 in Drawing 3).