Baseball data gathering device

• US 20080026877A1
• Filed: 07/06/2006
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Steven L. Neel
• Original Assignee: Steven L. Neel
• Inventors: Neel, Steven L.
• Application Number:
  US11/481,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20080026877A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/451
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0006 for pitching
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: G04F 10/00 Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by electric means

Abstract

A hand-held baseball data gathering and manipulating device is used by coaches and scouts to analyze and coach pitchers and players. The device includes functions for tracking and analyzing pitching performance and for tracking and analyzing playing performance of players other than pitchers. Stop watch functions are also included.

Claims

1. A hand-held baseball data gathering and manipulating device comprising:

A) a housing having a first surface that is a display surface when the housing is in use, a first wall which is a top wall when the housing is in use and a second wall which is a bottom wall when the housing is in use;

B) a strap attached to the second wall of the housing;

C) a display screen on the first surface;

D) a plurality of function buttons including

(1) a plurality of strike buttons, each strike button being associated with a particular type of pitch,

(2) a plurality of ball buttons, each ball button being associated with a particular type of pitch,

(3) a reset button, and

(4) a cancel button; and

E) a pitch count display screen.

2. A hand-held baseball data gathering and manipulating device comprising:

A) a housing having a first surface that is a display surface when the housing is in use, a first wall which is a top wall when the housing is in use and a second wall which is a bottom wall when the housing is in use;

B) a strap attached to the second wall of the housing;

C) a display screen on the first surface;

D) a stop watch function in the housing;

E) a plurality of function buttons including

(1) a first button to select whether a pitcher or a catcher is being tracked,

(2) a second button to select whether a catcher is being tracked,

(3) a third button to select whether a runner is being tracked,

(4) a reset button, and

(5) a cancel button; and

F) a display for average times.